The final class of the day had ended and it was almost time for basketball practice. Tess was on her way to the locker room when she ran into her sophomore classmate, Vic, on the quad. Vic was on the shorter side for a basketball player, but she had a well-built lower body and quick feet and seemed to always be able to get a look in the paint.
They chatted a little bit about practice as they walked to the gym. It was Thursday, which meant they would be doing a lower lift for practice. Tess wasn't a huge fan of leg days but she knew they helped to keep her from getting injured and she never hated watching the other girls do squats.
When they got to the locker room, Tessa slung off her backpack and unzipped it to grab her workout clothes. They weren't there. Panic gripped her as she felt around the pack in a vain attempt to find what she now clearly recalled she had forgotten to pack.
"I forgot my shorts!" She whispered to Vic, who's locker was right next to Tessa's.
"Shit," Vic whispered back. "I have an extra top, but only one pair of shorts! What are you gonna do?"
Tessa wasn't sure. It was too late to run back to the house to get a new pair, and she knew the rest of the team wouldn't let her off the hook for practice. Maybe if the coach had been there, but Thursdays were team-run so she was at the mercy of the other girls.
She pondered her options as she went to the toilet to pee. She glanced up at the bathroom door as she pushed it open and saw a note taped to the door saying that the plumbing in the building was shut down for maintenance and the bathrooms wouldn't be usable for a few hours.
"This really isn't my day," Tessa muttered to herself. At least she wouldn't be in this particular pickle alone. Coach put a premium on hydration, so all the other girls would have to pee as well.
When she got back to the locker room, everyone else was there. She told everyone the bad news about the bathrooms and then made her way over to Marnie, the team captain. Tessa ruefully explained that she had forgotten her shorts and asked Marnie what she should do. Marnie looked a little annoyed at first. She took her responsibilities as captain seriously and always wanted to get the most out of everyone on workout days and she already had to deal with the bathroom issue.
"Well," she said shortly. "You'll just have to workout bottomless, I guess."
"Umm..." said Tessa. "That seems a little extreme, doesn't it?"
At first, Marnie had thought she had been joking, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt like it was the best move.
"Look," she said. "We have a private gym and Coach is out today. No one who's not on the team is going to see you. Everyone who is on the team has seen you naked a hundred times so that's fine. You have a top, right? We wouldn't want any nips to get pinched by weights."
It seemed pretty ridiculous to Tessa at first blush. She'd just be there working out in the buff while everyone else looked on? As she continued to consider, she realized that the idea was starting to sound better the more she thought about it. She knew she had a great butt and legs and she had just shaved everything that morning so she didn't have anything to be mortified about from a grooming perspective... She could own it, she decided. Plus, it would be interesting to see how the rest of the team reacted. She knew for a fact that the whole squad was decidedly on the horny side, but this might be an opportunity to see where individual tastes lied.
"Ok, fair enough," she said to Marnie, "Just make sure those doors are locked! This show is club members only"
"Thanks for rolling with the punches," said Marnie, turning back to her locker. "Now let's just try to get through this workout before all of our bladders explode..."