Calmer Than Last Night

I woke up to the sun streaking through a gap in the curtains, catching me in the eye. As I came to I remembered that I'd slept naked, not that it was terribly strange, I'd been sleeping nude for a while. But no, I was nude in my friend's bed, with my friend currently in said bed, our arms lazily draped over eachother. Though she of course wasn't nude herself.

With a smile I stroked a hair from Emma's face, she was out like a log still, that made sense, I remember her being an extremely heavy sleeper. Letting out a sigh I untangle her from my body and get up to stretch, my body is still a little tense from all the running last night so I really need it.

I contemplate getting dressed, her clothes are right there, at the very least I see the hoodie she gave me to wear last night. But that'd be cheating, so I leave her room.

Walking around a house like this early in the morning in a strange feeling, I've been nude at home before, but always at night. This feels like someone could just walk out of a bathroom or another bedroom in the middle of their routine, of course I know that it's just me and Emma here. But I indulge myself in the fantasy of being light on my feet, trying not to wake parents that aren't there.

I should head downstairs, make breakfast or something. Instead I decide to explore, creeping about the house on bare feet. I go through the first door I see, inside it's spacious and clean, a well made double bed sits in the centre of the room facing towards a window that looks out on the back garden. I don't feel particularly nervous, the curtains aren't closed, but the voiles are, offering me the safety to enter the room.

This must be the parents' bedroom. I pictured Emma's mom and dad sleeping while I crept around, a guest lost in an unfamiliar house...perhaps I was looking for the toilet and stumbled into the wrong room. I opted to leave, just in case I got too caught up in the fantasy and dripped anything on the carpet. Anywhere else could be justified as an accidental spill by Emma, but their bedroom? I didn't want my friend facing awkward questions like that.

Back out in the hall I snickered to myself having immediately spotted the toilet, how topical I thought as I went in to freshen up and relieve myself. Finishing up, I wash my hands and decide to cut my exploration short, my stomach was calling for me.

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Emma yawned as she walked into the kitchen "...morning?" She said, surprised as seeing me frying eggs, wearing nothing but an apron.

"Morning sleepy head" I joked, plating up a couple of eggs with some toast and fried mushrooms, passing it over to where she was sitting down.

"I- Sorry it's just I didn't expect you to still be naked" The blonde said with a chuckle, picking a fork up and digging in.

"Why? You're the one who locked my clothes away" I wink back, plating up my food and turning the hob off. With everything safe and accounted for I pull off my apron and bring my food over to eat opposite my friend.

"No no it's just-" Emma smiled and shook the thought from her head "You know the window still has a clear view to the kitchen, right?"

I just shrug and swallow a mouthful of egg "And? Not like there's many people out this early...and even then, I'm in the privacy of a home, if they're watching me then they're perverts" I say with a playful grin as I cut up a mushroom.

"Wow" Her smile turned to a grin as she looked me over "Last night did a number on you huh?"

I shrugged again "Maybe. So, any ideas for what to do today?"

"Isn't it too early to think about that stuff?" Asked Emma, taking a look out a window, then at a clock.

"Never too early, besides...people are gonna be heading out to work" I explained as I cut my toast a bit, forking it with a bit of egg "Neighbourhood might be kind of empty aside from the stay at home dads, housewives, generally unemployed people"

"You're a menace to society Rachel" She snapped back, pretending to be shocked by my train of thought "A menace that only means to get up to no good, a very naughty girl"

"Very naughty indeed" I giggled back "So naughty I should be punished with something perhaps...?"

Emma narrowed her eyes at me, but didn't bother hiding her smile "Y'know it's hard to come up with punishments for someone outright asking for them"

"Mm, just means you need to be more devious I think" I took another forkful of egg and contemplated just what we could do, I mean following up last night seemed almost impossible. But that was mainly because it was a calamity of errors, can't just replicate that at the drop of a hat.

...maybe I just needed to rein in my expectations a little...or get a reality check.