The party had died down and guests slowly made their goodbyes as they left, yet it was barely midnight when Howard began to clean up from the housewarming party he hosted. It was a sort of milestone as an adult, he no longer had the swanky bachelor pad of an apartment and after a year of saving he was able to purchase his very own home. No longer would his rent money simply go into the void, but rather a long term investment in himself. He felt a great deal of pride as he showed off his new home to friends he’d come to know, the wide open space that had been sparsely filled with furniture and a massive TV in the center for various games they played over the night.

He had planned for those super late-night parties but at around 10pm some people started to drift out from the party and into the dark night towards their own home. It was strange, in his youth people wouldn’t even dream of leaving before 4am. Yet responsibilities, even on the weekend, had a pull that caused adults to make reasonable decisions. He was pleasantly surprised to find that he wasn’t the only one left in the mostly empty house when he saw Sherri standing over the sink rinsing the dishes before putting them in the washer.

They were family friends, their parents had gone to college together and when his family moved back into the city it was like nothing had changed. Thanksgiving, Christmas Holidays, and Birthday Parties, he had known her for years and still sometimes he couldn’t believe that the girl who constantly tagged alongside him had grown up to become such a beautiful woman. He caught himself staring at her as she scrubbed a plate, the way her tail swished and her juicy rounded ass jiggled from the motion.

He exhaled in an attempt to calm himself. “You know you don’t have to do that.”