Nakedly Ever After Ch. 08

The doorbell rang and Sophie rushed to open it. Trish waited at the door, with that resting smile of hers. Sophie invited her in, both looking slightly uncomfortable. Trish was still getting used to seeing Sophie naked, and Sophie, to her friend seeing her naked.

They immediately ran to her bedroom and began bagging her clothes. Anything for warm weather, like light blouses, small loose skirts, beach dresses and swim suits were immediately tossed. Along with any undergarment.

Midway through it, the doorbell rang a second time. It was Jenna. She had decided to join in last minute.

Once she got in, she immediately removed the light dress she was wearing, revealing only her bare skin under it. Sophie wasn't in a position to say anything, and Trish looked surprised. Guess she is really diving into the lifestyle.

They talked and joked while they went through her wardrobe. She wasn't just discarding. Sophie was also taking this opportunity to show off and talk about all the clothes she took years to collect.

After a while, Trish excused herself to the bathroom. When she came back, she joined in on the fashion trend. Sophie tried to hide a blush and not look too much.

"Decided to join?" Asked Jenna.

"It felt weird being the only one dressed."

She did feel more comfortable now than a minute ago.

At some point, as the talking went, Jenna began complaining about Marcos.

"Last night we were playing and I told him I was overweight. You know, I've been insecure since I put on a couple of extra pounds."

"And what did he say?" Asked Sophie.

"He called me a thick Latina."

The three rolled their eyes, but Sophie and Trish stole a glance at each other.

"Why do you think he said that?" Asked Trish.

"I don't know." She seemed genuinely sad. "It isn't new of him to be crass, but he doesn't usually talk to me like that."

"Maybe he is confused and can't expressed himself correctly." Continued Trish.

"You two have been seeing each other naked a lot. Maybe that is doing a number on his head." Added Sophie.

"We do have been hanging out naked almost every day for some weeks." That was new information for the two friends. "But that doesn't mean anything. We've been friends since forever. He doesn't see me like that."

"Maybe he is just confused." Said Trish. "I think you should talk. Like, actually talk and not just trade jokes."

"And you usually wouldn't mind being called a thick Latina." Complemented Sophie. "Maybe you are over sensitive for some reason."

"I'm not in those days." She replied

"Maybe for another reason." Trish added.

"I guess we will talk. But I think you two are making stuff up."

When it came to the cold weather garments, she wanted to keep it as minimal as possible. She went with a pair of warm pants and a jacket. Both were very loose and allowed her to still feel naked even when dressed.

It rarely got cold where they live, and even on the winter, it was very bearable with minimal protection. She wasn't that worried about it.

Jenna chose some of her nice jackets to keep. Even though their body was very different, they wore close to the same size.

With everything bagged, she got everything she owned that she was still gonna be able to wear. It was basically just socks, shoes, hats and some jewelry.

"I don't have much to dress now." She said to her friends.

"That was the plan." Said Trish.

"I mean, in accessories and stuff. I might want to go shopping for some."

"I can go with." Said Jenna. "I'm curious to see how different shopping is for nude fashion.

"Well, now all we have to do is take it to a charity shop." Said Sophie.

"I know one. Let's go." Said Trish, standing up.

"Are you not getting dressed?" Asked Jenna.

"This is a big moment for Sophie. I wanna support her."

"Then I'm also not getting dressed."

Sophie could barely believe her friends would do something like that.

"It's just a car ride anyway." Added Trish, a little coy. "And the shop is usually empty."

They left for Sophie's car, carrying the bags of clothes. They two seemed confident. Trish was looking a lot more confident now.

When they got into the thrift shop, the attendant, a middle-aged woman, marveled at the sight of three naked women walking in.

"I'm here for a donation." Said Sophie.

"Got no more use of them, huh?" said the attendant, jokingly. "I wish I could do the same. But I'm too old, no one would wanna look at my wrinkled ass."

The three were astonished by her language. She laughed.

"I think you look lovely." Said Trish.

"And that wrinkled ass could turn some heads around." Said Jenna. Sophie gave her a little slap.

The woman laughed harder, as she parsed through the bags. "So, you three are giving up on clothing for good?"

"No, just me." Sophie said.

"We are just here for moral support." Said Trish.

"I used to love going to nude beaches. Maybe I should try it again." She reminisced about her old days, old dates and boyfriends, how the nude beaches weren't official back than and she once had to run from the police.

"I couldn't even get my clothes before I darted. I had to make all the way to the road naked before I found someone. Gladly, they lent me a towel and gave me a ride home. Dad was furious when he saw me."

She went on and on. There were people coming and leaving the store as the older lady went through the clothing. Even though Trish and Jenna were holding up pretty well, Sophie knew them well enough to notice they were uncomfortable.

"Well, that is it." She finally said. "Anything else I can help you with?"

"That is all." Said Sophie, eager to give her friends a little rest.

"Thanks for the stories!" Said Jenna.

"It was my pleasure to have someone to talk to. I hope I see you two next!"

The two gave a shy smile back to her, and left. Sophie gave a final wave and went after them.

At the car, the two were visibly more relaxed.

"What now?" Asked Jenna. Trish gave her an incredulous look. Jenna was way too excited.

"I actually wanted to go shopping for some accessories. I love this waistlet but it is getting a bit old."

"The mall ain't far." Said Jenna.

"We are naked." Said Trish.

"I'll call Liza and invite her. She can bring something."

"Should we call Marcos?" Trish asked.

"No!" The answer came quickly from Jenna.

Sophie pulled her phone and called Liza.

"Hey Liza."

"Hey Sophie." Her friend answered. "How's spring cleaning?"

"We just dropped off my clothes. We were thinking of going to the mall now. Wanna join?"

"Sure, I'll leave in a minute."

"Just one thing." Sophie looked at the two friends. "The girls are also naked."

"Really?"

"Yeah, so if you could..."

"No problem. I'm leaving already. See ya!"

"See ya!

And hang up. They drove to the mall's parking lot and texted Liza their location.

She showed up not 10 minutes later. She didn't seem to have brought anything for the girls to wear. Actually, she didn't bring anything for herself neither.

As her undressed figure walked to Sophie's car, Trish and Jenna started panicking.

"Hey girls!" She said, when Sophie rolled her window down.

"You didn't bring any closes?!" Trish exclaimed.

"I thought we were going naked." She said, defensively. She looked at the two girls. Wide frightened eyes at their situation. "Sorry..."

"We can go back, grab something for you two." Sophie said.

"No, it's fine. It'll be fun!" Said Trish. Sophie felt like that was out of nowhere for her. She was way more confident than usual.

"Hell yeah!" Said Jenna, leaving the car.

They walked through the parking lot, through the stares of passerby shoppers. On the beach there was context for people to be nude. Now, these four naked friends walking through the mall seemed like something from a weird dream.

Jenna got confident very fast, as soon as she left the car. That's what she was like, head first into whatever life threw at her. Trish was a robot. Eyes straight ahead, arms barely moving, very calculated steps. She was clearly nervous, but it was also her choice, and neither of them was going to interfere.

The AC air attacked their skin as soon as they entered the mall. Goosebumps climbed their backs and made Sophie shiver, mixed parts coldness and excitement. This was the first time she was going out with other naked people somewhere that wasn't the nude beach.

"I wanna get some jewelry." Said Sophie.

"I know a good place!" Said Liza, and the four marched on. Sophie kept stealing glances at Trish to see if she was ok. With time, she noticed her friend relaxing. Her arms started moving more and more, her steps felt more natural, her glance were traveling the store windows, her hips were swaying, her breasts were bouncing... Sophie blushed. Why was she thinking so much about Trish's body?

They arrived at a small store that seemed to have a good variety, and the prices weren't that bad.

Sophie picket a couple of new waistlet in different styles. She also tried out anklets, collars and small earrings, and decide to go with some of them. She left the store wearing a small silvery anklet that matched her old waistlet.

Jenna tried out some golden waistlet, and the color really went well with her. She also chose some big blue agate bracelet on golden frames that went on her ankle.

Trish got a small silvery collar and a tiny earring that matched. The small jewelry was more of her style, and it fitted her.

Liza went all in. She seemed excited to be shopping on the nude. She bought a big golden triple chain waistlet dotted with white stones, some big bracelets, anklets and a collar that went close to her bellybutton. She left the store looking like a naked ancient queen.

The four paraded around the mall on their new fashion. The jewelry would catch the light and tingle as their body moved. People looked, but they didn't care. The more they acted natural, the more it felt natural.

They checked some other stores. Hats, shoes, make up, but no clothing, of course.

"Where now?" Sophie asked, excited.

"I'm a little peckish, actually." Said Liza. "I have't eaten anything since breakfast.

They were walking to the food court when Sophie saw her Elaine, her mom. Their eyes met, and both were clearly uncertain on what to do. Sophie wanted to walk away, and for a second she almost did. But Jenna put a hand on her back, and they walked to her.

"Hey mom!" Sophie said, as she approached.

"Oh!" Her gaze traveled the four naked bodies approaching her. "Hi!" She seemed unsure on her speak. She acted like nothing happened, apart from something on her voice that Sophie recognized from her youth, when her mom lashed out and felt ashamed after. "Hi girls. So, did you three decide to..."

"Hi, Mrs. Barnes!" Trish greeted, completely stilted. Both from seeing someone she knew and from the awkwardness of their past fight.

"Just for today!" Said Jenna, like nothing was wrong.

"I'm actually kind of enjoying it!" Said Liza.

"Of course you are!" Jenna jokingly rolled her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Sophie asked. She hoped it didn't sound too angry.

"I was shopping for some stuff." She pointed at the two bags she was carrying.

"We were going to grab something to eat." Said Jenna, sensing something. "Wanna join us?"

"I'm not sure I will." She said, uncertain.

"You three go ahead." Sophie decided. "I'll catch up."

As the friends left, Sophie invited her to a bench. They sat in silence, neither sure of who should speak first.

"Look, I..." Elaine began, still deciding what to say. "Sorry. What I did, yell at you in front of everyone like that, that was wrong."

"Just for that?" Sophie looked at her mother as she waited for what else she had to say.

"I hadn't told my friends yet, and when Alexandra saw you... I felt shame. And I lost my temper and lashed out on you, and that wasn't right. But I don't know what else I could apologize for."

"You clearly disapprove of my choice."

"Well..." She looked around trying to find her argument. "How could I not?" Her voice wasn't loud, she wasn't repeating the same mistake again. But she was still not the usual gentle tone. "Youa re walking around naked, showing yourself to everyone and any..."

"You called me a slut." Sophie cut her. Elaine's face went from apologetic to sad.

"I... Sorry."

"And you clearly believe it."

"Honey, I don't."

"So why did you say it?"

"I don't know. All this is new to me. I just want you to be safe. But when I think of how people see you. What goes through their minds. On the streets, on your job, with your friends..."

"Well, my friends are clearly fine with it, as you saw. And people at the office are very professional about it. And the random people on the street? I don't care about them. I wasted way too much time of my life caring for what people were gonna think. Let them have whatever idea they want, I'm me, and that is all the opinion that matters."

"I'm sorry." That was all that came out of her. The silence grew to the point it was getting harder to say anything.

"I just want you to be there for me." Sophie said. "I'm really happy right now. In a way I haven't been in years. And everyone is being so great, so understanding and supporting. I didn't expect you would be the one to be trouble."

"I'm going to be honest. I still don't understand why you are doing it. But I should be there for you. And I will."

"Thanks." Sophie wasn't ready to forgive her mom yet. What she said still stung like a thorn just removed. "But I need some time. I know you love me, and I love you, but I'm hurt."

"I know. Go catch your friends. I gotta go, anyway."

As they stood and looked at each other, unsure on how to part ways, Sophie hugged her. She hugged back as best as she could, with the bags on her hand. And without any more words, they went their way.

Sophie had some thinking to do. She would forgive her mother in the end, of course. It was her mom and she did look like she regrated what she did. But her words, her being called slut, was still something to be thought over. Was she really being a slut? I mean, this isn't for sexual gratification. As if she was being a slut, that was nobody's business.

Finding her friends wasn't hard. She just followed people's looks to the table with three naked girls.

"So how was it?" Trish asked.

"Fine." She didn't want to talk about it right now. "What where you guys talking about?"

"The two keep insisting Marcos is into me." Jenna said.

"Glad someone brought it up." Sophie responded.

"Not you too!" Jenna complained.

"Look," Liza began. "You two are clearly into each other. You've always been a single unit as friends, why not push it to the next step?"

"He really likes you." Trish said. "And I can see how you blush when we talk about him. You should at least try it out."

"Even if he was." Jenna rebutted, not giving up. "And even if I was. I'm not his type. You can see how he looks now. He is pretty much a standard dude, all muscles, zero fat, nice hair, pretty smile..." She noticed the grin from her friends and ceased the descriptions "And I'm just me. I'm not hot like the girls he is into."

"You are pretty hot." Liza said. "If you weren't straight, I would be hitting on you."

"No, I'm not. I have too much fat. My waist it too broad and my belly is too round. Not like the thin blondies he is into."

"When has he ever dated a thin blondie?" Asked Sophie.

"You are hot, I'm telling you." Liza did not give up. "So what about your waist and belly? It's very normal. And your hips and large breasts give your body an hourglass shape I would kill for. And I would love to have an ass as great as yours."

"Now that makes no sense." Sophie said. "Your body is a marble sculpture of a goddess."

"I wish. I'm an upside down Doritos. I would have no ass if I didn't work out, and my sides have no curves. And my face is too brutish. I love my body, that's not it. But I wouldn't mind have some curves where it matters."

"That's ridiculous. You are the hottest of the four." Jenna said.

"Yeah, your body is amazing." Trish said. "I catch myself admiring it when I'm distracted."

"I agree. All you three look amazing." Said Sophie.

"You look gorgeous too." Said Jenna.

"I know I don't. I'm fat, my boobs are small and I have stretch marks and cellulitis all over my body."

"Yeah, sure. But you have a nice shape." Liza said "There is something about the whole of you that looks really great."

"And your ass looks amazing." Said Trish, shyly looking away.

"Oh yeah, that ass!" Said Jenna. "That is one amazing ass!"

"Best I've seen, and I've seen a lot." Said Liza.

"I wish I had at least a little of what you three have." Said Trish. "I'm way too thin."

"No, you're not." Said Sophie.

"That uptight ass looks great with your perky boobs." Said Liza.

Trish blushed. "You don't have to be so crass. "And then, as if realizing something, immediately shutted down. "Especially in public."

It downed on the whole table at once. They were loudly and cheerfully talking about their asses, boobs and whatnot for a whole food court that could not only listen, by take a look and have their own opinion.

The four immediately quieted up. Sophie looked around and realized people where staring, way more than usual. She wanted to run, cover herself, or anything, and she knew her friends were probably thinking the same. But also, there was something else. A feeling that grew from inside, an impetus. When she realized, her legs were moving by themselves, rubbing against each other.

"I gotta go order something." She said and immediately stood up, regretting that now her body was in full view. But it was the point, right? Let everyone see, let them have their conclusions. It doesn't matter. It shouldn't, but still did a little.

When she got back with a burger combo, the conversation had resumed to the usual talk about work, life and some news they heard. They didn't talk about their bodies again, or about Marcos for that matter.

They didn't have anything else to do at the mall. Theys topped by a book shop on the way out but ended up not buying anything. Sophie took Jenna home and Trish silently went with Liza. She felt a little hurt with that, but couldn't point out why.