It was a warm spring day. Pauline was enjoying her first free Saturday in a long time. At 36, she was a successful intellectual property lawyer. This meant long hours at the office, and little time to enjoy some of the financial perks that came with the job. Nonetheless, she enjoyed the intellectual challenge and was able to juggle work with regular visits to her favourite swimming pool.
Recently, she was able to buy a nice little house, with its own pool in a good neighbourhood. Secluded from both neighbouring villas by a tall hedge, it was cosy and completely hers to do with as she pleased. After a short but hectic week in which she worked full-time and moved her meagre belongings from the dingy flat she rented in the city to the semi-suburbs, she could finally look forward to a weekend off.
This particular Saturday she had woken up early, put on her swim suit, swimming cap to keep her long, brown hair out her face and goggles as she disliked opening her eyes under water. Not the sexiest look maybe, she reflected, as she glanced in the mirror. But worth it as the exercise gave her body a lithe, toned look and, more importantly, allowed her to relax and feel graceful in a way she never quite did when not in the water.
As the first rays of sun hit the water she dove in and swam at a brisk pace for three quarters of an hour, alternating freestyle with short distances of butterfly stroke. Feeling energised rather than tired after the swim, she got out of the pool, took off her goggles and swimming cap, shrugged on her bathrobe and started exploring her garden. Standing on her tippy-toes she could just look over the neighbour's hedge on the one side. No one home.
Moving closer to the other side, however, she could hear faint grunts and metal clanging. The hedge on this side was slightly taller, but less dense. In one spot she found she had a more or less clear view of the neighbour's patio.
On it, the neighbour's college son was exercising. She watched as he alternated deadlifting what looked like a fairly heavy barbell and doing v-ups. Each time as he picked up the weight, she could see the muscles in his back tense through his shirt and the focussed strain in his arms.
It wasn't long before he took off his shirt revealing a neat six-pack, a strong chest and a broad set of shoulders. He shaded his freckled face, blue eyes and ran his fingers through his short blonde hair before continuing his workout. The sight of him grunting, the sweat drops building on his taut muscles as he continued to lift stirred something in Pauline. Still on her own exercise high, she felt her pulse quickening. It
had
been a while after all. As she watched the youth, she started to caress her nipples through the fabric of her swim suit, the fabric muting the sensation to a teasing brush. With her other hand she lightly stroked her bare legs.