Arnold finished shopping in less than half an hour, thanks to Janet's experience with living on both a budget and living in the dorm for two years. He had checked the things she told him to buy and they had the nutrients that he had learned his body needed, so he was satisfied that she wasn't leading him on or had lied about being able to help him.

Cissily, of course, was still dumbfounded that all they did was shop.

Janet grabbed a few things for herself and her roommate, since she was there and had the opportunity, and made sure to tell Arnold which items were hers. When they arrived at the cash register, she handed Arnold the approximate amount that her items had cost. He looked at the money in his hand and looked back at her, and she laughed a little.

“I don't expect you to buy me groceries, just because I'm helping you shop.” Janet said.

She really doesn't know how to manipulate him properly. Cissily thought.

The clerk packed everything and Arnold paid for the groceries, then they brought the cart out to the car. Cissily opened the trunk and Arnold quickly put everything inside before either she or Janet could try to help.

“I'll put the cart back.” Janet offered and she took the cart over to the cart corral and added it to the pile there, then jogged back to the car. Arnold held open the back door for her and she climbed in, he climbed in behind her and Cissily sat in the driver's seat. They drove the five miles back to the college campus and parked in Arnold's spot.

They got out and Cissily opened the trunk, and they all grabbed something. Arnold took the majority and they took a couple of bags each. Cissily opened the door and Janet went through first and over to the elevator and put her bag down. Arnold went to walk by her to go up the stairs and she reached out to grab his arm.

“Arnold, put it here. When we finish unloading the car, I'll call the elevator and we can put it all inside in one go, rather than making multiple trips.” Janet said.

“Okay.” Arnold said and put his heavy load down. He was back out at the car and came back in with the rest of the bags before she realized it.

“That's it?” Cissily asked and put down the two bags she had and he nodded. “Damn, you're efficient.”

Janet successfully stopped her blush from forming and turned to push the elevator button. She knew exactly how efficient Arnold could be. The elevator arrived and Janet held it open as Arnold quickly handed all the bags inside in ten seconds, about the same time it took for someone to walk in and push the button to wait for it to close again.

“Jesus, do you need my help at all or what?” Cissily asked with a laugh.

“Not now.” Arnold said. “Thank you for the ride.”

Cissily seriously thought about stepping close to give him a hug, even with Janet there, then smiled instead. “You're welcome. Maybe we can do this again sometime.”

“Okay.” Arnold said and stepped into the elevator. Janet took the cue and let the door stop go, then the doors closed.

“Baby girl, I'm sorry that didn't work out for you.” Doris said and walked over to her daughter.

Cissily sighed. “Like I said, maybe next time.”

“You should give up on trying to get with him.” Doris cautioned her. “If this simple plan didn't work...”

Cissily laughed. “Ma, are you trying to manage my sex life?”

Doris shook her head. “I'm trying to save you some disappointment.”

Cissily looked at the elevator. “Will I be disappointed?” She asked. “I don't know. He seems... pliable.”

Doris didn't say anything, because after what had happened between her and Arnold, she knew exactly how pliable he was. The answer was 'very'.

*

Janet held the elevator as Arnold handed out the bags into the hallway, then she stepped out and let the elevator door stop go. She helped carry a few bags of groceries down the hallway to his dorm room and Arnold unlocked his door. He made two trips and piled the bags near the kitchenette, then he quickly went through the bags and sorted out what to put in the small refrigerator.

After that, he quickly took the items Janet had bought and put them back in bags. Janet was only slightly surprised by this, then Arnold put his refrigerator items in the small refrigerator and picked up her bags for her.

“You don't have to do that.” Janet said.

Arnold just gave her a blank stare and she chuckled.

“Okay, back down the hallway to my room.” Janet said and led him down the hall and she unlocked her door.

Arnold carried in her groceries and put them on the kitchenette counter and then put the right items into the refrigerator. Before she could tell him that he didn't have to do that, again, he opened all the cupboards and checked the contents, then distributed the dry goods as well and put everything away. He sat down at her small table and waited.

Janet shut her door and stood there, a little in awe at how quickly he had done it. “Wow.” She said and looked in the cupboards and checked to see that everything was where it was supposed to be and not just thrown in haphazardly like she had suspected. “You're really good at this.” She said and turned to look at him to see a small smile.

Arnold stood up and stepped close to her. “I can't kiss you to thank you for helping me shop.” He said. “Do you want me to help you masturbate again?”

Janet took in a quick breath at the offer. She had a lot of time while they shopped to think about what happened and it was so surreal that she still hadn't really come to grips with it. She had let some guy she barely knew go down on her, after she had gone down on him, and they hadn't even gone on a single date.

She knew that she had to say no, because if she didn't, she would be asking for his help pretty much every time she felt even a little horny. It wasn't like she was a sex addict or anything; but, he didn't mind going down on her and that was rare enough in itself for her to want it to happen.

“I... Arnold, I don't think...” Janet started to say, then Arnold popped her jeans open and he turned her around to face away from him. “...w-wait...” She said as his hand slid into her underwear. “Mmm.” She moaned as he rubbed and played with her, right there in the kitchenette. She leaned back against him and he put his other arm around her to support her weight. She hugged that arm with both of hers and turned her head slightly towards him and rubbed her cheek on his as he rubbed her between her legs.

To Janet's surprise, it didn't take long for her to finish, even though she had finished a lot before they showered in their own bathrooms and then met again to go shopping. It wasn't a huge one though, so she didn't make much of a mess in her panties. It wasn't even enough to wet her jeans and she was glad of that, since she didn't have another clean pair until she did the laundry.

“Thank you.” Janet whispered softly and gave his cheek a gentle kiss, then another. She let out a breath and stood up straight as she turned to face him, because she had just realized something. “Arnold, have you done this with any other girls on this floor?”

“No.” Arnold said. “Do you want me to...”

“No!” Janet exclaimed, then she stopped herself from laughing for reacting like that. “No. If one of the other girls asks you to masturbate, either with them or for them, say no.”

“Okay.” Arnold said.

“If I ask you to help me masturbate later, you'll do it, won't you?”

“Yes.”

Janet smiled as she leaned in and kissed his other cheek. “You need to put the rest of your groceries away, so you better go back to your place.”

Arnold nodded and she watched his backside as he left her room. When the door closed, she pulled off her jeans and her panties, quickly cleaned herself, then grabbed another pair of panties. She pulled them on just as her alarm went off and she chuckled as she put her jeans back on.

Perfect timing. Janet thought and grabbed the book and notepad she needed for the last class of the day. She left her dorm room and looked down the hallway and into Arnold's room. She saw him putting things away and she shook her head. I knew he was going to be trouble. She thought and went to the elevator and rode it down to the ground floor. I didn't think he would be trouble for me, though. Not in a million years.

“Hi, Janet.” Doris said. “How did...”

“I'm going to be late for class.” Janet said and waved as she crossed the lobby to leave the building. “I'll tell you all about Arnold not knowing how to live and eat in the dorm later!”

Doris nodded and watched the young woman go out the front door and jog out of sight.

*

“Is Kelly still taking a nap?” Katheryn asked Annie as she came into the kitchen.

Annie nodded. “Whatever made her want to sleep before must have exhausted her.” She said and sat down at the kitchen table. “Of course, I've had sudden nap attacks occasionally.”

Katheryn chuckled and handed her a cup of tea. “I think those days are pretty common.” She said. “When you're home a lot and there not much to do to keep you occupied except watch television or putt around in the garden...”

“I'm thinking it has a bit more to do with missing my son.” Annie said.

Katheryn nodded. “I've noticed that she's quite caught up in him.”

“I think the word you're looking for is 'invested'.”

Katheryn chuckled and took a drink of tea. “Yes, all right. I'll accept that change of terminology. She's becoming invested in him a little too much.”

“She's young and he's her first serious boyfriend.” Annie said. “I remember my first serious boyfriend. He was three years older, had a fast car, and he could make even the dullest night light up with his smile and his kisses.”

“He sounds like a wild guy.” Katheryn smiled warmly. “Whatever happened to him?”

“I married him.” Annie said and took a drink of tea.

“You married your first serious boyfriend?” Katheryn asked, surprised.

“Neither of us wanted to keep looking.” Annie said.

Katheryn stared at the blonde woman across the table. “You want Kelly and Arnold to get married.”

“I would never tell them that, nor will I push them into anything.” Annie said and took a drink of tea, then she nodded. “I think they are a perfect fit and they need each other. Arnold needs her calming influence and Kelly needs his strength and devotion.”

Katheryn sat there and thought about it. She knew it was much too early for her daughter to get married, mainly because she had only dated a few guys once or twice each, so she didn't really have a good basis for what she would want in a husband. It wasn't really something someone could tell you and you had to discover it for yourself.

Annie touched her hand and took her out of her thoughts. “They haven't even gone out on a real date, except for the prom. Believe me, I'm not trying to push them together or anything. They need to work things out for themselves.”

Katheryn reluctantly nodded and she sat there and drank tea with a potential in-law. Surprisingly, she wasn't as adverse to the idea as she thought she would be.

*

Brad and Kevin finished their community service for that day and their supervisor offered to drive them home to make sure they made it safely. Brad chuckled and Kevin laughed.

“I live three streets over that way.” Kevin said and pointed across the four lane road. “I'll see you tomorrow.”

“Wait for traffic to clear!” The woman supervisor said and he waved her concern away. She and Brad watched as Kevin proved he was much better at crossing the road than any cat or raccoon and deftly crossed it as he timed the passing vehicles perfectly. “You're a lucky little bastard!” She said loudly and Kevin waved at her and disappeared from sight.

“Not really.” Brad laughed. “He doesn't get to ride home with you.”

The woman gave him a stern look and he ducked his head slightly.

“I'm sorry. I didn't mean...”

“Get in the truck.” She said and he climbed in the passenger side and she climbed into the driver's side. She expertly pressed the brake and took it out of gear and readied her foot on the clutch as she started it up. She waited for a break in the traffic, then jammed it into gear as she slammed on the gas and peeled the tires into the dirt. The truck took off from a dead stop and reached road speed in only a few seconds.

“Jesus Christ! What's in this thing? A Hemi?” Brad asked, shocked.

The woman laughed. “Nope, just a well tuned diesel guzzler.” She said and drove partway across the town. “I just need to stop and file the report of your work.” She said. “It'll just be a few minutes.”

“Hey, you're driving. You can do whatever you want.” Brad said. “I'm just along for the ride.”

She gave him an odd look for a second and she pulled into what looked like a construction site. She parked and motioned for him to follow her, so Brad hopped out and they went into a small one story building.

“How's the baby sitting gig going?” A guy asked with a laugh when he saw her come in.

“Still going on.” She said and pointed behind herself with a thumb and walked towards an office.

“Hey, kid.” The guy said. “No hard feelings.”

“Hey, old guy.” Brad said. “Grow bigger balls.”

The woman laughed and opened the office door. “Get inside, smart mouth.”

“Yes, miss.” Brad said and ducked his head slightly, then stepped by her.

She entered as well and shut the door, then pointed to a chair. Brad sat down in front of a desk and she walked around the desk and took off her coat. Brad was surprised that she only wore a thin t-shirt with a logo on it and not a work shirt or an overall. He couldn't help but stare at her chest and the cloth bra she wore for comfort. She sat down behind the desk and quickly wrote out the report of where they started, how far they had covered, and how many animals that had been killed on the road.

She made notes about the quality of both Brad's and Kevin's work and used a photocopier to make a copy of it. She put the original one into a folder on the side of the desk and folded the copy and put it in an envelope, filled out the courthouse office info on it, then dropped it into the outgoing tray on the other side of the desk.

“There. Official day done.” She said and stood up, and she hadn't missed the fact that the young man's eyes never left her chest the entire time she had her coat off. She saw his eyes dart to her chest every few seconds, as if they were going to magically bounce around for him to watch. She smiled slightly and lightly tapped her right heel on the floor and the movement and vibration was just enough to make her chest jiggle a little bit.

Brad's mind couldn't believe his eyes, because her chest had just magically shook and she hadn't even moved. How is that possible? He asked himself.

“I hope you're ready to use that smart mouth for something important.” She said and Brad slowly looked up from her chest to see her smiling face.

“Yes, miss. Anything you want me to do, I'll do it.” Brad said, because he knew that if he didn't stay on her good side, he would disqualify himself from his sentence and other arrangements would have to be made, namely jail time.

“Good.” She said and pulled her t-shirt off and popped the clasp on her bra.

Brad's mouth dropped open at the fantastic breasts that just appeared before him.

“I haven't had a good fuck in a while.” She said and opened her pants and dropped them and her underwear to the floor. She leaned over him as she reached over his shoulder and locked the office door, which pressed her chest into his face. Brad started kissing and licking her breasts as his hands reached up and grabbed them.

“I knew by the way you looked at me that you would be an eager one.” She said and then bit her lip as she rubbed her hands through his hair.