"This is Sierra, she's going to be shadowing you today," my supervisor, Brian, told me.
"Hello, Sierra, it's nice to meet you. My name is Jonathan," I said, reaching my hand out to Sierra.
I couldn't help but notice that Sierra was extremely cute. Her eyes were a deep, icy blue that made you feel uneasy if you looked into them for too long. Her dirty blonde hair was slightly wavy, and fell to her waist. She was on the thin side, but had curves. Her work uniform complimented her body perfectly, red shirt slightly loose, and tight blue shorts that showed off her long legs and drew attention to her shapely butt. I felt like my hand had been hanging in the air for so long before she finally took it.
"It's nice to meet you, too," Sierra said, smiling. She had perfect teeth. Her handshake was firm but gentle, and her skin was very smooth. I almost didn't want to let go.
"Alright, Jonathan, I want you to take Sierra and show her the ropes. Start with a facility tour and then get on stand," Brian said.
"Sure thing," I replied, "Come on, Sierra. I'll show you around."
I felt very lucky to have such a cute girl shadowing me. She seemed friendly enough, too. She followed closely behind me as I led her around the pool.
"Have you ever been a lifeguard before?" I asked Sierra, hoping to get to know her more.
"No, actually, this is my first job," Sierra replied. Her voice was very sweet and smooth. "It seems fun, though. Training was definitely a blast."
"Well that's good to hear. It really is a fun job. Easy, too. Just make sure everyone in the facility is following rules and staying safe."
I led her in a circle around the edge of the facility, showing her the kiddie play area, the slide, the wave pool, lap pool, and hot tub, talking about the various guard stands and typical things to look out for. She asked a lot of questions, which made me glad. It was nice to know she actually had thoughts and didn't just follow blindly.
"Here is the back room," I said as we approached a door in the back of the facility. "Every staff-only door has a code to unlock it. The code is 6100. If you ever forget it, just remember it's the address of our pool."
"You're not just leading me back here to take advantage of me, are you?" She said, jokingly, flashing me a smile. "Do I need some witnesses?"
I laughed, admiring her sense of humor. "I guess you'll just have to find out, won't you?"
"I guess so," she said, winking at me. It gave me butterflies.
"I like you," I said as I opened the door to the back room. "This is where the laundry machines are, as well as all of the machines which control the wave pool and chemical levels in the water." I showed her how the washing machine and dryer worked, and then led her back to the door.
As we made our way to the shop, she asked, "So how long have you been working here?"
I thought about it for a second, and said, "I've only been here for a couple years, But i've been lifeguarding a lot longer than that."
"Oh, that's cool. You must really like this kind of job," she replied.
"Eh, I'm good at it, but I don't necessarily enjoy working at this facility. The people here are really fake. You seem cool, though." I was hoping complimenting her might make her like me.
"Well thanks," she replied, "I've noticed that about some of the people here too. They only seem interested in themselves."
"Exactly," I said, "You totally get it!" It was nice that we agreed on things already.
After showing her the shop where we repair equipment, we hopped onto a stand, and I watched her scan her area. Her icy blue eyes roamed around the pool, and I could tell she was very observant. She noticed me watching her.
"Are you just going to stare at me the whole time?" She asked, smiling.
"Yes, I need to make sure you're doing a good job," I replied, "You seem like a lazy lifeguard," I added, jokingly.
She feigned a look of offense on her face. "Do you pick on every new lifeguard like this? Or is it just me?"
"Just you, since I can already tell you're such a troublemaker" I said. I really liked her sense of humor.
She smiled and said, "You seem like you're the real troublemaker, here."
"Well, if I get in trouble, you can punish me," I said, daringly.
She raised an eyebrow and grinned. "Oh, really now? I bet you'd like that, wouldn't you?"
I wasn't expecting that response from her, and it made me blush. I looked away, trying to hide my embarrassment. I heard her giggle.
We spent the rest of our shift rotating through all of the guard stands, until it was time to close.
After kicking out all of the customers, I led her to the mat cart room to show her how to put the mat covers on the pool. I turned to the mat cart and started pulling it out of the storage room. I worked up the nerve to ask her a certain question.
"So, are you seeing anyone, Sierra?" I asked, trying to seem barely interested. I was hoping she didn't think I was being too forward.
"No, I'm single," she said. She couldn't see my face, but I was smiling.
"Oh, that's a bummer," I said. "Why not?"
She sighed and said, "I don't know. I guess I just haven't found anyone interesting enough."
I wheeled the mat cart into position and then led her to the opposite side of the pool, where a bundle of rope was coiled on a hook sticking out of the wall. I removed the bundle, and threw the rope to another lifeguard to attach it to the mat. While the rope was unravelling, I found a knot, but quickly untied it. Sierra noticed.
"You sure know how to get out of knots quickly, don't you Jonathan?" She said, smiling.
I couldn't stop myself from grinning. "Yeah, I'm pretty good with rope, in case you haven't noticed." I was really hoping she was kinky, and that her jokes weren't just innocent banter.
"I bet you are," she replied.
We finished pulling the rest of the mats, and made our way to the office to clock out and go home.
"Thanks for showing me the ropes," she said, grinning.
"Anytime, Sierra," I replied, winking.