The hot sun rose over the beaches of Cancun, signaling the beginning of another day. Alex and Aria stirred as the sunlight streamed in through the balcony window. Alex rolled over and arose first. After using the bathroom he grabbed the TV remote and clicked on the flat screen TV.
"Damn," he said. "It's gonna be hot today. High of 98."
Aria stirred in the bed. She sat up slowly and stretched out. She got up, relieved herself, then threw on a strapless sky-blue sundress. She looked over at the TV and saw the weather report.
"Perfect day to relax by the pool," Aria said. "Maybe Brad and Ella will join us."
"Maybe," Alex said, throwing on shorts and a polo. "How about breakfast?"
"Sounds good," Aria replied.
The took the elevator to the ground floor and headed for the resort's breakfast buffet. They went through the line and filled their plates with fresh fruits and freshly-baked breads. Once at their table they orders mimosas, which were brought to them minutes later. Alex was piercing a piece of papaya with his fork when he saw Brad and Ella.
"Looks like Brad and Ella made it to breakfast," Alex said. "Should I see if they want to join us?"
"Of course," Aria replied with a smile.
After Brad and Ella filled their plates, Alex waved them over. The tables were designed to seat four, so there was no need to pull up extra chairs. Brad came over and sat next to Alex, Ella next to Aria.
"Morning, guys," Brad said cheerfully.
"Good morning," Aria said.
"Aria, I love your dress," Ella commented. "It looks very comfortable."
"Aw, thank you," Aria replied. "It's very comfy and breathable. You look really cute, too."
Ella was wearing an off-the-shoulder orange floral print romper. Aria noticed the chest area was a little snug; she could see Ella's erect nipples poking into the material.
"How'd you guys sleep?" Ella asked. "Last night was your first night, right?"
"It was," Aria said. "We slept really well. You?"
"Well, it's our honeymoon so we didn't do much sleeping," Brad said before his wife could answer.
Everyone at the table blushed. Ella seemed to blush the hardest. She kicked Brad under the table and scored a direct hit on his shin.
"It's gonna be hot today," Alex said. "High of 98."
"Great day for the pool," Ella said.
"Yeah," Brad said. "I was thinking of going golfing but with it being this hot, it's probably best to stay here."
"Probably," Alex said. "According to the weather it's supposed to be only in the upper 80s tomorrow. We could go then."
"Sounds good," Aria said. "You guys golf, and Ella and I will lounge by the pool at work on our tans."
The finished their breakfasts and headed back to their rooms to change. They'd agreed to meet at the pool; they first couple there had to get chairs. Brad and Ella were first to arrive. They spotted and claimed four chairs under a huge umbrella. The chairs sat around a small table, which supported the umbrella. They sat boy-girl, boy-girl around the table.
The ladies removed their cover-ups and jumped in the pool. Aria jumped in first and quickly turned to watch Ella jump in. When Ella hit the water, Aria watched her breasts nearly bounce out of her bikini top. They swam bath and form, slowly. Then they noticed two employees walking toward their pool with what appeared to be a small net. They fastened the next to the sides of the pool in the shallow end.
"Who's ready for pool volleyball?" one of the employees called out.
"You in?" Alex asked Brad.
"So in," Brad answered.
They peeled their shirts off and jumped in. A few minutes later, four other people, two guys and two girls, also jumped in.
"Why don't we get a game going?" one of the guys asked.
Everyone nodded and muttered their consent.
"How do we wanna do teams?" Ella asked.
"How about guys versus girls," one of the men said.
"Oh, it's on," one of the girls said. "We're gonna kick your asses."
The men got in position on one side of the net, the women on the other. One of the employees took a seat in the lifeguard's chair. He tossed the ball to the women's side.
"Ladies first," he said. "First team to twenty-one wins, you must win by two. Twenty-five point max."
Aria served first. The ball landed right in the middle of the four men, who had each apparently expected the other three to go for it.
"Come on, guys, talk!" Alex said, a hint of annoyance in his voice.
Aria served again. This time the men were ready. Brad, who was in the back row, set it to the front row, where Alex was waiting. He timed his jump perfectly and spiked the ball hard into the water in front of Ella. Ella tossed the ball back over to the men's team. One of the new guys served. He hit it too hard and it sailed to the deep end. Aria swam to retrieve it.
"Out of bounds," the ref said. "Point to the ladies."
It was Ella's turn to serve. She served the ball perfectly. The men watched the ball, thinking it was heading out of the pool. At the last second the ball seemed to curve back in and landed in the water with a "plop". Another point was awarded to the women. Ella served again, delivering another ace for her team. On the third serve, however, the men repositioned and got the ball over the next. One of the other girls hit it right into the next, giving the men's team the point and the serve. Back and forth the ball - and serves - went.
"Here it comes," Aria said, seeing her husband was about to serve. "Ella, back up."
