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A few hours away by plane ride ,Penelope was getting ready for a weekend of celebrating her childhood bestie's third degree . She had missed Eloise’s first ever one since she had been studying abroad so she made it a point to never miss any others . Of which she was sure there would be more . Eloise loved to throw herself into her special interests and academia provided a space for her to do that . So what if Anthony aka Tony , the only man Penelope had ever had a crush on was going to be there. He would probably have the penthouse suite at the hotel and she would be somewhere else, putting her vibrator also named Tony (no relation she told herself) to good use.
Penelope’s flight ended up getting delayed which meant Anthony ended up meeting Eloise and Co as they were affectionately called at their favorite neighborhood bar. Eloise was rather excited to show her big brother her favorite haunts as well as introduce her to her community here in town. She promptly forgot to inform Pen about the room share situation so that when Pen finally made it into town, she grabbed her room key and headed up stairs to wash the airport grime off her body and get cozy for the night.It was already too late for her to go exploring or join them for dinner so shooting off a quick text to update Eloise- she hopped in the shower.
Anthony had been having a great time watching his baby sister shine.They did a bit of karaoke, and tried every appetizer on the menu since El insisted they were all magnificent. “ You have to try them all! The owner lets the staff decide the menu and everything is handmade and insane” she insisted always the pushy one. The issue with being 1 of 8 kids was that you often got lumped together. He completely understood Eloise’s need to move away and do her own thing. Her newest partner Phil ,a botanist single dad, was quiet but steady. He seemed to ground Eloise while Marina was caring and friendly but also protective. He decided to call it a night however when he witnessed too many wandering hands under the table and moon eyes they thought they were being inconspicuous about. Sighing- there was only so much a brother could witness without barfing. He said his goodbyes and made his way back to the hotel. Last he had heard Pen’s flight had been delayed so he could feign nonchalance for a little bit longer.
That was until he opened the room door and was met with the sight of Pen’s backside, clad only in the softest pale blue sleep short set. Were those violets it was dotted with? His mouth filled with water at the sight of her milky thighs leading up to the curve of her ass where the shorts just ended. She was bent over plopping her curls with a t-shirt which was why she must not have heard the door open. When she finally realized someone was in the room she screamed grabbing the closet thing to her which happened to be a hair brush and whirling around to brandish it at the intruder before finally realizing who it was.
“Oh! Its just you Tony, I mean errr Anthony” she gasped” .
“Tony’s fine” he swallowed deeply trying to act cool as if she sight of her the perky tits in that equally soft looking top - yup those were definitely violets- were not making him weak in the knees.
Penelope’s brain finally came online and she flung herself into action. Tossing down the brush and scrambling for a robe. She tried to act cool and sophisticated while hoping that her booty shorts looked fine and not at all bunched up her ass as she hunted down her robe.
“What were you gonna do with the brush? Brush me to death?” he asked chuckling
“I was considering it”
“New marketing plan for the unbrush- Deadly against intruders and tangles”
“How did you know what brush i use”? She asked
“I pay attention”
Her robe finally on - she caught his eye right at the end if his sentence.
“Oh” she sighed- of course he did. “Did you need something?” she remembered
“Did El not tell you?”
“Tell me what”?
Sighing “ We're to share a room because of a mix up”
Pen stared at him blankly
“If its an issue I can sleep on the floor, or nip over to Els” he said starting towards the closet he had stored his luggage.
“What, no, no. We’ve slept together before- I mean you know, in cuddle puddles in the den at Aubrey hall during movie nights. Its fine! We can pretend like we are teenagers again” she chuckled making it seem like it was no big deal that she was about to share a room with the only man she had a crush on her entire life. She failed to mention that the second her sex hormones kicked online in that very same den that Tony had been it for her. Yes she had dated quite a few people actually- but her secret fantasies were always Tony themed.
“I am gonna nip into the shower” - grabbing his toiletry bag and pajamas he tried to ignore the fact that Pen’s silky robe barley covered her thick thighs. Was it his birthday? What had he done to deserve this gift? Her thighs were his favorite daydream and he wanted to bury his face into them and never come out. Instead he mentally frogwalked himself into the bathroom.
Sighing- Pen grabbed her diffuser and started drying her curls. What had she done to deserve this fresh hell cast upon her? He was naked in that shower, all soft skin, and sharp jawline and muscle while she slowly turned into a red tomato from the heat from the blow dryer. It must be her penance for jumping the turnstile that one time at the subway in New York. Her college roommate had dared her and she didnt want to seem like a twat.
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Anthony desperately tried to will his erection to calm down in the shower, but nothing worked. The bathroom still smelled of her vanilla scent and it kept riling him up. He gave up, tucking it up into the elastic of his boxers. When he walked into the room, Pen was tucking her riotous curls into an adorable blue silk bonnet.
“That new” he commented, pointing toward the bonnet
“If I can get it to stay on, it reducdes frizz and tangles”
“Handy”
“I ordered room service and was going to catch up on my show, would you like to join me”?
“I am going to check my email then yes” he responded hoping that a few minutes of boring work would calm him down.