Inspirinious
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The Third Roommate
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Charlie sipped his beer while he waited for the arrival of his sister, Gwen. He was somewhat put off by the circumstances, but he had decided that he wasn't going to show any anger towards her. He had never considered that she might move into the off-campus, three bedroom apartment as the third roommate. And yet, it was about to happen.
It had been four years since Charlie last saw his little sister, or in fact, any member of his family. Back then he left the family home just after graduating from high school with honors and was heading from the East Coast to Los Angeles to follow his passion and study cinematography. He had earned a full, five year scholarship for an extended dual-degree program.
His parents had wanted him to stay close to home. He disagreed and they had another major argument. He knew that the full scholarship for a top ranked program was too good an opportunity to pass up, not that his parents saw it that way. So he left, determined not to return home until he had graduated with both his undergraduate and masters degrees.
At that time Gwen was only a skinny, blonde, 14 year old girl. He hardly knew her, as their age difference resulted in them having different circles of friends and they had always been in different schools.
As Charlie wasn't going home, and he had a full scholarship, he had become a year-round student. As such he was able to take a lesser load each semester which allowed him time for a part-time job to earn the additional money he needed to pay his living expenses. It wasn't easy, but he found ways to make ends meet.
Three months earlier, at the end of his fourth year at college, he and two of his closest buddies, Vince and Sam, had agreed to rent a three bedroom apartment close to campus for their final year of school. In early June they all moved in and things were going well until the second week of August when Sam's father suddenly died and Sam had to return home to work in the family business. Vince and Charlie immediately posted notices around campus for a third roommate to share the rent and utility bills.
Maybe it was fate that three days later Charlie received a rare phone call from his parents. They were informing him that his little sister would also be attending the same university beginning with the fall semester, just a couple of weeks away. They had also argued with her to stay close to home. But Gwen was headstrong, as was her older brother, and finally the parents relented and allowed her to follow her dreams and go west.
Their parents requested that Charlie keep an eye out on her. She had developed so much, and in so many ways. Her immediate need was a place to live. The housing arrangements she had made had fallen through. One thing led to another and now Gwen would be, at least for a while, Charlie and Vince's third roommate.
Vince was none too happy about having a female roommate in the apartment. He wasn't really happy with any of the fairer sex as his girlfriend had just dumped him for another guy. However, Vince and Charlie needed a third roommate and Gwen had the means to pay her share of the bills. Reluctantly, Vince had agreed that she could stay, but he hoped that it was not long term.
Charlie assumed that Vince wouldn't be happy sharing the hall bath with a female and thought that his sister should have the greater privacy. So Charlie decided to give up the master suite with the private bath and allow Gwen that room with more privacy. He and Vince would share the hall bath. Charlie had spent the day moving his stuff to the smaller bedroom. Vince wasn't the type to help, so he had gone out for the day, leaving Charlie alone to move his stuff and then to greet Gwen.
Charlie was half way through his beer when he heard her knock. He walked over to the door, not really knowing what to expect for her to look like. Opening the door, he was surprised to see a gorgeous sexy blond standing before him.
"Gwen? Is that you?"
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