Shelby Shay looked around the newly refurbished apartment. It was perfect for the young college student. It featured two large bedrooms and a living room with polished hardwood floors. A huge kitchen with all-new appliances and it was also furnished so she wouldn't have the added expense of buying furniture she would likely not want to keep after graduation.
There was only one small problem. It was beautiful but it was also twice what she could afford.
Checking it out had been her mother's idea. "It can't hurt to take a look," Virginia had said to her daughter. "Your aunt and uncle live 15 minutes from the college, you wouldn't even have to use your car. You'd save on gas and you'd still be near us in case of an emergency. Your aunt and I roomed with friends when we went to college and it worked out well for the two of us."
That was
not
a selling point. Shelby was young and wanted to have a little fun. She couldn't ever imagine Virginia being young and carefree, although she knew that most kids felt that way about their parents. At 42, Virginia was still a lovely woman, tall and elegant with dazzling good looks. A lesser woman would not have been able to attract a man like Steven Shay. Shelby laughed as she remembered her Daddy telling her when she was little that he was determined to sire a son in whatever way he could manage it. Shelby was born and from the first time her tiny hand grasped his finger, Steven was in love with his daughter. Shelby was an only child who adored her strong, vibrant father and missed him when he was overseas on business. He loved spoiling his daughter and Shelby was most definitely a "daddy's girl". It was not that she didn't love her mother; it was simply that the dynamic between the two of them was much different.
"This place is perfect, Uncle Tom," she said to her father's brother. Her parents were twins that had married twins. Her aunt and mother were identical twins while Tom and her father were fraternal. One way in which that was evident was her uncle's salt and pepper hair, which she thought made him look so sexy. Shelby had a long-standing crush on her gorgeous uncle that had not abated over time. She knew that if she lived this close, she was going to try and seduce him, at least one time. She would have to satisfy her curiosity and that's when an idea crossed her mind.
The 19-year old thought perhaps she could negotiate the rent down by flirting a bit and perhaps offering a little booty for rent. Shelby knew what some would say about that, but it wasn't as if she wouldn't have fucked him anyway. This was just a way for everyone to get something they wanted.
So the pretty ash blonde put on her shortest skirt and added sexy heels and decadent lingerie to the ensemble. She made sure to make herself up and put on some very sexy perfume and added a bit of mascara to give her brown eyes even more appeal. Shelby knew that she looked hot and doubted that Tom would be able to resist her charms. The pretty girl knew her strengths and few men had been able to stand in her way. She liked sex and she was choosy. A girl who was as pretty as Shelby could afford to be selective.
"It's a great apartment, Uncle Tom," she said, continually brushing up against him. "I think I could really enjoy living her and being so --
close
-- to family," she said, letting just a hint of seduction drop into her voice.
"It'd be nice to have you here kid, I could look out for my brother's daughter and you'd be around your cousins," Tom smiled. Shelby had to refrain herself from fuming. She was NOT a kid and her twin cousins were 4 years younger. She was in college now; she didn't want to hang out with high school kids. Tom seemed a bit oblivious to her efforts, so she tried a little harder.
"I like everything about it, including the
private
entrance," Shelby smiled. "My guests could come and go as they please, right?" She leaned in close and smiled up at him, hoping now he might clue in.
It didn't seem to help. "Yes, you'd be living on your own right above our garage in case you needed anything," he smiled. "You'd be welcome to join us for dinner whenever you liked, I know your aunt loves to cook for a group. One more plate would hardly matter," he said. "Do we have a deal? Can I take the `for rent' sign down?"
"I don't know yet, Uncle Tom," Shelby said, sitting down on the couch and crossing her legs. She let her skirt ride up and gave him a bit of a show. She had great legs, even though they weren't as long as her mom's or her aunt's. "I want to say yes, but the price is a bit high. Is there room for ... negotiation?"
"Your aunt and your mom did most of the work up here," Tom answered, once again seemingly missing her flirtations. "I let her make the decisions, I'll send her up and the two of you can discuss it. I hope you take the place, it will be nice having family living close." He exited the apartment, not noticing a fuming Shelby behind him. She might as well cross the apartment off her list right now. She was a bit pissed about that because any apartment she could likely afford would not be anywhere as nice as this one. Her aunt, an interior designer in partnership with Shelby's mom, had made this place into a palace compared to most dorms or college apartments. True, Shelby could have found a roommate and gotten a nicer place but then, you were at the mercy of the roomie's whims as well. She really wanted this place and now, had no idea how she would go about getting it.
Jennifer Shay entered the apartment and smiled at her niece. "Tom says that you're interested in the apartment?" She said as she hugged Shelby. "It's a little out of your price range, is that right?"
"Yeah, a fair bit," Shelby answered honestly. She saw no sense in prolonging her agony, if she couldn't afford it, best move on and find something before the start of the semester next month.
"We might be able to work something out," Jennifer smiled at Shelby. "Why don't you come downstairs and have dinner with us? When your uncle goes bowling, we'll come up here and talk some more."
