Undressed To Protest

Sophia Locke sits at the kitchen table with the newspaper when Melody Marks storms in, pissed as hell. Turns out the school board voted for conservative uniforms, and Sophia backed it. Melody feels betrayed. All she wants is the right to dress like herself, and Sophia knows that. Sophia says school’s for learning and not a damn fashion show. Melody gets creative with her protest and strips right there, announcing nobody tells her what to wear—or not wear—in her own house. Sophia goes wide-eyed, but Melody swears she’s staying naked till that vote is reversed. With every deliberate turn she makes her curves impossible to miss. Sophia tries to keep reading, but her eyes keep drifting. Finally she slaps the paper down. She demands clothes back on. Melody says only if Sophia takes them off first—together. Sophia grinds her teeth, mutters a curse, then yanks her own shirt over her head. The game’s on. Paper forgotten, they end up tangled on the kitchen table while Melody gets the deal she bargained for.