Author's Note:
The following is a work of fiction. It may or may not contain characters based on persons living or dead and may or not may contain actions completed by these same persons who may or may not have lived.
The world where this story takes place is an alternate reality where sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies do not exist (nod to BusyBadger).
This is a continuation of the Ann Marie character.
A hearty thank you and high praise for the editing work and story ideas supplied by fellow author and editor JustKeepRunning. Check out his work! I quite enjoyed it.
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Chase opened the door to his apartment. Ann Marie stood in the summer heat outside. She smiled pleasantly in an oversized t-shirt, presumably her favorite boy band silk-screened from top to bottom. They exchanged pleasant greetings.
Holding a folded towel and cloth bag in front of her, she asked, "Do you still want to go swimming?"
Chase had to force himself to look her in the eyes. Ann Marie worked with him; she probably wouldn't appreciate him staring at her large boobs. He had invited her to go swimming as a chance to get to know her a little better. He was taking a communications class in college and was working on social interactions as a way to build teamwork. This was not a homework assignment, but he could see that it could help him apply what he was learning.
"Your timing is perfect. I was just getting ready to go to the pool." he offered genially. "Let me grab a towel and some sunscreen and we can go. Did you want to come in?"
"Sure. It's hot today." she said, wiping sweat from her brow. She lifted her shoulder blade length dishwater blonde hair from the back of her neck and fanned herself.
He saw the signs of perspiration on her temples and neck, "Would you like something cold to drink before we go?"
Her voice full of gratitude, "That would be great!"
He went to the fridge, "Looks like I need to go to the store. Looks like milk, or, uh, that's gross, hmm, or water. How about some water? Let's see if there are ice cubes, and, uh, yes, we have ice cubes. Ice water okay?" he finally asks.
"Yes, please!" came the ready reply.
She removed her stylish but cheap sunglasses. Her clear blue eyes met his gray-blue eyes as he handed her the glass of water. "Thanks!" she said gratefully before drinking the entire glass in one long draw.
She handed the empty glass back to a surprised Chase. He remarked, "Wow! You must've been thirsty. Do you want some more?"
"Maybe later. Are you almost ready to go swimming?" she asked good-naturedly.
He disappeared to get a towel from the bathroom. His step sister Gina walked down the stairs, and found Ann Marie standing by herself near the front door. "Uh, can I help you?" asked Gina suspiciously.
Ann Marie looked up to see a younger version of herself: a little thinner, hair a little shorter, skin a little tanner, and bra size a little smaller. "No, thanks." Ann Marie went back to thinking about what might happen that afternoon, and ignored the teenager glaring at her.
Gina went from surprised to mildly irritated. "Okay. What are you doing in my house?"
"Just waiting for Chase." replied the other woman.
Recognition crossed Gina's face, "Now that makes sense." Gina sauntered past the woman waiting in a t-shirt and flip flops toward the kitchen, herself clad only in a t-shirt and panties.
Passing the bathroom, Gina flung the door wide open without knocking. Chase was in the act of peeing, his swim trunks down on his thighs exposing his muscled seat. "Jesus, Gina! Can't you wait?!" he exclaimed with some irritation. "I'll be out in a minute." Gina chuckled to herself, walked into the small room, and spanked his naked ass cheek just as he was starting to pull his shorts up.
"So, big brother, why is there a naked girl in our living room?" she asked teasingly before he could reprimand her.
"There isn't a naked woman in our living room." he started with strained patience. "She and I work together, and we are going swimming."
"Swimming, huh?" she teased, "Oh, right. It's that what you're calling it now? Swimming?"
He turned around to find her smirking at him. She always seemed to derive great satisfaction from tormenting him. He wondered again what had happened in her life that caused her to act that way. She was an only child, so it could not have been other siblings teasing her. "And put some clothes on. It's the middle of the afternoon. Good thing your mom wasn't here to see you parading around in your panties."
Gina's smirk would have grown bigger if it wasn't already a big as it could get. Their little game of sexual 'chicken' was getting more interesting. She hadn't met a boy yet that she hadn't gotten anything she wanted from and now she was forced to live with this guy since her mom married his dad. "You know my mom doesn't care if I dress like this. Now your dad might..." she feigned contemplation.
Then in a stage whisper, "Anyway, yes, she is naked. Under that t-shirt, she's buck-naked, not a stitch on. No panties. No bra." she stated conspiratorially. He was about to refute her ridiculous claim when she continued. "Look at her shoulders, there should be straps cutting in. It takes Madonna-duty underwear to support that much fat." she stated while simultaneously hefting her own heavy breasts. "I think I know a little something about this," she said cutting him off. "If a woman with big boobs like that will go without a bra, no panties is a given."