Ch. 05 – Teen Swim Meet and Poolside Peek
Earlier that Friday Karen, Aline, and Andy competed as high school members of the area's swim team. The meet was arranged so that Saturday's events would conclude the meet with the hope that more spectators would attend. Those final events were a distance swimming event, diving finals, and the freestyle relay.
Karen and Andy were distance swimmers and would swim again on Saturday. They had swum on Friday, but the events were not their strength and they had not placed.
The last swimming event on this Friday was the medley relay. Aline was a good sprinter and she was on the girl's relay with three college swimmers. Andy and Karen made sure to be there and support Aline but as the event neared, Aline began to withdraw and get herself psyched up for her leg of the relay, 100 yards butterfly.
Karen leaned against Andy in the bleachers. "I'm nervous for Aline. She gets wound up enough for individual events, but this time she's on a relay with the college swimmers. She might explode."
Andy leaned back toward Karen and grinned as he regarded Aline, "Yeah, look at her! She's already intense."
Aline was pacing and swinging her arms back and forth so that her arm muscles slapped against her side. Nothing in her body language showed even a hint of the shy insecure part of her personality. She was focused only on her race.
Just before the event started the coach announced over the loudspeaker that the local team was tied for the lead in the meet. Tomorrow's three events and this medley relay would determine the winner.
As the backstrokers began the race Andy observed, "Aline's really getting into it now!"
Aline was pacing faster and occasionally jumping up and down. She seemed to shake her head and almost snort.
The breastroke was next. As soon as that team member dove into the water Aline jumped up on the starting block. The swimmer came back toward Aline and another team member had to remind Aline that the breastroker had to swim two more lengths before it was Aline's turn.
The race was close. Andy and Karen were getting excited along with everyone in the stands. "Aline looks like she did when that biker cursed at her!"
Aline was red-faced and furiously shaking her head. She jumped up and down on the starting block causing it to tremble, along with her bosom. She crouched in the starting position when her swimmer was half a pool length away. As her swimmer neared the wall Aline's arms were trembling. She exploded off the blocks and into the water, long before her team member had touched the wall.
"OH NOOOOO! SHE FALSE-STARTED!" Karen screamed.
At first Aline did not seem to notice. She splashed through her part of the event gaining a significant lead, which would not count. Just for show, the fourth member of her team dove in as Aline touched the wall. As Aline got out it was clear that she realized the race was lost because of her.
Karen stood near Aline as the swimmers finished the race, with Aline's team easily winning except that they were disqualified. The insecure side of Aline's personality rushed to the surface. She hung her head to avoid eye contact, sniffling with occasional sobs of frustration. Her team members and the coach were very understanding and that seemed to make Aline feel a little better.
Aline turned to her best friend, "I need to get away from everyone."
Karen led Aline by the hand through a brick hallway to the balcony stairs. The balcony almost totally surrounded the pool and it was deserted. The girls sat shoulder-to-shoulder in bathing suits with their backs to the building wall as the sky became dark. They could hear the decreasing pool activity over the balcony railing, but they ignored the rest of the world and didn't even talk very much.
The sound of footsteps on the stairs preceded Andy's head popping into view, "There ya'll are!" The two girls smiled solemnly as he joined them. Even with all three in bathing suits, Andy and Karen looked small sitting on either side of Aline.
"How's my favorite redhead doing?" Andy asked.
"I'm over it now. I just got myself overly excited and jumped too soon. Maybe everyone will just laugh it off." Aline smiled to herself at the thought.
Andy grinned, "Well, for what it's worth you kicked that other swimmer's ass even though you did get a jump on her. And you were hot-as-a-firecracker to look at."
"Oh shut up!" Aline laughed as she slapped Andy's bare thigh causing his whole body to wobble. But it was clear that Aline knew he meant every word, and she liked it. Karen beamed with a pleased expression as she looked past Aline and gave Andy a wink of approval.
"Hey, lez' eat!" Andy said impulsively. Apparently it was important to place his animal needs first.
Both girls cringed at his abrupt topic change. Then Karen's face lit up, "Andy, go get the sandwiches out of the car and we can eat right here."
The girls were happy to stay seated as Andy jumped up and hustled away. He returned in the warmth of near-darkness with food and took his seat next to Aline. He spoke with his mouth full, "I think we're the last ones here."
The three teenagers picnicked in the dark and simply enjoyed each other's company. Afterward they stood up at the balcony quietly looking at the deserted pool when Andy broke the silence.
"So Aline, you don't think Karen and I know what we're doing when we have sex?"
Aline flinched so hard at the question that she took a step backward. She resembled a trapped animal and looked quickly between Andy and Karen. However, Aline settled down on seeing calm expressions from both of them. Apparently they really were curious to know what Aline thought.
Aline bowed her head in shame so that her red bangs fell over her eyes. "Oh, uh...Ya'll, I'm sorry I said anything. It was none of my business. I should have just appreciated that I could watch ya'll be sexual with each other."
Karen caught Aline's careful wording, and very gently asked, "But you don't think we have actually had sex?"
Karen and Andy faced Aline with genuine interest. Aline's posture straightened as she sensed that no one was angry with her. "No, I think his penis has to actually go all the way into your vagina. But that's just me talking."
Karen was still inquisitive, "Were you serious when you said you have used a dildo?"
Aline cringed and turned her blushing face to see Andy. He seemed just as curious as Karen.
"Yes, I have played with a dildo. It hurt the first time I used it, but it was fun after that."
Karen innocently asked, "Is it as big as Andy's thingy?" Andy and Karen looked at Aline with genuine curiousity.
Aline thought back to witnessing Andy rub his modest penis along Karen's vaginal lips, and she decided to lie, "The dildo is almost as big."
Andy and Karen looked briefly at each other and shrugged. Karen observed, "I just don't see how it would fit." The three teenagers seemed content to remain silent and think about this very sensitive conversation.
Suddenly Karen straightened wide-eyed, "Hey, we left our stuff on the bleachers downstairs! And the pool area is locked up."
After a short animated discussion they just about decided they could get by without their gym bag contents. Then Andy volunteered, "Ah' can jump down there and get our gear."
"What?"
"Yeah, ah' can jump off this bannister into the water. Then ah' grab our stuff and climb up the light pole back onto the balcony."
Karen was especially concerned. "That's crazy! You can't make it to the water from here! And we must be fifteen feet above the pool deck. The fall could kill you!"
Andy was already climbing on top of the bannister. "Juz' watch me!"
Both girls began to squeal their objections. "You don't have to jump. You can climb down the light pole." They reached toward him but held back for fear of making him fall accidentally.
"AH'M JUMPIN'!"
With a huge swing of his arms Andy launched off of the concrete banister into the darkness. His arms and legs flailed during what seemed like a long fall. He made it to the water with a few feet to spare, causing a huge splash.
Andy surfaced and waived upward to the girls, probably expecting an ovation. Instead the girls just exhaled with relief and some irritation.
Karen leaned over the banister and screamed. "YOU'RE CRAZY! AND YOU SCARE ME!"
Andy simply grinned and hopped out of the water toward the bleachers.