The Saturday morning after Bill and Denae's adventure at the school library, Suzy, Denae and Lori rode together to the apartment complex for the first of their pool jobs. They arrived at the clubhouse/rental office around nine-thirty as pre-arranged. As the glass door was locked, they looked through the door and saw two college-aged girls sitting at desks inside. One got up, moved toward them, and spoke through the door.
"I'm sorry, but we don't open for another half hour," the girl stated. She was pretty and was wearing khaki shorts and a blue golf shirt with the apartment complex name embroidered on the front.
Suzy, raising her voice to be heard through the door, said, "Janet told us to be here at nine-thirty and to ask for Brittney."
Opening the door, the girl said "Sorry. I'm Brittney. Are you girls the pool decorations?"
Denae and Lori chuckled, and Suzy rolled her eyes.
"Yeah. I guess we're the pool decorations," Suzy grumbled.
Brittney let them in and introduced the girls to her co-worker, Julie. Julie rose and greeted them. She thanked the girls for helping them out and mentioned they were all very pretty. After the hellos and pleasantries, Brittney pointed to one side of the office that was lined with windows which looked out on the pool.
"I set three loungers up over there. Please use those as that will put you right in view from these windows."
"No problem," Suzy responded. "Janet said we would hang out by the pool from ten in the morning 'till three in the afternoon and then you'd pay us at the end."
"Yes. That's right. She told me to pay you in cash. I have it."
"Alright, we'll be outside sitting across from these windows," Suzy announced. Turning to her two friends, she added, "Alright girls, let's get to work."
Suzy, Denae, and Lori walked out and made their way over to the lounge chairs Brittney had indicated. Denae commented on the pool being nice, considering it was an apartment pool in a college town. Once they arrived, they put down their bags and began setting up. This involved spreading towels on the loungers, putting their drinks on the tiny tables between each lounger, taking off their cover-ups and kicking off their flip-flops. Lori had brought a book to read. Suzy placed a small speaker on the table next to her and linked her phone to it, informing the others she would provide some music for their task.
From inside the office, Brittney and Julie watched as the girls got situated. Brittney griped to Julie that while the two of them would have to work, the girls would get paid just to relax and soak up the sun. Julie pointed out that Brittney was free to change jobs if she did not like the current arrangement, which did little to soothe Brittney's feelings. She commented to Julie that the two of them were every bit as pretty as the three girls outside.
Once settled, Lori thanked Suzy and Denae for letting her in on their cushy, paying job. Lori also wondered about the logic of hiring girls to sit by the pool as a way of boosting apartment rentals. She wondered why the apartment manager had not hired any guys for the job. Suzy suggested prospective male tenants would gladly fall for the marketing ploy while female prospects would not object. "Everyone likes hot girls," Suzy concluded.
Each girl complimented the others on how they looked in their bikinis. Suzy was wearing the black and green bikini with the bandeau top Bill had approved. The top covered her breasts, but also lifted and accentuated them and left plenty of cleavage on display. The bottom was fairly brief in both the front and back, cut so portions of her buns were on display. Lori was wearing a red bikini that showed her off yet was substantial enough that it would stay in place if she played volleyball or was active in other ways. Denae wore the most daring swimsuit of the trio; an extremely tiny, black string bikini she recently purchased with input from Bill. Her triangle top barely covered her areolas, and the bottom had no coverage on the back, while the front was only a small piece of material that scrunched along the top where the string went through.
The girls talked with one another throughout the morning while listening to music out by the pool. One of the conversations revolved around Suzy's upcoming date that night. She admitted to her friends that she was nervous about it, hoping to make a good impression the young man taking her out. Later, Suzy pointed out the faded remnants of bruises on Denae's hips, which were plainly visible, dressed as she was, and asked if those were a result of her dare with Bill at the library. When she confirmed they were, Lori was intrigued and pressed Denae for all the details. Denae related the entire episode and mentioned that Bill was initially nervous, and it took her some effort to get him aroused but he was later turned on by being seen. Lori reminded Denae that Bill was a very nice guy and sounded envious of their relationship and her ability to get Bill do partake in daring fun, given how shy he was.
As the morning wore on, they saw several prospective tenants inside the office talking to Brittney and Julie. A couple of times, the leasing specialists brought apartment hunters out to see the pool. Suzy, Denae and Lori all noticed that each time visitors walked outside they pretended to look around at the pool, but actually looked them over, trying, but failing, to be discreet about it. It was a source of amusement for the trio each time it happened.
Shortly after noon, Brittney led two college-aged men out to see the pool. One was tall and thin. The other was shorter and well-built, with dark hair. At seeing them, Lori elbowed Denae. Raising her book up to her face to conceal the fact she was talking, she whispered, "Denae, isn't that Bill?"
Denae looked up. Indeed, it was Bill. He was with an acquaintance and fellow referee, Donny, whom Denae had met a couple of times. Denae elbowed Suzy, who also looked up.
Across the pool, Brittney was explaining to Bill and Donny that the pool was open as much as weather would allow and that there was no lifeguard on duty. She also informed them the staff kept the pool immaculate. While she was telling them about the pool, the two men frequently glanced over at the girls on the lounge chairs. The girls had to fight to keep from laughing out loud. After a couple of minutes, Brittney led them back inside as she told them about the free complex-wide Wi-Fi that was included in the rent. Once the door was shut, the three girls burst out laughing.
"What was Bill doing here?" Suzy asked, still laughing.
"And who was that with him?" Lori wanted to know.
Denae responded that she had no idea why Bill had shown up and told Lori what she knew about Donny, which was that he was a friend of Bill's and, like Bill, was a student and worked as a referee.
"He's really cute," Lori commented.
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Later that afternoon, Denae called Bill's cell phone. Saturday night had evolved into a standing date night, and they had planned to go out to eat.
"Hey. Whatcha doin'?" Denae asked when Bill answered. She liked to play a game with him; a challenge to see if he always had a response that involved her. Thus far, he had always met the challenge.
"As a matter of fact, I was just thinking about my girlfriend."
"Yeah? What were you thinking about your girlfriend?"
"I was thinking about how incredible she looks in a bikini."
"Does she?"
"Oh, yeah. She could win contests."
"Does your girlfriend know you go around looking at girls in bikinis?"
"I don't really do that. It just so happened that today there were other girls around...I think...I didn't really notice them."
Laughing, she said, "Okay, mister. What were you doing over at the pool today while we were working?"
Slightly embarrassed, Bill said, "Oh, that. Well, a little bit ago, Lori had asked me if I had any single friends who were nice guys. And I wondered if Donny and she would be a good fit. So, I thought I would take him over and let Lori have a look at him."
Sounding skeptical, Denae replied, "Let her have a look at him? Or let him have a look at her?"
"Well, if you want the full truth, it was a little of both. But it also gave me a chance to see you in your bikini...which is always a treat. You know, it's been since I was down at your house at Thanksgiving that I'd seen you in one."
"It's nice to hear seeing me in a bikini is worth a trip across town. But here is why I'm calling," Denae said. She went on to ask Bill if they could change their plans for the evening and stay in at her apartment. She would make dinner if he would get a couple of things from the store on his way over. The thought of one of Denae's home-cooked meals appealed to him more than anything the local restaurants could serve up, so he readily consented.
"But why the change?" he wondered.
Denae lowered her voice as if she did not want to be overheard. She explained she wanted to stick around and help Suzy get ready for her date, adding that her roommate was very nervous. Bill jokingly supposed her apprehension was about who would supply the condoms. Denae expressed her displeasure at the comment and Bill corrected himself by acknowledging Suzy typically did not bother with prophylactics.
"C'mon," Denae pleaded. "She's pretty anxious about this. Just come over and let me be here to give her moral support. I'll make it worth your while."
Looking forward to Denae's cooking and spending an evening together, Bill happily agreed.
"Oh, and bring the box of fantasy cards," Denae stated quietly. "It's your turn."
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When he reached Denae's apartment with the groceries, Bill announced his presence and put the groceries down on the kitchen table. The door to the bathroom was open and he could see Denae helping Suzy with her hair.
"Hey, B.C., you pervert. Coming over to gawk at us at the pool," Suzy called from the bathroom, prompting Denae to giggle and shake her head.
Bill did not respond as he emptied the bags, putting cold items in the refrigerator. He could see Suzy was wearing a towel while the two girls fiddled with a curling iron. His girlfriend was barefoot and was wearing short shorts and a tee shirt; an outfit Bill supposed Denae often wore at home in Florida. He wondered if she still had her bikini on underneath. Suzy barked comments and complaints as Denae attempted to work on her hair. From the tone of her voice, Bill could tell Suzy was under some stress. He sat quietly in the kitchen once he finished unpacking the grocery bags. He also set the small box of cards down on the table.
A short time later, both girls walked out of the bathroom and stopped in the kitchen.
"Doesn't she look great?" Denae asked of Bill as she waved her open hand near Suzy.
Suzy huffed as Bill looked her over. While the towel Suzy had wrapped around herself was closed tightly against her large breasts, it was open at the bottom, exposing her shaved vulva and her inner labia, which dangled just below. Bill felt his face get warm and did his best not to stare at her nether regions and forced his eyes up to her head. Her hair was full of loose curls, giving it a lot of body. She had on a moderate amount of make-up that played up her eyes. He did have to admit she looked very pretty. "Yes. You look very nice," he stammered.
"What's with you?" Suzy asked, sounding annoyed. "Why would checking out my hair make you blush like that?"
