Epilogue

I opened my eyes; the light from my partially opened window had woken me up. Rolling over, I grumpily glanced over to see the morning breeze had shifted my curtains apart causing light to stream onto my face. I’d been up late and had planned to sleep in but knew I probably wouldn’t be able to fall back asleep. Checking my phone, it was just after 9:00am; I guess I could get a run in.

The air was hot and sticky as I peeled the single sheet off my naked body. It was on mornings like this that I was happy I slept naked most of the time, the exception being my bad time of the month. I stretched, pulling my arms back over my head and straightening my spine out from a few hours of sleep. In the distance, I could hear the shower running and wondered who was in it. If I wasn’t about to go for a run, it would’ve been fun to jump in there with them.

I checked the curtains and noted I should use some clips or pins to keep them closed at night. I didn’t want to be woken up every morning to a face full of sun or have to swelter in a room without air circulation. I found my running gear scattered in my cramped room, most likely from being kicked off quickly the last time for some post-exercise fun.

Leaving my room, I walked past the bathroom, the door partially open to let the steam out. Despite being tired, I did have a smile on my face. It only got wider when I entered the kitchen. Tiptoeing over to the kitchen table, I snuck up behind him and wrapped my arms around him.

“Morning Brian!” I shouted cheerfully, causing him to jump and nearly choke on his cereal.

“Morning Jane, didn’t expect you up this early.” He replied with a cough as I kissed his cheek. “Going for a run?”

“Yup, stupid sun woke me up, so I figured might as well squeeze one in before work,” I said, letting go of him and grabbing a glass of water. From the direction of the bathroom, I heard the shower turn off.

As I drank, Brian looked at me. “I’m surprised you’re going, it’s really hot out there.”

I finished my gulp and grinned, “It was really hot last night too, and that didn’t stop us.”

Brian’s cheeks turned pink and he turned away in embarrassment, unable to look me in the eye. It was cute, even after all this time, he was still embarrassed by sex. The bathroom door squeaked open and I could hear the sound of wet footsteps approaching on the cheap parquet floor.

“Why are you up already, I thought you were sleeping in?” A naked Riley asked, with only her hair wrapped in a towel.

“Sun through the curtains, need to clip them closed,” I replied. “Going to go for a run since I’m up.”

Riley smiled, “Have fun, don’t die from the heat. We’ll likely be gone when you get back.”

“Oh yeah.” I realized what day it was. “Have fun on campus, I’m sure Brian knows all the best secret routes to take so you aren’t late for class.”

Brian blushed again, “I know some ... but only for my program. I don’t know the sociology and humanities buildings very well.”

“That’s what the guides are for,” Riley replied as she poured herself some orange juice, her cute little perky tits stood out proud from the cool air of the fridge. “ ... but you can show me more after the tour.” Riley climbed onto Brian’s lap, and rubbed her naked body against him.

“Settle down you two,” I grinned while doing a quick stretching routine. “Don’t make me get the spray bottle.”

“This is your fault, Jane.” Groaned Riley, as Brian’s hands moved around to her front.

I shrugged, “Fair. Anyway, have fun today. I’ll see you after work, you packed up already?”

“Yeah, my gear’s by my bedroom door; I’ll pull it out later. I’ll be ready to go tomorrow morning when your parents pick us up,” Riley replied, her eyes already glazing over as Brian worked one of her tits with one hand while his other moved southbound.

“Alright, I see where this is going ... I’m out.” Turning, I headed toward the door before Riley called out.

“No kiss goodbye, sis?” Riley pouted.

“Ughhhh, fine,” I said sarcastically, acting like it was the most difficult thing in the world. I walked over and gave Riley a big kiss on the lips, our tongues touching just long enough to increase the temperature in the room.

“Bye Riley.” I smiled, then turned my attention to Brian underneath her, giving him a big kiss too. “ ... and bye, Brian. Don’t screw each other for too long and end up being late. See you later.”

Brian blushed a deeper pink as I turned and walked to the door. I stopped in the living room, next to the ratty old grey couch Riley and I bought second hand, to put on my running shoes. It woke up the occupant sleeping peacefully on the couch.

“I haven’t forgotten about you, but I’ll see you after, Mr. Pawsly.” I bent down and kissed the small, soft fluffy head of our little black void kitty. He yawned and stretched out his front paws before curling up on his back with front paws pointing to the sky; I knew it was a scratchy trap.

“Not today, Pawsly, I know your cute tricks,” I laughed, tying up my shoe and standing up. I grabbed my keys and phone, and said one last goodbye, before heading out the door and down the seven flights of stairs to the entrance. When I opened the doors, I was hit in the face with a blast of early summer heat; the kind I felt one year ago while sleeping in a tent.

My feet hit the sidewalk, and I was off down the busy street. It would be a fifteen-minute run, street-crossing dependent, to get to the park to do my usual loop. I made my way across crowded intersections, having to stop occasionally for traffic; it wasn’t as direct of a run as it had been from my parents. We were living on the opposite side of the little lake, in a lower-end section of town, but nowhere near as bad as what Brian and Ross had lived in. Rent was high, three thousand a month, but Riley and I could just manage that.

I entered through the park gates, though not the ones I was so familiar with. On my first run of the year, shortly after we moved into the building, I took the wrong exit and ended up outside my parents’ place feeling pretty foolish when I realized what I’d done. It had been automatic, lost in my breathing and the beat of my heart, when I’d made the wrong turn.

I rounded the first corner, everything feeling familiar and right again. Back in the park, I was comfortable and free to let my brain drift off as my legs and lungs mechanically took over. I could enjoy an almost meditational experience as I let my mind drift away into a sea of thoughts; all of them happy.

When I arrived back home to the apartment, I found Pawsly still curled up on the couch. That lazy little creature could spend more time sleeping than anything I’d ever seen in my life. While we’d only had him for a few months, I couldn’t imagine our little apartment without him. He brought that extra bit of joy and personality to the place; as well as a lot of black fur.

It had been Riley’s idea to get some kind of pet; I’d never had one before, so I wasn’t too sure about it. We’d only been living here for a few weeks when we’d gone out for a walk and found this little black furball casually strolling about without a care in the world. He walked right up to me and rubbed against my leg, then jumped onto Riley’s lap when she knelt down to pet him. We thought he must belong to someone, but there were no tags, ID chips, or anything else to identify him.

Knowing city streets were dangerous, we brought him to our home on a temporary basis until we could find his own. We put up a few posters and posted online, but no one claimed him; so, we kept him. He doesn’t seem to be broken up about losing his freedom. I’ve since learned of the ‘Cat Distribution System’ that assigns a cat to random humans, and I’ve never felt more blessed. He’s really helped brighten up our apartment, even if he’s pure black with bright yellow eyes, though he will occasionally attack my shoes.

Kicking off my running clothes, I wandered around naked; a fairly regular occurrence, not that anyone else was home to look. We were naked a lot of the time, especially when the summer heat approached. When Brian first started visiting, he would blush and not look at anyone; but since I nudged him to ask out Riley, and was over more often, he’s got more comfortable with the practice. It probably helps that I will, on occasion, join in on their sexy times. Not all the time though, I don’t want to be a third wheel, and I know they like to have their own personal time.

The two of them have become inseparable, with Brian sleeping over at our apartment half the time, rather than return to his own place. Though, if I had to share a cramped apartment with three other people, I’d probably be anywhere but there too. I like him being around, I’ve always liked him; and with his romantic attention elsewhere, we can just be the friends I wanted us to be. Brian deserved to have someone special; someone who could love him back and wanted a serious relationship. There was no one else I could think of who better fit that description than Riley. She was the better version of me after all.

From them being together, I’ve slowly learned to enjoy Anime, after watching enough of it with Riley and Brian. The two of them even have a plan to go to some kind of convention in the fall; and I expect they’ll drag me along too. I’ll likely say yes if I get to dress in some kind of sexy outfit. I still enjoy dressing sexily as much as possible.