The Student Reporters

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The Student Reporters

Part Two

By Chris

That morning, they finished up on their studies before Ashley began to make some calls to the swim team to see if they would talk to her. While she was doing that, Jillian went down to the aquatic center to see if any of the current team was there. While none of the current team was there when Coach Wilder got fired, she was hoping that she could get some information that might have been passed down.

When Ashley made her first call she was almost relieved that the person wasn't at home and she got her answering machine. She debated on whether to leave her number and in the end she decided to do so. She actually had to get to the third person on the list that Jillian had created before she found someone that answered. This was the student manager who was a senior at the time. Jillian had left it up to her as to how she would introduce herself and as to why she was calling. Ashley had thought this through and had decided to go with the truth, at least most of the truth. She told the manager that she was a senior taking a journalism class. She was doing a paper on the swim team and she was going trying to do gat a bit of history on the team. The manager was real friendly and once they had talked about the way the team had been improving under Coach Wilder. This got the young woman to start talking about her and she could see that she had a lot of respect for Coach Wilder and how Coach Wilder had helped her to become a High School swim coach.

As they talked, Ashley slowly steered the conversation toward when Coach Wilder was let go and Ashley could hear the hurt in the woman's voice. While she didn't know just exactly why the coach she respected so much was fired, she seemed to believe that it had something to do with someone in the Athletic Department not liking Coach Wilder. She told Ashley that at times, Coach Wilder had come back from a meeting with the Athletic Director who was over both the men's and women's teams and she was almost always upset. She told Ashley that while she tried to get Coach Wilder to talk about it, she never would. But she knew in her heart, Coach Wilder was fired not because she wasn't getting the job done as she obviously was but for some other reason. If she knew that reason, she wouldn't tell Ashley but she did tell Ashley enough that she felt that Jillian just might be onto something. When Ashley hung up, she was more committed to getting to the bottom of what happened.

Ashley made several other calls that day but mostly she ended up just leaving a message or the person she talked to didn't know what had happened though they did say that they didn't like what had happened and they didn't like the new coach that was brought in. He didn't seem to know anywhere near as much as Coach Wilder and his idea of motivating his swimmers was to yell at them and if that didn't work, he would yell louder. The last swimmer that she talked to had quit the team and transferred as soon as she had her first practice under the new coach. She told Ashley that she had no respect for the man but the Athletic Director seemed to love him. She said that the coach was a part of the good old boy network and that was the only reason he got the job. Ashley hung up hating the new coach, whom she had never met and didn't want to meet now.

Jillian called her at about four and asked her to meet her at the same sub shop that they had eaten at, the day that they had met. Ashley told her to give her twenty minutes and she would be there as she was getting hungry and a sub sounded great right then.

"You know that coach they got now seems to only know how to..." Jillian started saying as soon as Ashley met her at the front of the sub shop.

"Yell, right," Ashley said with a big smile.

"Yea, how did you know?" Jillian asked.

"I only got to talk to a few of the members of the swim team but one thing that the few swimmers that I got to talk to was that the man didn't know how to coach but he did know how to yell." Ashley told her with a laugh.

"Yea, he does." Jillian said with a laugh. "Come on in and let's get something to eat and we can compare notes."

"Sounds good, I'm starving to death." Ashley said with a laugh as she went through the door that Jillian was holding open for her.

"I didn't find out much so I'll go first." Jillian said as they sat down.

"Good, that'll give me time to scarf down this sub." Ashley said with a laugh and then she took a big bite to make her point.

"You are hungry," Jillian said with a laugh.

"I said I was," Ashley said muffled by the food in her mouth.

"Well I got there just as their practice was starting. The coach doesn't allow anyone to watch his practices but I sort of snuck in," Jillian said with a devious smile.

"I bet you did," Ashley told her smiling too.

"I watched and the more I watched, the more I disliked this coach. I really don't know why they put up with him." Jillian said. "I would tell him where to go and how to get there if he talked to me that way."

"Ah but you're not an athlete who's used to being hollered at and you aren't depending on that scholarship to pay for your education," Ashley reminded her.

"Very true, I need to keep that in mind when I talk to the swimmers, won't I," Jillian said more to herself than to Ashley.

"Yes you do, you'd be surprised what you would put up with to get what you want." Ashley told her. "I mean anyone that swims here isn't going to the Olympics nor get any multi-million dollar endorsements when they get out of school. They are here because they love to compete and they want an education."

"Yea, but I didn't get to talk to any of the swimmers as they seem to scatter after practice. But I did follow the coach and found out where his office is as well as the assistant coach. So at least we know where to go if we should want to try and talk to him or maybe some of the other people around the team. I think we got to talk to everyone we can. I also went to the athletic offices, and I looked around there. So while I didn't find out anything today, I at least found out where we may need to look." Jillian told her.

"Do you think we'll have to go there?" Ashley asked.

"Oh yea, if we're ever to find out what happened then it's there we have to look," Jillian told her.

"But do you really think that the Athletic Director will admit to anything if he has done something wrong, I mean we could get into a lot of trouble if we are barking up the wrong tree." Ashley told her as she began to worry a bit.

"Do you think we're barking up the wrong tree?" Jillian asked her.

"Not after talking to a couple of the team members this afternoon," Ashley told her.

"What did you find out?" Jillian asked as her interest obviously peeked.

"Answer my question first," Ashley told her.

"What question?" Jillian asked then she said, "Oh about the athletic director admitting to anything. No he won't but there has to be someone in that office that does know and is willing to talk, it's just a matter of finding them."

"Do you think we can, you know, find someone that will talk to us?" Ashley asked.

"I could blow smoke up your skirt and say sure, no problem, but to be honest with you, I don't know. I just know we have to try." Jillian told her. "Now you going to tell me what you found out?"

Ashley smiled, "Yea I think I have made you wait long enough."

"Yes you have," Jillian said with a big smile before she took a bite of her sub.

Ashley told her about what she had found out from the student manager and then the swimmers that she was able to get a hold of. She tried to remember every detail so that she didn't leave anything out but she had her notes back at the apartment just in case she did but she had a good memory.

"So what do you think now?" Jillian asked.

"I think that she was fired for some reason other than being a good coach. Something went on there and she got the short end of the stick." Ashley told her but then after a pause, she said, "Unless there is something that happened that warranted her dismissal."

"And do you think that?" Jillian asked.

"No but we have to consider the possibility." Ashley warned her.

"We do," Jillian told her. "So what do you think we should do next?"

"Let me see if I can get a hold of the rest of the team this week and then maybe we should decide on which ones to follow up with." Ashley told her.

"Yea that is what I think too." Jillian told her. "But we need to keep at it, I know that we have a couple of months to get this done but we also have a lot of things to do before we know whether we have something or not."

"Yea, we need to leave ourselves enough time to find something else to work on if this doesn't pan out. I mean even if we know we're right but we can't prove it then Dr. Laurence will eat us alive." Ashley told her.

"I know; we may just have to do a fluff piece on Coach Wilder and beg Dr. Laurence not to flunk us for such a weak paper," Jillian told her frowning.

They talked a while longer before talking a leisurely stroll back to Jillian's apartment. Once there, Jillian put both of their dirty clothes onto wash as they lounged around the apartment, talking and watching TV. That evening, there wasn't a repeat of a pillow fight as they were both tired and thinking about the coming week of school. The next morning, they took turns in the bathroom, taking their showers and then getting ready for the day's classes which included Dr. Laurence's class. Jillian didn't have a class as early as Ashley did but she walked with her to her class all the same which Ashley thought was nice and made her feel good.

This time Jillian wasn't one of the last people coming into the class; instead she came in just after Ashley did and she came over sitting beside of her. They talked a little about what they were going to tell Dr. Laurence after class and see what he thought about their project. Ashley was nervous about talking to him about it and she could tell that Jillian was also. However as soon as Dr. Laurence came in and started his class, she forgot about her nervousness and put her concentration to what he was telling them.

Dr. Laurence talked for a few minutes but then he began to go around the room, having the students talk about what they were working on. He started on the opposite side of the room and let each student tell him and the class what they were working on. Once they had talked about their story, he opened the discussion to the class letting everyone put their ideas out there to help the student. Ashley kept quiet for the most part as she didn't feel like she had a lot to offer, however Jillian was free with her ideas and Ashley thought that they were good ones. But then she might have been a little prejudice toward what Jillian had to say. Dr. Laurence went all around the room however he skipped over her and Jillian. Ashley feared he would pull such a stunt; he was saving them for last to make an example of them, she was sure.

"So Alphabet, what pray tell, did you come up to do. I'm sure that it is going to be great." Dr. Laurence said to her with more than a little sarcasm in his voice.

Ashley didn't let Dr. Laurence's sarcasm bother her as she knew he was just baiting her, instead she told him, "Well Jillian and I are working together and this is more of her project than mine, I'll let her explain it."

"Oh I think Jillian won't mind in the least to let you have the floor." Dr. Laurence told her as he looked at Jillian insuring that Jillian would keep her trap shut. Jillian just shrugged her shoulders and gave her a big smile.

"Oh I'm sure she won't," Ashley said looking more at Jillian and giving her a dirty look that caused Jillian to frown a bit but then she smiled again to encourage Ashley which it did.

"We're doing our project on Coach Wilder and the swim team." Ashley told Dr. Laurence and the rest of the class.

"God Alphabet, getting information from you is like pulling teeth," He said to her and Ashley felt his barb.

Ashley had to smile as she was baiting Dr. Laurence just a bit to get even with him, she then turned her eyes away from him and to the rest of the class telling them, "We're looking into why Coach Wilder was fired after three straight winning seasons and her first team had fourteen wins and fifteen loses. Before she got there, the team had not had a winning season for eight years. Her getting fired makes no sense and we are trying to find the reason behind it. The only thing the Athletic Department did was to release a short release that stated that her contract was being terminated. The next day they had a big announcement of a new coach being hired who was a man with no experience of being a head coach."

"So you think she was fired because she was a female?" Dr. Laurence said in a disbelieving voice.

"No, she was fired for another reason," Jillian said vehemently.

"And that being?" Dr. Laurence asked.

"We don't know," Ashley said before Jillian could answer.

"But you have an idea, right?" Dr. Laurence stated.

"Yes we do but we need to prove it or at least get some evidence that we are on the right track." Jillian said and Ashley was relieved that Jillian had seen where she was going by not stating their theory.

"Fair enough, so what have you done so far?" Dr. Laurence asked.

"Well we're starting by talking to every member of the team that was there at the time of her firing and then seeing where that takes us." Jillian said.

"That sounds like you got a good start, so does anyone else have any ideas how to help these ladies out?" Dr. Laurence said as she turned his motorized wheelchair around to face the class.

This project seemed to pique the interest of the class and various ideas came flying at them. Ashley typed in all the ideas into her computer as Jillian talked through the ideas. As she typed, Ashley heard some good ideas and these she put a star by as she typed. Ashley was kept so busy typing the ideas into her laptop that she didn't notice that everyone gave them ideas and participated in the discussion with one exception, a young woman in the back of the class that listened carefully but she didn't say anything. Ashley and Jillian didn't know that this young woman would eventually become their key to proving what they thought was true. But for the moment they were both oblivious to the girl and concentrated on getting the new ideas that came their way and even some bad ones that Ashley took down but was sure they would discard. When the buzzer went off, Dr. Laurence took a few minutes to sum up the class before sending them on their way.

"Do you want to head over to my place and look over your notes?" Jillian asked as they left the classroom after talking to Dr. Laurence for a few minutes. This time they gave him the real reason and he told them to be real sure of what they put on paper and make sure that they could prove their theory.

As much as she wanted to go with Jillian, she felt like she needed a few days by herself, "Ah no, how about I work these notes into something we can use and then email you what I have. Then we can talk about what to do." Ashley told her.

Ashley saw Jillian's face show her disappointment but only for the briefest of moments before a smile replaced it. "Okay, but how about lunch first?" Jillian asked.

"Okay but only if you let me buy," Ashley told her and before Jillian could argue, "Good I'm glad that you agree, come on." Then she grabbed Jillian's hand and started dragging her out of the building.

"You know I don't remember agreeing to you buying, in fact I don't remember even been given the chance to argue." Jillian said protesting but she was laughing at the same time.

"I can't help it if you're slow of mouth and brain," Ashley said with a laugh.

"I'm not slow of either of those!" Jillian said protesting.

"Well you're slower than me." Ashley said laughing more.

"We'll see about that!" Jillian said then they both laughed as Ashley led Jillian to the closest dining hall.

When they got there, she sent Jillian to find them a table as she got into line. She picked out several items paying for them with her dinning card. When she got to the table, she split what she had gotten with Jillian. This was frowned upon by the university but there were a lot of poor students who got most of their meals this way so nothing was really ever said.

After eating and talking, some about their project but also about other things, Ashley left Jillian to do some research at the library before returning to her dorm room. When she entered the room, she saw how small it was compared to Jillian's apartment and in a way, she wished she had accepted Jillian's offer. But she knew that this was where she needed to be for the time being. She was poor and she shouldn't get used to something that she couldn't afford. Plus after this project was completed, she didn't know if Jillian would want her around anymore and that would make it harder for her to return to the dorm. So she decided that maybe spending the weekends at Jillian's place was more than enough time there. She then sat down and began to put her notes into shape for Jillian and once that was done, she emailed them to her.

That evening, she talked to Jillian a few minutes before hanging up so that she could try and get a hold of some of the swim team that she had missed on Sunday. She talked to two on them that night and then a couple of more the next night. By Friday, she had talked to them all except for one and after talking to all the others, this one was the one she most wanted to talk to.

Ashley knocked on Jillian's door around six on Friday evening, with her book bag on one shoulder and her dirty laundry bag on the other. It took a couple of minutes for Jillian to come to the door and then when she opened the door, she only opened it a couple of inches. Ashley saw that Jillian's hair was still damp and she wondered if maybe Jillian had meant to cancel out on her and forgot to tell her.

"Oh good it's you," Jillian said before opening the door. Ashley immediately saw that Jillian was dressed in only her panties and a strapless bra; she just knew that Jillian had a date. The first emotion that Ashley felt was jealously and then she felt guilty of feeling jealous of whomever Jillian had a date with.

"I can come back tomorrow if you got plans for tonight," Ashley said as she started to turn around to leave.

"I do have plans for tonight but they're with you." Jillian said flashing a big smile at her.

"What plans?" Ashley asked getting the feeling that she was about to be set up again by Jillian.

"The Journalism Department is having a little get together tonight and you're my date." Jillian said as she headed toward the bathroom and Ashley was left standing there watching Jillian's backside and the sexy curves that she had.

"Oh no, I hate those things and have managed to avoid them since I've been here. I'll come back tomorrow," Ashley said as she turned and headed back out the door.

Ashley got about fifteen feet from Jillian's door when she heard it opening and then she heard Jillian say, "Don't make me come out there in my bra and panties and drag you back here. And you know I will."

Ashley stopped and turned around as she just knew that Jillian would do just exactly what she had stated. She saw that Jillian just had her head out of the door and when she didn't immediately start back toward her, she saw the door opening more.

"I'm coming, don't come out that door." Ashley yelled at her.

"Good, as I didn't want to come out there after you." Jillian said as her head disappeared behind the door.

"I really don't like going to these things..." Ashley moaned as she came back into the door. "And besides I don't have anything to wear."

"I got you something to wear, I figured it was the least I could do for making you come with me." Jillian said.

"You know our deal!" Ashley said as she gave Jillian a mean look.

"I know but this has nothing to do with our project, this is me asking you to help me out. I hate going alone and I want you to go with me." Jillian said flashing her bright smile at her again. "Just do me this little favor..."

Ashley hesitated for a second but then she gave in, "Okay but you don't dare leave me alone there, I won't know anyone."

"I won't, I promise." Jillian said as she came over and gave Ashley a tight hug that Ashley tried to return but it was hard with the book bag and laundry bag still hanging off each of her shoulders. But still, the hug felt nice and had a bit of an effect on Ashley.

"Go on and take a shower and then we'll both finish getting ready," Jillian said heading into the bedroom. Ashley dropped her book bag onto the kitchen table, deposited her laundry bag on the washer machine, and then she headed into the bathroom. There she found a matching pair of panties and a strapless bra like the one Jillian was wearing, bigger of course, but the same style and color bra and panties.

"You know we got to talk about you buying me anything..." Ashley yelled through the door.

"This is a formal gathering and I knew you didn't have anything to wear so if I wanted you to go, I had to get you something." Jillian yelled back.

"If you had asked me to go last weekend, then I would have had time to visit the bargain clothes places and find something decent." Ashley told her.

"True but more than likely you would have just figured out a way to get out of going." Jillian yelled back at her.

"Damn right, I would have," Ashley said almost silently so that Jillian wouldn't hear her.

"What did you say?" Jillian said and Ashley could tell that she was just on the other side of the door.

Ashley started to say "Nothing," but then she decided to take another route. Ashley turned opening the door and she saw Jillian standing there, "I said, damn right I would have."

"I figured that was what you might have said," Jillian said and then her face turned serious, "Look I know I did you dirty but I really did want to go and I didn't want to go alone again. I wanted a friend by my side. And to be honest, there is at least three more of these a semester so I'm going to ask you to go to them with me too."

"Shit,"" Ashley said with a sigh. "Okay I'll go but let me know when they are and I'll find something to wear, no more buying me any dresses."

"Deal," Jillian said with a smile and then she turned back toward the bedroom. As she walked away, she quipped, "By the way, I didn't buy you a dress, I got you a halter top and a bright pink mini skirt."

Ashley stood there speechless for a second before she finally laughed, "You probably did, you slut!" then she closed the door to Jillian's laughing.

Since she didn't know how much time she had to get ready, she quickly stripped out of her clothes and jumped into the shower. She washed her body and then unlike last weekend, she didn't pick up the cheaper bottle of shampoo, she went with the more expensive one and also she used the expensive conditioner. She figured that if she had to go to some formal for Jillian then she had better look as best as she could. Once she had finished showering and she had gotten her hair dry using Jillian's hair dryer. She then put on the bra and panties that Jillian had laid out for her. She put her glasses back on before taking a look at herself in the foggy mirror.

"Well I guess that's not too bad," Ashley said with a sigh. She then looked around for a robe or something to put over her bra and panties and she didn't find one. "Shit," She said to herself. So she opened the door and walked into the bedroom in just her panties and bra.

"Well you look cute," Jillian said with a smile and Ashley could tell that she was being serious.

"Thank you but I don't think anyone would ever confuse me as a girl that was cute." Ashley said.

"Phish!" Jillian said, "I think you're cute and don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise." Jillian told her.

"Yeah right," Ashley said but it did feel nice for Jillian to tell her that.

"Come on, let's go put our faces on," Jillian said taking Ashley's hand and pulling her toward the bathroom.

"I don't wear makeup," Ashley told her but she allowed Jillian to pull her along.

"Oh I'm not going to put much on you, I promise." Jillian told her.

"You know I can put my own makeup on. Just because I don't wear it doesn't mean I don't know how to put it on." Ashley said a bit defensively.

"Oh I know, but I love putting makeup on, let me try and if you don't like what I do, then you can wash it off and do it yourself." Jillian told her.

"Okay, but not much," Ashley warned her.

"I promise," Jillian told her. "Now sit on the toilet and let me see what I can do."

"Not too much," Ashley repeated as she put the lid down, sitting, and then turning toward Jillian.

"I know," Jillian said as she reached down taking Ashley's glasses off of her face which felt a little erotic with the way that Jillian was smiling and how slowly she took them off of her.

"Have you ever thought about contacts?" Jillian asked putting the glasses down on the sink and then looking of the various eyeliner colors on the sink.

"On no, I hate anything touching my eyes; I have to have the optometrist help me hold my eyelids open just so that she can do her tests. Besides I like my glasses, I'm been wearing them since I was five so I'm used to them." Ashley said then she looked up at Jillian and asked, "Do I look ugly with my glasses?"

"Oh god no, I think you look cute with them. Plus I am learning to gage your moods by how you fiddle with your glasses." Jillian said as she opened the lid on the eye liner that she had chosen.

"What do I do?" Ashley asked curious as she didn't realize that she did anything with her glasses when experiencing different moods.

"Oh I'm not about to tell you that." Jillian said with a smile, "Now close your eyes and hold still."

Ashley closed her eyes as she asked, "Why's that?"

"Because then you'd stop fiddling with them and then I would be left guessing if you were sad, angry, or whatever mood you may be in." Jillian told her.

"Am I a moody person?" Ashley asked her.

"No honey, I don't think you are. You're quiet and intra-perspective but you're not moody." Jillian said as she began to put the eye liner on Ashley's eyes.

Jillian worked a minute on Ashley's right eye when went to the left before asking Ashley, "Am I moody?"

Ashley had to smile as she was waiting for that question, "No you always seem to be happy but..."

"But what?" Jillian asked as she stopped working allowing Ashley to open her eyes and she saw Jillian giving her a questioning look.

Ashley hesitated for a second but then she went on with, "But I know you can't always be happy, and I wonder if you are hiding behind the happy exterior that you show. I think that you're good at hiding your emotions."

Ashley looked carefully into Jillian's eyes waiting for her response and slowly Jillian gave her a soft smile, "You're right I do hide my emotions."

"You know you don't have to hide them from me. I wouldn't mind seeing you angry or sad or frustrated." Ashley told her as she really wanted to see the real Jillian.

"I'll try to show them a bit more," Jillian said, "Now close your eyes and let me get to work."

"Do more than try," Ashley told her.

Jillian laughed, "Okay, now close your eyes or you'll be seeing me frustrated at you."

It was Ashley's turn to laugh as she closed her eyes and she began to bite her lower lip. "Now quit that, you got nothing to be nervous about, besides you lips are next and I don't want to have to try and cover up your bite marks." Jillian told her.

"Okay," Ashley said as she laughed again and then she made herself calm down and let Jillian do her work.

Jillian took her time and Ashley felt like Jillian putting a ton of makeup on her face. She didn't want to wash her face after Jillian had gone to so much work but at the same time, she hated a lot of makeup. After what seemed like an hour but was more like twenty minutes, Ashley heard Jillian say, "Okay I'm done, open your eyes and see the new you."

Ashley was about half afraid to open her eyes and much less look at herself but she did so, taking the mirror from Jillian. She hesitated for a second and she happened to glance into Jillian eyes and she did see the nervousness in her eyes. She then put the mirror in front of her face and she was surprised by what she saw, there really wasn't all that much makeup, at least it didn't look like much.

"Let me have my glasses," She told Jillian who gave them to her and now she looked even more nervous. Ashley put them on and looked again to see if her glasses made her makeup look better or worse. This time she wasn't surprised that it looked just as good as it did before.

"As much as it kills me to say this..." Ashley said and now she did see an emotion on Jillian's face as real fear appeared and that made Ashley smile. "...but you did a wonderful job, much better than I have been able to do, thank you."

Jillian let out a long sigh before her face turned into a big smile, "I knew you'd like it if you gave me a chance."

"Now show me what you did," Ashley said as she looked up at Jillian.

"It's easy; it is just a matter of how you put it on." Jillian said proudly. Then she turned to the mirror and began to put her makeup on.

"You know, it feels weird to have someone watching me put my face on," Jillian said with a smile.

"I bet, I'm not sure I'd like it," Ashley said with a bit of a laugh.

Jillian told her what she was doing as she put different things onto her face, taking care to point out that one had to pick out colors that fit her skin tone. She worked slowly making sure that Ashley got what she was saying and when she was done, she looked prettier than ever and very sexy standing there in her panties and bra. Next came their hair and again Jillian insisted on fixing Ashley's hair taking it out of the ponytail that she normally wore and putting it up off of Ashley's neck. And then when she was done, Ashley insisted on doing Jillian's hair. Ashley also put Jillian's hair to show off Jillian's slim neck that looked positively kissable thought Ashley resisted the urge to do so.

Once they got their hair done, they went to the bedroom where Ashley helped Jillian get into her dress. It was a silky black strapless dress that formed to her slim body and went down to her knees. Ashley had to admit that Jillian looked very sexy in the dress and it made her desire her all the more. Then it came time for Jillian to pull out the dress that she had gotten for Ashley. To Ashley's obvious relief, it wasn't a mini skirt with a halter top, but a sky blue strapless dress that went down to mid calf. Once she got it on, she could feel the dress form around her breasts and form around her hips before flaring out from there. After Jillian zipped her up, Ashley looked at herself in the full mirror that Jillian had hanging on the closet door.

"Oh this is a pretty dress but you had to have paid much too much," Ashley told her but she had to admit that she looked pretty on her.

"Actually it was fifty percent off and I got another ten percent off as I used my department credit card. So it really was very cheap." Jillian told her.

"Well thank you," Ashley said as she turned back and forth looking at herself in the mirror. "How did you know my size anyway, it fits perfectly?"

"Half your clothes are here, so it was easy to find your sizes." Jillian said with a laugh.

"Oh yea, I forgot about that." Ashley said laughing with her.

"Well you ready to go?" Jillian asked.

"No but let's go anyway," Ashley said with a laugh.

"Oh it'll be fun, just you wait and see." Jillian said taking her hand, leading her out of the bedroom.

Jillian was true to her word and she kept Ashley close by as she mingled with the other guests. Some of the students there she knew, and Dr. Laurence showed up with his wife, who Ashley found out was just as opinionated as Dr. Laurence and she didn't hesitate to disagree with him when she saw fit to do so. Ashley immediately liked this lady and spent more than a few minutes talking to her. Dr. Laurence had obviously told his wife about her and she blushed when she said that she wanted to be the first to read her first novel as her husband had assured her that it would be great. After leaving Dr. Laurence, Ashley ran into several young women who, like her, had been dragged to the event. Ashley talked to them for most of the rest of the night as Jillian mingled and talked to her fellow future journalists.

"So did you enjoy yourself?" Jillian asked as they were leaving.

"As much as it pains me to say it, I had a good time." Ashley said causing Jillian to smile.

"I'm glad, I was a bit worried that you won't want to come to another," Jillian told her.

"Oh I'll come but I'll make you pay for it," Ashley said with a laugh.

Jillian laughed with her, "I guess that's fair enough."

"And you can pay for tonight by stopping somewhere and getting me something to eat, those finger sandwiches that they served were terrible and I'm starving." Ashley told her.

"Yea, they were awlful weren't they," Jillian said with a laugh. "So what do you want to eat?"

"Doesn't matter to me, whatever you like," Ashley said smiling at Jillian.

"Okay put the pressure on me," Jillian said with a laugh.

"Well if the place you should stop just happens to serve club sandwiches with country ham, then I would be very pleased." Ashley told her.

"Mmmm... you wouldn't happen to know of such a place would you?" Jillian said with a soft smile on her face.

"There just might be an old all night diner on Southern Avenue that serves them that way, but I'm not real sure," Ashley said trying not to laugh.

"You know, I was thinking about taking Southern Avenue to get home," Jillian said though they both knew that wasn't exactly a direct route to Jillian's apartment.

"Cool, we can share one, and be sure to get an order of fries with that," Ashley told her now giggling.

"Anything else that just might be good there?" Jillian asked smiling.

"You might want to order a chocolate shake; they make them from homemade ice cream and thick chocolate syrup." Ashley said now laughing.

"Oh that we're both going to get," Jillian said laughing as she put her arm around Ashley as they both laughed.

"I take it that you've been here a time or two?" Jillian asked her.

"Yea, I go once or twice a semester as a reward to myself if I get a good grade or a professor really loves something that I've written." Ashley told her.

"Well I definitely think that you've earned a reward for coming with me tonight," Jillian said pulling Ashley in a little tighter and Ashley found herself putting her head on Jillian's shoulder as they went on to Jillian's car. However they got there much too soon and she had to separate herself from Jillian to get into the car as Jillian held the door open for her.

"Oh my god, this shake is good... and thick. I think I had to suck my eye balls out to get it up the straw." Jillian said as she smiling brightly.

"I told you that it was good, just wait for the club and the fries, they're just as good and the ketchup is real ketchup," Ashley told her as she smiled.

"Well if this shake is any indication, I'm sure that it all will be great." Jillian told her, "However I think I'll have to starve myself for the rest of the week to make up of this one meal."

"No you don't, you need to gain some weight; you don't have to keep yourself so slim." Ashley told her seriously.

"That's not what my mom says, she believes a woman can never be too thin," Jillian told her.

"Well she's wrong, a woman can be too thin and you need a few more pounds, maybe not as many as I have but a few more won't hurt you." Ashley told her.

"Hey you look great; you don't need to lose an ounce." Jillian told her and Ashley could see that she was serious.

"Well if I'm okay at the weight I'm at then you can afford to gain a couple of pounds can't you?" Ashley said arching her eye brows at Jillian which caused her to sit back and look at Ashley carefully.

"It appears that I have painted myself into a corner that I can't get myself out of doesn't it." Jillian told her.

Ashley just smiled, "Yes you have, so drink up and here comes our food, and I want you to eat up." Ashley told her sternly.

Jillian laughed but didn't say anything except to pick up a large fry that had just been placed onto the table by their waitress, dip it into the ketchup and then put it into her mouth. She then took went to her shake and took a large suck as the fry was hot. "Better?" she asked.

"Much," Ashley said smiling as she too got a fry and dipped it into the ketchup and put it into her mouth before sucking on her straw.

They both then laughed before picking up their half of the club sandwich and taking a bite of that. As they ate, they talked and laughed enjoying the company that they were sharing.

When they got to Jillian's apartment, they were both stuffed and sleepy, so they took turns in the bathroom before going to bed. As Ashley lay there hearing Jillian's soft breathing, she felt like she was home again. It felt so nice and she liked the feeling that Jillian was so close. She could smell her perfume and she could almost feel the warmth from her body, a body that was very desirable, a body that Ashley found herself thinking about more and more often.

The next morning, Ashley found that Jillian had decided that they needed to go to the football game on campus. Even though they were a mid major school as far as athletics went, they had a great football and basketball team. Ashley had no interest in football or any sports for that matter but Jillian decided that since they were investigating the athletic department, they might as well go to at least one game. Plus the fact that the student section at the stadium was the wildest place to be and they might just have fun. So they got ready and headed over to the stadium as it was an early game. And to Ashley's surprise, she actually had fun. She didn't know what the hell was going on in the game; she had fun cheering and yelling when everyone else did.

"So what did you learn at the game?" Jillian asked once they were back at her apartment late that afternoon.

"Football games are more fun than I thought they would be, but other than that nothing," Ashley said as she sat on the couch with Jillian.

"Nothing?" Jillian asked smiling at her.

"Okay, what should I have learned?" Ashley asked now intrigued.

"Did you see all those people there at the stadium?" Jillian asked.

"I was there so yes I saw them," Ashley told her not yet getting Jillian's point.

"Those people mean money... money to the athletic department. And did you see all the men surrounding the coach as they walked to the stadium?" Jillian asked.

"Yea I did," Ashley said getting what Jillian was getting to.

"The big heavy set man was the Athletic Director and the tall slim dude beside him was his Assistant Director and his right hand man. They control all of the athletics at the university and thus control the money from what comes in from the football and basketball games which supports the rest of the athletic departments including the women's programs." Jillian told her.

"So if Coach Wilder was fired because she was a lesbian then they are the ones who did it." Ashley told her.

"Yep, they are the ones we need to get the goods on." Jillian replied.

"So how do we do it?" Ashley asked.

"I don't have a clue," Jillian said somewhat sadly.

"Well let me see if I can cheer you up a little," Ashley said giving her a smile.

"Oh tell me, I need some good news," Jillian said flashing a big smile.

"Well I got a hold of a few more of the swim team this past week and I got some clues. Some clues as to where to go from here." Ashley told her.

"And those clues are what?" Jillian said, "You're killing me here."

Ashley had to laugh as she was teasing her just a little. "Well as I talked to these women, one name kept coming up. They all talked about her being such a bitch and someone who thought that she was a better swimmer than she really was. She always complained that Coach Wilder didn't give her a fair chance but Coach Wilder seemed to have a rule that if you didn't give your all in practice then you didn't compete." Ashley told her.

"I take it that this girl didn't care to practice." Jillian asked.

"No, she seemed to think that she didn't need to give her all at practice so she was always in Coach Wilder's doghouse." Ashley told her.

"Okay but that doesn't make her guilty of anything," Jillian told her. "I'm sure that there are a lot of athletes that have gotten into their coach's doghouse that way."

"True but there is one last piece of information that I got from one of the women I talked to. It seems at the end of the spring semester, this swimmer was seen coming from the athletic department several times and as soon as the semester ended, so did Coach Wilder's job." Ashley told her.

"Okay that makes her a person of interest but still nothing solid to go on," Jillian told her.

"Ah but this swimmer also was a started the next year, her senior year though she didn't win any races and there were better swimmers behind her waiting for their turn. Some of which left the team because they thought this girl was getting starts that she didn't earn." Ashley told her.

"Maybe she did earn them but not during practice," Jillian said.

"That's what I'm figuring," Ashley said.

"I think we need to talk to her real soon," Jillian said. "What pray tell is this swimmer's name anyway?"

"Donna Morgan," Ashley replied, "but I don't think we want to talk to her just yet."

"Why not, she seems to be just what we are looking for, she has to be the key." Jillian said excitedly.

"Because I want to talk to all the swimmers and then and only then should we talk to her together," Ashley told her.

"Mmmm... I see what you mean, maybe you are right." Jillian told her.

"So what have you found out this week?" Ashley asked.

"Well I got the names of everyone in the athletic department and next week I am going to work my way up the line, talking to them and trying to find out who may know something about Coach Wilder's firing. I just got to find the right person who both knows something and who is willing to talk." Jillian said.

"I think I got the easy job," Ashley said with some relief.

"Yea but just as important, we're in this together, you know." Jillian said grasping Ashley's hand and giving it a squeeze.

"I know," Ashley said leaving her hand there letting Jillian hold it.

They were both silent of a bit just sitting there and glancing at each other. Ashley liked that Jillian was holding her hand but after a minute or so, the silence began to get uncomfortable for Ashley and she felt like she wanted to say something but she wasn't sure what.

"So what do you want to do this evening?" Jillian asked taking her hand away.

"As much as I would like to say "Go do something fun," I must say, take a shower and then do some studying, I hope you don't mind..." Ashley said with some hesitation in her voice.

"No I don't mind in the least, I've got some work to do too," Jillian said, "However I do have one request of you first."

"What's that?" Ashley said curiously.

Jillian jumped up from the couch and said as she hurried off, "I get the shower first." Then she burst out laughing.

Ashley laughed as she got up going to her book bag and taking it into the kitchen. She pulled out the chair that she had used the previous weekend and found a cushion there. She had to smile at Jillian as she was determined to make her comfortable. She sat down and got her laptop going as she pulled out her books and notebooks. She logged in, bringing up what she wanted to work on first. She began to work forgetting about Jillian until she heard her coming into the kitchen.

"You're turn," Jillian said as she came on it and going over to the fridge. Ashley's eyes followed her movement as Jillian was wearing a belly shirt that went a few inches past the bottom of her breasts and knit shorts that were super short and tight. Jillian opened the fridge and bent over to get a coke and Ashley got a great view of her ass in those shorts however as pretty as that ass was, she was a bit disappointed that she didn't get to see Jillian's breasts which she was sure would be in view with the short loose top that Jillian was wearing. Jillian straightened back up before turning and she caught Ashley staring with her mouth slightly opened. Jillian gave her a cute wink before going into the living room and Ashley could feel her face heat up from the blushing she was doing at getting caught staring.

Ashley had to sit there for another moment getting her heart to calm down and also letting her damn pussy stop pulsing. When she felt she had everything under control, she got up, heading to the bathroom. As she passed by the living room, she saw Jillian sitting against the couch with her laptop on the coffee table. She smiled at her and Jillian gave her a bright smile back. Ashley felt herself wanting to blush again so she hurried off to the shower.

She went to Jillian's bedroom to get something to wear, she started to pull out an old tee shirt and a pair of shorts but then she thought again. She decided to put something a bit more revealing, at least more revealing than what she usually wore, just to see if Jillian would notice. She went to the drawer in Jillian's dresser that she had her panties and bras, she searched around until she found the pair of panties that she was looking for. The panties were light pink is color and were bikini style that just covered her ass but did cover it. She then went to another drawer finding the old shirt that Jillian had lent to her that first night that she had stayed there. She took them to the bathroom and she took her shower.

After she had dried, she blew dried her hair then brushed it out. She took a long look at herself in the mirror and she wondered if Jillian could ever be attracted to her. She put her hands under her breasts, feeling them and wondering if Jillian would like them. She stood there for a moment before deciding she had spent enough time looking at herself. She slipped her panties on smoothing them out before putting the shirt on. She buttoned it all the way up but then she went back and undid the top button. She looked in the mirror and saw that she wasn't showing anything so the unbuttoned the next two buttons. She looked back into the mirror and saw that if she bent over in the least amount, her breasts would be seen. She started to button back the third button but then she quickly put her glasses back on and opened the bathroom door before she changed her mind.

She came back through the living room and she saw Jillian look up at her and smile, then she saw Jillian smile even bigger and that made her happy. She went on into the kitchen, sitting back down at her laptop feeling like she was half naked which for her, she was. Soon she was lost in editing the story she had written for her writing class and adding some things where she saw that it was needed. As the evening went along, Ashley noticed that Jillian kept coming into the kitchen making some excuse to be there. Sometimes she would sit and talk a moment and others she would just come in to get something. But Ashley knew that Jillian was checking her out just as much as she was doing to her. Jillian was glancing down where Ashley's shirt was partially unbuttoned and Ashley was looking at the bottom of Jillian's belly shirt sometimes seeing the swell of Jillian's small breasts. By the time that Ashley was about at her limit for studying, Ashley was at least sure that Jillian was interested in her in some way and she was sure that Jillian knew that she was interested.

"So you want to watch a movie or something to relax?" Jillian asked as she came into the kitchen.

"Sure, you got any popcorn?" Ashley asked hopefully.

"Oh I always got popcorn," Jillian said with a laugh.

"With lots of butter and salt?" Ashley had to ask.

"Is there any other way to eat it?" Jillian asked.

"Not as far as I'm concerned," Ashley said laughing as she got up and helped Jillian to pop the corn in a hot air popcorn maker.

They took their bowl of freshly popped corn into the living room where Jillian picked out a movie for them to watch. They sat close together with the only the bowl of popcorn between them as they watched yet another sad movie that Jillian loved. Ashley loved the movie but she was finding that she was watching Jillian just as much as she was the movie, And every time that Jillian caught her staring, she would give Ashley a smile and Ashley would have been embarrassed except for the fact that Jillian was doing just as much staring when Ashley moved such that her shirt would open a bit.

When the movie ended, Ashley was yawning so they decided that it was time for some sleep. Jillian headed to the bathroom first as Ashley pulled the covers down and got the bed ready for them. She was a bit surprised when Jillian came out still wearing her belly shirt and now just a pair of high cut panties that looked real cute on her and made Ashley's pussy pulse. Ashley got on up from the bed going to the bathroom to pee and brush her teeth, getting the popcorn taste out of her mouth and giving her breath a minty aroma. She started to leave the bathroom, she saw herself in the mirror and she undid one more button on her shirt. She knew that if she moved much at all in her sleep, one of her breasts could be exposed. In a way she hoped that this would be one of her restless nights.

Ashley came out feeling a bit nervous and she wanted to button her shirt back up but she didn't, she left her shirt as it was. She walked to the other side of the bed feeling Jillian's eyes on her. She sat down on the edge of the bed with her back to Jillian then she swing her feet up and around to get into the bed. She felt her shirt slip and she could feel the edge of her shirt being pulled over and off of her right breast. She quickly pulled it back over but she knew what Jillian had seen and she could see Jillian's face flush a little just as her own was doing.

"You ready?" Jillian asked.

"Yes, sweet dreams," Ashley said as she slid down in the bed holding her shirt together.

"Sweet dreams," Jillian said as she turned to turn off the bedside lamp and Ashley looked up to see the bottom swells of Jillian's breasts. And just as the nipples were about to be revealed, the light went out and Ashley was incased into darkness. By the time that Ashley's eyes got used to the darkness, Jillian had settled back into the bed.

Ashley felt her nipples harden and her pussy pulse again. She so wanted to get up and go to the bathroom but since she had just came out from there, Jillian would know that she had gone in there to jill herself to a nice orgasm that she so sorely needed. So she suffered in silence until her eyelids got heavy and she fell asleep.

It was a night that she tossed and turned as she dreamed of Jillian and each short dream, she seemed to get so close to seeing Jillian naked, she would disappear and another dream would start. To say that she woke up frustrated was an understatement to say the least. But then as she came fully awake, she realized that she was laying up against Jillian, feeling her warm sleeping body touching hers. That only made her that much more frustrated and hot. She knew if she stayed there too much longer, she would do something she shouldn't so she began to ease away from Jillian so as not to wake her.

She sat up and as she did so, the covers slipped down. Ashley looked over at Jillian to see that her belly shirt had slipped up during the night and now her breasts were completely uncovered. She saw Jillian's quarter size, light colored areoles with small nipples sticking up. Her eyes just zeroed in on those pretty breasts and she found that she was licking her lips. She so wanted to reach over and touch those nipples and feel them hardening with her touch. Ashley felt her pussy starting to get moist and she knew if she didn't get out of that bed right then, she would do something that might cause Jillian to hate her. So she began to ease out of bed trying not to disturb Jillian. She put her feet onto the floor and eased up off the bed. She slowly made her way around the bed trying not to look at Jillian but doing so all the same. Once past the bed, she turned her back to Jillian and she walked to the door, there she turned to take one last look at Jillian's breasts, and then she went on through the doorway. What she didn't see was Jillian opening her eyes and smiling before pulling her top back down.

As soon as she closed the bathroom door, Ashley leaned back against it as her right hand went down to her stomach. She slipped her fingers under her panties letting them go to her clit. She let out a long sigh as her fingers began to rub against her clit. "Oh god..." she mumbled as felt her pussy get wet. She slipped her left hand inside of her shirt to her right breast. She pinched her hard nipple as her fingers jilled her clit. In her mind, she was seeing Jillian's breasts rising and falling as she breathed. She saw the light colored areolas with those nipples that she wanted to suck on and bite. This image made her pussy leak more of its juices and soaking the gusset of her panties. She could feel her body responding to the touch and she so needed to cum. She rubbed faster and harder against her hard bud until she felt her pussy clinched and she got the release that she sought. She let out another "Oh God..." which was a lot louder than she realized, but she didn't care at that moment.

It took her a few moments to regain her composure and only then did she realize that she had soaked her panties and she didn't have any clean ones with her. She went to the toilet, pulled her panties down and she sat down. As she peed, she looked down at her panties and she knew that was no way to get them cleaned up. So she took them off hiding them in the laundry basket however that left her with no panties. She cleaned off her pussy and then she brushed her hair and her teeth. She then made sure that her shirt was long enough to cover her ass and pussy before going out of the bathroom. She sneaked into the bedroom happy to see that Jillian was still in bed and that she had covered herself back up.

She went to the dresser and opened the drawer squatting down so she didn't have to bend over and thus flashing Jillian which she truly didn't want to do. She found an old cotton pair that she slipped on. When she turned around, she saw that Jillian was sitting up and watching her.

"Oh!" Ashley said putting her hand to her chest. "You scared me."

"I didn't mean to, I know that I do look scary in the mornings." Jillian said with a smile.

"Oh no, I didn't mean it that way." Ashley said feeling bad about what she had said, "You're very beautiful any time of the day."

"Well thank you," Jillian said giving her a smile as she got up from the bed. Ashley watched as Jillian left the bedroom and went to the bathroom. All that Ashley could think about right then was if Jillian would notice the scent of her arousal and if she would say anything. She wanted to go to the bathroom door and see if she could hear anything but she didn't have the guts, instead she went on to the kitchen to find them something to eat for breakfast.

"Am I less scary now?" Jillian asked as she came into the kitchen, now wearing a pair of denim shorts and a polo shirt with a bra underneath.

"You weren't scary this morning, I didn't mean it that way; it was just that you scared me." Ashley said fearing that she had hurt Jillian's feelings.

Jillian gave her a smile as she came over to the stove where Ashley was heating up some cinnamon oatmeal that she had found in the pantry. Ashley felt Jillian's hand on her shoulder and then she felt Jillian's face up next to her ear, "I know, I'm just messing with you," Jillian breathed out making Ashley's knees go weak from Jillian's touch and her hot breath against her ear.

"Well quit messing with me!" Ashley said as she turned to face Jillian but she was not really serious.

"Oh it's too much fun to mess with you for me to stop now," Jillian said with a bright smile.

"You know I can mess back," Ashley warned her.

"Oh I'm counting on that," Jillian said as her smile turned a bit mischievous.

"I see," Ashley said feeling like they were now talking about something more than just kidding with each other.

"So what's on our agenda today?" Ashley asked to change the subject.

"I don't know what you want to do?" Jillian asked.

"I got just a little bit more editing to do on my story for my writing class but other than that, I don't have anything to do." Ashley told her.

"Mmmm... well you can do that tonight when we come back." Jillian told her.

"Come back from where?" Ashley had to ask.

"I don't know, but I'm sure we'll think of something fun to do." Jillian told her.

"Okay," Ashley said wondering just what Jillian had planned if anything.

Actually Jillian didn't have anything in mind so they just took off in her car trying to find something they both wanted to do, which didn't take long to find. Jillian had only to drive a couple of miles when she happened to drive by the city park where a small festival going on to raise money for some of the kids clubs around the city. There was a small fee to enter and then lots of the clubs were serving food. The park had a small lake where there were paddle boats and canoes to rent as well as a number of activities to do. Jillian found them a place to park and they headed to the park.

Ashley wanted to try the paddle boats first so that is where they headed. There was only a small fee to rent one and they went out into the lake. They would paddle around until their legs gave out then rest for a few minutes and go some more. When their thigh muscles finally gave out, they made their way back to shore for something to drink and then Ashley wanted to try a canoe. This proved a bit more tricky as neither of them were all that coordinated. They almost tipped the canoe over getting into it and then they began to row against each other which led to some fussing at each other but more laughing at each other. And so the day went along with them both having lots of fun trying about everything that was there to do.

Ashley came away from that day finding out just how much fun Jillian could be. She was the type that lived for the moment and just enjoyed life. Ashley being more reserved wasn't used to that but the more she was around Jillian, the more she began to see a difference in herself. Jillian was having a real effect on her. As much as she loved looking at Jillian and lusting after her, she now had a better appreciation of her personality and also her intelligence. It was these two things that made Ashley want Jillian all the more. But she wasn't completely convinced that Jillian was lesbian, bi was a possibility, but completely lesbian she had yet to determine.

When they got home early that evening, they were both soaked in sweat and worn out. So they decided to shower and then take their laptops to the bedroom and do finish up on their schoolwork. Ashley went first so she went to the bedroom to get something to put on. She didn't want to wear the same shirt that she had the night before, besides she had put that into the dirty clothes hamper. She wasn't sure if she wanted to put something revealing like she had before or just a gown and cover herself up like she usually did. As she searched around, she came upon the top of a pair of pajamas that went down to her hips and that buttoned. So she grabbed that and a pair of low cut panties. As she showered, she wondered just what Jillian would wear and if by chance that she would get another peek of her breasts. This image only served to get her imagination going and she found once again her fingers playing with her pussy as she stood under the shower.

This time she went a little slower letting her fingers play with the lips of her pussy, pulling on them before letting her fingers run against those lips. Her left hand was busy pinching her nipples going from one to the other. She would pinch them then twist them just enough to cause her to gasp before pulling on her hard nipples. She slowly inserted two fingers into her wet pussy feeling the hot juices lubricating her pussy. She forced two fingers in deep as she finger fucked herself to the image of Jillian standing in front of her naked and looking so erotic. She pushed her fingers in deep moving them around as she fucked herself harder and deeper until she felt the need to cum. She then moved her slippery fingers to her hard clit that was begging for some attention. She began to rub it hard putting lots of friction on it as she let out a moan. She had to bit her lip as she felt her orgasm gathering within her body and then she let out a groan as she felt the orgasm begin to wash over her body. She had to grasp the shower nozzle to keep from falling as she let the orgasm ride through her body.

When she recovered, she realized that she needed to hurry with her shower so she quickly washed her body and hair. She used the blow dryer to get her hair mostly dry before putting on her panties and then she pajama top. After just masturbating to the sexy image of Jillian she didn't have to debate with herself over whether to leave a button or two open, she went ahead and left the top two buttons undone which left the top open to her breasts.

She put on a touch of perfume on before opening the door and heading to the kitchen to get her laptop. She found Jillian in the living room getting her laptop to take into the bedroom. She saw Jillian give her a smile and she told her that she had saved her some hot water. Ashley got herself a coke and one for Jillian before gathering her laptop and heading to the bedroom. Jillian was already in the bathroom and she could hear the shower running by the time she got to the bedroom. She put their cokes on each side of the bed and then she climbed into the bed. She put a pillow against the headboard and then moved Jillian's pillow up so that she could also lean against the headboard. She then adjusted her pajama top pulling it up to show off her hips and then she opened the top up so that she was revealing a little of her breasts without showing a lot. Only then did her bring up her knees up and put her laptop on her knees and got it going so that she could work.

Ashley didn't hear Jillian come out of the bathroom and only looked up from her laptop when she caught Jillian out of the corner of her eyes. She looked up and what she saw almost took her breath away. Jillian had on a aqua colored top that have a deep V in the front and it went down to her hips flaring out from there a bit. From her top, Ashley's eyes went down to Jillian's panties which were also aqua in color however they were almost sheer. While Ashley couldn't see Jillian's pussy, she could tell that Jillian shaved her pussy which from seeing her in panties before, she suspected but now she knew for sure. Ashley felt her mouth water and her pussy get moist. Her eyes went back up to Jillian's eyes and she could a bit of mischievousness in them. Ashley could only smile as she grinned. Jillian leaned over putting her knees on the bed to get up on it which was a weird way to get on the bed but it did let her top fall open and Ashley got a good look at Jillian's lovely breasts. Ashley immediately knew why Jillian chose that way to get up on the bed, not that Ashley minded but she knew two could play that game.

So once Jillian got settled and had started working, Ashley decided that she needed a snack and she asked Jillian if she wanted something. After a brief discussion, they decided on just some chips would do. So Ashley got up and went to the kitchen. Once there, she undid another button on her shirt, not believing that she was doing it but all the same, she wanted and needed to have Jillian stare at her. She got the chips, pouring some in a bowl. She then adjusted her pajama top so that a small part of her breasts showed. She walked into the bedroom and she saw Jillian look up at her. Jillian smiled and Ashley noticed that her eyes went down to her chest which is where she wanted them. Ashley smiled as she went over to her side of the bed. There she bent over to place the bowl beside of Jillian. She felt her top fall out and she glanced up to see where Jillian was looking and it was where she wanted her to look. She had to smile to herself as she stood back up. She then turned and sat down on the bed. As she turned, she made sure that her top slid over and it left her left breast exposed. She could feel the cool air on her nipple making it start to harden. She then turned toward Jillian to get a couple of chips watching Jillian's eyes as she did so. And once she saw Jillian's eyes go wide and she heard her gasp, Jillian looked down as if she had just noticed her top coming open and she said "Oops" and she pulled the top over her breast.

Now that she had Jillian's attention, Ashley would turn and lean over a little to get a chip from the bowl and every time she could feel her pajama top slip a little and she knew that she was showing Jillian some or all of her left breast. She saw that Jillian was beginning to shift around as she tried to work on her computer. She also got a scent of sexual arousal but she wasn't sure if it was Jillian or it was her as her own panties had begun to get moist.

When the chips were gone, Ashley thought the game was over which was good as she was getting a bit excited and soon she felt like she needed to do something about it. However Jillian had something else in mind as she said, "I think we need more chips." Then she quickly got up and grabbed the bowl heading out of the bedroom in a hurry but not before Ashley got a glimpse of Jillian's sheer panties and saw that the gusset of her panties were a bit darker than before and that she knew was due to the moisture there. Ashley watched Jillian's rush out of the room and to her surprise she heard the bathroom door close. Ashley stopped working and listened for the door to open again however it didn't immediate reopen. As the minutes passed Ashley began to get a warm feeling in her heart, as she knew that Jillian was doing more than peeing while she was in the bathroom. But imagining what Jillian was doing also caused her a problem as she felt her pussy pulsing a little however she couldn't do anything about it.

A few more minutes passed before she heard the bathroom door open and she heard Jillian going on into the kitchen. A moment later, she heard Jillian coming back down the hallway. When she entered the bedroom, Ashley saw that Jillian's cheeks were flushed and she also saw that those sheer panties were even darker. Jillian gave her a smile as she came over to the bed, bending over to place the bowl beside of Ashley and Ashley saw Jillian's top come open and she got a great view of Jillian's breasts with the nipples now rock hard. Ashley swallowed hard as she looked and Jillian stayed bent over as she got onto the bed. Jillian didn't lie up against the headboard but instead sat beside of Ashley's legs putting her laptop between her legs. Now Ashley had a great view of Jillian's panties and with them being wet, she could see the top part of Jillian's pussy making her lick her lips. Jillian then would bend forward to get a chip from the bowl allowing her top of flare open, sometime giving Ashley a look at her breasts and something almost getting a glimpse. She wasn't sure which was worse, getting a look or almost getting a look as both were very erotic. She could also smell Jillian's arousal which caused her to get more aroused. Ashley wasn't getting any work done now and she was eating more chips that she really didn't want or need.

When Jillian took the last chip, Ashley couldn't take it anymore. "I think we've had enough chips," She said as she grabbed the bowl and got out of bed. She headed straight to the bathroom shutting the door harder than she intended but she didn't care. She immediately pushed her panties down to her knees. She put the fingers of her right hand down to her engorged clit and began to frig it. She let out a moan as she felt the pleasure the rubbing of her clit gave her. She used her left hand to pinch and pull on her nipples feeling how hard they were. She pictured Jillian's shaved pussy in her mind and imagined getting between those lovely long legs and feasting on that pretty pussy. It only took her a couple of minutes to achieve the orgasm that she was seeking. It hit her hard and she felt her knees go weak and she almost slid down to the floor.

Once she had recovered, she went to the toilet to pee and then clean her pussy with the wet wipes that Jillian had. There wasn't much she could do with her wet panties but she did wipe them up a bit before pulling them back up. She put a bit of body spray on to cover the sexual scent that she had before going into the kitchen and putting the bowl into the sink and closing the bag of chips that Jillian had left open in her rush to get back to the bedroom. When she came into the bedroom, she saw that both of their laptops had been closed and Jillian was under the covers.

"I figured that it was time for sleep so I saved our work, I hope you don't mind." Jillian told her.

"Oh no, I was getting tired and was going to suggest the same thing," Ashley replied as she went to her side of the bed.

"Good, we got a long week and lots to do," Jillian told her as Ashley got into bed.

"Yes we do," Ashley said not sure what Jillian was referring to but agreeing all the same.

Ashley slipped into bed and she watched as Jillian turned off the bedside lamp. Jillian lay back down however instead of staying on her side of the bed, she moved in close to Ashley, letting their bodies touch.

"Sweet dreams," Jillian said with a yawn.

"Sweet dreams," Ashley replied feeling conscious about Jillian being so close to her but liking it all the same.

The next morning they got up early for school. Nothing was said about the sexy little game that they had played the night before. But Ashley was thinking about it all the same. She could feel herself falling in love with Jillian and while she knew that Jillian liked what she saw of her, she didn't know if she could love her or not. And she didn't know how to ask her.

Dr. Laurence mostly lectured during his class, giving them all clues on how to do an investigative piece and making sure that they knew the rules that had to be followed. Ashley took lots of notes as she knew that for her and Jillian to complete their work, most of these rules just might and probably would come into play. Jillian asked several questions about some of these rules and laws which told Ashley that Jillian was thinking the same thing.

"You want to come over to the apartment to work on our article, and then I'll walk you back to your dorm if you like." Jillian asked as they came out of the class.

Ashley knew that if she went home with Jillian, she would be staying the night. She hesitated and Jillian didn't rush her as they walked down the hallway. "Sure, but why don't I just go ahead and stay, that way neither of us have to walk back alone." Ashley said however she added, "...then I'll stay at the dorm until Friday."

"Sweet, I think we need to talk to some of the swim team again and then decide about Ms. Morgan, I think she'll be the key." Jillian told her.

"Oh I believe she will but we also need to know as much about her as possible before we approach her."Ashley warned.

"Definitely, we need to have the deck stacked against her before we approach her but I think we need to do it in person." Jillian told her.

"What if she lives in Alaska or somewhere far away?" Ashley asked.

"Then I guess we'll have to do it on a weekend." Jillian simply stated.

"Oh," Ashley said as she should have known that would be Jillian's answer.

When they got to Jillian's apartment, Jillian fixed them something to eat before they went to work. They first reviewed what Ashley had gotten and then Ashley began to make some calls. Most of the women that she called weren't at home so they had to leave a message; however they did find a couple at home. Jillian was sitting right beside of Ashley so that she could listen in on the conversation and Ashley liked having Jillian so close. This time Ashley went after more information on this Donna Morgan with Jillian writing out questions that she wanted her to ask. The women didn't seem to like talking about Donna but with Ashley's soft voice and demeanor it helped to get the women to talk. Once they talked to everyone they could get a hold of they went over the notes that Jillian had taken and then they talked about where to go from there.

They both then switched to their other school work until later that evening when one of the swimmers called Ashley back. Jillian was taking her shower so Ashley talked alone and she got more information from the young woman. Ashley was still talking when Jillian came out of the shower. Ashley was glad that Jillian had decided to go a little more conservative in her sleepwear as she had a long sleep shirt and a pair of panties. She came over and sat by Ashley as Ashley talked to the woman who happened to be very talkative. Ashley found that she couldn't get off the phone to the woman but the more she talked the more Ashley learned.

"I didn't think you were ever going to get off the phone," Jillian said after Ashley was finally able to end the call.

"I know, that girl knew how to talk." Ashley said with a laugh as she rubbed her ear. "I could see why she would be a good swimmer, she never breathes."

"I could see that but did she say anything important?" Jillian asked.

"Yes she did, somewhere in that conversation." Ashley told her.

"And?" Jillian asked.

Ashley laughed, "Well Beckie was one of the few swimmers that I hadn't talked to and I'm glad she chose now to call me back. She first talked about the team and how much fun they had together. She said that while she was a good swimmer, she never got to complete but that was fine with her, she loved to swim and she got her education paid for. She said that she loved the Coaches and Coach Wilder in particular. She was always after her to get better even though everyone knew she wasn't going to be the person to win them any meets. She said that Coach Wilder treated everyone the same and pushed everyone to get better."

"But we already knew that Coach Wilder was a fair coach and everyone liked her but that doesn't tell us what we need to know." Jillian complained.

"Oh yes it does tell us what we need to know Jillian, this is the back ground information that we need. You remember what Dr. Laurence told us, "Get all of the story and not just what information you are after. That's what we are getting from Beckie and the other swimmers. We need to know who Coach Wilder is as a person, not just that she was a lesbian and got fired because of that." Ashley told Jillian.

Ashley saw that Jillian so wanted to argue with her but then her shoulders that were tense, sagged a little, "Yea you're right and Dr. Laurence has been beating that into my head since I got here."

"I sort of figured that he had been." Ashley said with a smile as she put her hand on Jillian's smooth soft thigh, giving it a squeeze.

"Now start typing as I talk," Ashley told her and she saw Jillian smile as she pulled her laptop toward her.

"Yes ma'am," Jillian said with a little laugh.

Then when Jillian had typed in what she had told her so far, Ashley went on, "Beckie said that she didn't even know that Coach Wilder was lesbian until she happened upon her at a water park during the summer between her junior and senior year. Coach Wilder was at the kiddie portion of the park and she had two young girls with her, one appreaded to be a couple of years older than the other. Beckie was there with her sister and her sister's two little boys which were a hand full. Beckie overheard the youngest girl call Coach Wilder "Mommy" which surprised her since she didn't know that the coach had any children. But then a little later, she heard the same gril call the woman that was with the coach "Mommy" too. That was when Beckie realized that Coach Wilder was a lesbian and that she had two girls or her partner did. She said that a little later she went to the restroom and while there, she met Coach Wilder who had sought her out. They talked for a while and the coach confirmed that she was lesbian and she and her partner had adpoted two girls. She didn't ask Beckie to be quiet about who she was but Beckie could sense that the Coach wanted to keep her coaching life and her personal life separate. Beckie said she never told anyone about what she knew but that she and the coach did get closer because of their shared secret. That didn't mean that the coach went easier on her, she didn't, but they did talk more. And she found out just how close Coach Wilder was to her partner and to their daughters, and that is very important."

"Why is that?" Jillian asked.

"Because I also found out just why the Coach got fired, nothing we can hang our hat on but enough to know that we're on the right track." Ashley said.

"As much as I know you love to tease me, please stop it for tonight." Jillian told her with a very serious tone to her voice and Ashley knew that when it came to the story, Jillian was deadly serious.

"Sorry," Ashley said and the put a sorrowful expression to her face to show Jillian that she was sorry about teasing her with these small details. "Anyway Beckie found another way to help the team while not being a great swimmer. Beckie would give her clues as to whom she needed to push harder and who she needed to be gentle with, like when one of the girls had her heart broken by some guy or was having personal problems. And Beckie also was the only one that the coach called when she had gotten fired and had been told to clean out her office on the Sunday after school had ended. That way she would be out of there before anyone knew what had happened. Coach Wilder told Beckie that someone on the team, though she didn't say who, had accused her of coming on to her. She wanted Beckie to know that it wasn't true but then Beckie said she already knew the coach would never do such a thing. Coach Wilder was too much in love with her partner and loved her girls to ever risk anything to break it up. They used the accusation from the unknown swimmer against her telling her that they would go public with it if she fought her firing. The coach couldn't ever do anything to ever hurt her family so she just retired from coaching, it wasn't worth the fight anymore to her."

"I take it that "they" was the Athletic Director and his gang," Jillian said.

"Beckie didn't say nor did the coach tell her but she was sure that was who it was." Ashley said.

"Did Beckie tell you who accused the coach of coming on to her?" Jillian asked.

"Not directly but she said that Donna was the one who benefitted the most from the Coach being fired which confirms what we already knew." Ashley said.

"Yes it does but we still don't have real proof do we?" Jillian said more than stated.

"No but we're getting closer, we're getting a lot closer." Ashley said. "Now while you make sense of what we know, I'm going to take a shower.

"Okay," Jillian said as her mind was already on her laptop and what she was typing.

"Oh and you now owe me big," Ashley said after getting up from the coach.

"How is that?" Jillian asked as she looked up from her laptop.

"Beckie made me promise to call her back and talk sometime soon and you know I keep my promises." Ashley said seriously.

Jillian laughed, "Yea I guess I do owe you big."

"Yes you do," Ashley said with a laugh then she went to take her shower.

When she came out, Jillian was already in bed with her laptop and Ashley saw that her laptop was already there, plugged in and ready to go.

"I take it we're working in here," Ashley said as she came on into the bedroom.

"Yea, I was getting tired and I figured that we could finish up in here and then go ahead and go to bed." Jillian said to her.

"That works for me," Ashley said as she came over, getting into bed, putting her laptop against her knees, and she began to type.

To her surprise, Jillian finished before she did and turned off her laptop. Ashley offered to quit too but Jillian told her to go ahead and finish what she was doing. Ashley had Jillian go ahead and turn off the lights. Jillian lay on her right side then slid up against Ashley as she worked on the paper she wanted to finish. Ashley knew that Jillian usually fell right to sleep and such was the case, as she heard Jillian let out a soft sigh and then she saw that she was asleep. Ashley kept working trying to hurry but when she wrote anything, no matter what it was for, she tried to make it great so she it took her another hour to finish. As her work was being saved, Ashley looked down at her sleeping friend who looked so peaceful and content.

Without realizing that she was doing it, Ashley's left hand went down to Jillian's face and she brushed the hair from her cheek. She then let her fingers lightly touch Jillian's cheek and then to her hair where she let her fingers go through the soft fine hair. Jillian let out a soft, contented coo and Ashley stopped for a second and then she went back to caressing Jillian's face and letting her fingers comb through her hair. She wasn't sure how long she had been doing it but when she looked back at her laptop, her work had long since been saved, so she hit the button the shut the laptop down and she eased over to place her laptop on the bedside table. Ashley slipped down in the bed and she snuggled in close to Jillian, smelling her shampoo and going to sleep with a smile on her face.

Ashley had lunch with Jillian on Wednesday and Thursday as that were the only days that they were both had time to sit and talk. The other two nights, Ashley would either call Jillian or Jillian would call her. They talked a lot about their project but they also just talked. That was the nice part as she got to know Jillian a little better and she could tell Jillian who she was. Ashley could feel her heart going to Jillian and from the way that Jillian would sometimes look at her; she could feel that just maybe their feelings were mutual. The problem was that neither of them had as of yet to take it past their growing friendship and their work on their project.

End of Part Two

To be continued...

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