I know its been an awfully long time coming for Part 3 and I do sincerely apologize. Big girl jobs and life changes have kept me busy and I'm finally returning to write. This installment is a bit exposition heavy, but I think its necessary to further the story of our Sisters and I am truly excited to continue writing this tale. I promise I won't make you wait nearly as long for Part 4.
In other news, I'm beginning to take commissions for personalized short stories. If you enjoy my work, want to support me, or just want a sordid tale of yourself with one of the Sisters from my work, message me, and we can hammer it out!
Love,
Delta
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It wasn't a long walk from her bedroom to Maggie's room. The Delta Kappa Sigma Sorority house wasn't even that big in comparison to the other Greek houses around campus. It was, however, very old. She was told during new pledge orientation that the house dated back to the American Colonial era. The Sisters were diligent about maintaining it though. Every semester began with a new restoration project, fresh coats of paint were applied regularly, and it was meticulously cleaned by the newer Sisters on a weekly basis. Despite all of that, the creaks and moans of old floorboards were still there. The foundation had settled in places and the halls weren't always perfectly level. The house had its own little quirks. A trait that was shared by the young women who lived there.
However, those quirks were never as apparent as they had been in the last hour. What was going on in this house? Emma remembered waking up that morning, completely naked, in bed with her close friend, and in-house Big Sister. For the life of her, she couldn't remember crawling into Maggie's bed, but when she opened her eyes, that's where she was. That was only the beginning of course... she had only just gotten her clothes back on after a passionate, and unexpected rendezvous with her roommate Lauren. If she was honest with herself, she didn't even remember making the decision to crawl into bed with Lauren either, but she knew she didn't regret that for a moment.
Now she was walking through the halls of Delta Kappa Sigma with her redheaded roommate, hoping to get some answers. While Emma didn't entirely mind the new changes, something was going on here, but Emma trusted that Maggie would be honest and sort things out. She always had in the past, and Emma trusted her completely. Not only was Maggie her Big Sister (by virtue of Sorority hierarchy, rather than actual familial ties) but she was also her best friend. Maggie would make sense of things.
Emma rounded the corner to Maggie's hallway but was suddenly stopped as Lauren grabbed her hand. Emma turned sharply and met Lauren's gaze. The cocky, flirtatious aura that graced Lauren so recently was gone. She looked nervously up at Emma.
"Before we go airing our dirty laundry out to your Big, I wanted you to know, it was real for me." Lauren said softly, then her eyes darted towards the floor. "It was fun, but I do genuinely care about you too."
Emma smiled broadly at Lauren, then gently lifted Lauren's chin and kissed her. "I know." Emma replied after ending the kiss. The pair stood there, eyes locked, smiling for a long moment before a voice shook them from their trance.
"Ahem..." The voice called softly, making a show of clearing their throat, "If you two are done, can I have my Little now?"
Emma whirled around, blushing a shade of red that would put an apple orchard to shame. Maggie was leaning out from the doorway to her bedroom, wearing an oversized tee shirt bearing the Sorority's letters, her hair up in a messy bun, and a smile painted across her face that made Emma's heart skip a beat. She was beautiful.
"Maggie," Emma stammered "we were just coming to see you"
"Well, I can't say I blame you for getting... sidetracked" Maggie replied, her eyes scanning Lauren from head to toe, that smile growing ever wider. Emma and Lauren looked at each other, trying to get their stories straight, but Maggie cut them off. "Don't keep me waiting any longer." Maggie beckoned them with one hand then disappeared back into her room.
The girls took a few seconds to catch their breath and let their hearts settle, then followed Maggie inside. The room looked much as it had when Emma snuck out earlier this morning, except that where once Maggie had been asleep, she was now awake and radiant in the early morning sun. One foot tucked beneath her, she let the other dangle down to the floor. The eldest Sister smiled again and gently pat her hand on the bed beside her.
"Sit down, we need to talk." Maggie said, still smiling, but suddenly less playful than before. "Lauren, would you mind closing the door behind you."
Lauren wordlessly obeyed and the two new initiates approached the bed. Emma sat cross legged, facing her Big Sister and Lauren set on the edge mirroring Maggie.