She's interested

"I'm in. Don't know for sure if I'll stay for the second half, but I'd definitely like to have fun and meet some new people," Lil answered.

"Cool! I'll be sure to let Roxy know y'all coming!" Mark said, his excitement contagious.

The rest of the week had gone by pretty much without incident. All three asked Mark at different times about particulars for the party, but he assured them that "all you have to bring is yourselves". On the day of the party Gary drove them to the address Mark had given them around 9:30 PM. It was a nice, two-story house with only a couple cars parked in front.

"Looks like we're early," Bernie said, observing the lack of cars.

"Good, means we don't have to deal with a bunch of loud people straight off the bat," Gary reasoned as they got of the car.

"Or we have the wrong time," Lil said with a little concern.

"Nah," Gary assured as he took out his phone. "Mark made sure this was no mix-ups. See?" He showed Lil the day's date and the time to be there between 9 and 10.

"Don't worry, Lil. If we're wrong, we're wrong. No harm, no foul," Bernie reasoned.

"You're right," Lil agreed, a smile lighting up her face. "Let's do this."

They came up to the house door and Gary knocked. The door suddenly opened, and all three's eyes widened at the young woman who answered.

"Hey there! Y'all here for the party!?" She asked with bubbling enthusiasm.

Her skin was a smooth, coffee-colored brown. She had short, dark hair cut to her shoulders with a few brown highlights. Her eyes were brown and twinkled with a combination of friendliness, mischief, and a hint of sultry charm. Her lips were nice and pouty, and thoughts of how good they would be to kiss went through all three of their minds, not to mention other things. Her smiling face conveyed a perfect blend of cute and sexy. She wore a light, green shirt with a pair of hip-hugging blue jeans. The shirt clung to her chest, outlining a pair of small, but perky breasts. The jeans highlighted a definite pair of curvy hips.

Gary managed to compose himself first. "Um, yeah. I'm Gary, this is my girlfriend, Bernie, and my sister, Lil. Mark said-"

"Oh! My bad! Mark did say y'all was coming. I can be such a ditz sometimes. Come in, come in," she said with annoyance at herself, but then with the warmness of a hostess who loved entertaining company.

As she turned to lead them in, Gary practically felt a frog jump into his throat. Her ass was fantastic! While not as wide as Bernie's, it was one of the sexiest big butts he'd ever seen! Her jeans clung to it, highlighting it's beautiful round shape and thickness. Gary managed to tear his eyes away, only to see Bernie and Lil had been looking too. They both noticed, looking away themselves. Neither said anything out loud though Bernie did look over at him and mouth "Wow." Gary couldn't think of the last time a woman had such an immediate and powerful effect on him.

"Mark! Your friends are here! You get your ass down here and greet 'em!" She yelled up the steps before coming back over to them. She seemed to look over them seemingly individually and together all at once, making sure no one was left out. "First off I want to welcome y'all to my party, and thank you for coming. I also want to give you my personal guarantee that you will have a good time. Normally I'd give a small speech about respect and trust, but I know Mark would never invite anyone who didn't get that, so I won't insult him or you by doing it. Are you thirsty? We got all kinds of beer. wine, the works."

"A little bit, yeah," Bernie admitted. Gary gave a nod too.

"Um..I actually can't drink yet," the 19-year old Lil admitted sheepishly.

To her credit, Roxy didn't miss a beat. "Honey, that's perfectly fine." She wrapped a companionable arm around the younger woman's shoulders. "We got a bunch of sodas, milk, some juices, and sweetie, if ANYBODY tries pressure you, I will personally whup some ass! Alright?"

Lil couldn't help but smile at the older woman's enthusiasm, passion, and the sort of natural friendliness that can't be faked. "Okay," she said, suddenly feeling a lot better.

Any reservations Gary and Bernie may have held were dismissed as well. So much so that Gary felt comfortable enough to make conversation.

"Roxy, would you mind if I asked you a question?"

"You go right ahead and ask, sugar," she encouraged.