Chapter One:
Everyone's mama tells them that they're beautiful. Tessa's mama was no different, and as a kid, she believed her. Of course she was beautiful! Check out this thick brown hair, these big brown eyes, that adorable button nose! She was spared the humiliation of glasses, or freckles, or the crown jewel of freakishness: braces. What was there to complain about?
Even as a teenager, Tessa's confidence in her beauty soared. She'd kept up with the latest styles, her makeup was full-face and on point, it all worked to compliment her glowing adorable face. There was really only one problem: her flat ass. Flat as in FLAT. The rest of her body was so wonderfully shaped and sculpted, that this one flaw stuck out - or in - like a sore thumb! Her tiny size 2 jeans had extra room in the butt area. In fact, it was so flat that she could have probably offered it to someone to use as a table. What else would it be good for?
Tessa bemoaned the yoga pant craze that was all the rage her senior year of high school. Every girl was wandering the halls in skin-tight spandex that showed off her well-developed assets. In the sea of curvaceous hips and plump buns that jostled and shimmied through the halls, Tessa couldn't help but feel inferior if not outright ashamed. Oversized hoodies helped conceal the fact that she was lacking in the booty department. That worked for most of the school year. When spring and summer came, she had to go back to wearing shorts and tanks or t-shirts if she wanted to look like she had any fashion sense at all. Once again, her flat ass became the focal point of her existence.
At some point, she had to take action. After all, this September she would be a freshman at Ashland University, a school that was known for its wild parties and handsome bachelors. If Tessa was going to have any hope in attracting a man, she would need the goods. Determined to build an ass from scratch, Tessa spent the entire summer dieting and going to the gym. Workouts for hips, thighs, glutes, anything to increase the size of her rear. Anything. As summer weeks turned into months with no results, Tessa began to feel as though her efforts were in vain. By the time orientation came in September, she still had no butt to speak of.
Misery and envy accompanied her during her first weeks of classes. All the girls at Ashland U seemed so perfect in every way and all the boys were fawning over them. To get her mind off her insecurities, Tessa decided to get a job at Winslow Bros. Cafe: the most popular coffee shop on campus.
On her first day, she walked into the shop and met Emily, her manager. She was a beautiful girl, too, and a blonde at that! Perfect beach waves cascaded down her back, her big blue eyes were sparkling, and even her freckles (which would have been social suicide in middle school) made her look utterly adorable. Tessa smiled upon meeting her.
"Come with me to the back," Emily beckoned, and when she turned around Tessa's heart sank. All she could notice, all she could pay attention to, was Emily's perfectly perky, generously jiggling, bodacious and burgeoning butt.
Mornings were always a blur at Winslow Bros. Tessa and Emily both scrambled with cups and syrups and brews, trying to get every order out as quickly as they could. Single men were the most fun to serve, and some of them were regulars who came to the shop every day just to flirt with the two beautiful young women. Even better: their tips were just as handsome as their faces. Still, Tessa couldn't help but feel as though Emily was their favorite.
One day, she was taking the order of a tall, square-jawed hunk.
"Get me the Sierra Brew with a shot of espresso. And if you're looking for shots yourself, I've got a few places we can go," he said with a wink as he handed her his credit card.
Tessa grinned and swiped his card. "Let me get your drink and then you can have my number," she said sweetly, then turned to the back counter to prepare his drink. As she filled the styrofoam cup and sloshed in some espresso, she imagined going to a party with the sexy stranger. Downing shots and getting loose, grinding on each other to a thumping beat in the muted light of a crowded dance floor. But when Tessa turned around to give him his drink, Emily was chatting to him quietly, twisting her hair flirtatiously.
"Give it here, Tessa," she said, spinning on her heels and taking the drink from her hand. With Emily's back turned, Tessa saw the sexy stranger shoot a hungry glance toward her ass. Face-to-face again, she passed him his drink, and he pulled a $10 bill out of his pocket!
"Here's a tip," he said before slinking out of the shop, sipping his coffee.
Tessa was a deer in the headlights. SHE had made him that drink! But he tipped HER?! And what about her invitation for shots? That all seemed to go out the window as soon as big-badonk Emily showed up! Oh, she was seething! Emily slipped the $10 bill into the back pocket of her skintight high-waisted white jeans that barely contained her curvy rear end, and Tessa clenched her fists. The only reason why this happened is because of her FLAT ass!
After work, Tessa made her way to the quad. Students were gathered there in groups. Some sprawled out on the lawn, a few ate lunch on the benches, or stood around socializing. It was already nearly November and she had made almost no friends, and certainly no boyfriends. The closest thing she had to a friend was Emily, but even that was limited to small talk and discussions about work. Not to mention her impressive ass that was an obvious threat to Tessa ever finding a man. After she clocked out, the only thing she could do was go back to her quiet dorm and ruminate about her flaws.
Tessa made her way to the fountain at the center of the quad. It was at least twice as tall as her, white with splotches of green and gray algae. Three tiers of waterfalls splashed softly down into a circular pool that reflected the bright blue autumn sky. Sighing, she reached into her handbag for her coin purse where a shiny copper penny laid waiting. With a flick of her finger, it leapt up and fell into the pool with a thunk.
I wish I had a big, fat ass. She hoped secretly to herself. Then, with nothing more to do, she turned and went back to her dorm room as her penny dissolved in a flurry of tiny bubbles at the bottom of the fountain.
Chapter Two:
Tessa's alarm went off at 6am as usual, but she was too tired to get up. Three snooze buttons later and she'd already slept past Biology lab. Composition was at 9am and she was already on track to get a measly C in that class. Slacking wouldn't do her grade any favors.
Groaning and moaning, Tessa sat up in bed and grabbed her phone. For a few minutes she scrolled around Instagram. One of the models she followed was in Costa Rica this month, and her latest pics looked divine! Sensual coral bikini, deep tan skin, all on a backdrop of fruitful jungle plants. "Why can't I have curves like that?" Tessa frowned. The clock said 8:23. I seriously have to get my butt moving now, or I'll never make it in time.