Terri's day on the boat has a bad start.
Terri had been out the night before and stayed out late partying with friends celebrating a girlfriends birthday.
Her boyfriend had to practically carry her into the apartment and put her to bed, so to say she over did it would be an understatement.
Lance got up and left a few hours later to go to work. Terri was awakened by a car horn that startled her awake. She was naked and had to pee really bad, her boyfriend had relieved her of the skimpy sundress at some point the night before, that she had worn out that evening, as usual there was nothing under it.
She realized she was about to be late for work and they were headed out on the research boat for the day to check some sample traps.
She jumped up, did a quick trip to the bathroom to use the potty and brush her teeth, then grabbed a bikini from her drawer. There was an old white cropped tank top on the dresser so she grabbed it too. Hurrying to the kitchen to throw together a lunch, she managed to slip into her the rather revealing bikini bottoms, wasn't a thong but close to it.
She dropped the bikini top on the counter and pulled on the well worn men's cotton ribbed cropped t-shirt while she was opening the refrigerator, the shirt was a bit stretched and old from wearing it over the years. It was one of Lance's favorites, thin, sheer, too short and it allowed her nipples to poke through quite nicely.
She stuffed two bottles of propel, a bag of carrots and some fruit in her insulated lunch bag, grabbed her keys, slipped on her water shoes and hurried out the door.
She sent her supervisor a text that she was on the way but might be a few minutes late.
Traffic was minimal for some reason so she was a bit relieved.
She pulled into the parking lot only a few minutes late and reached over for her bikini top in the seat with her lunch bag.
The little cropped top was ok for just hanging out with friends, but not for working in on the boat especially with the guys who already ogle her daily, but she had become one of the guys and they looked out for her like a little sister.
That's when she realized her top was still on the counter where she dropped it. "Damn it!" She said out loud, but she wasn't too worried, they were just supposed to be checking out equipment, pulling some traps and doing some side scan work for tomorrows dives on the reef. Wouldn't be the first time the guys got a few down shirt flashes, she also knew her pervert boyfriend would love hearing the stories later.
She grabbed her lunch, her dry bag and hurried to the research boat but it was over at the fuel dock so she made her way over to where it was tied up.
One of the guys told her to hurry up, giving her shit for being late, telling her there is a change of plans today, they are diving with the university students today.
It was only 6:45 and already in the mid nineties, it was going to be a hot day on the water. The guys were watching as she stepped over into the 45 foot pacific allure research boat.
Several of the guys immediately noticed Terri's lack of bikini top under the short cropped top. Her white under boobs, more like her not as tanned little boobs were peeking out from under the shirt top. She had to wear bikini tops at the apartment pool most of the time and at work. so she did have untanned areas. Her cute little hard nipples were poking through the thin top.
She saw one the deck hands start to say something, "just shut the fuck up, it's all I got today!"
The rest of the guys busted out laughing, the guy was red faced, "but I didn't say anything!" Was his reply.
Terri went to the bridge where her supervisor was poking away on the GPS. "Sorry I am late boss, I really didn't hear my alarm. But, I thought we were just prepping for tomorrows dive today?"
He looked her over, "yeah we are going to meet up with the university boat today to dive the Moran Reef and do some of your coral transplanting. We already grabbed all your supply's. You need to check with Frank and make sure we got everything. And we will be using the compressors and airlines today instead of tanks."
"Anything else I need to know, my head is pounding and I need to get a few Tylenol in me."
"I was going to have you, Blake, Rob and Tim on hose lines, the other three will be in SCUBA as safety divers. I don't know how many they have yet."
"Ok but just so you know, my bikini top is on the kitchen counter, don't want you having a fit when I jump in or come out a bit under dressed."
"Yeah, well," he paused, "you can sit today out, I'll get the safety guys to do double duty, don't want the guys getting rude with you in that top," he smiled at her.
"Oh I am not trying to get out of doing my job, I fucked up and no one needs to take up my slack, just wanted to give you a heads up, this top might be a little see though when I get out the water. I just grabbed it off the dresser and was planning on putting my bikini top on, but rushed out and left it."
"Well it's your call, I'm not asking you to dive like that!"
"Thanks boss, I'm going to check the supplies, set up the gear and hope my head stops pounding." She headed out the door toward the back of the boat, looking back to catch him watching her mostly bare ass, nothing new, her being the only female on the crew and she doesn't mind being watched.
After checking to make sure Frank grabbed everything and popping three Tylenol she headed to the stern of the boat.
On deck she started helping to untangle and set up the individual hose lines, full face masks, waist belts that held lead weights and was a keeper for the hose and regulators they would be using for air supply on the reef.
It was only going to be a twenty five to thirty foot dive, each dive lasting no more than forty-five minutes. They would be on the surface for little over an hour between dives, but the new factor was the college students who would be diving with them. Some she may actually know, Terri was still doing her lab clinicals to finish up her degree, and today she was the teacher.
All the guys were shirtless as usual being in the sun and on the water, everyone doing their part to prepare for the days activities, when Rob tells her, teasing of course, "you know that shirt is going to mess up your tanlines, it's ok if you want to be like us!"
She just rolled her eyes at him, knowing he was right and wearing just her bikini bottoms would feel better, instead of the already sweaty tank top. She also knew it would be unacceptable working topless. She also knew each time she bent over the guys would see her little boobs from the top or bottom anyway.
While she was sanitizing the masks, the boat captain told them to cast off the lines. Terri let the guys handle that while she finished up the masks.
There were a few of the guys she watched, they were watching her as they did their work, it helped her forget her diminishing headache. The young athletic guys, most a bit older than her, were wearing just trunks, no shirts and tanned bodies. They were easy on her eyes.
Now the thought of what she was wearing was playing with her mind a bit, thinking about how she will be doing a little, probably a lot, of showing off to her all guy crew and the college crew on the other boat.
