"Do you trust me?"
Krista had forgotten how it progressed this far. On her back laying on her bed, her arms covered her small, pert breasts while Lia's hands had grasped onto the waistband of her panties, the only article of clothing on her body before she'd be completely naked. She stared down across her pale skin, her slim body. Lia's chin rested on her raised knees.
Krista was reluctant, but she knew how to answer, "I trust you."
"Then why so protective?" Lia inquired.
"This is just..." she had a moment's difficulty with words "... new to me."
"Come on," Lia tapped her hip, "let's get these off you." Lia again tugged at the waistband.
Although hesitant, Krista flexed her hips a little, lifting her small butt off her bed just enough that Lia could get the panties off her waist. Krista kept her thighs tight together, however, but Lia fought through that resistance, getting Krista's panties around her bent knees and off her ankles. Krista moved her hand immediately to cover her crotch, leaving her other arm across her chest.
Lia leaned in and tugged at her arm, "Come on, you shouldn't be so shy about this." Lia got to her feet next to the bed and slid her thumbs under the waistband of her panties. "Would it help if I did this?" She slid the panties off her hips, past her knees and let them drop to her ankles before kicking them aside. "See, now we're both naked."
Slowly Krista sat herself up, using the hand she had over her crotch to push herself up while keeping her thighs tight together and her arm over her breasts. "How can you be so comfortable like that?"
"What do you mean?"
"Naked!" she all but yelled. "How are you so comfortable being... naked in front of others?"
"Because I'm comfortable with my body," she was forward about it. "I mean, okay I'm not the slimmest girl around, and my tits could be a little bigger, but there's not much I can do about that. I just accept what I have."
"And you're comfortable with others seeing you naked?"
Lia seemed somewhat perplexed by that inquiry, "Why should I not be?" She pointed to Krista's arm, "Now lower your arm. Let me see them."
Krista still stonewalled, but didn't say a word at first. "Why?"
"If you want to be comfortable being naked in front of others, why not start with your best friend?"
"Who said I wanted this? You're the one pushing me into this."
"You wanted to see my tits, so it's only fair that I get to see yours."
Krista's voice was becoming elevated. "Yes, your tits. Just your tits. That's all I asked to see. And it'd be fair to see only my tits if you hadn't started stripping naked and then trying to strip me naked."
"And what's wrong with that?"
"Not all of us are as comfortable as you with being naked in front of others."
"Even in front of your best friend?"
"Yes, even in front of my best friend," Krista was almost yelling. And to help accentuate her point, she brought her arms into her words. "I mean I was only looking to just settle a curiosity." Krista rested her arms at her sides to support her weight.
Lia almost froze in front of her. "Consider it settled then." Lia moved in closer.
Krista looked up and saw a completely different expression on Lia's face, one she'd never seen before. "Are you alright?"
"Can I touch them?"
"What?" Krista suddenly became aware that she was sitting open in front of her best friend. But she wasn't given an opportunity to get a response. Lia cupped her hands under Krista's small breasts, the first time anyone else had ever touched them, cradled them. Her nipples went firm almost instantly. Krista could only stare at Lia's face and take in the expression in her eyes and the new sensations radiating from her breasts and nipples.
Suddenly Krista went limp. For a moment she completely lost track of everything around her. When Lia pulled her lips away from hers, all Krista could do is mindlessly stare back, seeming unable to form any kind of response. When Lia leaned in again, though, Krista sat forward a little and met her lips. This kiss felt different to her as well, different from any guy she'd ever kissed. The lips were softer, the touch gentler. She put her hand behind Lia's head so she couldn't break away until she wanted to.
And it seemed giggling was all either could do in response, which was a bit of a relief unto itself as it at least showed no immediate feeling of fear or regret at what just occurred. The girls had been friends since elementary school, but this was crossing several lines that Krista never expected to cross. Not that being naked with her best friend wasn't crossing lines unto itself. Add onto it the gentle kiss to her lips and the gentle touch of feminine fingers on her breasts.
The warmth of lust flushed through her entire body, but was most pronounced between her legs. It was possibly just a reaction to the new experience, but the sensations that came with it were difficult to ignore and she adjusted herself a little, a little much to not escape notice as well.
Lia pulled her hands away. "You okay?" Lia asked.
"Mhmm," she muttered. "Just wasn't expecting all of this." She could feel the warmth spreading into her cheeks as well, and given her lighter complexion it was likely visible even in the low light. "Feeling a little... flushed."