My roommate Donald was there, sitting at his desk, eating a cheeseburger and watching a movie on his computer. Donald was a fairly large and annoying guy, but he was good at heart so he was tolerable under most circumstances. He was an architecture student like me, so we shared that in common, but otherwise we were completely different people.
One of the things he told me about himself was that he didn't believe in sex before marriage and that I wouldn't have to worry about him bringing any girls back to the room. When he asked me if I thought I might bring someone back, I had told him that it was unlikely. Of course, I had based this on the fact that there were hardly any girls at the school, and that if I did have sex it would likely be off campus. Now here I was, wrapped in a towel, standing in the doorway, with a girl dressed the same as me about to follow. I had to think fast.
"Hey Donald, you're back already," I said to him when he looked up from his cheeseburger, "I was thinking you would be gone another day."
"Nope," he said smiling, "I had my fun skiing, but I was eager to get home."
I heard the bathroom door open behind me, and quickly backed up into the hallway. I saw Rebecca approaching, flip-flops squeaking with each step, and I motioned for her to go back into the bathroom. She mustn't have understood, or cared, for she continued walking right up to me. Wearing only her towel, she came right up next to me, and gave me a big kiss on cheek. Then she turned to Donald.
"Oh hi, Donald! Glad to see you are back," and without further ado, waltzed right into my room towards the bed.
Donald looked at me astounded. He seemed about to speak, but instead stood up and ushered me into the hall for a private chat.
"What are you doing, Ben?" he questioned.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean why is there a naked girl in my room!?" his face was puffy and red.
"Donnie," I said calmly, "she's not completely naked, and besides, what's the big deal? I've enjoyed a wonderful weekend with her, and I can honestly say that you are close to ruining it if you go all 'abstinence only' on me."
Despite the rare occasions when Donald and I got along, most of my free time was spent trying to stay away from my room, and subsequently, Donald. His views on life could really kill any fun someone was having since it would suck the joy out of any situation. Now was one of those times. The high hopes I had for the rest of the afternoon were dashed by the rotund vision of anger in front of me.
"I can believe this!" Donald said, lowering his voice to a harsh whisper, "what about the schools policies on sex in the dorms? What about the agreement we had at the beginning of the year?"
"Donnie, I..."
"Don't call me Donnie!" he interrupted. He appeared to really want to speak so I let him.
"I don't agree with the things you do, Ben, what with all the drinking and partying and late nights. I think you are immoral and a testament to our declining society, and when I see the girl practically naked in our room, I worry what else you will bring into our room. I don't want to get in trouble for something you do!"
"Fine," I replied. His attitude was beginning to irritate me, but I tried to restore calmness to my voice when I spoke.
"Donald, the first thing I would like to say is that the school probably doesn't give a fuck about people having sex on campus. The school officials most likely said that the dorms were gender segregated because they didn't want parents to think that there precious little angels would be fucking like rabbits in between classes."
Donald seemed taken aback by my retort, and jsut stood there with a dumb look on his face.
"Furthermore," I continued, " I said that it was unlikely I would ever bring anyone back to the room."
As my voice rose along with my anger, I forgot that I was standing barefoot in the hallway with a towel around my waist, but still I let him have it.
"...and Donald, I don't care how you were raised or what your beliefs are. I don't think it's healthy to live the life that you do. You are a boring and joyless person!"
I let out all the thoughts and feelings I had from the previous semester, plus the ones from now.
"Whether you approve of it or not, I have had a girl in this room every day since Thursday. Now, I will be considerate enough to not fuck while you are in the room, but don't expect me to live my life your way. I'm not you, and frankly, I'm glad. Living with you is enough to make anyone go crazy, but I've managed to avoid that by not being around you."
Words poured from me as I let loose the torrent of thoughts I had about him
"The reason you think everyone else is so good and pure is because nobody in their right mind would invite you to a party. I pitied you and took the risk of inviting you to do things with me and the other guys, but instead of being gracious about the offer, or even politely declining, you labeled me as a bad person, someone who is trying to tempt you down off your fucking high horse. Your not better than me, Donald. At least I tried to give you a chance."
Some people had stepped outside their rooms to watch diatribe directed at Donald, and now they spoke amongst themselves.
"So next time you want to preach your thoughts and values to someone, find a person who cares first, because I certainly don't. I am a reasonable and fun-loving guy, but seriously Donald, you can bring out the worst in somebody. So I hope you understand where I'm coming from when I say this. Fuck you, Donnie!"
As I headed back inside my room, leaving Donald standing speechless in the hallway, I heard the people behind me laughing and talking. I didn't wait to hear what they said, though. It was January and I was naked and semi-wet, so I as eager to get into some warm clothing.
I closed the door behind, and called out to Donald to at least let Rebecca and me have a chance to get some clothing on. I heard a grumble of acknowledgment from outside, and proceeded to dress.
My thoughts were on Donald and how it would be like to live with him for the rest of the semester. Needless to say, I completely forgot about the lithe eighteen year old laying in a towel on my bed. As I was getting into a pair of jeans, one leg in and out still out, she cleared her throat, and I looked up.
In a dramatic and seductive way, Rebecca lifted the towel away from herself, and I was treated to a gorgeous view of her front. I gazed over her pert breasts adorned with tattoos on each side, as well as her taut stomach, completely smooth and radiant in the pale sunlight from the window. My eyes traveled up from her dainty feet with their immaculately painted toes, and finally came to rest at the top of her thighs. Her hairless sex winked from between her creamy thighs, and I was lost in the sight I was beholding. I was rudely snapped back to reality when I heard Donald's raucous voice say that he wanted to come back in.