Author's Note: This is my second submission. I am still trying to develop my writing skills further. I would love to hear feedbacks on how to improve my stories and if there were specific parts that you really liked or didn't like. Thanks. Hope you enjoy the story.
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At the age of 18, Mike was very excited to go to college after graduating high school a year earlier than expected. He had always been a straight-A student and always had his nose in books. At his high school, he was always the recipient of the highest awards which made him a target of some of his jealous classmates. His parents and teachers were very impressed by his intelligence, so they agreed to bump him up to grade 12 after grade 10. And a year later, he was ready to go off to college. Mike rarely had any friends. He did have people pretending to be his friend so that they could get him to help on their homework, and being the nice guy that he was, he helped them every time even though he knew what they were up to. He wasn't very popular among the girls either. He was around 5"10' and 170lbs. He had short black curly hair and wore glasses. He mostly wore plain t-shirts and black or blue jeans. He didn't have a 6-pack or bulging biceps but he wasn't obese either. He was at content with his body image.
Mike didn't live in a dorm room mostly because he didn't like the idea of sharing a room with a complete stranger, using the communal bathroom, and not being able to cook his own meals. So in the summer, he looked for apartments. He would have preferred a place completely of his own but his parents didn't have enough money for that, so he had to settle on having a roommate. They spent weeks trying to find a reasonable place but Mike didn't like any of them because he knew he wouldn't be able to get along with the person already living there. I guess you could say that Mike was a bit picky that way. He wanted a tidy and studious roommate, not one who'd be throwing parties all the time and/or living like a slob.
After 3 weeks of searching Mike finally agreed to a place, but his parents were not sure about it. It was a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment with a shared living room and a shared kitchen. The rent was reasonable as well. What made his parents unsure was that the other person living there was a 24 year old girl named Julie. She was senior at the university studying to become a chiropractor. She was around 5"5' and 130lbs. She also wore glasses and had short brown hair. Julie was incredibly sweet and courteous. Mike knew that she'd be the type of person he would get along with. They could tell that she liked to keep the place tidy and she didn't look like a party girl. Mike pleaded with his parents to let him live in that apartment because it was the only reasonable place he saw. And after careful consideration, they agreed.
Mike moved to his new apartment 2 weeks before classes were going to start. He wanted to check out the area and get settled in so he wouldn't have to do that when classes had started. The room was already furnished so Mike arrived with only a suitcase and his laptop. He knocked at the door but there was no reply, and after a minute he used the key and got in. His mother took the suitcase in the room and started to unpack it while his father told him a few things about being on his own; it was nothing he didn't already know. When his mother was done unpacking, his parents left and Mike was all alone in the apartment. He was incredibly nervous about being there, and didn't know what to do. He thought of watching TV or setting his laptop up with to the internet connection but then decided that it would be best if he confirmed it with Julie first. So he waited nervously and anxiously for her.
Mike was in his room when he heard the door open. He stopped the task of arranging his books on the shelf to go see Julie.
"Hey. You're here," she said smiling when he walked in to the living room.
Mike was nearly dumbfounded when he saw her this time. Julie was wearing a cotton pink tank top, which showed her bellybutton, and white shorts. She had sexy smooth legs and breasts that seemed to be bursting out of her top. And to top it all off, she had the cutest smile he had ever seen. Mike stood in one place and replied, "Hi. Yes, I got here a couple hours ago. I didn't know what else to do so I started setting up my room. I hope that's okay."
She finished taking off her shoes and went to the couch. She sat, and tapped the seat beside her, telling Mike to come sit next to her. Hesitantly and slowly, Mike went and sat next to her. She sat Indian style on the big couch and faced Mike. "Sure that was fine. Are you finding every okay?"
Mike sat stiff on the couch and just nodded his head.
Julie lightly slapped Mike on the back, "Relax. This is your place too now and I don't bite," she teased him.
With a lot of effort, he finally relaxed and sat comfortably on the couch. "Sorry, I guess I'm just nervous and getting used to this," he chuckled.
"Well if there's anything you want to know, don't hesitate to ask. I'd be more than happy to help you," she smiled at him once again. "What say you we get to know each other over pizza?"
"Sounds great."
After Julie ordered the pizza, they started to get to know each other. Julie was surprised about him getting into college a year earlier, and asked how he convinced his parents to let him live with a girl. Within 20 minutes their food arrived. Julie paid for everything and said, "This one is on me, next one is on you."
They ate at a small dinner table by the kitchen. It was barely big enough to hold the plates for 2 people. And after a couple slices each, Mike brought up the topic of house rules. He wanted to know if Julie was as anal as him. She certainly seemed so when they first met.
"So what are the house rules?" he asked.
Julie laughed and almost choked on the pizza. "I'm not your mom," she replied when she stopped laughing.
Mike went red with embarrassment, "No... I mean things like, do we share the fridge completely or do we have our sections? Do we share food or stick to what we buy? Things like that."
She thought about it for a second then placed her palm on Mike thigh. "Well, I do like to keep the place clean. That means, clean up after yourself and no dirty dishes in the sink. And as for the food and fridge, we're both adults here. I don't care about keeping it private. Just don't go mooching off of me."
"Great. You won't have any problems from me," he smiled.
"Oh and one last thing. If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie..."
"... and wipe the seatie," he finished off her sentenced and they both burst out laughing.
The rest of the night, they spent getting to know each other more. Mike told Julie about his interests and field of study and vice-versa. Mike was very surprised about how well he got along with her. He had never been so comfortable around anyone.
The next morning Mike woke up and headed to the bathroom. But when he opened the door of the bedroom, he was greeted by the sight of Julie completely naked save for the towel in her hand. "Oh shit!" he exclaimed and shut the door. He started thinking that he would have to move out and how Julie would be so mad. But a few seconds later there was a knock on his bedroom door. And he quickly jumped to answer it, not wanting to upset Julie further.
Julie stood in front of him with the towel wrapped around her chest to just a little below the waist. "Listen, I'm sorry about that. I've just been living alone for a long while, and I guess I just forgot that I couldn't walk around naked anymore," she apologized.
"So you're not mad?" Mike asked with his eyes to the floor.
"Mad? No sweetie, I'm the one who's sorry." And with that, she hugged him. Mike pulled his hips back a bit because he didn't want her to notice that the device in his pants was poking out. Her soft towel on his skin didn't help the situation either. She finally let him go and went to get dressed.
"Well I have to go to work right now, how about I show you the area when I get back?" she called out from her room.
"Sounds great," Mike replied.
Again, he waited for her anxiously and nervously. The naked image of her from the morning kept popping in his head no matter how hard he tried to not think about it. Secretly he had hoped that he would get to see her naked again, but he wasn't going to confess that to Julie. When she got back, the two headed out. She showed him good places to eat and where to buy groceries.
The rest of the week was a similar routine, except for Mike getting to see Julie naked again. She showed him around the campus and other points of interests around town. She also told him which busses to take depending on where he wanted to go.
Mike and Julie got along great, and formed a strong friendship. She introduced him to her friends, but being as shy as he was, he stuck beside Julie most of the time.
The following Monday Julie came home later than usual.
"You're home late," Mike said when he saw her enter the apartment.
"Yeah, I have an evening class on Monday."
"Class? I thought classes didn't start till next week?" he asked while walking up to her.
"Maybe not for you little boy, but us grownups are back in school," she teased him while messing up his hair.
