Kelly broke the idea to me over a takeout meal of Chinese the other night. "Biff, you remember my friend Melissa, right?"
I nodded, carefully keeping my face neutral. Melissa was a woman Kelly had known for a couple of years. Slender, well endowed, and with long tresses of light blonde hair, she was very attractive. Unfortunately, she was in a relationship with a real dick of a guy and neither Kelly nor I liked being around him, so we rarely did "couple-things" and so I didn't see very much of her.
"Well," Kelly continued, taking a sip of her beer, "She finally broke up with that asshole, Gary."
"Woohoo!" I cheered. "Now maybe she can hook up with somebody normal and we can all hang out."
"Slow down," Kelly cautioned me. "Jerk or not, she was with him for three years, so it may be a while before she's ready to start looking for someone. Anyway, she has a bit of a problem now."
"What's that?" I asked.
"She needs a place to stay for a while. The apartment they shared was originally his and he's keeping it. And you know she doesn't have any family in the area..."
"Oh!" I responded with surprise. I kind of had some mixed feelings about it, actually. On the one hand, having a sexy woman move in would be nice on the eyes. On the other, a roommate can be a real pain in the ass and I wasn't thrilled at the idea of having to share the TV and not be able to run around in my underwear if I needed something.
"It won't be for that long," pressed Kelly. "And I know she won't be a pain or anything -- she's really sweet and considerate. Plus, she needs help."
I couldn't really have said no anyway, because a friend is a friend. So, rather than prolong the decision, I smiled and said it would be fine.
"Great!" said Kelly. "She's been staying at a hotel for a couple of days. I'll call her now."
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Melissa arrived a couple of hours later with a pair of suitcases in hand. "I've got a bunch of stuff in the car too, but I'll probably just store most of it until I find a new apartment," she explained. I hurried over to help her in the door with everything. She gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek, whispering, "I'm sorry about the hassle. You'll hardly even know I'm here."
I told her not to worry and grabbed her bags. We had set up a makeshift bedroom in the office, with an inflatable bed in the center of the room. I motioned for her to lead the way and followed her into the hallway. I have to admit, for being distraught over a recent breakup, Melissa still managed to look good, and watching her ass sway as she walked in front of me was fascinating.
"It's not much, but on short notice..." I apologized as she sat down on the air mattress.
"Oh no, it's fine," she insisted. "Besides, it's not like I'll be doing much on it besides sleeping," she grinned.
Kelly laughed out loud. "You'd be surprised at how much that air mattress can take," she teased with a poke at my ribs.
I grimaced in mock embarrassment. It's actually fairly hard to put me off center, but for the sake of appearances I pretend. "We, err, wouldn't know anything about that..." I sputtered. The ladies laughed and Melissa gave me a knowing look.
"Well, as long as the sheets are fresh, I don't care if it's been used like a cheap hotel mattress," she quipped.
Since it was getting fairly late, Kelly suggested we let Melissa get her things in order and call it a night, which sounded like a perfectly reasonable suggestion. We said our goodnights, and she hugged each of us, thanking us again for the place to stay.