It was early Saturday morning and I was doing what any sensible young lady would do. I was curled up in my bed pretending to be asleep and ignoring the world generally. Eventually my mother came to the door and told me it was past time I got up. I opened one eye, saw the clock said 8:00, and promptly closed my eye again. I hunched lower in the bed and said, "Humph."
"We're going out. I don't know when we'll be back. Don't stay in bed all day. Your father says that if Tom comes around the things he wants are on the kitchen table. Please make sure you give them to him."
I said, "Umph," and snuggled deeper.
I heard the rest of the family driving away and was feeling a little irritated. Despite myself, my mother had managed to wake me. I stirred and tried to snuggle down but it was too late. I was awake. Sighing and feeling hard done by I got out of bed.
One nice thing my father had done when I turned eighteen was to convert the small storage room next to my bedroom into an en suite and a walk-in robe. Now I didn't have to use the main bathroom, which can be a real hassle with two younger brothers. They just don't seem to understand that I need to spend time in the bathroom, not just run in, wave my hands at a tap, and run out. Now I had my own mini-bathroom and it was great.
I got the things that I wanted to wear and out them on the bed. I turned on my TV to get some music going and skipped into the en suite for a nice shower. Not wanting a mess of wet hair I used a shower cap. I just didn't feel like spending an hour doing up my hair. It wasn't as if I was going anywhere. After my shower I dried off and went padding back into the bedroom to get dressed.
The music had given way to some boring news so before I dressed I grabbed the remote to change channels. Then I thought what the hell, a quick game won't hurt, and picked up the Wii control. I'd been practicing my tennis on Wii and had recently moved up a notch in the skill rankings. I picked an opponent and started playing.
It was terrible. I couldn't seem to do anything right. Irritated I reset the game and started playing again, this time taking more care. I did a lot better, though I lost a point when I heard the doorbell ring. That will be Tom, I thought, and ignored it. Knowing Tom he'd assume that the back door would be open and he'd see his stuff on the table with no need for my help. I concentrated on what I was doing.
I lost a point when I was distracted for a moment by my bedroom door opening. Well, it was already open, my mother not having bothered to shut it when she'd spoken to me earlier. Now someone had pushed it wider and was leaning against the door jamb watching me play. I flicked an eye at him, Tom, of course, and held up a hand indicating I wouldn't be long.
Back to the game, standing crouched and waiting for the serve, swaying slightly from side to side. The serve came and once again I was bouncing around, working hard, determined not to lose this match. I'd worked hard to get to this level and I was not going to be beaten.
I won it, too, which slightly surprised me. Maybe I was doing better than I thought. Wii is a great way to get some healthy exercise, you know. I was jumping up and down triumphantly, arms raised, and Tom was standing there, laughing.
"Hey, I won," I said happily. "Why don't you give me a game and see how well you do? Oh, dad says the things you want are on the kitchen table."
"I saw you through the bedroom door and couldn't resist watching you play. I'll take you up on the game. I think I'll enjoy playing with you. And your father's wrong. I made need the things on the kitchen table but what I want is right here."
What did he mean by that, I wondered, then saw him giving me the once over. I pinked slightly but I enjoy having men look at me. Then a memory struck and I looked down at myself. Fucking hell, I was naked. Shower, dried, then a quick game before I got dressed. Which meant I hadn't reached the get dressed stage yet.
"Oh my god, oh my god, get out," I was yammering, pushing at Tom with one hand and trying to cover everything else with the other. Like that was going to work.
"Now don't be like that," said Tom. "You offered me a game and I've accepted."
He was moving forward despite my pushing at him and I found myself moving backwards.
"But I'm not dressed," I pointed out somewhat frantically, and he laughed, the unfeeling swine.