***SHE***
Manny was startled from her sleep by the heavy thud of a hand on her behind. Her eyes opened to find Kyle staring at her from an uncomfortable distance. He was squatting on the floor with his face just inches away. She could smell the cigarettes on his breath.
"Hey Manny," he hollered way too loud. He was grinning ear to ear. "Josh said you were up here sleeping, so I thought I would come up to say hi. You plan on sleeping through the party?"
"No, I'm gonna get up," she groaned. "What time is it now," she asked, noticing that his hand was still on her behind? "You planning on keeping that," she queried him, gesturing to his hand on her backside.
"Aw shit, no... sorry," Kyle flushed. "Living with a bunch of guys kind of fucks up your manners, ya know?"
"Sure Kyle, anything for a cheap feel, right?"
"Hmm," Kyle smirked. "Guess you all grown up now and sensitive about that stuff, huh?"
"Let's just say that grown women don't like hands on their ass. Now would you leave so I can get dressed, please," Manny requested, shoo-ing him away with her hands.
Throwing his hands up in a mock defense, Kyle started backing from the room. "Cool, I got you, you are a woman now. The Lady Emmanuelle. It's all good with me." Pulling the door closed as he left, Kyle stopped and re-entered the room. "It's really good to see you again Manny."
"You too Kyle," she smiled. "Now get the hell out!"
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***HE***
As expected, the party was pretty big. It always was. It was the end of hell week and the pledges from the various fraternities and sororities were being sworn in this weekend. As a result, this party was the classic where everyone was blowing off steam from the prior week. It will last well into the next morning, and more than a few crazy things will occur in the next 24 hours or so. Josh, however, only had one reason he was looking forward to this party. He knew that Jackie would be here, and she was single again. Maybe he would finally get her alone. She was a striking, tanned latin beauty, and he knew that every guy in the house would be hitting on her, but he had to find a way. He had to show her that he was not just looking for another notch on his bedpost. He really had serious feelings for her. He always had.
The entire campus knew about this party, most having been here in prior years. Frat brothers arrived en masse, showing off their colors. The sorority sisters did likewise, each with a pledge in tow. This party represented a stage for each house to show off their new pledge class, some even performing secret rituals in upstairs rooms. There were the jocks and members of other campus organizations; political groups; loners and the bored. It really was a campus wide event.
Josh had already had a few beers before the party started and was feeling nicely buzzed. Manny had not come downstairs yet, but he knew this was a big deal for her and she wanted to look just right; he wasn't worried. He was pretty distracted as he continually scanned the room for Jackie's arrival. Some of the other girls that were arriving tonight were looking pretty good though. This was the best looking pledge class he had seen in a few years. Maybe he'd get in a few dances with some of them later.
"Josh," Kyle called from the top of the stairs. "I think you need to see this, man." He was walking with Manny on his arm. Josh turned to see a long pair of legs ending in a sexy pair of black high heels. As they descended the staircase, he realized just how long his night was going to be.
"Emmanuelle," Josh whispered with more than a hint of awe. "It seems my little sister has grown up while I was away."
"So you approve," Manny asked, peering from behind the hair hanging over her face? She did a catwalk turn for Josh to take in the whole view. As she did, a whistle came from Kyle.
"You clean up nice, kiddo," Kyle followed.
"Yes you do,' said Josh. "You look awesome, Emmanuelle, just awesome."
"Thanks, big brother!" She leaned in close to whisper in his ear. "I hoped I wouldn't let you down." She kissed his cheek, and then ran her finger across his face to wipe the lipstick off. "Now I'm going to see what a college party is all about. C'mon Kyle, show me around!" She grabbed his arm and dragged Kyle into the heart of the party, turning back to wink at Josh.
"Oh man, am I in trouble." Josh lamented....