The sun warmed my bare chest delightfully as I lay back on my beach towel, my hands supporting my head. The waves crashed softly against the shore, and laughter filled the air. I lazily glanced along the beach and immensely enjoyed the revealing nature of the latest fashions in swimwear.
I've always viewed beaches as an unspoken excuse to expose some skin and participate in a kind of human attraction that's direct and primal. Not to say that one goes there purely for the arousal, but it's certainly an environment where the physically attractive can go to be appreciated, and others can go to appreciate them. Where else is it okay to find this many people in this little clothing?
I was attentively appreciating the sportsmanship of a game of volleyball up the beach, when a divine pair of women sauntered their way in front of me, chatting idly, either unaware of my eyes following them, or indifferent to them. One was athletically thin, and wore a blue side-tie bikini with black trim, and the other was voluptuous and well-tanned, with large bouncing breasts, wide hips, and a round posterior that was hardly covered by the bottom of a tight white one-piece. I eyed them carefully as they passed by. The ass in the blue bikini was toned and shapely, while the other was expansive, hypnotically swaying with each passing step.
"Subtle," a voice behind me remarked, sarcastically. I sat up abruptly and turned to find my sister Sara standing behind me, beach towel in hand. She wore a plain black bikini with her hair tied back into a ponytail. It was difficult to imagine a more unwelcome sight in that moment.
I attempted to feign confusion, furrowing my brow and cocking my head to the side, "What?"
She made no effort to humor my poor performance, "at least have the decency to creep in a way that isn't so goddamned obvious." She unrolled her towel next to mine and sat. "The way you eyed them was even more noticeable than that poor girl's ass, and that's saying something."
I shrugged and returned to my leisurely position, "They didn't seem to mind."
"You're disgusting" was her reply. From childhood all the way through our young adulthood, Sara has always enjoyed being a thorn in my side, and now this would only prove to be more useful ammunition for her in that endeavor. She continued, "So are you just here to make innocent young women uncomfortable all day, or are you going swimming as well?"
I stood. "You know, I was just going to enjoy the sea breeze on this beautiful sunny day, but suddenly there's this sharp pain in my ear, so I think I'll just head inside." I started to gather my towel.
"Oh, come on, I was only teasing. It's not my fault you can't control your wandering eyes," she laughed. I felt my face flush red. I threw my towel over my shoulder and walked away. Knowing her, she was not going to let this go anytime soon, and if I stayed, it would only be unpleasant; just more guilt and humiliation.
If somebody's ass is on full display, I think it's safe to say that they're okay with other people seeing that ass. I just happened to fall into the majority of people who enjoy that fact. It's not like I was harassing anyone, nor was I doing anything really, other than keeping my eyes open to what was in front of me. No privacies were invaded, no rights were squandered, but Sara will cling to anything that she can hold over me. If I hadn't been eyeing that girl, she would have insulted my shorts, or my posture, or the college I didn't get into. She always finds a way.
My parents had organized this trip to the coast with a few friends of theirs, and they turned it into an excuse for a family vacation as well. Their friends brought their families too, so now here we were, a dozen people sharing a beautiful house not five minutes walk from the beach. I personally could have done without the company, but there are worse problems to have.
I made the short trek back to the rental, and followed a trail to the backside of the house. There, situated just out of sight from the road, was an open shower-head for rinsing off the sand from the beach. It stuck out from the inside corner of an L-shaped portion of the building, just above my head. It was secluded in most directions, except for the direction opposite the shower, where there was nothing but open space for a dozen feet or so, until a thick wall of brush and trees obscured the view from beyond. It hung over a raised wooden platform to allow for use on bare feet without having to stand on the ground directly, and a door on the adjacent wall led into the house. I turned on the shower and rinsed away the excess sand from my legs and feet, then quickly dried off and made my way inside.
The place was sizable, but still managed to feel cozy. There was a large living room with ample sitting space and floor-to-ceiling windows that offered a stunning view of the ocean. To the side, there was a nice kitchen with a table that was not quite big enough to actually sit all of us at once. There were a couple bedrooms on the ground floor, a handful more upstairs, and above that was my room, a tiny little thing in what probably used to be an attic. I was offered the chance to share one of the nicer bedrooms with my sister, but I absolutely refused. Sleeping in an attic is nicer than having to endure her company for longer than I have to.
But there were two such rooms on the top floor. The other, opposite from mine, was occupied by Rebecca, the daughter of my parents' friends Sean and Emily. She was blonde and cute, but had hardly said a word since we had arrived at the house. She seldom hung out with the rest of us, usually just sitting alone, off in a corner, while the rest of us chatted and played games. I also had yet to even see her in a proper bathing suit, despite the fact that her shapely form seemed to be begging for appreciation. Even at the beach, she always wore a tee shirt and shorts, at minimum. It was an unintentional tease that left me incredibly eager to see her tight, thin body. I frequently found myself fantasizing about such a moment.
As I entered the house from the outdoor shower, I found her lounging on the couch, wearing jeans and a cardigan, despite the day's sunny weather, reading a book in a language I didn't know. We made eye contact as I came in, and I gave her a friendly "Hey," to which she replied with a polite smile and then returned to her book. The brief moment where her deep blue eyes met mine was just enough to fuel my infatuation with her, but based on our recent interactions, I was quite sure that nothing would come of it. So instead of fruitlessly pursuing a conversation with her yet again, I let her be, and went to the kitchen for a snack.
I found my mom and Rebecca's parents making a light lunch and drinking wine. I gladly joined them in both of these, and soon found myself happily full and mildly tipsy.
Just as we were finishing, we were joined by another of my parents' friends, Deanna. She came in through the door to the outdoor shower, just as I had, the only difference being that she was only wearing her small beach towel around her body, and nothing else. She clutched it close at the front of her chest to keep it from falling, which seemed necessary, since her large breasts were actively resisting their flimsy confinement. I shifted in my seat slightly, convinced that there existed an angle where I could catch a glimpse from underneath.
I wasn't the only one who noticed either; my mom's friend Sean perked right up upon her entrance. He said, "Wow, Dee, did you lose your suit?" His wife turned to him, wide-eyed at the comment. My mom laughed. I froze.
But Deanna smiled, completely unembarrassed. With her free hand, she held up the pieces of a pink bikini, and said, "No, I've got it right here." She approached the table, and I was baffled by her level of comfort with being almost naked in front of the group of us.
"Did it fall off?" Sean pressed, as his wife's glare quietly turned violent.
"Nope," Deanna replied, "just had to wash off the sand from the beach."
Emily's jaw dropped. "You bathed outside?" she asked incredulously. "That's a little..." she eyed Deanna up and down judgmentally "...out there."
Deanna smirked. "It's not that weird, the shower's there for a reason."
Of all people, my mom surprisingly came to her aid, adding "Yeah, it's secluded enough, it's not a big deal."
"But still, it's outside, the sun shining on parts where it shouldn't," rebutted Emily.
"Let the sun will shine where it will, darling," pleaded Sean, which prompted a swift smack on the arm from his wife.
Emily began to inquire, "Does Mike know that you're..." but struggled to find the right word for what she was suggesting without being indelicate, "...exposing yourself like this?"
My mom cut in, "Oh, come on, there's no need to be so dramatic. It's just a shower."