The sun was intense and the air buzzed with warmth when I opened the tanning salon at seven oâclock this morning, an early summer day that promised few customers.
I didnât mind; I was out late last night, sipping margaritas with a few friends at the La Mexa Restaurant bar. The drinks went down a little too easy while we teased the bartender and flirted with the guys playing pool, and my hangover was no surprise.
The cheap tequila and recently turning 21 probably didnât help, either.
Somehow I managed to unlock the front door, turn on the OPEN sign, flick on the lights, and pick up a movie magazine from the lobby, all without spilling my mocha. I made my way to the reception desk, thinking it might be an okay day â until I caught the edge of the desk with my little toe.
âDamn!â
No need for that coffee - I was awake now!
Cursing, I limped to the back bathroom where I slipped off my short-heeled sandal and gingerly placed my foot on the toilet seat. I found a little skin rubbed off the side of my pinky toe and some apple-red nail polish chipped away, but it didnât look serious.
I had just enough time to check my makeup, tuck a few blonde locks of hair behind my ears, pull my t-shirt over belly piercing, and smooth my jeans over my ass before the first customer walked in.
"Hi, Sara."
I returned to the lobby, still holding my sandal, and was greeted by a middle-aged brunette standing by the desk. Sheâs a frequent customer, but I can never remember her name - Jane or Joan or something. She usually stops in before she goes to work.
"Morning!" I said, sounding more cheerful than I felt. I sat down behind my desk and tapped the space bar on my computer. "What's your number?"
"9-0-3-8. Can I get 20 minutes?"
"No problem, Jamie," I said, reading her name from the computer monitor. I punched her time into the control panel on the wall. "You'll be in room four."
"Thanks!"
Jamie disappeared down the dim hall, and after I heard her door snick closed I started thumbing through my magazine. I couldnât really concentrate, though, because the slight throbbing in my toe matched a mild throbbing in my head. I put my foot up on the edge of my desk and gently massaged it, working my thumbs from the top to the toes, then back down the arch, and this seemed to help.
The doorbell dinged and I glanced up as another customer walked in. It was Jim, an older guy, tall and lean - cute, but a gold band on his finger. He worked the night shift and tanned after work. He always smiled and appeared to be in a good mood, which I didnât understand considering the hours he worked.
âHey, Sara. Howâs it goinâ?â
âOh, not bad. You?â
âCanât complain.â He saw me rubbing my foot. âWhatâs up?â
âMm, stubbed my toe,â I said, somewhat embarrassed.
Jim winced. âOuch! Thatâs a nice toe, too. Hold on a second.â He went over to the soda machine in the corner, popped in some change, and came back with a can.
âPut this on it,â he said, offering me the soda.
I looked up at him through my bangs. âYou sure? Iâll pay you for it.â
âNah. Donât worry about it,â he said. âIf you donât drink it Iâll take it with me.â I took the soda and thanked him, then punched up his usual time for his usual bed.
âGot me memorized, huh?â Jim joked, grabbing an extra towel from the rack and walking down the hall.
After he left, I nursed my toe with the icy can. While rolling its soothing coolness over my toe and thinking how thoughtful Jim was, I noticed that the way I was sitting allowed him to see right down the v-neck of my shirt. I wasnât in the mood to put my bra on this morning and he mustâve had a superb view of my tits.
Well, it was too late to do anything about it, and I didnât care. Jim was cool. Besides, I was still feeling a little horny from the night before. In fact, after teasing that bartender last night and crawling into bed alone, I wished Iâd done more than tease. The guy had a great sense of humor, and if I crossed my long, tan legs the right way, and sucked on my straw just so, I could cause a bulging hard-on in his khakis.
Eventually, the dull pain in my toe disappeared and I pulled my foot off the desk. I soon heard Jamieâs bed click off, and a few minutes later the scent of her tanning lotion filled the room as she passed me and said goodbye.
So now it was just me, my magazine, my much-improved toe, and the hum of Jimâs tanning bed. I unbuckled my other sandal and took it off to get more comfortable, and then flipped through the magazine, reading the movie reviews but skimming the articles.
Before long Jimâs bed clicked off and the salon was quiet. It usually takes a couple minutes for customers to get dressed, so I decided to clean the bed Jamie used and then get Jimâs when he left. I grabbed the sterilizing solution and a fresh towel and went to room four.
While spraying and wiping, I listened for any sound from room five, which is where Jim was tanning. I didnât hear anything, and by the time I finished cleaning bed four I began to think Jim fell asleep â something that happens to people all the time, even if they donât work the night shift.
I stepped into the hall and stood in front of the louver door to Jimâs room and put my ear near the slats, but I didnât hear anything. I looked through the slats, but all I saw was the carpet directly in front of the door.
âJim?â
Figuring he was asleep, I knocked lightly. No answer. Did he leave while I was cleaning? I couldâve missed him, but he usually says goodbye. I assumed heâd do it today. I grasped the doorknob and it turned in my hand, so it wasnât locked.
Slowly, I pulled the door open and peeked through the crack. The bed was empty. I cracked the door a little bit more and looked to my left. Thatâs where I saw him, naked, his back against the wall, stroking away at his cock.
Now, Iâve seen a boyfriend or two jacking off, but never a stranger. And Jim was really into it: His knees were slightly bent and his head was tilted up, eyes closed. His long dick arced out, shiny with oil, and his hand made luxurious twisting motions as it slicked up and down his shaft.
At this point I didnât know what to do. I couldâve closed the door and snuck away, but my eyes were glued to what I was seeing. My mind raced between staying and going as this tan, tall man masturbated himself right in my line of sight.
A little ashamed and turned on at the same time, I watched Jim pull hard on his glistening cock, the tip of his tongue between his pursed lips as he savored his task. The horniness I felt last night returned, and I imagined putting my own hand on him.
Right then Jim turned his head to his left to check himself in the full-length mirror on the wall and caught me in the reflection, peeking through the door.