Recovery 05: Sequel-the Shorty's

Prologue:

This new Billyslate Love Story is a Slowburn Lesbian Romance Tale. The storyline is somewhat different than most of my Literotica Stories, not having small children as an active theme.

As usual in my stories, minimal sexual activity takes place when children are home. Also, as a general rule, no alcohol is consumed when children are present.

The 6-Part Recovery Series commences in

Conflict

and

Intensely Unbearable Pain

. This

final story

ends with two of the primary characters realizing their

Lifelong Dream(s)

!

The story features an evolving

Friendship, Honor, Love, and Perseverance

when

Special Childhood Dreams

appear hopelessly lost.

Elaine (

Ela

) and Phyliss (

Phyl

), both 19 start their Fresher year at Georgetown University (

GU

), accepting their lifelong dream of actively playing team basketball is now history.

The two girls briefly appear near the end of

Recovery 04

, so it's best to read this part first, to fully understand and enjoy this story,

Recovery 05

.

All descriptive sex is lesbian, with young ladies aged 19 or older. Some explicit lesbian sexual activities may feature a strong, but loving woman as the definite

TOP

controlling the action, along with soft and or firm sensual spanking.

This

56

th

and all Billyslate stories are

100% Fiction

in every aspect.

STORY ORDER FOR RECOVERY SERIES

Recovery 00: Introduction

Recovery 01: Can I Love Again

Recovery 02: Is It Real

Recovery 03: Yes It's Real - Conclusion

Recovery 04: Sequel - Ataliya and Lanie

Recovery 05: Sequel - The Shorty's

Edited By Billyslate

/Grammarly

Enjoy!

ENDING RECOVERY 04:

LANIE

POV

Our Georgetown University

Lady Hoyas

basketball team builds a commanding lead of 54 to 40. So, at this point, the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (

MES

) can't get back in the game and win.

Our older Varsity players don't want to play clean up (

Garbage Ball

) in the 4th quarter, so I push Coach J. to send in

Elaine Riva Wells

, and

Phyllis Marie Booth

, 5' 3" walk-ons. The girls are dedicated team players, practicing hard every single day.

Elaine and Phyliss are great ball handlers and defensive players, but their height limits them. For example, most of our players such as Ataliya, myself, and Terri are between 5' 10" and 6' 4".

Quickly corralling them, I say you two are going in to seal our win, with ball control the key at this late stage.

Wind the 30-second clock down to 6 when possible, then look to pass for the easy layup or take a short jumper from the top of the lane.

Also, keep our normal half-court 2-3 zone defense until the game's over.

Late in the game, Coach J. will empty the bench bringing in other subs, so, we expect you guys to control the game tempo and floor flawlessly.

They're a bit nervous never expecting to play tonight, our first game this year. But quickly settle down, playing a terrific turnover-free, ball-control 4th quarter.

The final score is 61-50, a solid win for us, Elaine and Phyliss giving the team great depth in the guard position. The two girls are

sky high

on adrenalin running over hugging Ataliya and me first, then the other team members.

Donna congratulates the two Shorty(s) as she calls them. "Elaine and Phyliss, you gals played an outstanding 4

th

quarter. We're so happy and proud, and will truly need your steady play on our

NCAA DIV I

Women's Championship run!"

Carl gives me a sideways look, "Lanie, great move sending the Shorty(s) in. They have sure hands and good ball instincts, which we'll need in tight games.

"I'm so proud of your and Ataliya's unselfishness in helping the newer gals. With your devotion Lanie, it's like having a playing coach on the floor."

I nod at Donna, "We promise you an NCAA Ring, and by golly, we are getting it for you.

Elaine

and

Phyliss

have mile-wide smiles from your

atta-gal

for their 4

th

quarter play. Teamwork wins Championships, and you've ensured it from the two of them.

Donna, Ataliya, and I keep practicing extra time with Elaine and Phyliss daily, as they're now an integral part of our team. Carl has us focus on their defense and ball handling which is critical late in close games.

The two gals' nickname is the

Shorty's

, which they proudly wear. I tease them, "Elaine and Phyliss, you're no longer bench warmers," playing for at least 1-quarter in each of our eleven games.

I think boy, Coach J. is brilliant in saving basketball scholarships for a couple of years since she'll now use one for walk-ons Elaine/Phyliss (

Shorty's

).

They're currently on Academic Scholarships, so each shorty only needs a 1/2 Athletic Scholarship.

***

REFLECTIONS 14 YEARS AGO:

PHYL

POV

We moved to this new VA Beach community, and I'm starting K2 in a week. This is my second year in Kindergarten, and I'm lost not knowing anyone in this new area, where I previously attended a different school.

Mom's holding my hand in the hallway when this cute-smiling little girl walks over and says. "Hi my name is Elaine, but you can call me

Ela

!"

Me, grinning, "Hi Ela, I'm Phyliss and you can call me

Phyl

", and just like that, we become best friends.

We have so much fun playing together in K2, that our parents become good friends. At that time Ela and I were an only child(s), but each of us now has a younger brother.

Our friendship blossoms over time and before we know it, Ela and I move on from primary school to Jr. High. Although we're both on the shorter side, we love basketball from playing around all the time with our Dads.

So, we try out for the girls' team and will play in home games. Technically, we're extras, only allowed to suit up for home games, playing for 2 or 3 minutes. Both the Jr. High and High school coaches ignore us much of the time as if we don't exist.

This is our basketball experience for six years until graduating from High School. We're competitors and never quit trying, but our parents see our hurt in being rejected because of our shortness.

***

While never giving up on our quest to play team basketball, Ela and I are also great academic students. We maintain A-averages (

4.00 GPA

) in all our Junior and Senior High School courses. Our SAT scores are a perfect 1600, so Ela and I are offered full academic scholarships at several universities.

At this point, we will officially use our special nicknames,

Ela

and

Phyl

for this story. Our parents feel this is cute and fully agree if we're happy with the change.

We narrow our potential college list down to Duke, Notre Dame, Georgetown University (

GU

), and the University of Southern Cal (

USC

).

These prestigious colleges are located on the East Coast, West Coast, and Midwest. Ela and I accept Georgetown's (

GU

) scholarship because it's a great school fairly close to our home in VA Beach, which pleases our parents.

But seriously, in the deepest recesses of our minds, me and Ela, still have a dream of playing college basketball. So, we rule out,

DUKE

-

USC

-

ND

as being too competitive for us to even stand a chance of making the team.

We share an informal pledge (

Pinky Swear

) to try out for basketball as

GU

Walk-on(s) during our Fresher year.

***

WHO ARE WE

I'm

Phyllis Marie Booth

, my Dad is

Jonathan W Booth

, my Mom is

Andrea Ellen Booth

, and my 13-year-old brother is

Wayne Robert Booth

.

My bud's name is

Elaine Riva Wells

, her Dad is

David A Wells Sr.

, her Mom is

Marion Riva Wells

, and her 14-year-old brother is

David A Wells Jr

. Ela and her Mom share

Riva

as their middle name, honoring her maternal Grandmom.

Both our parents are in their early forties, so they have a lot in common.

***

GU FRESHER ORIENTATION:

ELA

POV

Phyl and I visited

GU

several times as High School Seniors, so are familiar with the campus. After dropping us off at the dorm, our parents return home, with our younger brothers already in school.

Nearly 19, Phyl and I are truly dazed, actually living away from home for the first time. We share a small compact dorm room with the usual twin beds, dressers, desks, and closets.

Our nice-sized toilet/bath is shared with three other twin rooms, totaling 8-girls, which is okay.

Exploring the campus two days before orientations, we see 2 or 3 taller girls, wondering if they're Fresher basketball players. But we're too embarrassed to introduce ourselves and ask.

Traversing much of

GU's

campus, we scope out the library, dining rooms, and other standard stuff since we'll live here for four years.

One key item is learning the girls' basketball team's practice times and walk-on tryout details.

We troll the practice gym for three straight days, noticing two cute but tall girls who seem familiar. I think it's two of the girls we saw once or twice during orientation week.

***

BUSTED IN THE PRACTICE GYM:

ELA

POV

Phyl and I chat in the bleachers, desperately wanting to talk with Coach J., but are scared, when a cute voice giggles, "Gee, you two gals are here spying on us every day, you may as well try out for the team!"

Phyl starts to reply, tearing up thinking, "We've wanted to play basketball for the past six years, but all we did in Jr. High and High school was warm the bench." standing up to walk away.

I now tear up and start following Phyl, when the tall blonde says, "Wait, I'm Ataliya, and the brunette is my bud, Lanie. What's your name(s) and why are you two gals crying?"

Blubbering, I'm Elaine, but please call me

Ela

, and my bud's name is Phyliss, who likes

Phyl

." still sniffling, "We love basketball, starting to play with our Dads' at five years old, but are always told we're too short when trying out.

Phyl and I are emotional, telling Ataliya and Lanie about our past experiences. I add, "Phyl and I have probably practiced shooting more than

5,000 Free Throws

in the past six years."

Finally, Lanie says. "Ela and Phyl, please come to our dorm at 7:00 p.m. and talk more about our basketball team. We'll pick up some

KFC

and eat a snack while chatting. Is a platter and PepsiMax okay with you gals for dinner tonight?"

Ataliya smiles, pulling us in for hugs, "Lanie and I are dual scholarship Freshers, in Academics and Basketball, so our room's in the Ladies Athletic Dorm. I'm certain you two have scoped the area out.

Phyl excitedly says, "Meeting you two is super as both Ela and I are also on Academic Scholarships with 4:00 GPAs."

RELAXING WITH KFC:

LANIE

POV

Ataliya and I are back in our dorm at 6:30 p.m. just a few minutes before our

KFC

order arrives. We cuddle for a few moments and then get ready to welcome Ela and Phyl, two nice young fresher gals like us.

For some reason, I feel these two dedicated players will help us have a good season this year, which Ataliya fully agrees. So, we will eagerly work to help them get into a college basketball mindset.

Ela and Phyl have the skills, especially ball handling and defense. However, they have not developed the competitive edge, of being on the floor in game situations.

They've played six years of secondary school basketball, with less than a full game of playing time. So, we'll need Carl and possibly Jordan to spend extra time with the girls on pick-up types of practice games.

Ataliya and I don't worry about their commitment to our plan as we see the intense desire to play through the eyes of Ela and Phyl's soul(s).

We four girls talk seriously for an hour, with Ataliya flatly stating she wants them on the team by our first game with

MES

, in NOV.

Ataliya and I'll talk with Coach J. about their moving to the athletic dorm for the spring semester. The two options are they have a room similar to ours, or the four of us can share a two-bedroom suite, with one full bath.

Ela holds up her hand, "Ataliya, you gals are serious about this plan, which scares me. We don't want to fail, with you both giving so much time and effort!"

I step in, "Ataliya and I just want your promise to focus on, your studies, basketball, and your friendship for the next two months. You want this chance to play college basketball, and we feel you two will be great team players, so are with you 100%."

I continue, "Ataliya and I are best friends since meeting in Seattle 6-years ago. Ela, you and Phyl have been best friends since meeting in K2. So we must keep these beautiful friendships solid as we go through life.

Ataliya and my friendship has become stronger and more binding since we moved into the dorm. We just ask the two of you to be discrete about both our friendships should we decide to share a 2-bedroom suite.

Phyl teary-eyed, "No other students have ever treated us with kindness and care as you two. Ela and I are close, but probably not on your level, so maybe we can ask you questions about different lifestyles sometime later."

Ela pulls Phyl in for a hug, "You and Ataliya have our unconditional promise to practice and play basketball like demons.

"We'd love to share a 2-bedroom suite with the two of you as our first choice because you're our mentors. We'll never be disloyal or speak out of turn to anyone about either of our special friendship(s)."

***

The four of us meet with Coach J. and Carl, fully informing them of our discussions and future basketball plans. I assure Coach J. that Ataliya and I know Ela and Phyl will be an asset to our team, especially being Freshers like us.

Carl comments on their ball handling, control, and free throw percentages. He wholeheartedly agrees with our assessment and Jordan has volunteered to help Carl improve Ela/Phyl's floor intensity, from lack of playing time in secondary school.

Coach seals the deal, "If Ela and Phyl improve as per our plan, and make the team, she'll release a 1/2 athletic scholarship for each girl, matching their academic scholarship.

Coach J. will immediately investigate switching Ataliya and me to sharing a 2-bedroom suite with the girls. We are all 4.00 GPA Freshers, so it should be

easy peasy

."

***

BASKETBALL-BASKETBALL:

PHYL

POV

It's been three weeks since Coach J. accepted Ela and me as tryouts for the

GU

Women's Basketball team. I swear Ataliya and Lanie are trying to

Legally Execute

the two of us. We run and run, getting into playing shape, while practicing hours of free throws and short passes of all types.

Carl and Jordan also spend time with us and are very encouraging constantly applauding our unique ball-sense.

Carl always tells Ela and me, don't worry about your height, just be sure to play tall. You're fast with quick hands and sharp minds, just let go of your fear(s) of rejection.

We briefly meet Carl's friends Shy/Sly, both now in the 3

rd

trimester of pregnancy. We've also met Ataliya and Lanie's DC family, Moms, Sisters, and Grandma Wanda.

Neither girl explains their family's specifics, but it's obvious they have two Moms, Kenz/Mars. Ela and I are also certain Carl loves Shy and Sly, is their boyfriend, and is the father of their soon-to-be babies.

Ataliya opens up with us about her, and her younger sisters, Laryssa, and Galyna being refugees from Ukraine, but does not share any details. Tanya is the bio-daughter of Mom Mars, and her father was killed in a mass shooting.

We also learn Lanie, still having a bit of a Latino accent, was often mistreated and bullied in primary school and called ugly names. So Ataliya is her first true friend in life.

Ela and I look n listen but don't ask questions, not wanting to

look a gift horse in the mouth

. Ataliya and Lanie have been super patient with us, so they'll tell us more about their background and early lives when ready.

***

It's late on a Saturday morning when we finish a five-mile run and then stop in their athletic dorm suite to shower. Ataliya had hinted at telling us more of their history, so Ela and I are all ears. We think Ataliya and Lanie are girlfriends-lovers but are not certain.

Ataliya winks, "Lanie and I'll shower and wash our hair now as the stall is big enough for two. You two can shower and shampoo your hair next since I'm sure you've seen each other

Nakid

before," as they strip, and flounce to their bathroom."

Ela looks at me eyes big as

Silver Dollars

whispering, "Wow, didn't expect that move, but Ataliya's right, since we've played team sports where girls shower together all the time."

They return from showering in booty shorts and T-shirts, combing their damp hair. So, Ela and I eagerly follow their lead, stripping, showering, and combing our hair.

Ataliya hands Lanie her comb, then slides in front of her, so Lanie can comb her hair. Ela and I repeat their hair-drying moves and we're now sipping lemon-iced tea, when;

Lanie smiles, "Okay girls, I know you're itching to ask personal questions about Ataliya and my lifestyle(s), so let's get that out of the way.

"We're all bushed from busting our butts this morning and the past three weeks, so I for one, am taking a nap."

Ela boldly steps up, "Are you two girls' lovers? For the record, it makes no difference to us. Phyl and I just want to be on solid ground, since you've treated us with more kindness than any other basketball players we've met."

Ataliya, "You know Lanie and I, now 19 are best friends since meeting at 13. Our friendship begins to evolve romantically soon after moving into this room two months earlier.

"We're technically virgins, but consider ourselves lovers. We'll always be honest, but again asking you to be discrete."

Lanie chimes in, "Ela and Phyl, you've been friends since age 5, so I know you have a special closeness. It may or may not evolve into love, but I'm sure you'll be lifetime friends.

"You currently don't and have never dated anyone, so you two are certainly very close as friends.

"Let's sleep a couple of hours, have a snack, and then visit Ataliya and my family, spending the night." climbing on one twin bed and pointing towards the other one.

So Ela and I follow suit, lightly hugging each other, and are fast asleep minutes later. We awaken, have a bite to each, then Uber to Ataliya and Lanie's home, having a delightful two days with their family.

The younger girls are all over us, and surprisingly we all sleep in Ataliya's ensuite lounge on padded mats. We truly sense the special and adoring bond Ataliya and Lanie have for their little sisses.

After breakfast, Ataliya scoots the little ones over to Carl's place to harass Shy and Sly. "Be honest girls, do either of you have any issues about sharing a double suite with us in the athletic dorm? We can ask Coach J. now so neither of us is embarrassed."

Ela and I run over hugging them, "Your friendship and support are the best thing that happens to us. We love your family and last night with your little sisses was a fantastic experience. We hope our younger brothers, 12 and 13 can meet the girls sometime."

Finally, "I ask Ataliya and Lanie if they will talk more with us about their evolution to love when we move into the sports dorm in the new year?"

***

Coach J. announces we're officially Lady Hoyas, after six weeks of intense training with the team. She activates our combined scholarships and Ela and I are over the Moon.