Move in Day

Lily huffed as she summited the stairwell to the 8th floor for what seemed like the millionth time, her stepdad Robert following with a large box in his arms. Her arms were rattling with exhaustion as she carried a box full of who knows what? The air in the stairwell was stifling with the summer air. Robert had insisted they take the stairs because “the wait for the elevator on move in day is going to be way too long”. She wore a loose fitting white crop top that she had made herself by cutting up a t-shirt, and a pair of ripped denim booty shorts. It was obvious she wasn’t wearing a bra. She climbed the stairs ahead of Robert and she couldn’t help but feel like his eyes were on her ass the whole way. In fact, she swore that she had caught him several times today looking her over in a way that felt something less than innocent. She tried to push the thoughts from her mind he’s your stepdad he doesn’t look at you like that. He’s raised you since you were seven. Still the idea that she may look so good that even her own stepdad can’t help but admire her made her walk with a little extra pep. Her hips bouncing a little more exaggerated than usual.

As she reached the eighth floor landing she struggled a bit to grab the door handle, her arms full with a heavy box of who knows what. Suddenly the door swung open and she jumped a bit in surprise. Standing in the door way was a tall, handsome, broad shouldered boy— no man. Thick biceps, dark hair, and inviting green eyes.

“Ope, sorry” the man smiled “here let me grab that for you.”

Before Lily could process, the man had snatched up the box from her arms effortlessly.

“Where are we heading?” He asked, not a single sense of strain in his voice.

“Uhm, 804” Lily answered “and thank you.”

“No problem, always down to help my new neighbors” he said cheerfully “I’m Logan, I’m down in 814 on the other side of the hall.”

“Lily” she introduced herself “and this is my dad Robert”

“Nice to meet you sir” Logan nodded to Robert.

“Please, tell me I’m not old enough to be a sir.” Robert scoffed.

The trio arrived at Lily’s room where her mom was busy unpacking the boxes she had already hauled up the stairs. She introduced her mom to Logan and then he left with a standard “see ya around”.

After Lily was unpacked and her room was set up at least somewhat close to her liking, her and her parents went out to explore the surrounding city before dinner. They got a patio table that had a view of the city. The cool coastal air of the evening caused Lily’s nipples to harden and poke through the fabric of her crop top, drawing the eyes of waiters, bussers, other patrons, and— as she noticed multiple times, her own stepfather. She was already drawing stares, turning heads. College was going to be a fun time.

After dinner, her parents dropped her off at her dorm building. They exchanged emotional goodbyes before Lily walked up the steps into the building. She saw the elevator door was closing and broke into a jog trying to shout for the person to hold the door, which they did.

“Thank you!” She huffed stepping inside and noticing that the person in the elevator was none other than Logan.

“No problem, Lily” he smiled.

She blushed when he said her name, something about the way he said it just dug into her.

“Guess you don’t have to ask me which floor” she tried to joke, but it fell flat and she was somewhat embarrassed.

“Hey,” Logan said cutting through the awkwardness “my roomie and I are having some people from the floor over tomorrow. Get to know each other, maybe smoke a little pot. I’d love it if you came.”

“Really?” She squeaked, a little overexcited at the prospect of hanging out with this hunk of a man.

“Yeah, and you could invite your roommate too!”

My roommate she thought I haven’t even met the girl yet. Before she could respond the elevator dinged for the eighth floor.

“So I’ll see you then?” Logan confirmed walking off towards his room.

“Mhm” Lily hummed as she headed for her own.

Opening her dorm room door she was greeted by the other half of the room now being decorated and a young woman in short pajama shorts and a spaghetti strap tank top unloading a box of clothes. The woman had brown hair with blonde highlights and beautiful blue eyes.

“You must be Lily?” The girl asked warmly “thank god, another hot girl.”

Lily was flattered at the compliment and reciprocated the hug that the roommate was approaching her with.

“I’m Amanda” she introduced herself.

They chatted and got to know each other. Lily got the impression that Amanda was more interested in boys than education. It seemed as though Amanda was looking forward to sowing some wild oats, or that they’d been sown in her high school days. And Lily couldn’t blame her, she herself was exploring a new dynamic with men. She learned that Amanda was studying marketing. That she comes from a fairly wealthy area and her family seemed to have quite a bit of money, but she was missing that snobbiness that Lily expected from someone of her pedigree. The girls were making quick friends of each other and settled into easy conversation full of laughter.

“So Logan, one of the boys down in 814 invited us to a little get together at their dorm tomorrow” Lily informed Amanda.

“Is he the hot one with the dark hair? I think I saw him walking to the bathroom” Amanda giggled.

“Yup” Lily laughed.

“I’m down. I’ll give you dibs on Mr. tall-dark-and-handsome.”

“Not necessary. I have a boyfriend.”

“Oh please!” Amanda scoffed “it’s your first semester of college don’t you want to live a little?”

“No!” Lily shouted disconcertedly “I love him, I’m not a cheater.”

“Okay okay” Amanda relented throwing her hands up “show me pictures of this guy. He must really be something for you to refuse all the beautiful bounty this school has to offer.”

Lily pulled out her phone and the girls fell back into their friendly rhythm. Amanda submitted that, yes, Jake looks like quite the catch. Lily sensed a tinge of jealousy in Amanda’s voice as she swiped through pictures.

“OH MY GOD” Amanda tensed up setting the phone down and turning red in the face. Lily looked down at her phone and saw on the screen that Amanda had accidentally swiped to a dick pic of Jake.

“That’s why you won’t cheat.” Amanda said flustered. Rather than it being an awkward situation, the girls erupted into uncontrollable laughter.

Their conversation went to the late hours of the night.