A Clever Trick

(Originally by Zendle)

Lilly walked back into the house and almost ran into Claire, who was still wearing her long T-shirt.

"Sorry, Claire," Lilly said quickly. "You came out of nowhere, why were you standing near the door?"

Claire had to think up an excuse. Truthfully she had been hoping to lock the door before Lilly went back inside, but was obviously a second too late.

"I just wanted to ask you...what we're doing today," Claire said. "Sunny day to ourselves, it should be something fun."

"Oh," Lilly said. "I hadn't thought about that...hm"

Claire put her arm around her roommate's shoulder. "Don't think about it too hard. Tell you what, you take a seat on the couch and come up with something while I get dressed."

"OK," Lilly said. "That's a good idea, you look kinda silly wearing only a T-shirt and nothing else!"

Both girls laughed heartily as Claire gave Lilly a small push toward the couch.

"Did you feel that?" Lilly said suddenly.

"Feel what?"

"Like something brushing past us it was weird." Lilly then looked at Claire's hand. "How long have you been holding that towel?"

"Oh, this?" Claire thought for a second. "I've...uh always been holding this. Alex left it down here."

Lilly suddenly giggled. "Ooh, I bet she didn't realize she was naked!"

Claire smiled. "Yeah. Anyway take a seat and think about our plans. I'll be back down soon."

Claire watched the now-naked Lilly sit down, hoping she wouldn't notice her lack of clothing, work Claire ran upstairs into her and Alex's room.

She put the towel in the hamper and pulled her T-shirt off, the now naked Claire started pacing back and forth trying to figure out the best way to handle this situation before being interrupted by a bikini-clad Alex entering the room.

"Claire!"

The blonde girl covered herself on instinct but relaxed a bit after a few seconds.

"Good, you're naked," Alex said taking her bikini off. "I saw your handy work with Lilly, luckily she didn't notice me before I ran upstairs. It'll make things easier."

"Easier?" Claire watched Alex slip off her bottoms and throw the whole bikini aside, now naked. "Alex what are you talking about and why are you stripping willingly?"

"Let's do the nudist strategy!"

Claire groaned. "Oh no not that again."

The nudist strategy was something the two occasionally used on Lilly. It consisted of all three somehow getting naked and the two girls convincing Lilly that they had all become nudists. It usually didn't work out, Lilly was smart enough to know if she was a nudist most of the time and the last time it had worked Lilly had given away all their clothes to charity so it wasn't a plan Claire was proud of.

"It'll work this time!" Alex insisted.

"You say that every time!"

"Well, what's your idea? You were already naked."

"I do my thinking best when I'm nude," Claire said. "You know that."

"Yeah, but what was your plan? I want a long-term nude Lilly today. Set an example for our new neighborhood."

Claire grumbled. "Fine, we'll do the nudist strategy. But if it doesn't work we go with my idea."

"Which is?"

Claire blushed slightly. "I haven't thought of it yet."

"Well let's go before Lilly figures out what we're doing."

The naked duo walked downstairs to see the also naked Lilly sitting on the couch. Upon seeing her roommates naked Lilly blushed and averted her eyes.

"Uh...did you guys forget something?"

"Of course not," Alex said. "We're all nudists."