The snow had started to come down heavy and the next days classed had already been canceled. It had been a long day for Aria, three classes to start the day and a four hour shift at the bookstore. Maybe it was the weather, or the contagious excitement of the first real snow of the season.
Witnessing the bundled up co-eds laughing and enjoying themselves in the snow, on her walk home from work. For the first time in a long while, Aria felt maybe just a little alive. She found herself smiling a bit, as she made her way down the snowy sidewalk. Hanna would be home by now and Aria for a change looked forward to seeing her only friend. Maybe They could watch a movie in their pj's and make some pop corn like when they were kids. How can I miss someone I see every day? She asked herself.
There was no sense in denying it. Tonight Aria did not want to be alone.
Her new found enthusiasm turned out to be short lived.
Hanna's red bra laying on the living room floor was all the evidence Aria needed, that her room mate was not the only one looking for some company tonight. An opened bottle of wine and two empty glasses sat on the coffee table in front of the couch.
"Typical" She whispered under her breath, as she hung up her coat and and took off her boots. It looked like another night of headphones and a good book was on the agenda again, she thought as she plopped herself down on the couch.
Of course there was a bottle of wine and there was nothing saying she could not have a girls night by herself. It was not as if Hanna would care what she was doing, Aria thought to herself as she examined the bottle, taking a little sniff of it's contents. She had not had a drink in as long as she could remember. Having a best friend with a bit of a drinking problem tended to be all the incentive one needed to avoid that scene. Maybe, she thought, maybe it was time to stop living by those rules.
If the brief moments of happiness and hope she'd allowed herself to feel today had shown Aria anything, it was that being sad all the time sucked. She could be sad again tomorrow, tonight she was going to have enjoy being alive. Even just a little.
In no time at all, the fire was crackling, the popcorn popped and Aria was curled up under her comforter with a glass of Hanna's cheap but still yummy wine. She had changed into a small but cozy flannel night shirt, even going so far as to put her hair in pig tales. It was a perfect night chilling on the couch with a movie and other than the wine Aria felt like a kid again.
To her surprise and relief, she'd heard barely a peep from Hanna's room. Modesty and decorum were not exactly her room mates best assets.
What usually filled the bra laying next to Aria on the other hand...
"You do have awesome boobs!" Aria said aloud, picking up the discarded lingerie. It was pretty and lacy, and much more bra than Aria herself would ever need. Not that she did not like her own 34b's. They were firm and fit her small frame perfectly, she thought, as she felt them through her shirt. Still she would not mind rocking Hanna's D's every now and then.
"Ah...oh shit sorry." said a male voice causing Aria to jump.
"What the fuck!" She yelled, staring at what must have been Hanna's latest conquest, standing in the hallway just outside the living room.
He was tall and pretty, another Caleb clone in what seemed to be Hanna's never ending search to replace her former boyfriend.
"I'm so sorry...I was just leaving" He fumbled, his eyes still lingering on Aria. It was then that she realized she was still feeling herself up, with her roommate's bra in her hand. She went quickly from being startled and angry, to mortified as she dropped the bra and dove under her blanket.
"Just GO!" She yelled.
"Sorry...again he called behind him as he grabbed his coat off the rack and bolted out the door.