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Part 2: The Informant
It didn't take much to figure out her identity. While the sororities didn't have any official contact with the frats about their bids, Nick knew a few of the new sophomores in sorority leadership positions, including Claire, who seemed absolutely perfect for the task at hand. Claire clearly wasn't the most charismatic, or the hottest, sister. But what she certainly did have was sorority house secrets. Nick sent a quick text message asking Claire if she'd like to meet up at his place for conversation and some refreshments that afternoon. Claire eagerly responded in a few seconds saying she'd love to, and mentioning today was perfect since it was in between rounds for recruitment.
Fast-forward an hour later, and the extremely busty -- probably DDs, Nick thought -- and heavy-set sophomore girl was on his couch with him in his apartment. She was wearing a form-fitting tank top with no bra, and tight jean shorts with a studded belt. Nick picked out his choice of beer, and Claire picked out hers. Claire noticed the bottle opener was nearby, and after opening hers, offered to "return the favor" for Nick. She then walked so that she was directly in front of Nick, and bent over with her ass in the air right in front of Nick to open his bottle on the table. Her pink thong was clearly visible. Claire handed Nick the opened bottle.
"I hope you liked my skills at...opening the bottle," Claire said with a wink and a laugh.
"Ah, yes, I can tell you're very skilled at...opening bottles," Nick replied with a wink and a laugh.
Claire sat next to Nick on the couch again. They chatted about Claire's new leadership position within her sorority, involving pretty mundane tasks related to sorority finances, but still getting to be in the exclusive leadership meetings. Nick chatted Claire up about her own thoughts on the new pledges she met to make it less obvious what he truly was interested in. After listening to Claire share some sassy sarcastic comments about new pledges, and getting Claire to finish the first bottle and the next one, she still seemed as open as ever about sharing her thoughts on various pledges. But she never spontaneously mentioned the particular pledge of interest, so Nick had to redirect Claire.
"So, I'm curious: Any thoughts on that brunette pledge in the retro skirt? I saw her walking in and got curious."
"Oh, I think I know who you mean. You're talking about Zoey, right? Short, petite, wearing hipster glasses and a retro skirt."
"Yeah. Her."
"Well, the story is...interesting. She somehow ended up on the special list for bumping."
"The fuck is 'bumping'?"
"Oh, yeah, I forgot frats don't do that intensely organized shit we have to do in sororities. We have it planned out that that new pledges are placed in 'bump groups' of pre-selected sisters, and rotate one-by-one on a set timer so each pledge gets to talk to several different sisters each event. Well, it's supposed to be random, but every year, there are some very few like, VIP, pledges who are placed in a special bump category. These pledges only talk to sisters selected to represent the house well and convince the pledges our house is the one they should desire most to join."
Nick was pleased with everything Claire was disclosing. He wrapped his arm around her back, and slowly started working his way underneath her tank top strap, as Claire smiled.
"And the little hipster girl was one of those ultra-VIP pledges?"
Claire burst out laughing.
"Yep, apparently so. And I'd also be curious why, but that I unfortunately don't have an answer to. It's not about money or prestige. I mean, even someone from her own private boarding school a few years prior didn't get placed in our special bump group. And we also don't use it for diversity-related reasons. It's only for the very few pledges who somehow have a personal 'in' with someone with influence in the sorority."
Nick fully lifted up the tank top strap, as Claire teasingly lifted the other, letting the top fall off and show off her DDs. Nick starting gently rubbing his finger against one of her nipples, while Claire smiled.
"So, I can tell we're going to get busy with...other things soon besides conversation, but tell me: How does someone end up on the special bump group list?" Nick said, as he worked over Claire's other nipple and started working his hand down towards her studded belt.
"Oh! Well, at our house, at least, it traditionally is a list created by the President, who gets information from current sisters. It's usually not a surprise why someone made it on the list, since it's often someone pretty well known to most of the sisters. But occasionally things happen like this year where it's not clear to most sisters why someone is on the list. Those people always turn out to be great sisters if they decide they want to join our house, but the mystery of their special bump group status isn't always figured out. Since it has worked out well for decades this way and it's such a tiny list each year, no one ever questions it."
As Claire finished saying the last word, Nick had unfastened her belt and unbuttoned her jean shorts.
"Perfect timing," Nick said with a wink.
Claire stood up again in front of Nick, and slowly pulled down her shorts, then thong, being sure to lean forward with her ass strutting out in front of Nick, showing off her perfectly shaven pussy. She then slowly sat down on Nick's lap.