CW: Impregnation
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Kara's lunch had been going perfectly well until she dropped the bomb.
"I'm thinking about rushing Sigma," Kara said.
"No," Jessica said, setting down her chicken sandwich. "You don't need to do that."
"I know, Mom," Kara said. "But some of them seem fun."
"They seem that way from the outside," her mom said. "Because they don't show you the hazing or the dangerous induction practices."
Kara shrugged, eating a bite of her wrap as a show of nonchalance. "I don't think it's all that dangerous. I mean, the college has to approve it, right?"
"Half of the board of visitors used to be in those sororities," her mom said. "They get away with everything. And that brings out the worst in people - mean girls love the opportunity to be mean, and guys love the opportunity to fuck strangers."
Kara thought of Cathy, the girl who'd suggested that she pledge Sigma Lambda Tau. She'd certainly seemed a bit dangerous, but that was one of her charms, along with keen blue eyes and a decidedly epic rack. She had promised, though, that being a Sigma was worth the risks, if you were strong and clever and slutty enough.
There was something in her mom's tone that Kara couldn't quite place - a degree of worry above her usual. She'd expected a bit of resistance, but this was more than she'd expected by far. Kara nodded, calculating her words carefully.
"Alright," she said. "If it's that dangerous, I won't do it."
"Really," Jessica said.
"Really," Kara echoed.
"Alright," Jessica said, picking her sandwich back up. "That's good, honey. I think you'll be happier."
Kara nodded. She could ask why her mom was so worried, but asking would only make her mom more suspicious. Better to just rush Sigma like she planned, and ask her mom's forgiveness if she got in, and keep quiet if she didn't. After all, it couldn't be as dangerous as her mom made it sound.
Jessica took another bite of her sandwich, careful not to let her suspicion show. Despite what her daughter thought, she knew bullshit when she heard it.
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"Alright, everyone," Cathy said, her voice warm and friendly as though she was addressing a grade school class instead of a room full of college partiers. "Are we ready for a party game?"
There were cheers from the crowd. They were mostly sober cheers, since it was hardly past six, but they were eager and lusty cheers all the same. Kara glanced across the sea of faces, trying to force herself to stay calm. Her worries couldn't be buried, though, no matter how much she pushed them down; it was like trying to hide a boyfriend under your blankets.
The other two girls in her group of pledges didn't seem anxious at all, which made Kara's anxiety worse. Lily gave the sort of smile that beauty pageant contestants wore, and waved nonchalantly at the crowd. She wore a long, sinuously curvy red dress that revealed a tasteful yet enticing amount of her cleavage. Priti, meanwhile, was cheering along with the crowd. She wore a ruffled skirt that just barely reached the bottom of her ass if she wasn't swishing it and a tight red top that showed the world the silhouette of her perky tits. They'd been told to wear red, and even though Kara had a red T-shirt and her favorite skirt she still felt out of place.
"I'm glad you're all excited," Cathy said. "Our pledges are very talented, and I just know they'll put on a show for you."
"In fact, one of them is even a legacy admission," Cathy added. "Not that it changes her challenge, but we're glad to see more than one generation give it the old college try."
Kara gave the other two girls a surreptitious glance. Did that mean that one of their moms was a Sigma? It was weird to think of someone her mom's age being this young and slutty, but she figured that the sorority hadn't come from nowhere.
"So, the challenge they'll face is musical chairs," Cathy said. She gestured at a circle of four carved wooden chairs with silk cushions, which wouldn't have been out of place in a castle. "Each of these chairs will have a boy in it. We'll play some music, and when the music stops, each girl has to sit on one of the boys."
"Like a lap dance?" a girl in the audience asked.
"Good question," Cathy said. "No, they have to fuck."
"Oh," the girl said softly.
"And they keep fucking until the music starts again," Cathy went on. "That's the way the game goes. If you get creampied, you're out, but since our pledges can't be on birth control you do get a cute consolation prize in nine months. When all of the music has played, the girls left standing are officially Sigmas - it could be all three girls, or none, or anything in between."
Kara glanced at the other two girls. Lily met her eye, as though she regretted the competition but she'd prefer to be the only one on top. Priti smiled, unafraid for any of their sakes.
"So, are you all still in?" Cathy said to the three girls. "Last chance to back out."
Kara's heart raced. Her mom had warned her of the risks, and she'd shrugged it off. She met her mom for lunch every week; it wouldn't take long for a baby bump to get her into trouble, and she wouldn't get out of that trouble for a long time.
That was only if she failed, though. If she succeeded, her mom never had to know about the risks she'd taken. And she'd be a Sigma, just like Cathy, on top of the world where that kind of worry couldn't reach her.
"I'm in," Kara said.
***
Across town, in the house where Kara had lived a few months before, Jessica was pacing.
Sigma inductions were happening tonight, which meant that Kara was out doing something dangerously risky, just like Jessica had done about nineteen years earlier. And if Jessica had gotten in, Kara wouldn't exist.
She didn't regret having Kara, not for a moment. But she hoped that Kara would have an easier time than her - juggling a baby and college had not been easy. And Kara wouldn't be thinking about that, as she faced whatever risky challenge the Sigmas threw at her; she'd just be thinking about how cute the guys were, and how good they made her feel.
Jessica's mind leapt back to her own challenge. Before she'd screwed it up, the guys had all been wearing half-masks and nothing else, and she couldn't help but think about how intoxicating their bodies and their eagerness had been. She felt herself getting wet, her body well-familiar with this train of thought, and shook her head.
No, she thought. This is no time to jill off.
She sighed, and stopped pacing. The problem with denying herself was that her body didn't care if it was wrong - in fact, the wrongness was one of the most exciting things about her own induction. The whole thing had been wrong, and yet she'd never gotten off as hard as she had that weekend.
She bit her lip. Then, glancing at the front window to make sure the curtains were closed, she pushed her jeans down and sat on the couch.
***
"Well, if you're all still in, then strip while we bring the boys out."
"Why'd you make us wear red if we're just gonna take it off?" Kara asked. She was half asking to cover her nervousness, but also because she was honestly curious.
"Good question," Cathy said. "There are two ways to look at it. It could be because shedding the red clothes symbolizes casting off your pretensions to reveal who you really are." She shrugged. "Or it could be because it's hot to watch you strip."
Kara nodded, then crossed her arms to pull her T-shirt off, keeping it pressed against her chest for a moment to draw the crowd along.
"Solid theories," Kara acknowledged. She tossed her shirt aside, then reached back to unfasten her bra.