Emma was at home dressed in her overly large sorority t-shirt. Her shorts were way too small, revealing much of her thighs and a hint of her shapely, athletic butt. Her hair was tied in a ponytail and she had been roaming around the house barefoot.
Now she was standing behind a door, examining it; her eyes analyzing the details, studying the speed and movement of a swinging door the way an engineer would.
"What on earth are you doing?" I asked, amused by her concentration with a door.
"Prank war, dad. We're feuding with the new sorority pledges."
"Aren't you all supposed to be on the same side?"
"We are," she answered, turning towards me with a sly grin. "But that doesn't mean we can bully the new pledges a little."
The fatherly side of me was concerned by this.
"All in good fun, I hope?"
She gave a mischievous wink. "Oh, of course. I'd never do anything to create havoc, at least not intentionally."
That sounded like my Emma. The looks and sweetness of an angel. The mind of a...(you get the idea). She turned back towards the door, leaving me to shake my head and let out a long-suffering sigh.
"As long as you're all having fun," I mumbled, turning to walk away.
This was something that young people did, and it didn't concern me. If the sorority girls were enjoying themselves, I was glad. As I walked away, Emma was still analyzing the frame of the door.
"Dad?"
I turned back to face her. "Yes?"
"I've thought of a great way to scare the new girls at the sorority house."
"Good for you."
"Can you help me test it out?" she asked in a business-like manner. "I need to make sure there aren't any flaws in the plan, or else I'll look like an idiot."
"Playing silly pranks on people won't make you look like a genius either," I pointed out, quite amused.
"Very funny," she retorted, sticking out her tongue. "Are you going to help me or not?"
I resisted the urge to sigh. "What did you have in mind?"
Emma grinned, knowing she'd won. "Maybe we could prank someone together, just to see how it goes. It could be like a fun little dad/daughter thing, since you're so busy with work and I'm always busy with my college life."
The girl had a point. It had been a while since we had done anything meaningful together, just the two of us. As much as the idea of pulling pranks was unappealing to me, I did love the idea of us having some father-daughter bonding time again.
"Fine. I guess..."
She smiled, her eyes twinkling. "Now we need a live target."
"Wait a minute, do you actually expect me to help you scare a sorority girl with you?"
My voice rose at least two octaves as I nervously waited for her answer, crossing my arms.
Her smile turned into a loving expression. "No, just mom."
Now we were heading into dangerous territory, figuratively speaking. My wife is a normal, everyday career woman. Scaring her could be easily done, but why do it? My wife was a pillar of the community. Everyone loved her. She was a real sweetheart.
But, at the same time, the thought of scaring my wife in a prank sounded pretty amusing. Our marriage was ideal in many ways. We rarely fought. We still enjoyed showering each other with gifts. And the sex still had that spark after all these years.
The one thing that was beginning to lack, especially as of late, was the playfulness that thrived during our early years as a couple. Could a little prank help bring back the teasing and giggling that she loved so much?
"Nothing too scary, right?" I asked, still a tad concerned.
That mischievous smile still lingered. "Of course not. After all, this is mom we're talking about."
"I'm glad to hear it."
"We're not animals, dad," Emma scoffed with a toss of her hair. "At the sorority, we only scare each other for the fun of it. Everyone laughs. Then we play around afterwards."
I wasn't sure, but I could have sworn that there was a sly expression that flashed upon Emma's pretty face before it was replaced by a placid smile. Almost as if there was more to the story that she wasn't telling me. But, there was no way I'd dig any deeper. This was the sort of thing a father shouldn't inquire about, no matter how odd it seemed. I'd never felt comfortable prying. Who knew what I'd find...
"So what's the plan?" I asked.
Emma thought for a moment, plotting. "Let's see if we can both hide behind the bedroom door. It'll be a test run before mom gets back home."
Then, Emma grabbed my hand and dragged me to the master bedroom of the house. The room which I shared with my loving wife.
A twinge of guilt crept through my veins as I let her drag me down the hall. Maybe this wouldn't be such a good idea after all. I just had a hunch that this would lead us down an unexpected path. I shook it off as nerves.
It didn't matter, because soon there was no chance to reconsider as Emma got in position behind the door, her back against the wall. She gave me one of those,
'what are you waiting for?'
kind of looks, lifting an eyebrow up at me.
As her back was pressed straight up against the wall, her chest pointed forward. Emma wasn't a super busty girl. But her breasts were decent sized roundish globes, yet still slightly perky. It wasn't clear whether she knew how uncomfortable this was making me.
Not wanting her to catch on, I got nearer and slid into the small space in front of her, with both of us standing behind the door like a pair of weirdos, my face almost an inch from the door. I held myself away from her stiffly, very aware of the tips of her breasts brushing against my back.
"Closer," she said, a bit peeved. "I want to see if two people can legitimately hide behind a door without it being obvious."
I took a slight step back. "There. That's as far back as I can go without stepping on your feet or squishing you."
"Nonsense. I can take it."
With that, Emma grabbed me by the waist and pulled me flush against her, so that the entire length of bodies was pressed together tightly. I felt her breasts pressing against my back. It was my first time ever feeling them. They were soft and firm, the way breasts were supposed to feel, only this was my daughter. How very uncomfortable and awkward. I cleared my throat in an effort to get a hold of my wandering thoughts. Emma didn't seem to mind though.
She reached over to pull the door directly in front of us, nearly touching my face. She made a
'hmm....'
sound, while she carefully thought about the scenario we were in, inspecting the space as if she were an engineer once again.