Inspire by Heather Buchine Page A

mind silently shouted the words that I actually wanted to say to her, but I kept my cool and didn’t show any signs that I was bothered by their prank.
    “Oh, thanks. Those were actually the clothes that I needed to change into. Well, I guess I’m lucky I still have my underwear,” I said, revealing myself from behind the curtain. The looks on the girls’ faces showed that they hadn’t realized they’d missed my lingerie. “I’ll just have to go across to the laundry room to get something. Hope none of the guys are out there or they will really get a show!” I said very nonchalantly. I could tell from the expressions they got after glancing over my body that the girls hadn’t thought their plan through. It was obvious that they weren’t excited by the idea of the guys getting to see me this way and they were now regretting their actions.
    “Well, I can go grab you something,” Ashley quickly offered, rethinking her plan.
    “That’s all right,” I said, walking past them to the door. “It’s kind of like a bikini, so I’ll just go. Thanks though!”
    I made my way out of the bathroom and then casually walked across to the laundry room. Some whistles came from the basketball court, and I knew that everyone was watching me. Internally I was so embarrassed, but didn’t want to give anyone else that impression. Good body or not, I wasn’t excited about being seen in my underwear; it was definitely more intimate attire. But there was no way the girls were going to get the best of me so I made no attempt to run.
    As I entered the laundry room, I nearly had a heart attack when I saw a man standing in the corner by the change machine. He turned from the sound of the door closing behind me, and I let out a huge sigh of relief realizing it was Travis. “Paige?” he said with an amused but puzzled look on his face. I was trying to cover up my top and bottom with my arms, but was still pretty exposed.
    “Please don’t get the wrong idea. The girls took my clothes from the bathroom, because they “supposedly” thought I meant to put them in with my laundry. So they did me a favor and added them to my wash. Luckily, they missed my underwear or I would be standing here naked,” I said, looking down at my ridiculously bare state.
    “Man, they’re bitches,” Travis declared and I nodded in agreement. “Although, maybe I should thank them,” he chuckled, walking towards me. I rolled my eyes sarcastically at his remark, still recovering from the entire situation. “Hey sorry! I’m a guy and you are smoking hot!” He winked and then shrugged out of his t-shirt to give it to me.
    “Thank you, and thank you!” I said as I quickly slipped it on. It barely covered my bottom, but would suffice until my laundry was done.
    “So are you in here washing clothes too?” I asked, admiring his now bare chest, and curious as to why he was down here.
    “No. Someone complained that the change machine wasn’t working so I came down to check it out. I’m happy I did or I would have missed the show,” he said, closing the gap between us.
    “Ha! Ha!” I smirked.
    “I had an incredible afternoon with you by the way, and was bummed that I had to work. But, getting to see you like this,” he said, sneaking his hands under the base of the shirt to cup my bottom, “has cheered me up!” His lips found mine as he pressed me back against the washing machine. He slowly slid his tongue into my mouth as his hands squeezed my butt cheeks. My body once again ignited in flames, and I wrapped my arms around him, grabbing on to his hair as the intensity of the kiss deepened. They just keep getting better and better , I thought, as our tongues ravenously explored each other.
    Just as Travis began to slide his hands upwards, the sound of the laundry room door opening broke our kiss, and Travis pushed himself away. He quickly moved back toward the change machine. Of course it was Ashley and Britney, probably coming to ensure that I had