(Thank you for all of the encouragement on the HTD series. Per your votes, I will be continuing it. But, this is a story idea that I really need to get out because it has me the most inspired right now. Fair warning, this is going to be a tamer and slightly slower series. But with each episode it will build. There will be my typical sexacapades in each episode, even if that doesn't mean actual sex. But I'm attempting to develop these characters more. I hope you enjoy. And thanks again to Drewau for editing. And comments are appreciated.)
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To say Tom and Nicci were innocent would be an understatement. Neither had even masturbated before. Which for Tom, meant plenty of messy sheets, and if Nicci were honest, she had had quite a few wet dreams herself. They never spoke about these things though. Their parents had sheltered them to a near unhealthy level.
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When Nicci's family moved in next door, at the age of 10, Tom was watching her move stuff in from his window. He seemed mesmerized by her for some reason. He hadn't gone through puberty yet, so it wasn't those kinds of feelings. But the way her blonde curls bounced as she walked were hypnotic. Nicci noticed him up in the window, she smiled and waved at him. Tom blushed and waved back.
Nicci took that as an invitation. She dropped what she was holding and ran to his front door. Tom's mom opened the door and eyed her suspiciously when she asked about her son. Nicci's dad was quick to catch up with her and apologize for the intrusion.
Mom shared her displeasure at the forward girl inquiring as to her son. Dad explained that he is constantly getting onto Nicci for being so outgoing. He had been trying to teach her to be more ladylike, but with her mother gone, there wasn't a female role model in the house. Mom sympathized with that as Tom's father died when he was 4.
Both kids resented the stereotypical roles that their parents tried to force on them, even though they wouldn't have the words to explain that until they got older. Though their parents seemed to bond over their mutual strict old fashioned beliefs, nothing romantic ever evolved from this commonality. Neither of them wanted to risk being hurt again.
Unbeknownst to the kids, they made a deal with each other. Nicci's Dad would teach Tom how to be a respectable gentleman that never had dirty thoughts. And Tom's mom would teach Nicci how to be the model demure housewife and mother. This endeavor failed in most ways as Tom was still quite passive and shy, while Nicci was quite tom boyish and forward.
The one area that the lessons did take hold were on sex. They were frequently told adages of hairy palms, kitten slaughters, and worst of all STDs if they ever actually had sex outside of the bounds of marriage. They had Tom and Nicci so thoroughly brainwashed that they barely even washed their privates for fear of accidental arousal.
The two were never allowed to be alone together. They were watched like hawks every second they were in the same room together. Of course, nothing would have happened between them anyways. They didn't discover their feelings for each other until they moved off to college.
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It took nearly a semester for Tom to finally ask Nicci out. On their first date, they barely said a word despite being best friends since before either of them could remember. It took another semester before they had their first kiss. Although it was quite innocent, closed lips, both suddenly felt as if they had sparklers going off inside of them. Both in their hearts and in their privates.
Neither knew what to do about such feelings. And even if they did, they would have been too afraid to take action. So the second year of college started, and they both quickly became too busy to think about such things. Tom, working part time at a local fast food restaurant didn't even have enough money to take Nicci out on a date. The little free time they had, they typically spent complaining to each other about how they had no money.
On one such occasion, Nicci had an idea that she quickly chased away. As she watched her bank account dwindle and quite frequently dip into the red, she finally broached the topic.
"Tom?" Nicci asked tentatively.
"Yeah?" Tom answered absently as he played a farming game on his phone. One of the few free activities they could do together.
"How do you feel about moving in together?"
Tom nearly dropped his phone in shock. "We can't do that. Our parents would kill us."
Quickly running damage control, Nicci said, "I don't mean in the same bed. I'm not suggesting, you know what."
Tom took a deep breath, but still felt nervous about the topic at hand. "Why would we take the risk?"