Becky answers the door

Alison, you idiot... she thought as she fumbled her way down the darkened hallway to Becky's door. Only you would be dumb enough to lock yourself out of your apartment wearing nothing but a towel that barely covers anything. She kept swearing under her breath, trying to figure out how to explain to her neighbor -- a woman she barely knew -- why she was standing there, essentially naked, locked out of her apartment. This was so humiliating... how the fuck was she ever going to look Becky in the eye after this when they ran into each other?

Alison knocked on Becky's door, heart racing, unsure of how she'd explain herself. I could not look any dumber than I do now. To her surprise, though, Becky opened the door clad only in a towel of her own -- and the woman couldn't help but grin when she saw Alison.

"You too, huh?" Becky asked.

"Uh, yeah," Alison stammered. Her mind was going in ten different directions -- she needed a flashlight, she was locked out of her apartment with no clothes on, and now here was this very attractive woman in front of her who, just like Alison, wearing only a towel. "Looks like you were in the middle of a shower, too."

"Yeah, and I was really enjoying it," Becky answered in a friendly voice. "You're Alison, right? We don't talk much..."

"That's right. Uh, this-- this is going to make me seem like the dumbest person in the world, but I was actually coming over here to see if you had an extra flashlight, and I don't have my keys, and my door locked behind me..."

Becky laughed and gave Alison a sympathetic smile. "Oh, man. When it rains it pours, huh? Don't feel too bad -- that type of thing can happen to anybody. Think of it this way -- it's a great story for parties."

Alison sighed in relief. Becky came across as extremely likeable, and she seemed to understand that this was a ridiculous blunder. This was far less embarrassing than she'd anticipated--

"--Who's at the door, babe?"

Alison's jaw dropped as she saw another very pretty woman, also clad in a towel, as she made her way to the doorway.

"This is our neighbor, Alison," Becky smiled. "Alison, this is my girlfriend, Maya. We moved in together last week."

"N-nice to meet you," Alison sputtered. What had Becky & Maya been doing in the shower before the outage? This had suddenly become awkward again.

"You too. So, what brings you here? And why are you only wearing a tiny little towel?" Maya asked.

"I, uh, was taking a shower when the power went out, and my flashlight's dead... I came her to see if Becky had a spare, and I got locked out..."

Maya chuckled at the story. "Damn. That's some nasty bad luck."

Alison peered into the couple's apartment, and noticed that the place was actually quite well lit. Apparently Becky & Maya were well prepared with backup lighting. Becky really does have her shit together, Alison thought.

Maya continued, "Why don't you come in? You can hang out here until the power comes back on."

"Great idea!" Becky agreed enthusiastically. "We can call a locksmith then."

Becky blushed deeply. This was too weird -- these two girls, these strangers, had invited her into their place -- and they were just as naked as she was. It seemed friendly enough, sure, but in the back of her mind, this felt like a scenario straight out of a lesbian porn flick.

Still, awkward as the situation was, Alison didn't have much of a choice. Better to spend the outage in a friendly neighbor's apartment than possibly dealing with a creep in the dark without any clothes on...