Linda fell asleep dreaming about her roommate Mary. They had been roommates for almost a year now and it seemed that in the last six months Linda could sleep not anymore without dreaming about her.
Linda had posted an ad for a roommate shortly after her and her girlfriend broke up. Living in San Francisco was expensive and people usually could not make it living on their own. Mary had shown up at her door on one Saturday morning with the apartment ad in hand. She was not expecting anyone at this hour of the morning and was still half-asleep when she answered the door.
The girl at the door was gorgeous. She had blond hair that fell past her shoulders and bright blue eyes, she was very tan and this offset her blond hair and blue eyes. Her body was very muscular and toned, giving her that athletic look. She must have been close to 5'10 with legs that seemed like they had gone on forever.
"Hello, my name is Mary and I am interested in the ad for the roommate."
"Oh," Linda said forgetting for a moment that she had even placed the ad.
"Is this a bad time," Mary asked, "If so I can come back later, or did you already rent out the room?"
"Uh, no," Linda smiled, "I'm sorry, I am usually not very coherent at this time of the morning, please come in and I will show you the room."
Linda stepped aside and let Mary enter the apartment. The apartment itself was rather small, but because it had a loft and huge bay windows, it appeared to be bigger then it really was. Linda and her ex had put a lot time in remodeling the place over the last five years. The master bedroom was on a partial second floor overlooking the living room and bay window, with a bathroom and a shower. The kitchen and another bathroom were under the master bedroom space, with the living room taking up most of the space in front of the bay windows. There was a small gas fireplace in the corner and the extra bedroom was off to the side of the living room with a private door to the bath.
"Wow," Mary said. "This is nice, a little small but cozy," she said with a smile.
Linda thought cozy was a good word for it. It had been cozy before Jill decided she was not ready to settle down and definitely not ready to settle down with a woman.
"How much is the rent," Mary asked, pulling Linda out of her reverie.
"Seven hundred dollars a month plus utilities," Linda said.
"When is it available," Mary asked hoping it was soon. She had just moved from L.A. and was staying with friends. It was nice but a one-bedroom apartment and three people tended to get a little crowded.
"Well," Linda said, "It is available now, but first how about a cup of coffee and you can tell me a little about yourself."
"Sure," Mary said as she sat down and accepted a cup of coffee from her. "What do you want to know?"
Linda thought about the question. What did she want to know? Well, she thought I should at least find out what type of roommate she would be. Make sure she can pay the rent, does not have any pissed off partners in her past that are serial killers. She laughed to herself at that last bit.
"Just tell me about yourself, what you do and where you used to live, you know the basics."
"Ok, well," Mary started slowly. "I'm from L.A. I have been in San Francisco for about a month. I build websites, so I work mostly from home and yes, I can make the rent each month." She finished with a laugh.
Linda liked the way she laughed and the way her eyes sparkled when she did.
"Uh, oh sorry was I really that obvious?" Linda said laughing. "Well, the room is available now, so whenever you want to move in is fine."
"I have been staying with friends in a one bedroom so if today is to soon let me know."
Linda could not contain her excitement, she knew this woman was probably straight, but it had been awhile since she had a gorgeous woman to fantasize about.
Anyway, that was ten months ago and things had gone well. Mary was a great roommate. They found that they had a lot in common and got along well. Linda had told Mary two months in she was a lesbian. Mary seemed to take this in stride and said that was fine as long as she did not try anything.
The dreams were always the same. Linda would fall asleep thinking about her. The last six months they had gotten closer. They did everything together and she almost felt like they were partners, well minus the sex they didn't have. She loved the way Mary laughed and would say the stupidest things just to hear it.
There were nights they sat in front of the fireplace, drinking wine and talking about their fantasies and what they liked most in bed or they would sit on the couch watching soft-core porn on television. It did not matter if it was lesbian, straight or kinky, they always started laughing and joking about how corny the shows were and nothing ever happens like that in real life.
Then one night while watching TV in front of the fire, Mary took a sip of her wine and looked at Linda.
"What," Linda said laughing. "Do I have wine on my nose or something?"
"No," Mary would say, "I was just looking at how beautiful you were in the firelight."
Linda laughed nervously and said, "I...uh...well..."
Mary laughed and went back to the show. Linda looked at her and watched as the firelight danced along the wall, bathing her in the shadows as it flickered across the room. Linda put down her glass of wine and reached over, trailing her hand along Mary's arm and down to her hand. She took the glass of wine from Mary's hand and set it on the end table. Mary looked at her with a half smile on her face.
"What are you doing," she said breathlessly.
"Shh," Linda said.
