This story is Chapter 2 of work called... wait for it... "First day"
https://literotica.com/s/first-day-10
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It was early Saturday afternoon when Beatrice texted Lily asking for some help with yardwork. Considering the previous day's events, she figured it was just a polite way of making her come, and so she did.
Beatrice's house had an attached garage but her car stood outside, in the driveway. Every other bit of the property seemed to be covered with grass.
Beatrice approached her, and Lily felt the need to say something about the garden.
"You could make it into a flower meadow, and keep the bees in the backyard," Lily said. "Having the whole property covered with grass is such a waste of space."
I shouldn't have said the other part out loud,
she realized belatedly.
"I meant it looks very big," added Lily, embarrassed by her conversational skills.
"I have some fruit trees in the backyard, I'll show you around in a minute," Beatrice replied. She didn't seem offended, but Lily couldn't be sure. She had only known her for a day. "But first, get yourself into your work clothes," Beatrice continued.
"I thought you're going to provide me with clothes."
It didn't look like Beatrice was going to give her any.
"I only have tools and gloves for you," Beatrice said. With a persistent smile on her face it sounded more like "Not
so smart anymore, are you?"
She didn't say it out loud, however.
Lily wore a light blue summer dress, matching thong, ankle socks and shoes. It was her best outfit. She had chosen it deliberately, given the events of the previous day.
"It would be a waste to destroy such a beautiful dress," Beatrice added casually and Lily knew what she meant.
It's much earlier than I expected, but that's what I came here for, right?
"Would you mind having me naked in your yard?" Lily asked, pretending to be pragmatic. She no longer knew whose quirk it was.
"Be my guest," Beatrice replied without missing a beat. "You can put your clothes in the car."
Lily took off her dress, and then her thong. Beatrice didn't tell her to take it off, but it barely provided any cover and she wasn't going to stain it.
Hopping around the yard in just shoes could be fun too, but I might try it on a nudist beach. Grass feels nice under bare feet.
Lily took her socks and shoes off as well and put everything on the passenger seat, proud of herself. When she heard Beatrice lock the door, she knew she wasn't going to retrieve them until she finished the yard work.
It wasn't her neighborhood and she couldn't go home naked. But also it wasn't her neighborhood so she wasn't afraid that someone would see her. Since yesterday, Lily was looking forward to it.
"Why did you make me get a cab to come here?" Lily asked. "The driveway could easily accommodate two cars,
"My neighbors are having a barbeque today, and I offered to let the guests park here," Beatrice explained. "I'll drive you home," Beatrice added in what Lily perceived as a surge of gallantry.
Lily considered it quite nice, but her thoughts were occupied with the neighbors' barbeque. Beatrice must have deliberately invited her this very day.
She has seen some loaded people put hedges or thuyas around their yard, to get some privacy, but concluded neither Beatrice, nor her neighbors were loaded.
Or they didn't care much about privacy.
There was the smallest fence, but it barely reached her thighs. Not high enough to provide her any cover.
"Are you sure the guests won't mind if I work in the yard completely naked?" asked Lily.
"No one will force them to look at you," replied Beatrice.
"I think you're right."
I have a feeling that everyone will be watching me.
"I want you to start with raking," Beatrice said. "When you're done you can pick some apples, but come find me by 7 pm"
"Are you leaving me alone working in your yard and going to the barbeque?"
"Unless you want to come to the barbeque with me?"
"Forget it. I'm good," she replied quickly.
Funny how I'm excited about them seeing me naked, but afraid of talking to them,
Lily realized.
Beatrice wasn't at all surprised by her answer, which confirmed her belief that it was the right decision.
Lily knew raking is usually done in autumn when the leaves fall and in the spring, when the snow melts. In August, there were little fallen leaves and dead grass.
Either she's new to gardening, or she invented the task to occupy me until the guests arrive
, Lily thought. She didn't mind, as it allowed her to familiarize with a garden.
Beatrice led Lily behind the house, and Lily found that the lawn was even larger than she anticipated. The trees looked good, which reaffirmed Lily that Beatrice was a good gardener and only invented raking for her. There were chery, apple, pear and plum trees.
When Beatrice left, Lily leaned in slowly, trying to judge how much she would show. If she raked correctly, she was going to show them a lot. And so she did.
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Only after a while did it occur to Lily that there was no way to check the time. She rarely parted with her smartphone, but she also rarely spent time nude.
Does Beatrice expect me to come up and ask her the time? She certainly expects me to approach her when I'm done. And she took her car keys. She wants me to approach her naked.
It was cloudy and the only thing she could tell about the sun was that it was still above the horizon. She decided not to think about it for now and reached the first tree. Its branches hung low, threatening to scratch her body.
Maybe it's not so much a matter of familiarizing me with the garden, but rather exposing me in a creative way.
The only safe way to rake around the trunk was to bend over and reach beneath the branches.
I wonder if Beatrice also works naked in her yard, or if she just makes me do it.
Lily discreetly looked over her shoulder and noticed that several guests had already arrived. Some were standing around the grill, but those seated were reassembling Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper," each sitting on the other side of the table. Lily was pleased to see this. Since Beatrice made herself seen, she was glad that the guests found her performance entertaining.
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She wouldn't be sincere if she said she had finally gathered her courage. Rather, she had finished raking and had to ask Beatrice if she wanted her to do anything else.
Lily put down the rake, took off her gloves and slowly walked to the fence. Before she reached it, everyone was more or less openly looking at her. She considered it friendly, but they were nonetheless watching her naked body, which was still intimidating, even after spending most of the afternoon working naked in front of them.
Not everyone was watching her. Beatrice seemed to be immersed in a heated conversation and stood with her back turned to Lily. For a moment she awkwardly waited for her to turn around, then grunted to get her attention.
"How did I do?" asked Lily, deliberately phrasing the question in an ambiguous way.
Beatrice turned around, not at all surprised by her presence.
"Great! It's about time. Take a shower and put on a dress. In the bathroom you'll find a clean towel and car keys. Meet me in the driveway in 15 minutes."
"Will you drive me home?" Lily asked, muffled.
"Not yet," Beatrice replied, smiling.
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Since it was an outdoor cinema, the movies were screened long after sunset. Lily was wearing only the dress she had come in that afternoon and was getting cold. If it weren't for the darkness, she would have wrapped herself in the blanket Beatrice gave her, but she was afraid she would trip over some protruding root or the blanket itself. Tonight was the new moon, and the sky was cloudy. There was almost no light along the way.
The screen was placed at the bottom of a small basin. As the girls approached it, the ambient sounds became noticeably muffled. In front of the screen was an area designated for spectators. Beatrice took two deck chairs and led Lily to the center of the field.
Since Beatrice had given her a blanket, Lily knew she would force her to lie naked underneath it. Long enough to cover her from head to toe, soft and warm.
