I met Joy, my assigned roommate, the first day of college, and we became instant friends.

In time we became all but inseparable — taking many of the same classes and playing varsity lacrosse and running track together.

Maybe it’s because we were always together that people took us for sisters; we really don’t look much alike. She had long black hair, while I’m a redhead, and she’s taller (five-nine) and prettier, with big sag-free breasts and amazing legs. But we were inseparable. If one of us went home, the other went along, and we slept in the same bed. We both dated, but neither of us ever had a steady boyfriend. I fooled around a bit but was still a virgin.

Christmas break of our senior year we were at Joy’s house, sitting by the fireplace talking about love, when it hit me how I felt about her. But I was scared to death to make a move. So I settled for mentally undressing her (a snap since we’d been naked together so much) and imagining us making love.

One day near the end of senior year, during our last class before a holiday weekend, Joy was sitting behind me and tapped my back. She said her parents were away for the weekend and asked if I wanted to come home with her. I told her I had to finish a paper.

“But I have a surprise for you,” she whispered. Thinking about my work, I figured that if I worked hard, I could get to her place in time for dinner Saturday. “That’s perfect,” she said, adding, “Bring your bikini.”

On Saturday I got to the house about six. I couldn’t wait to see Joy, or of course find out about the surprise!

On the front door was a note saying to come right in, so I headed for Joy’s bedroom, but it was empty. I went outside, figuring she’d be by the pool. Sure enough, she was sitting at a table on the pool deck, in a sexy sun-dress that hugged her body. She flashed a huge smile when she saw me and said, “I’m so glad to see you,” and she gave me a big hug, sliding her hands up my sides.

My heart raced as I sat down next to Joy. She said, “Ready for your surprise?” Well, of course I was! She reached under the table and brought out a fantastic bottle of wine, then said, “Make yourself comfortable while I get glasses, and we’ll watch the sun set.”

The sight of her walking in the house, her cute ass wiggling under her sundress, stole my breath. I squeezed my thighs to put pressure on my clit. She came back with the glasses, and we just sat talking and laughing and drinking the wine while the sun set. It was a lovely warm evening. Suddenly she took my hand and said, “Truth or dare?”

“Oh, you don’t want to go there,” I said, feeling a little buzzed from the wine.

“I do! Truth or dare?”

“Okay, let’s go with truth.”

Joy stared, then said, “Have you ever, or ever thought about, kissing a girl?” Maybe it was the wine, or maybe I just wanted her. I said simply, “Yes.”

Joy’s eyes widened. She said, “Which? You’ve kissed a girl, or you just want to?”

“You didn’t say truth or dare,” I said, laughing. “So I’m not answering!”

“Oh, come on, Vickie,” Joy said. “Truth or dare?”

“Dare,” I said, knowing it would drive her crazy.

She had this crazy look of desire. “Okay,” she said, “if you want to play that way. I dare you to get undressed and go skinny-dipping!” Now I had the crazy look. She’d called my bluff. And I’d lost all my inhibitions. I stood up, kicked off my sandals, pulled my shirt off, then took a deep breath and shed my bra, shorts and panties. I flashed Joy, then turned, wiggled my ass and dived in the pool. The water on my naked body felt incredible. A million thoughts ran through my mind.

I surfaced and looked at Joy, sitting there with her mouth open. I started laughing. “Did you think I wasn’t going to do it?”

She said, “I really didn’t!”

We laughed for a good minute. Then I got braver. “You know,” I said, “it’s not fair that I’m the only one naked. You should join me. The water feels great.”

Joy took a deep breath, then stood up and walked to the edge of the pool, biting her lower lip. I found it such a turn-on when she did that! She reached for the bottom of her sundress and in one movement pulled it up and off. As I suspected, she wasn’t wearing anything underneath. She jumped in the pool and swam around for a while. When she came up for air, she said, “Wow, this does feel good.”

We laughed and splashed each other, enjoying the feeling of swimming in the nude. As it got darker, and harder to see each other. I decided it was now or never. Joy was standing in the pool with just her head sticking out of the water. I swam up behind her underwater and grabbed her around the waist. She let out a yelp, spun around and we were face-to-face.

We just stood there looking at each other. Finally Joy spoke. “Vickie, you know you never did say, have you ever kissed a girl?”

“No,” I said, “but I want to.”

Joy, biting her lip again, asked barely audibly, “Can it be me?” I nodded, and felt her arms wrap round me.

I couldn’t believe this was going to happen! I wrapped my arms round her and shut my eyes as our lips touched. What followed was my most intense experience ever. Her lips were so soft, so full, she took my breath away.

Finally our lips parted, leaving us both smiling. I thought our first kiss had been perfect, but now the second one topped it! Our mouths opened and our tongues began exploring. We pressed our bodies together, and our nipples hardened. Our hands slid up and down each other’s backs. While I explored Joy’s body, she moaned.

At length we pulled apart, both breathing heavily. She turned away, and I said, still out of breath, “Are you okay, Joy?” I was afraid that we’d just ruined our friendship. She turned back. Tears were running down her cheeks. “I am, Vickie. I’ve wanted to do that for so long but couldn’t risk losing you as a friend.”

I confessed. “I’ve told you a thousand times that I love you — in my mind.”

“I heard you!” she said between tears. We held each other, then laughed. “I think we need to go to my room,” she said. “We have a lot of time to make up for.” We walked hand in hand up the pool stairs and stood on the pool deck naked and kissed once more, letting the warm air dry our bodies. Her lips were soft and full and tasted sweet. At last we broke our embrace and stared at each other.

We took each other by the hand, and as we walked to Joy’s bedroom, I sneaked a peek at her wiggling ass. We got on her bed on our knees facing each other, and our lips came together again and our hands were all over each other. I couldn’t get enough of touching her — her soft skin drove me crazy.

We became bolder. I let my hand wander to Joy’s breast, holding it, rubbing it, squeezing it. I marveled at how something so firm could feel so soft. At my touch her nipple grew erect. I kissed my way to her neck, hearing her breath grow deeper. My hands slid down to her legs. She giggled and said, “You’re giving me goose bumps!”

I kissed my way down to her breasts, so perky and full. The nipples stood out invitingly. I flicked them with my tongue, and heard her gasp. I wrapped my lips around each breast, kissing the nipples, feeling them grow still harder between my lips. I was on fire. My pussy was juicing so freely that my inner thighs were slick. I reached down to touch myself, not believing this was happening.

Joy moaned. I loved her sexy whimpers. Her breasts felt so sexy, so perfect, so firm. I squeezed, kissed, and sucked on them. I kissed her again, pulling her close. Then she pushed me away and stared at me, breathing heavily, with lust in her eyes. She squeezed my breasts. My nipples grew hard instantly.

Joy sucked one of my nipples into her mouth. My moans became deeper. She pulled the nipple with her teeth, and I thought I’d pass out from the thrill. I grabbed her by the shoulders and eased her back on the bed. I tingled, knowing my dream was about to come true. I licked and sucked on Joy’s breasts, then kissed my way down her flat gut, watching her breasts rise and fall with each breath, down to her navel, licking and kissing.

She moaned, “Keep going, Vickie. Please take me!”

I kissed my way to her hips, feeling her squirm beneath me. I inhaled her pussy. I licked my way to her mound, which was all shaved except for a dark patch. I pushed her legs wider apart and lay between them. Her pussy was perfect — the lips slightly puffy, the sexiest thing I had ever seen. I kissed it, and she jumped and gasped.

“Vickie, you’re the first to do this to me — and it’s just what I was hoping for.” I held her long legs and licked her soft pussy lips, wiggling my tongue between them, tasting the sweetness. I felt like all of my senses had gone into overdrive.

Joy’s pussy responded to my licks and kisses, slowly opening up. Her hips undulated with my touches. My hand had found its way to her slit. I licked it up and down. She whimpered with each lick. When she was on the brink of coming, I drove my tongue deep in her. She exploded, and waves of pleasure lifted her. I twisted and turned my tongue, licking and tasting every inch of her. Her legs clamped around my head.

I fingered myself harder, wanting to come with her. With two, then three fingers, deeper and faster — thumb on my clit — I exploded.

Joy’s breathing finally began to slow, and she said, “I love you, Vickie,” and I said it back. She said, “I wish we had told each other

sooner,” then pulled me up and kissed me. At length I broke the kiss and said, “There’s something I have always wanted to try.”

“Anything you want.”

“You know how we used to wake up scissoring each other? Make me come that way.” Joy was excited. “Yes, I’ve always wanted to do that! I was always so wet when we woke up that way.”

We positioned ourselves, sliding together till our pussies touched. We wrapped our arms round each other and kissed. Our hips began moving, rubbing our pussies together. As we stroked, our clits found each other. I felt orgasm building. Joy began rocking her hips and thrusting her pussy into mine. Our clits rubbed harder against each other.

We were both breathing hard, moving in unison, moaning and sweating. We were looking deep in each other’s eyes as we drove each other to the edge, and flew right over it. Coming together was the most erotic thing that I had ever experienced. We collapsed into a heap of naked bodies. Eventually we slid under the covers, falling asleep in each other’s arms.

It was the perfect beginning of Joy being not only my best friend in the world but also my adored lover.