Jane had graduated college about 5 years ago, and not being able to find a position in her degree field, had taken a position in an upscale clothing/accessory store. During her time at the store, Jane had worked her way up from being a floor salesperson to a management position and had come to really enjoy her position and most of the customers she served. The store was known for both conservative and risquΓ© clothing, while Jane leaned toward the more conservative side and dressed that way both at the store and on her personal time, several of the other ladies who worked for her tended towards the more risquΓ© clothing. She had no issues with that and had been told several times that she should wear some clothing that would show off her body, but she still stayed with her conservative style.
Over the course of her work at the store, she had met Carla, who had become a regular customer of hers. Carla had a body type very close to Janes and they would trade ideas for clothing styles when Carla was in the store, although Carla did tend towards some of the more risquΓ© styles. Over time, they got to know each other with Carla asking Jane to meet her for lunch the next time she had a day off. Jane agreed and they made plans for the upcoming Thursday.
"Meet me at one at Simon's Cafe" Carla said, "You will really enjoy this place, they have a great atmosphere and food."
"I am looking forward to it" said Jane, "See you then."
Walking into the restaurant, Jane saw Carla at a table near the front and went to sit down. They chatted about clothing styles, ordered drinks as well as a light lunch, then continued talking as their food arrived. After a while, the conversation turned to upcoming plans that Jane might have, as she had indicated to Carla during one of her recent store visits that she wanted to take a short vacation soon.
"I am taking some time off next month and would love to go to the beach," Jane said, "I have never been there and would love to spend a few days just relaxing by the water."
With a big smile, Carla said "I know a lovely place on the gulf, nice and private, that I think you would enjoy."
"Wow, I would enjoy that, but don't want to take advantage of something that you might be using," said Jane.
"No, it is there for people to use and if your plans are for the third week in May, I might join you," said Carla.
"Yes! I can make plans for that week; it fits my plans exactly" Jane excitedly answered!
The rest of the afternoon went quickly as they laid out plans to take the trip.
As the date for the trip came close, Carla dropped into the store and took Jane aside. "Something came up and I cannot leave on Saturday as we had planned. I want you to go and enjoy the house."
"Here is the keypad code," Carla said with disappointment in her voice at not being able to go. "Please enjoy your trip and have fun on the beach."
"Thank you," Jane said as she hugged Carla. "I was really looking forward to going with you and will miss being with you!"
During their planning, Carla had described the house and its location in much detail. Even with that, as she drove into the small town where the house was located, Jane thought "I am not sure anything will match Carla's description."
Any doubts vanished as she found the house number and turned off the main street onto a sand driveway flanked by palm trees and low bushes. It was a lovely drive down the driveway to the secluded house that stood on stilts. Pulling up to the house and into the area below the house to park, she turned the car off and closed her eyes for a moment to rest before going out to explore the area.
Getting out of the car, she texted Carla "I just pulled in and the house looks beautiful from what I have seen."
"I know you will enjoy, take time and explore; it is a beautiful home and very private," Carla responded.
Jane walked around to the steps on the side of the house. Stopping at the top of the steps, she hesitated for a moment taking in the beauty of the gulf water spread out in front of her with the beach that seemed to vanish into the water.
"It's gorgeous," she said to herself, "even more so than I imagined from Carla's description."
Keying in the code, she opened the door and started to explore the home she would have for the next few days. She walked into a gathering area with a large sliding door looking out over the beach and a large kitchen on the other side.
Straight across the room was a small hallway, walking over she found 3 doors, the center door opening to a linen closet with the doors on either side to two large bedrooms. Walking through the door on the right, she saw a large sliding door similar to the one in the gathering area. Behind the linen closet was a large bathroom with doors on either end giving access from both bedrooms.