Chapter 3 #2
I untied then pulled off my lilac-colored cover up that matched my brighter purple thong bikini and hung it on the back of the blue and white striped chair.
Popping the top on the SPF 50 lotion, I began to spread it all over my legs.
For a moment, I felt like someone was staring at me, and it seemed like Jackie had eyes on me.
It was this frenetic energy that I only felt with Jackie.
I paused what I was doing, turned to my left to catch her heated eyes on my thighs.
She shook whatever thoughts in her head loose and tried to turn away from me to hide the blush blooming on the apples of her cheeks.
Hmmm, curious. I thought to myself. What I was about to do next was playing with fire, and I knew it.
“Jackie, dear. Can you do me a favor?” I coaxed
She swiveled back to the sound of my voice with a startled movement like she’d been caught out.
“Um, sure. What’s up?” The slight tremble she had to her voice was adorable.
“Could you get my back for me please?” I gestured with the bottle of sunscreen in a mock pleading manner.
“Oh, of course.” She gingerly took the bottle from me and scooted her chair closer so she could reach from her sitting position. “Sorry if my hands are cold.” She apologized preemptively.
I winked at her and gave her the sweetest smile I could conjure up then angled the front of my body away from her. God, I was such a flirt. Why could I feel her blushing again?
Jackie’s hands were a little cold at first touch, but there was also another sensation.
That same energy I always felt from her mere presence was magnified with her touch across my shoulders and back.
The way she massaged the creamy lotion caused arousal to creep through my body.
Butterflies in my stomach. A throbbing pulse at that bundle of nerves between my legs.
Heat spreading throughout that was not from the glaring sun.
I didn’t normally get into pools because I’m so short, but that water looked mighty tempting right now.
I was seriously trying my best not to moan aloud.
I didn’t want to make Jackie uncomfortable.
Her focused touch moved lower to the space between the tied strings of my top and my barely-there bottoms. She paused for a moment, and I had a feeling she wasn’t sure what to do with herself at the sight of my cheeks out, and not the ones on my face.
“Oh wow. I didn’t realize you were showing it all today,” she said with a nervous chuckle.
My optimism detected an undercurrent of arousal or maybe curiosity, but I wasn’t going to push her on it.
As far as I knew, Jackie was straight and merely wanted to rekindle the friendship we had during high school.
I needed to respect those boundaries. Not only that, but I needed to protect my heart.
Falling for the straight girl, the girl who happened to be the first one I ever had attraction to, was such a cliché, even though it happened to queer folks sometimes.
And even if she was attracted to me, I didn’t want to be the guinea pig, or experiment, for the bi-curious one.
Too many broken hearts and horror stories originated from those scenarios. I refused to let that be me.
“I love my body, why not show it off?” I bantered back.
I was a short, chunky woman, always had been.
I never really felt the desire to lose weight, just to take care of myself.
I fed my body and stayed active at work.
Society made it seem like fat people were unhealthy, but I always had a clean bill of health at my physicals.
“So I noticed,” Jackie responded, her eyes still on my form.
“Want some help with applying your sunscreen?"
“Well, I was going to leave this cover-up on and just relax. I hadn’t planned on getting in the water today.
” There was my shy Jackie. Granted, she was beautiful even in that.
Her short, bob hairstyle was still that same shade of dark brown, nearly black.
The green tank dress she wore over her bathing suit made those hazel orbs pop magnificently.
The sunshine yellow one-piece underneath gave her whole look a very tropical vibe.
Maybe I could encourage her to come out of her shell a little bit.
I’d love to see her more womanly shape revealed with the exposure of all that skin.
She had a cute figure when we were young, but she’d grown into her height.
She was about four or five inches taller than my five-foot-one.
“Awww, come ooonnnnnn J,” I pouted at her flirtatiously. “You’re a single woman again, and who knows, you might meet another single person here who could sweep you off your fucking feet.” I teased her.
She rolled her eyes playfully and heaved a sigh.
“Oh, fine.” Jackie stood and pulled the cover-up off from the bottom hem up, slowly giving the world a look at creamy white, toned legs that were thick with a little cellulite on the thigh area.
I gazed at them and tried my damnedest not to picture them spread wide open underneath me while I licked her wet pussy.
I bet she’d even take my strap deep like a good girl. Okay horny self, calm your tits.
I shook my head to clear the dirty thoughts I knew would do me no good.
Jackie was already back in a sitting position on the lounge chair, and fuck was I right about that body.
I was only a B cup, but she had to be at least a double D.
Admittedly, I was a breast woman. Everyone had their thing.
Titties were mine. They were more than enough.
She had a soft, protruding stomach, and her hips weren’t all that wide or narrow, but somewhere in between.
The bathing suit did a fantastic job of showing off her shape like I’d suspected and hoped.
“Let me get my arms and legs slathered, and I’ll turn around for you to get my back. Thankfully, I don’t burn as easily as you.” She shot me a mischievous grin.
“Cheeky,” I fired back playfully.
“Well, you and my sister were right. I need to relax and let go a little bit.” She shrugged and smiled so wide that my heart nearly skipped a beat.
“Speaking of, how is Steph? What is she doing these days?”
“She’s good. We’re actually roommates since I got divorced.
She had a guest room, and it was far away from Timothy.
Plus, she’s my best friend. Always has been.
It just made sense. She works for a marketing firm downtown.
She recently started the job, so she’s in an entry level position, but there’s a lot of potential for advancement, and the company seems to be a good fit for her.
They have a reputation for treating their employees well, and even do a lot to promote mental wellness.
Steph is really excited about where it could take her, especially now that she’s working in a position that’s finally allowing her to put her degree to work. ”
I was trying not to be shocked at how much Jackie had just blurted out, but I guess I shouldn’t be.
She was talking about her sister, who was her best friend, and not herself.
She was the type of person who didn’t like the spotlight and would rather talk about anything and everything except herself.
She was humble like that. I always admired that about her.
I was self-aware enough to know that I could be a little much with as gregarious as I was.
We were complete opposites in that way, but it felt like a balance in the scales.