Bountiful Booty

"Your butt is so flat!" Rachel her roommate, teased, giving Lily's behind a light squeeze. Lily swatted Rachel's hand away. Sighing, slightly annoyed that they're about to have this discussion one more time. "We're not all gym addicts like you! Besides you're clearly blessed with the genes to support your lifestyle." Rachel smirked, starting to stretch on the kitchen floor. Sweat dripping from her morning run. "Well if you never work out how are you expecting to attract some dudes?"

"There is more to life than `dudes´ you know...besides it's way too early on a Saturday morning to be doing something as physical as working out. I honestly have no idea how you do it..." Lily took a sip of her morning coffee. Trying desperately to draw strength from the steaming brew. Rachel shrugged. "Ehh...the only reason you're up this early anyways is to be first to that second hand store. Nerd." Deep down Lily knew Rachel meant well, but it was a little annoying to hear her nag about the same thing over and over again. "Yeah well...when you're smart like me you find out that they do inventory on Fridays meaning I have to be ready to get my hands on the best deals." Rachel smiled, taking off her drenched sports bra without much care, revealing her speckled pale white Irish skin, making Lily look away hastily. "Sure thing buddy. I'm taking a shower." Rachel head off towards the shared bathroom. Lily herself stood up, grabbing a paper towel and soaking up the trail of sweat drops left from her roomie. Rachel was such a messy person. Not feeling like dealing with more of her endless teasing and nagging Lily took the opportunity to get ready, and left to get to the local second hand store.

A short bus-trip later she stands outside the store. Having to wait five minutes before it even opens. The volunteer store clerk Beth, who she knows by name, waves at Lily when she unlocked the automatic door. The 70 something year old chuckled as usual. "Morning Lily. I got some knitted sweaters in yesterday if you want to have a look?" Normally Lily would have smiled at Beth and taken her bait. Knitted sweaters were a weakness of hers. But something about her earlier interaction with Rachel had already soured her mood. She dismissed Beth without as much as a word, causing the pensioner to look upon her in slight shock. Lily started wandering around the store, nothing really catching her fancy. Usually she'd always find something for mere pennies that she could make use out of. That was until she went towards the very back and saw a leg press machine behind the cut-off area for employees only. Lily's eyes opened wide. Some sort of fire burning in her heart.

"You know what...fuck it. I'll show Rachel." Lily said out loud, lucky that there weren't anyone else around yet to hear her. She strode with determined steps back towards the counter. "Hey Beth. That leg press machine in the back. It's not for sale yet?" Beth pondered the question briefly. "Well my dear...we haven't set a price for that thing yet. It came from some run down house that had stood abandoned for years. We're honestly surprised it's still in one piece at all. Most likely we'll scrap it." Lily nodded along eagerly. Filled with a desire to beat her roommate at her own game. "I'll take it."

Beth paused. "Ehhh...are you sure Lily? I don't even know how much I'd charge you..." Lily took out her membership card. "Just use my membership points. I must have amassed a lot of them over the years. No?" Rachel scratched her head a little nervously, looking around as if she was being watched. She sighs slightly. "Normally this wouldn't be allowed Lily...but...for you sweetie I think i'll try to make an exception! I do worry however how you'll get it home...don't you always take the buss dear?"

"I'll call Sandra. I don't think she's busy." After a quick call to her very surprised best friend, Lily and Sandra load up the leg press machine into Sandras trailer. "Thanks Sandra...You're a lifesaver!" Sandra, still slightly confused smiles weakly. "Ehh...don't mention it. I'm just a bit surprised. Are you actually going to start working out at home or what?" Lily looked at the leg press. Thinking over her decision. For some reason she had never been so sure about something like this before. It just felt right. "Yes. I'm going to show that gym addict Rachel that it's not that hard."

One short trip later and a bit of a struggle carrying the machine up several flights of stairs, the two girls manage to get the machine into Lily's room in her shared apartment. Rachel was thankfully not at home and had probably gone to the mall, much to Lily's relief. Panting Lily gives Sandra a hug. "Hah...thanks Sandra! You're the best. Hope I didn't interrupt your day too much."

"Huff....no worries bestie. But I do need to be on my way. Don't want to disturb your new favourite pastime working on that booty!" Rachel teased, giving Lily a playful wink. "Yeah yeah...get it all out of your system whilst you can..." Lily rolled her eyes, still smiling though as she waved her best friend goodbye. Closing the door she was now alone with the machine. A slight panic suddenly dawning on her. "Oh god...what have I done...I'll never actually take this seriously..."