Co-authored by Salacious and Kewbert
Authors’ note: What we attempted here was a “he said/she said” collaboration. “He Said” is in Roman style type, and “She Said” is in italics. A telling of the same story from two perspectives, with a dash of chain letter feel to it. It’s a bit experimental, but we thoroughly enjoyed writing it. We’d particularly appreciate your feedback on this genre-bending style. Thanks, Kew and Sal
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My life sucks. I cannot believe a whole semester of teaching class looms ahead of me. I used to love it, but between the pressure to get published by my department heads, and the dwindling number of students that remotely care about Land Use, and my recent divorce, I've had it. I'll bet that not one student will even be here in the lecture hall on time, despite the fact that it's 9:58 now.
Checking my watch, I was beginning to wonder if I'd make it to class on time. "Damn hangover, damn margaritas...damn alarm clock." Opening the door to the class and seeing that it had already filled up with other students it seems I was destined to sit in the front row. "Fabulous, a headache and lecture drone, up close and personal." Adjusting myself in the seat, unfortunately next to the window, I looked up and saw the first good thing to happen all day." This wasn't the same crusty professor that had taught my last class in Land Use. Nice ass! Maybe this won't be so bad after all.
"Thank you, class. Remember that the last day for drop/add is a week from Wednesday. You're dismissed." It seems that some folks showed up to my class after all. Were they mostly female, or was that my overactive, undersexed imagination? As a few students lingered with trivial questions, I caught myself hoping that the curvaceous girl from the front row was one of them. She couldn't seem to keep still in her seat. Through the whole lecture, every time she crossed and re-crossed her legs, I involuntarily looked at her. It was amateurish of me, but she was worth every eyeful. "Yes, we will cover all aspects of topography, land use case law and some elements of geology. See you in two days. Yes, goodbye." There she was. Everyone else had gone. Was my heart actually fluttering? "Hi, what was your name again?"
"Yes, Professor Royce, my name is Allison, Allison Vargas. I was just wondering if there would be any special projects available this semester. I like to plan ahead and take into account the time needed for good research."
"Well, Allison, there is one project I'm working on for my doctorate. It's downright grueling; long hours and tedious data crunching. There's a little bit of fieldwork, but it's mostly late nights in my study at the library. If you're interested, both of my graduate assistants are otherwise occupied this semester and I could use the help." She gave me a smoky look that some might mistake for academic ambition. "Just meet me tomorrow night in private study 431, near the Folio section on the fourth floor of Nutley Library. See you then." As I gathered up the last of my papers and walked toward the exit of the empty lecture hall, I paused in front of Allison's seat. Before I realized what I was doing, I planted my face against the wood of the seat and inhaled deeply. It was still a bit warm from her restless rump and I definitely detected a whiff of that salty-sweet smell that I hadn't known in a long time.
It's 8:30; I have time for a shower before meeting Mr. Royce at the Library. Stepping into the shower felt so good. After having washed my hair, I grabbed the cherry vanilla scented soap, poured some onto my hand and lathered up. Lost in thought, my hands roamed freely over my breasts, circling around and around, pausing to pay them just enough attention. When I realized how erotic this all felt I continued to cleanse and caress down my belly and into the promised land. Slowly and deliberately touching one fingertip to my clitoris, a jolt ran through me. Then, as I heard the phone ring, I crashed back to reality.
Grabbing my towel and running to the phone, "Hello...yes, this is Allison Vargas...Oh yes...Mr. Royce...I’m running a bit late myself, I should be there in about 20 minutes. Okay...see you then."
Finally dressed, I had selected a short blue skirt, a white sweater and low pumps; simple, but clean and professional. Arriving at the library at 9:10 ready to work. I took a deep breath, smoothed my skirt, and reapplied fresh lipstick before opening the door of private study 431. Wondering what tasks lay before me, he had said the word “grueling,” I hoped that I had not bitten of more than I could chew this time.
"Hi, Allison. Thanks for coming. Remember, if you're not 100% convinced that you want to do this for the whole semester, you can leave a note in my box by the end of the week and no harm, no foul, no hard feelings."
She looked fantastic. She was dressed professionally, but that skirt showed off the unique shapeliness of her legs, remarkable for someone of her size; she couldn't have been more than 5'1” or 5'2”. She was wearing an exceptionally tight sweater that kept screaming, "Look at this fabulous, forbidden bosom! Look! Look!"