A chance comment by my wife on a drive to visit her mother brought a flood of memories about a very special summer I spent 40 years ago working at a resort in Maryland.
I had turned 21 in May and was returning to the resort to work for my final summer there. I had been working for 2 summers as a busboy, then the next summer I moved up to waiter and this summer I was finally old enough to be a bartender.
I was excited and depressed at the same time. My girlfriend had dumped me right after my birthday party so I was going to be alone, BUT, that also meant I was SINGLE!
I arrived at the resort in that complex emotional state, all ready to spend the summer partying and moping.
I met the manager, Jean, in the lobby of the club house. Jean had been the manager for several years. She was in her late 40s, shoulder length black hair, dark brown eyes and dimples. Only about 5'2" tall and she would have said she was overweight, but as far as I was concerned, she carried the weight in all the right places. Curvy would be the description. Double Ds up top and a nicely shaped bottom. She was the star of most of my fantasies.
And I had a suspicion that she knew it.
Jean gave me a hug and then patted my chest. "My word, but you have filled out quite nicely since last summer." She said with a broad grin.
"Can't wait to see you at the swimming pool. Mmmmmmm, oh yes, I will need you to find my good glasses for that."
Jean was very near sighted and often needed help finding her glasses if she took them off.
I shook my head, "Jean, don't you worry, I will make sure you have them."
Just then, the front door slammed open and a young blonde woman came running in, "Jean!!"
She practically tackled Jean in a hug.
When the woman straightened up, I finally recognized her. It was Hope, a teenager from the local area who had been working at the resort for the last few summers. She hadn't been there last summer and it looked like she really grown up.
Last time I saw her she was all gangly arms and long legs, braces and flat as a board.
Braces were gone, toned arms, great legs and a nice b-cup rack. Bright blonde, straight hair hanging down to her butt and light blue eyes.
"John!" She threw her arms around my neck and kissed my cheek. "You're here, I was hoping you'd be back!"
Hope had always been rather enthusiastic.
We heard noises in the kitchen area and then a crash of dishes hitting the floor, followed by a female voice cursing. I ran into the kitchen to find broken plates scattered across the room and a young woman glaring at the mess.
She looked up at me and I was instantly mesmerized. Dark curly hair, big brown eyes in a heart shaped face.
"Who are you? The resort is closed, what are you doing in here?"
Then I also noticed her figure.
Sorry, I was a 21 year old male, confronted by a stunning, but very angry young woman.
Hormones.
She was about 5'6", slim, long legs, and c-cup sized breasts.
She looked very familiar to me, but I had no idea from where.
Jean and Hope followed me in.
Jean said "Teri, this is John, he will be the bartender for the club this summer. And this is Hope, she's going to be one of our new hostesses."
I turned and said, "She is?"
At the same time Hope squeaked "I am?!"
Jean nodded at Hope, who threw her arms up and yelled, "She scores!"
I believe I mentioned that Hope was enthusiastic.
Teri, meanwhile, looked rather unimpressed. "Well then, she should get settled in to her crew cabins right away so that she can be back for the orientation at 6. He can clean up this mess." And with that she turned to grab a broom and dustpan, thrust them at me, before stomping off towards the front doors.
"Nice welcome." Hope said.
Jean shook her head, "Don't be too hard on her, she's in over her head and she knows it. Teri was hired as the assistant manager for the clubhouse and has no experience in hospitality. She's Bob's niece and needed a job for the summer. "
I said, "That sucks for her."
"She is also getting married at the end of the season to a real jerk. Who has a lot of money. Who may be buying the resort." Jean added.
Hope said, "That sucks for us."
............
I swept up and then checked in to my half-cabin.
Senior staff got a "private" room in a cabin, split down the middle. We did have to share a toilet and sink, but at least I didn't have to sleep in a bunkhouse with 5 other guys. Showers were still in the main bathhouse, but having my own bedroom was great.
As I unpacked, I glanced at one of the latest Playboys I had brought. I realized who Teri reminded me of. She was almost a mirror image of Karen Witter, March Playmate of 1982. At least the face and body shape. Not having seen Teri naked, I didn't know whether the exact details matched.
But I could dream, can't I?
Orientation was boring, but eventually over. One annoying thing came up. It seemed that Teri was going to be "supervising" me, which was odd since she knew nothing about how to manage a bar, much less how to mix drinks or even pour beer. I would deal with it. At least she was pleasant to look at.
I picked out some bottles of beer which had lost their labels (we called the Mystery Brews) and went down to sit on the beach to watch the sunset. Also, to ponder and feel sorry for myself. I saw a group of the younger ones down the beach, building a bonfire. I walked over to a comfortable looking patch of sand and settled down for a good pity party.
I was on the third bottle, when one of the kids got up and started coming towards me. "Wonderful, just what I needed. A moron for company." I thought. Then the kid got closer and I saw it was Hope. "Ok, that I can deal with."
Hope dropped down next to me, smiled and said in a very sing-song voice, "Whatca' doin'?"
"Star gazing. Thinking about Life, the Universe and Everything."
"I think the answer is 42. Right?"
"Very good." I said.
She sat silently for awhile, looking out over the bay.
"I broke up with my boyfriend. He cheated on me because I wouldn't give him a blowjob."
"Wait. What?"
" I broke up with.. "
"No, I heard you. It just.. Sounds wrong." I said.
"He had been pressuring me for sex for awhile, I let him play with my boobs, but it wasn't enough. He kept trying to stick his hands down my pants or make me to touch his cock. I told him I didn't want to. He said I was a tease and Chelsea did it and maybe I should take lessons from her. So, I punched him in the face and ran home. He told everyone that I was a slut." By this time she was staring out at the water with tears running down her face.
I tentatively put my arm around her shoulders, she turned and buried her face in my chest, sobbing.
"I'm so sorry. Men and boys, males, whatever, are generally assholes. Should I find him and beat the shit out of him?" I asked.
Hope's head popped up, "No, no. I don't want you to get in trouble. It's stupid and he's not worth the trouble."
She looked me in the eyes and her lips trembled. "Am I attractive?"
"What? Where did that come from? Did he say that to you? Now I am gonna hurt him!"
I started to get up and she grabbed me to pull me back down. We ended up falling over in the sand with her ending up on top of me. She looked down at me, then at my mouth, then she kissed me. Hard. She was shaking and clutching at my shoulders.
I was stunned for a second, but then I pushed her back.
She whispered. "No, please. Just let me. Please. I need to know."
"Need to know what?"
Her eyes opened, "If I can, he said I was terrible at it."
"That was fine, a bit overwhelming, but fine."
She suddenly sat up. "Teach me."
"What?"
"You're really not picking up on things tonight. Teach me about sex. I want to be good at it when I go off to college. I'll do whatever you say, just show me what I need to do so a guy will want to stay with me."
That pretty much blew my mind. It also gave me a raging hard on. This gorgeous 18 year old was asking me to teach her about sex. And offering to do whatever I wanted.
OH MY GOD. I had to take several deep breaths to calm down.
"What's wrong? You looked like you were going to pass out."
I coughed and said, "Well, it's not everyday that I have a hot girl make me an offer like that."
Hope grinned at me, "You think I'm hot?"
I nodded. She threw herself at me, knocking us over again and kissed me.