"I hope you don't mind sharing the bed," Tamara said as she twisted the blinds closed, holding a sloppy toothbrush in her other hand. "My step-dad says that it isn't safe to sleep on that stain protector the he put all over the carpets and even on the couch."
Lana shrugged as she pulled back the ruffled pink coverlet and slipped between the cool sheets. "I already told you that it doesn't bother me. The only thing that matters is that I don't have to go home this spring break. Your frilly canopy bed is a whole lot better than listening to my mom bitch for a week, even if your bed is a little too prissy." She laughed and threw a star-shaped pillow at Tamara who was just coming from her bathroom dressed in a pink babydoll nighty with a little white ribbon under her pert breasts. "Oh my gosh! Did you buy that nighty at the same place you bought your linens? You do realize that we're almost 19-years-old, don't you?"
"Stop teasing," Tamara said as she pulled her sandy brown hair up into a knot at the top of her head, lifting the already short hem up to expose pretty pink panties. "I happen to like pink. AND I like being a little prissy, too. Besides, it's better than wearing an oversized T-shirt with a sad-faced hound on the front."
Lana tossed a moon-shaped pillow this time and Tamara caught it, tossing it right back and giggling. Then Lana reached under the covers to pull off her yellow bikinis and threw them.
"What are you doing," Tamara asked, her mouth dropping open.
Lana laughed at her friend's expression. "I never sleep with my underwear on. I usually don't sleep with anything on, but I'm making an exception for you."
Tamara picked the panties up off the floor and spun the elastic around on her finger, a mischievous smirk on her face. "Maybe I should run these into my step-dad's room. Put them on his pillow. I bet he'd like that. It's been a long time since my mom skipped out on us; he could probably use a pick-me-up."
"From the collection of porn we found in the closet, I'd say that he's already set."
"Girls!" A deep voice sounded behind the door. "The rest of the house would like to sleep."
"Oops," Lana said and both girls giggled.
Tamara turned out the light in her bathroom and tiptoed to the bed, sliding in beside Lana. It was only then that she realized that she still had Lana's panties in her hand. As she slid farther under the covers, she gave into temptation and lifted the pair to her nose. They had the unmistakable aroma of Lana, a musky perfume that made her stomach clench.
"It's kind of weird, huh? That we look so much a like," Lana whispered into the dark.
"What made you think of that?"
"Well, I was just thinking about how if your step-dad ever made a pass at me, it would really be like him making a pass at you. We both have straight, shoulder length, sandy brown hair. We are both about the same height and weight, although I may weigh a little more than you."
"Because your breasts are bigger," Tamara said, her throat constricting.
"No, because my hips are wider." Lana swatted her on the hand next to hers under the covers.
"You just have all the curves a man wants," Tamara choked out, her tongue suddenly dry.
"Well, you don't think that your step-dad does, do you?"
"What? Want to make a pass at you? Are you trying to tell me that you think Paul is cute?" Tamara squeezed Lana's hand and lingered.
"Well, he does have that burly magnetism with that little go-tee." Lana paused without saying anything and then laughed. "No, silly. I don't have a thing for Paul... Oh, but I bet he has a thing for me." She laughed harder at her own joke.
Tamara joined in. "Yeah, and a big one, too. I walked in on him in the bathroom once."
Lana turned on her side, propped up on one elbow. "Really? Maybe I should sleepwalk tonight and accidentally find myself giving him a hummer."
Tamara turned on her side and faced Lana, their bodies only inches apart. "Do you like giving blow jobs?"
Laughing again, she whispered, "I don't know, I'm still a virgin. I guess I just like to act like I know what I'm talking about. What about you?"
"Oh, I did it, all of it, during a party senior year," Tamara commented proudly.
Lana inched closer. "What was it like? Was it nice? Were you expecting it to happen?"
Tamara sighed, not at the memory, but at the delicate pressure of Lana's breasts against hers. "It was nice, but it was less than I expected. It was all sort of rushed and over before I knew it."
"Oh," Lana pouted sympathetically and then reached up to tuck a loose tendril of hair back into place.
"I guess I'd like to be close to a person – you know, touch and kiss for a long time."
"Me too," Lana said and leaned in to brush her lips across Tamara's. "Well, on that note, goodnight, Tamara."
She licked her lips, tasting Lana there. "Goodnight, Lana. Sweet dreams."
"Oh, I sleep like the dead and hardly ever remember my dreams. Once I'm out, I'm out. In fact, if there's a fire, you'll have to carry me out before I'll wake up," she added with a slight chuckle as she lifted her arm to rest above her head.
Part two
It wasn't twenty minutes later that Lana's breathing became heavy and regular. Tamara knew she was fast asleep. Lana's last words rang through her mind, causing erotic images of the many pleasurable ways to be awakened to run through Tamara's mind. Other questions, like what it would be like to touch Lana's creamy skin and soft ample breasts, also entered her mind, so much that she felt a wetness build up between her thighs.
She shifted closer, her body touching Lana's. Tentatively, she moved her hand to rest on Lana's thigh. There was no change in her breathing. Her skin was soft and warm, growing warmer as she made a slow journey inward. She could feel the first brushing of silky pubic hair on her fingers and stilled.