*Well I think it’s only fair – isn’t it?*
I froze. My swimming trunks were down to my ankles already, no towel around and nowhere to hide.
*Hey! Why so? And how long have you been staring?*
*D’you really think I didn’t notice what you’ve been up to all day?*
It was a scorching hot monday. We’d travelled up to the lake, hoping for some sort of relief: a dip into the fresh waters, the shades of the nearby pinewood, some ice-coldbeer from the beach bar.
When we’d found out that the road to our usual spot had been closed, Mae directed us a couple of miles down where a small wooden dock emerged from a messy cane thicket, leading straight to the crystal-clear water. No shelter from the sun, but at least we could dive and swim.
And here’s what I’d been up: the dock was so narrow and cramped that it was impossible to lie down next to each other; from my position behind her, leaning on my elbows, I’d stolen glimpses of her nipples – the cups of her bikini were too loose for her small, perky breast. Same for her bikini bottom, I swear I could catch a good glimpse of her stubbled mound.