Hot Showers

By Julia von Finkenbach

Smashwords Edition

Copyright 2012 Julia von Finkenbach

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"You got to be kidding me.", she panted, looking at the sign in front of her. "You got to be fucking kidding me." Karen took a deep breath, trying to get her breathing under control after running her usual 3 miles in the afternoon. She always took the same route, down along the beach and then back to the dorms. It helped her clear her head after a busy day. The dorms were old, with community showers. Which wasn't too much of a problem.

Unless the damn things broke just when she came back from her run. Someone had helpfully placed a sign at the door declaring the women's shower to be "Out of Order" and apologizing for the inconvenience. "Damn straight that is inconvenient", she grumbled at no one in particular. Her exercise had left her drenched in sweat and looking forward to a nice long shower, but that hope had obviously been dashed. Sniffing the air, she decided that going without a shower was just not an option.

She looked at her watch and considered her options. She could drive half way across the city to the apartment of one of her friends, hope that they were at home and ask to borrow their shower. That would take at least an hour, probably closer to two, with the evening rush hour just starting. Or she could hop over to the men's shower, get a quick spray and be back in her room within 20 minutes. She knew from experience that the guys usually showered late, so there was a good chance that the shower would be empty.

And if it wasn't, well, then she could still shower at her friend's. She grabbed her bag and walked down the hall to the men's shower room. Quietly, she listened at the door for any sound that would mean the shower was in use, but the room beyond the door appeared silent and empty. Slowly she pushed down the handle and opened the door as quietly as she could. Quickly, she stepped inside and closed the door behind her. She briefly considered putting up a sign of her own to keep her privacy, but then decided against it. She had no paper with her, and she would really only be a minute anyway. Half the men in the building studied Computer Science, and The Simpsons were on. What were the odds?

Still, she felt a little thrill about being on forbidden ground, a little prickling in the back of her neck that she always got when she was doing something she wasn't supposed to. Like cheating in a test. Or watching a bunch of construction workers on a hot summer day. Being in a place normally barred to her was more exciting than she had expected, considering that the room was otherwise a perfectly normal shower, no different at all from the one she usually used. She shook her head at her own silliness. Of course it would be a normal shower, what had she expected?

She dumped her wash bag on the floor and slipped out of her t-shirt. She gave a sigh as the cool air hit her skin and threw the t-shirt over the bag. Then she pushed down her shorts, leaving her clad only in her panties and her bra. The first bout of self-consciousness hit her. She was almost naked in the men's shower room. Any moment, someone could walk in on her. But somehow, this thought only increased her excitement. It felt downright naughty to be here, and to be here naked promised to be even better.

Still, she decided that it would be better for her not to dally around. Every second increased the chance that someone would discover her, and that would mean serious trouble. She quickly stripped out of her panties and sports bra, grabbed the shampoo bottle from her bag and headed for the shower. She hit the spray before it had warmed up entirely, making her teeth chatter and her nipples harden. Feeling the water cascade down her body felt good, though. Slowly - it was an old dorm, after all - the water warmed up. She decided not to waste any more time, stepped out and lathered up.