(Hey everyone! PR here. Thank you all for the love and critique on the first chapter. Special thanks to RootoftheStory for proofreading this chapter and providing excellent writing advice! Go check out his stories, he's very quickly becoming my favorite Literotica author. Enjoy, and make sure to comment!)
A Whore With No Name
Chapter Two: Billie
"No
freaking
way! He's
that
Sean Castle?!"
Billie was almost squealing in the back of the cab. Hearin's excited voice on the other end of the phone didn't make it easier to keep her cool. Together they'd been to a dozen
Bender
shows around Manhattan, anticipating a success story that they could one day brag about to their friends. "I used to see
Bender
play in New York before they got their record deal."
But a few weeks ago on social media, it was announced that Sean Castle, their bassist and lead vocalist, had left the band. The post was very clean and polished, so much so that Billie was sure that there was a lot more to it. But they were just a local band with barely a YouTube video of their shows, let alone a proper record to stream or download. Nothing worth digging too deep.
When Billie found an apartment listing and called, she thought it was a funny coincidence that the man on the phone said his name was Sean Castle. "You definitely fit the bill," he said. "I'd just like to meet and see how we vibe."
When the door opened and she saw him, Billie almost melted. It
was
that Sean Castle. As long-haired and handsome as the last time she saw him perform. Only now she was two feet away, and he was looking straight into her eyes. After showing her the sizable and cozy apartment, they walked down the street and picked a small Mexican food place.
"I know it's a little weird," he said as they waited for their food. "I just like to be friends with any roommates I have. Makes it easier to talk out problems, and it's just overall more comfortable."
"That makes perfect sense," Billie said, heart still fluttering. "Why would that be weird?"
"Well, it's sort of like I'm
auditioning
roommates, you know? No one likes feeling judged."
"Oh, I guess."
Sean's face pinkened and he put his palm to his forehead. "Well, probably shouldn't have mentioned that concept, huh?"
Great, talented
and
adorkable,
she thought. "You're fine, I promise," she laughed. Seeing him stumble over himself like that put her a little more at ease. "How am I doing so far?"
"Well," Sean said, leaning back and stroking his chin. He started to appraise her, taking on a phony British accent. "You're easygoing and quite kind on a first impression. And one of my other applicants had a rather racist tattoo on his arm. So comparatively I'd say you're doing very well indeed."
"No, really?"
"Just out there in the open. It's fuckin' New York man, like are you really expecting to blend in with that?"
"Was it about me?" Billie asked. She had no issue drawing attention to her race, in part because white people also seemed to tighten up a little bit at the mere mention. No white person wants to be
viewed
as racist.
Except this tattoo guy.
Sean cracked open a can of soda and shook his head. "No, it was quite specific to our friends from the Middle East. Most of the Asian hate I see in this city is verbal."
That was Billie's experience as well. Her family drifted out of the city and over to New Jersey as she grew up, but she still faced the usual assumptions and behaviors on both sides of the Hudson River. On the Jersey side, it was less frequent but no less real.
"Yeah that sounds about right," Billie said. "So who's your racist tattoo about?"
"Young Chinese women," he said. "Gigantic, bold lettering all over my back. You?"
"Long-haired white boys," she replied. "Can't stand those fuckers."
They laughed together, killing the tension before it ever rose. Sean stood to get their food, and when he came back to the table he said, "You know, I think we'll get along."
She'd been so excited that he picked her that Billie had barely even thought to tell Hearin about him. Only now in the cab ride over did she confirm it, and her best friend nearly began screaming at her over the phone. "Billie, Billie, Billie -! Please let me come meet him! What's the address? I can bring a housewarming gift. Billie please!"
"Oh my gosh you lunatic, you're going to scare him."
Hearin huffed over the phone. "I'm sorry! But come on you've heard me obsess about him for months! I just wanna make out with him once."
"Not if I make out with him first," she teased.
"Billie, if I have to I am willing to share."
She laughed at Hearin's serious tone. "Give me a couple days before you start asking to come over every day. And when you do, don't be a fangirl.
Please
."
"I know, I know. Just send me a selfie of you two and I'll get it out of my system on my own. I'll be a
normal
slutty fan when I come over."
"Good. I'll talk to you later babe."
Billie smiled as the cab pulled up to the building and ushered her into the new chapter of her life. Sean was already at the curb, waving. She wondered if she really
could
make out with him one of these days. Getting physical with one's roommate was typically considered a bad idea, though she saw no issue so long as the guy didn't start being possessive.
If I get the chance,
she decided.
I totally will. When else am I gonna get an opportunity to make out with Sean Castle?
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All her things were already in her room when she arrived, though the boxes were still unpacked. She took her time hanging all of her clothes as she listened to a playlist of new music, everything from Japanese Punk to Australian Psych. She had just pulled out her strappy purple lingerie when Sean leaned in her doorway and caught the groove of what she was playing.
"Whatever this is, I love it," he said.
Forgetting what she was holding, she laid it down on the bed and checked her laptop. "
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
," she said. "I thought you'd like them."
"Got me figured out already?"
She picked up the lingerie again and started putting it away carefully. Billie hoped that he'd looked at it, even pictured her wearing it. Feeling particularly confident under his attention, she said, "I saw a couple
Bender
shows."
Sean scratched his head and laughed nervously. "Oh," he said. "Well that's flattering."
"Me and my best friend were kinda following your gigs in the city for a bit. I wanted to ask why you left, but I figured it would sorta come up naturally if you wanted it to."
"Do you want a half truth or the whole truth?" he asked.
Billie kept hanging and folding clothes, intentionally picking underwear when she could. She even spent a moment inspecting her favorite panties, a maroon colored lace affair, just to give him an extra second to see. "Both," she answered. "Half first."
"Okay, well besides the usual creative differences, the guitarist and I had some personal disagreements about our lifestyles," Sean said. "So I left the band and he left the apartment."
"Okay, that doesn't sound so bad. So what's the
real
story?"
"I have a lot of sex," Sean said without hesitation. "And Jack disagreed with that lifestyle when I slept with his sister. And his girlfriend."
Billie whirled around, a surprised smile on her face. "No shit!"
"They voted me out, and Jack bailed despite the lease on this place. Which I could sue him for but, you know. Way easier to just find a new roommate."
She could feel the blush in her cheeks rise, and then saw it in the mirror as she turned to hang up a thin white T-shirt. She started to fuss with her hair in the reflection, taking little glances at Sean standing behind her. "Sex and Rock & Roll," she mused. "Any drugs I should be aware of?"
"Does caffeine count?"
"It does now," she said, plopping down onto her bed. She looked at his shy expression, wondering how a guy like this could be bold enough to do that to his own bandmate.
Gentleman on the streets, devil in the sheets. One of those guys for sure. The best kind.
"Were the girls worth it?"
"Well, I make decent money doing scoring work from home," he said. "Barely made a dime on the band. Jack and I were not getting along for a couple months anyway, and the other guys just never really clicked with me on a personal level. Good music, but not strong friendships, you know?"
"But the girls," Billie dug. "Were they that good?"
"Yeah," he said. "They were very good. And from what I could tell, they didn't mind sharing."
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