Roommate Wanted

Chapter 12

Saturday Evening

Shelby's Point of View

Karlie and I just finished getting dressed for Jenny's bachelorette party. I think this is the first time I have seen Karlie in a dress, and damn does she look good in a dress and high heels. I appreciated her beauty all the time, but the dress showed off her lean muscular figure and the heels highlighted her beautiful long legs.

We took an uber downtown to meet the rest of the girls at the bars. When we walked in we noticed them sitting in the back corner in a large corner booth. Karlie and I squeezed in the booth and Jenny introduced me to all the girls. We did some rounds of shots and all were mingling. I noticed Jenny's maid of honor, Annie, paying more attention to me than anyone else in the group. She kept touching me while she talked, even brushed my hair back behind my ear. It didn't take me long to realize she was hitting on me. I looked over at the other girls and noticed Karlie eyeing us. She looked pissed. I made an excuse to go to the bathroom, thankfully Annie didn't try to follow me. As I was washing my hands Karlie walked in.

"Hey Shelby, I am sorry about Annie," Karlie said. "She is quite the player and her game is trying to turn straight girls. Just stick with me the rest of the night and I will make sure she stays away from you."

"Oh, but I'm not strai- I mean it's really not a big deal. I've been hit on by women before, I can handle myself. I appreciate your concern though. Thank you for looking out for me," I responded. While I was not interested in Annie, I was kind of enjoying the attention. I haven't had a woman hit on me since the whole ordeal with Charlie.

"Ok, if you are sure. Just wanted to make sure you didn't feel uncomfortable tonight. I will see you back out there." Karlie said. She seemed a bit upset still.

When I got back to the table the girls decided to play a drinking game. All of the girls minus Jenny, Karlie, Annie, and I were married and uptight, so a lot of the questions were like "never have I ever thought about someone besides my boyfriend/husband during sex", "never have I ever had sex outside of the bedroom", "never have I ever over drafted my bank account". Yeah I'm not sure about that last one.

After a while most of the girls left and it was just Jenny, Karlie, Annie, and I. Annie was very clearly trying to invite me up to her hotel room, but I declined. I pretended to be nauseous and Annie backed off pretty quick. Karlie didn't catch on though, and insisted we go back to hotel room so I could lie down. Annie seemed confused that Karlie and I were leaving together, but I didn't care.

"I'm sorry you aren't feeling well Shelby, are you ok to walk a few blocks or do you need me to call us an uber?" Karlie asked.

"Oh no I am fine, I'm definitely a bit tipsy, but I am by no means sick. I just said that so Annie would leave me alone. She was trying to get me to go with her to her room." I responded.

"She makes me so mad. I wish she would have leaved you alone, I specifically told her-" Karlie said.

"I told you I was fine and could manage her myself." I said defensively. But I realized quickly Karlie just meant to help. "I'm sorry, I know you are just trying to look out for me."

We got back to the hotel room after the party. When we got in the room I kicked off my heels and  started to get into something more comfortable. Karlie was also changing, she took her dress off and was only in her bra and underwear. I realized quickly that I was staring so I rushed to get changed and pulled my dress over my head. But then I got it stuck around my head and shoulders.

"Uh... can you help me please" I asked Karlie.

"Haha of course! Looks like you are a little more than tipsy" She said. She walked over and helped me pull the rest of her dress over my shoulders. As she pulled it off I lost my footing and stumbled back onto the bed, accidentally pulling Karlie down as well. She landed on top of me. Neither of us were wearing much clothing so I could feel her warm, soft skin against mine. I froze under her. I felt her start to push herself off of me, but she stopped as soon as our eyes met. It felt like time stopped in that moment. After a few seconds I noticed she broke eye contact to peak down at my lips. Then it happened. Our lips had met and we shared a soft, gentle kiss. I don't know who had initiated it, but I didn't care. We deepened the kiss and I pulled her body back against mine. I could feel my heart pacing and my hands started wandering.

Before I knew it Karlie got up and ran to the bathroom. Did I misread the situation? Did I initiate it and make it all up in my head and freak her out. Oh shit. Maybe I can just blame the alcohol in the morning and we can remain best friends and roommates. I decided to close my eyes and pretend to be asleep. I heard her exit the bathroom and make her way back into the bed. She slid next to me, but kept her distance and didn't try to wake me. Great... this is not going to be a good talk in the morning.