This is Part Three of a series. For part one, see
The Airplane
It was Saturday morning again. Rick was in his little white hybrid car, inching close to the front of a fairly long line at the border.
A week had passed. A busy work week, which was good because Rick was very nervous, and he knew Pauline was too. They had barely talked in the time since the last dare. Rick had tried to start a chat a few times, but it seemed Pauline was busy too. Or maybe she just didn't want to think of the next task.
He picked up his phone and read the message again, just to be sure he remembered it correctly.
DARE: take a photo of yourself fully nude, but with someone else's hands covering you with their hands. Their face doesn't have to be visible, but your face and full body must be fully visible (aside from what's obscured by their hands). The other person can be clothed or nude, a stranger or someone close to you. They can be touching you or not. Send the photo to _____@____.com to receive the next dare.
At first it had looked like Pauline was going to back out and the game would be over, and with it likely their whole connection. She didn't seem so interested in the long-distance friend or lover thing. It was the dares that were keeping them going, but it sounded like this one was too much for Pauline. Honestly Rick wasn't sure he could do it either, but he was determined to see it through if Pauline did.
After almost a full week of barely responding to his messages, Pauline sent one Friday night (Rick's Friday morning) that was short and to the point: "All in, let's do this tomorrow."
Rick hadn't hesitated to respond: "Agreed. All in." Then he spent the rest of the day wondering how to go about it. He was distracted all day and barely got any work done. Finally, he came up with a plan: Canada.
Asking a friend to help him was out of the question. He wasn't ready to have that conversation with anyone he knew. With a quick internet search he learned there were places in the Seattle area where people partook of "nude recreation," but the risk of bumping into someone he knew was too high.
So Canada. There was a nude beach in Vancouver, which was about a three hour drive from Seattle, with a little luck regarding the traffic and border. Which is why he had now spent half an hour in a crawling line of traffic at the border at 9am on a Saturday. All to impress a woman on the other side of the ocean who he might never meet again in person.
Well, maybe not all. Nervousness aside, he was intrigued by the whole situation, and a bit aroused. He still didn't know what was going to happen.
Finally he pulled up to the border booth. "What's the purpose of your visit to Canada?"
"Just going to a nude beach to take some photos of myself for the internet," is what he wanted to say. He wondered if that would make the hard-looking officer woman break a smile. Instead, he kept it simple. "Just visiting for the day."
Soon enough he was past the border and back on the freeway. Only about an hour left to go. He used voice activation to call Pauline. Rick's job involved business across the border often enough that his company had provided him with an excellent roaming package, which he was allowed to use for personal stuff too. As it rang he looked at the clock and did some math. It should be around six pm in London, also Saturday. After a few rings, Pauline picked up, mid-giggle.
"Hi Rick. Good morning!" It sounded like she was on speakerphone too.
"Hey Pauline. I just wanted to let you know that I'm on my way. Should be at my destination in about an hour."
"Oooh, so formal!" said another woman. "And a sweet voice too! Good job, Paul."
"Uh, hello? Who is that?"
"Oh, Rick. That's my best mate, Maxine. Think I told you about her."
"Ah yes, the instigator. Nice to meet you, Mad Max."
The woman laughed in an exaggerated movie-villain way. She sounded fun. "I hear you two have had some good times, thanks to me. Pleasure."
Pauline piped in. "So what's your plan, Rick?" They had agreed not to discuss all the details ahead of time to leave some room for imagination.
"Well, I'm not going to spoil all the details, but in a word: Canada."
"Canada. I like it. Well, I'm not going to spoil anything either, but if all goes well you're in for a treat today," Pauline giggled.
"More like in for a teat!" Maxine shouted, and soon all three were laughing.
"We're not going to France, but almost as far." It was Pauline again. "Botany Bay in Kent. We're just about there, actually. So it will give us a bit of time to get comfortable while we wait for you. Are you alone?"
"Alone for now," said Rick. "I guess you can say I'll need a hand when I get there."
This got the two women giggling again. "I suppose you only need one hand," chimed in Maxine. "Paul here will need two or three!"
"Rick, we need to find out where to park and all. I'm disconnecting. Let me know when you've arrived, k?"
"Ok Pauline. See you soon." He reached over to hit disconnect. So Maxine was involved. This was going to be fun. Rick turned on the radio to try to clear his head so he could concentrate on driving.
* * * * * *