The taxi pulled up along side the 'Rise and Shine'. I've been coming to this bed and breakfast for a number of years now and it never changes. At one point it was an actual residence, built back in the eighteen hundreds. It was a beautiful Victorian and was kept up and modernized as little as possible. It still had the same whitewash, same rose bushes in the garden, even the same red brick pathway to the entrance. It was quiet with only rooms enough for about a half a dozen people and it was right on its own private beach.
I paid the cabbie and got my duffle-bag out of the trunk. I was only in for a couple days and I hadn't even bothered to make a reservation. It was late in the season; school had already started so all of the families were gone. And this place was pretty remote as is, so I was surprised to see a car parked alongside the house.
I walked in and Nancy, the owner, was behind the counter and smiled as she saw me.
"Hello Kevin, I was wondering if we were going to see you before the end of summer." Leaning over we exchange brief kisses on the cheek.
"Oh, come on now Nancy, you know I can't stay away from you." She laughs and starts typing information into her computer.
"Well, I'm afraid I can't give you your usual room... someone has already requested and rented it." She looked at me over her librarian's glasses, "I keep telling you to make reservations you know. One of these days you're going to show up on my doorstep and I wont have any rooms for you."
"Oh come on now Nancy, don't tell me you'd leave me on the street." I pull a hurt face and give her my best puppy dog eyes.
She just laughs and goes back to her computer, "Well, I suppose I'd let you stay in my room, if you don't mind Mr. Rinwalds snoring... or the late night ass grabbing." She winked.
"I suppose it would depend on who was grabbing my ass" I winked back at her as she handed me my room key. "So when are you going to leave your husband and run off with me anyway?"
Laughing she swiped my credit card and handed t back to me. "Honey when you find a man who can sing Sinatra like my Darrel, you never give him up. Besides," she looked around conspiratorially and leaned closer to me "I have a feeling once you see the other tenant that took your room, you'll forget all about me."
"Nancy! How could you say that, you know you're the only girl for me!" I laughed, thanked her for the key, and went to my room.
Not having my usual room was a minor setback, but one that made me curious. Nancy had said that someone had requested it. Now, there wasn't a bad room in the house. The rooms that didn't have a view of the ocean overlooked the estate gardens. My usual room was on the corner of second floor and was the only room with a view of both. It also had the added feature of being the only second story room where the porch had stairs leading down to the beach. Almost no one knew about it, and Nancy usually reserved it for her regulars.
My current room was still perfect. First floor, so I did have my own beach access. It was a great day too. Not a cloud in the sky, a nice breeze from the water and about eighty degrees. I unpacked my bag, which didn't take long. I decided to leave all distractions back in the office where they belonged. I even unplugged the TV, just so I could resist the temptation.
Deciding to do some reading on the beach, I put on a light Hawaiian shirt, a pair of cargo shorts and headed out.
There were beach chairs folded up and available for use, so I grabbed one and started towards the water. I had only taken a few steps when I saw that there was someone else on the beach already. Since it was a private beach, this must be the other tenant Nancy had talked about. I headed in that direction to introduce myself and see if I can find out why they asked for my usual room.
There was a parasol blocking my view, so I couldn't see who it was until I was around it. I leaned my head around the umbrella and said, "Hi, my name is..." and then I stopped.
She was beautiful. She had short auburn hair, and looked to be about five feet four inches tall. She was curvy in all the right places. She wore large sunglasses and was soaking up the sun.
She was also topless.
I thought about staying to show I wasn't embarrassed, after all, this is what happens when you sunbathe topless. I also thought about running away, because I was embarrassed.
Seconds ticked by as I desperately scrambled to think of something to say. ANYTHING to say. My brain began to spout nonsense, 'Damn it Kevin, say SOMETHING! Stop looking at her breasts! I KNOW they're right there, but stop, oh no, she knows I'm looking! Of course she knows I'm looking, my mouth is still open... Oh God...'
She reached up and pulled her sunglasses down enough to look me in the eyes, as I wrenched my eyes off of her beautiful breasts. "Yes, I'm naked. Yes, these are breasts. And..." she glanced down briefly before returning her gaze to my eyes, "...I appreciate the compliment." She had a French accent and spoke in melodic tones.
I risked a look down and saw that I had indeed raised a tent, so I quickly moved my book to cover and started to set-up the chair, thankful for the distraction. I couldn't see her, mostly due to the fact that I was trying not to look, but I could feel her watching me. Hoping she couldn't see me blushing, I finished setting up the chair and sat down, book still in my lap.
"So, uh... you took the corner room, huh?" I slowly turned my head and watched as she put her sunglasses back on. She lay back again and shifted back into her seat. I found myself watching her breathe, her chest moving up and down slowly... a light breeze whipped by and I saw her nipples start to grow erect.
"Yep. It's the best room in the house. I always get it when I come here."
"Oh really? I usually get that room when I come here too."
She smiled lightly, "But not this time."
"Well, no... I didn't have the heart to have you kicked out just so I can have it." I smiled to show that I was kidding, and then realized that she wasn't looking at me. "Oh, I'm just kidding, I didn't mean to say that I would have kicked you out... obviously I cant do that. I just like that room a lot. Not that I mind if you have it! It's free to anyone who wants it. Well, not FREE, but..." My brain kicked in and I realized I was babbling.
The woman just laughed softly, which had an amazing effect on her chest. Then, she sat up and pulled her sunglasses off, "Wait, are you Kevin?"
I blinked in surprise, "Uh, yea? How did you know that?"
"You left a book in the room earlier this year. I asked Nancy to return it to you and she mentioned your name."
"Oh! That was you? Well, thank you, yea, I came by a couple months a go and she gave it too me."