When I awoke the next morning, the first thing I noticed was the amount of light filtering into the room. Veronica must have succeeded today in getting us both to sleep in on vacation.
The second thing I became gradually aware of was Veronica. Her warm body was wrapped in my arms. At some point in the night, I had apparently rolled over and enveloped her, as we were now spooning. Her left boob was held in my right hand. Veronica was cuddling my strong arm.
The third thing I noticed was my morning wood digging into Veronica's ass. I was as hard as I had ever been, and my erection was unfortunately poking my best friend.
I tried to withdraw my arm so I could roll over, but I barely moved an inch when Veronica's grip on my arm tightened, she shimmied herself back against me more, and she groaned an inarticulate protestation.
"Just a few more minutes," she pleaded. "I'm so warm and cozy and safe."
I acquiesced, but asked, "Don't you want me to reposition a little though?"
"Nooo, why would I?"
"Well, for one," I boldly gave her boob a tentative squeeze.
"It's fine," she answered.
"And for another, umm, well..." I floundered.
Veronica moved her hips, grinding her ass into my lap. "Because of this?" she teased. "Is it bothering you?"
"Mmmm no?"
"Good, me neither," she declared. "Now cuddle me a little more."
We laid there, drifting in and out of sleep, for what I estimated to be about another hour. It felt so intimate and despite my predisposition for an active lifestyle, I could have laid there for the rest of the day.
Finally, Veronica said, "Okay. Let's go chasing waterfalls."
We got up and changed into our bathing suit bottoms. I noticed that Veronica's was another new one I hadn't seen before, and I wondered whether she had brought enough brand new bikinis for every day of the trip.
Leaving the suite was much less of a production today than yesterday. I think Veronica was getting comfortable being topless. The only delay was waiting for Angélique to bring us a picnic lunch in a hiking backpack, but even that arrived impossibly fast. I was really starting to love this island and its services.
Veronica had apparently already mapped out a path she wanted to follow. I was a little worried about her getting scratched up by the foliage, hiking in basically no clothing as she was. On the other hand, I quite enjoyed the way her boobs jiggled anytime she jumped down from a rock or tree stump, or when she stumbled.
I also enjoyed watching her toned ass ahead of me on the trail. A small triangle of teal fabric sprung forth from between her cheeks. Other than that, I was treated to an uninterrupted expanse of supple flesh. I loved the way it moved and flexed as she climbed and navigated the uneven terrain.
After about an hour, we reached our destination: a wading pool, surrounded by trees, filled by a small waterfall, drained by a stream. We hadn't seen another person since we began the hike. Our only company was the soft crash of the waterfall, the chirping of the birds, and the other various sounds of the forest.
Looking up from V's body for effectively the first time, I saw that there was the most vibrant rainbow of birds I'd ever seen. Sitting in the trees and flying through the clearing above, there were birds of so many beautiful colors, but none of them green. It was as if a need for camouflage had never entered their evolutionary journeys. I theorized that the birds must have no natural predators here, but I'd have to try to read up on it more when I got home.
"This is beautiful! How'd you find this?" I asked.
"I did A LOT of research and prep for this trip," she answered.
"Well, it was worth it. So happy to be here with you," I smiled broadly. "So, more tanning oil?"
"Somebody's eager," she smirked at me.
"I'm just saying..."
"Well, calm down because it's not necessary here. There's so much tree cover. And besides, I'm planning to get in the water immediately, so it would just wash off anyway."
I knew she was right, but I was still a little disappointed.
"I've got something else we can do though. Something wild." She fixed me with a hungry look.
"I'm all ears," I promised.
"Take off your swim trunks."
My head spun. "Umm, are you sure?" I asked.
"Why not? You've been staring at my tits for the last 24 hours. It's time for you to be bold too. Yeah, I'm sure. In fact, I dare you!"
I considered it quickly. I was actually pretty excited by the idea, and I knew I didn't have anything to be shy about. Still, I smelled an opportunity. I squinted at her shrewdly. "Fine. But you have to join me. Take your bottoms off. I dare you."
Veronica's eyes lit up. She worked her jaw while she considered her response. "Okay, but you first."
I fiddled with my waistband for a minute. I was excited but nervous. Over the years, Veronica had seen me with a bulge, and on this trip, she had probably glimpsed my bare butt while we were changing. This would be the first time she'd see all of me though. I hoped it didn't change anything between us. Or maybe I hoped it did. Maybe this would be a big step toward our relationship evolving into something more sexual or even romantic. I took a deep breath, looked Veronica in the eyes, and pushed my swim trunks to the ground.
"OMG you actually did it!" she squealed. "I didn't think you would!" She took a step toward me. "It's really - wow, it's really nice, C. I um-" her eyes got bigger and seemed locked in on my exposed cock. "I've always imagined it would- I mean, not that I've imagined it, but- I assumed it- well, I've seen you tent your shorts and on this trip the sheets, so I hoped it wou- I didn't mean to say hoped, I meant... It's just really nice. Nice size and nice... nice."
I grinned. It was nice to see Veronica nervous for once. I felt like I actually had the upper hand. "If you like it now, just wait. It's only half hard currently, but if you keep saying nice things about it, it'll keep growing. Plus, it's your turn, so I have a feeling you'll be seeing it at its best shortly."
"Hmm?" Veronica seemed distracted still. "Oh, right, my turn. Right..." She shook herself and steeled herself. "Right, a dare's a dare. Can you just check real quick that no one's coming?"
I turned back toward the path we'd arrived from. It looked quiet to me, but I didn't really want to go investigating too far. I heard a splash and looked back toward Veronica to find her facing away from me, knee deep in the water, totally naked. I had only looked away for a second, and I missed her big reveal. Her bikini bottoms were left on the shore and she was making her way deeper into the pool until she was hidden up to her waist.
I chased after her, my half-hard penis flapping around as I ran. I made sure to splash her as I approached. "You cheated!" I accused playfully.
"I did not!" she defended. "You dared me to skinny dip with you, not to give you your own private strip tease!"
"Well now I know what to dare you next time!"
"Yeah, maybe now you do!" she smirked at me.
We hung out in the cool water for hours. The water was incredibly clear, but it still distorted things enough that I couldn't get a good view of her body - the bottom half of her body, that is; her perky tits were often proudly displayed above the water as we moved around the pool. I felt like I saw Veronica trying to make the same glances at me throughout the afternoon. I once again enjoyed the time just talking and catching up with my best friend and crush. She was so easy to talk to, and she always wanted to hear more stories about the animals I worked with.
Eventually, Veronica said, "I'm hungry. Should we see what's in that picnic backpack?"
I'd almost forgotten about our shared nudity. Almost. More like, I was aware of it, but it didn't seem important in this moment, here with my best friend. But as we made our way toward the shore, our bodies surfacing more and more as the pool shallowed, I was aggressively reminded. My breath hitched sharply when a particularly large step brought Veronica's entire ass out of the water at once, in front of me. I was half hard again as we stood on the shore and I waited anxiously for Veronica to turn around.
I watched Veronica's shoulders rise and fall as she braced herself with a deep breath. Finally, she turned around, and I was treated to my first full frontal view of my longest crush.
Her body was spectacular. Water dripped sensually down her ponderous boobs. Her nipples were hard from the relative cold after exiting the pool (or, as I didn't dare hope, from arousal). My eyes traced the outline of her trim torso until they reached her hips and the tempting stretch of bare skin between. Her pussy lips protruded ever so slightly off her body.
"I, uhm, had laser hair removal, in anticipation of, well, you know..." she said. "I heard guys like it better for...sex stuff"
I ogled my friend. There was no other word for it. I stared lustily at her, appreciating the absolute beauty before me, but also thinking of the sex stuff I'd like to do with her. She could've modeled for a statue of Aphrodite.
V clenched her legs, shyly crossing them slightly. "You know, you could say something!" she exclaimed anxiously. "You're like, the second guy I've ever trusted to see me like this!"
"Oh, right!" I finally overcame my speechlessness. "You're, uhm, you're absolutely gorgeous, V."
A large smile broke across V's face. Her posture relaxed a bit. "Thank you! That's more like it. And um... if it's not too weird to ask a friend... what do you think of..." She finished her question by gesturing jerkily toward her vagina.
"Ah, it's as gorgeous as the rest of you," I complimented. "And I like the hairless choice. I mean, it's really up to your preference because I think different guys like different things... For me, I think it depends on the girl and the rest of her style, but uh... well yeah, what I mean is, I think anyone would be happy to do sex stuff with, with that."
V gave a satisfied smirk, regaining her normal power in our dynamic, as I faltered nervously. She loosened up completely and spread her legs again into a more confident stance. "Smooth, C, very smooth. Almost as smooth as my pussy mound." Then she laughed as I blushed.