Her parents... and the surprise party they're throwing for her return

A few seconds later, the front door was pulled open. Candace assumed a now familiar position of placing a hand over her crotch, an arm over her chest, and a sheepish smile on her face.

Standing there were, as expected her mom and dad. But what Candace hasn't been expecting were the other dozen or so people standing behind them! Judging by the banner erected in the living room, reading "Welcome Home!" the party was for her.

"SURPRISE!!" the group shouted in unison, about a fraction of a second before they all got quite a surprise themselves, noticing that Candace was completely nude. All at once, the house fell silent. But the silence only lasted a stunned heartbeat or two.

"Candace, why on earth are you naked?!" her mom yelled, at the exact same time that her dad demanded, "What the hell's going on, Candace?!"

Both her parents' followup questions were soon drowned out by the confused party guests, who all had questions of their own.

"Uh, h-hi everyone..." Candace stammered.

At her mom's insistence, she finally stepped into the house, out of the cold winter air. The naked girl practically melted at the comfortable warm air surging around her. Either that, or it was the gazes of the assembled party that made her feel like melting.

The small crowd was still in a bit of an uproar, and Candace was in no state to answer any of their questions. She could hear practically everyone asking her various versions of the same questions, but she could barely parse their words, let alone come up with responses. Instead, she simply leaned over to her dad, who was also trying to find out if she was okay.

"Dad, please" she said, trying to get him to hear her. "It's a long story and I'll tell you all of it, but first, could I please get something to wear? I really just want to put some clothes on..."