The BMW X5 slowed, stopped to wait for traffic to clear, then quickly turned left onto the short causeway that led onto Whistler's Island. Slowing again, it turned right into the gravel parking area and pulled into the first available spot close to the dune. It stopped and the engine shut off.
Inside, Wilma carefully picked up the rather large canvas bag she had brought, checked the surprisingly moderate bikini she had worn, which didn't really matter that much anyway, pulled the very gauzy and nearly transparent cover-up over her shoulders and stepped out of the car, locking the doors and putting the car keys, as she still called them despite the fact that they were annoyingly all electronic, carefully into the little pocket with the zipper that was on the inside of the bag. But she did leave the pocket unzipped. She crunched through the gravel till she reached the steps that carried her up over the dune, then down the matching steps on the far side. At the small kiosk she paused, took a small plastic card from that unzipped pocket and inserted it in the card reader. In an instant it buzzed, a green light turned on and she could hear the gate unlatch.
She pushed the gate open, stepped inside and bent to take off her sandals as she loved walking barefoot through the soft sand, even though it was a little hot today. She passed the concession stand and smiled at the girl behind the counter. Ahead of her stretched a lot of soft sand, and further down toward the ocean, the now bare hard sand as the tide was apparently out. And, there were people of course. Not as many people as were there some Saturdays which was fine with her, although, sometimes she actually enjoyed the larger crowd. A short walk and she selected a spot, took her towel from the bag and spread it carefully on the sand and sat down. She signed, reached around behind her and untied the straps holding the bikini top in place. She let the two shoulder straps slide down her arms, then took the top and folded it neatly before stowing it carefully in the bag.
Wilma was on WI1 as it was called, the first section of Whistler's Island beach. It was generally referred to as "clothing optional" but that was a little bit of a euphemism as what it actually meant was women were allowed to be topless there. Actually, there was really no "clothing optional" area as WI2 was totally nude as was, of course, WI3, where she had never been. But she was content right here for a while, letting the sun beat down on her body, and particularly her breasts. She had really just discovered this exhibitionist streak a few years ago, and, along with that, had discovered Whistler's Island where she could show herself to her heart's content. When it had first overtaken her, she had begun wearing revealing clothes to the mall, bending over a lot and letting people look down her very low neckline, but she found the island to be more satisfying and, despite the rush she got from the danger, she didn't need that now. She was also surprised a little and very content that all that took place here was watching, although she knew that in WI3 there was a little more than watching. She liked being watched. She had struck up a casual acquaintance with a pair of older couples but was a little wary of the younger males. Nothing had ever happened but she couldn't be too careful.
Since it was a very hot day, she didn't want her shoulder-length fairly dark brunette hair touching her shoulders, so she gathered it together high up on the back of her head, took the elastic band from the bag and snugged it around the hair making a cute little pony tail. Next came the sunscreen which she applied fairly liberally to every bit of skin that showed, particularly to her breasts which she knew were nice but anything but spectacular. If she gained three pounds, her B bras were a little tight and pushed too much of her up and outside of them. If she lost the three pounds, her C bras hung loosely and were uncomfortable. Whatever size they were, they didn't get quite as much time out in the light as most of the rest of her. Despite her trying to be as careful as possible, as she brushed over her nipples they immediately sprang to life, as they often did. Here, that was okay but other times she had to be a little more careful as they could almost have a mind of their own. She also hated smelling like a coconut, so her sunscreen was odorless and didn't mask the aroma of the cologne she loved to wear. And, sitting there glistening like she knew she was doing only made her more watchable and she did like being watched. Later she was sure she'd move to WI2 where she'd have to use a little more sunscreen but she was satisfied here now. She might get a snack and something to drink before she moved so best to stay put for a while.
She lay back on the towel, laying her arms straight out from her sides and spread her legs just enough to be a little alluring without actually showing anything just yet. She lay that way for maybe 10 minutes before she decided to sit up and do a little watching herself. It was always interesting to see the topless women and, of course, compare a little but mostly to just fantasize about who and what they were and why they were here. She had been sitting that way for just a few minutes where she was aware of a male figure that seemed to be heading straight for her. Her brain tensed a little - she was here to be seen and not to be bothered. But continue he had and now he had stopped right in front of her.
"Hi," he said, a huge smile on his face.
She actually couldn't help but like the smile. "Hi," she replied, probably a little brighter than she had intended to reply.
"I noticed you over here," he began, and kind of half-giggled since obviously she was here to be noticed. He continued, "and you're by yourself and I waited a while to see if anyone was going to join you." Then he put his hands up in that "I didn't do it" gesture. "I'm here by myself too and . . . ," he seemed to stammer just slightly, "I just thought it might be fun to sit and maybe talk some and stuff." He raised his eyebrows in a question.
Of course, she was curious as to why a guy, with a bathing suit on, was at a topless beach but the answer seemed fairly obvious. If he had been on WI2 then he would have had no bathing suit and his reasons would have been a little harder to discern. She left him wondering for a while as she kind of checked him out as best she could. He sure wasn't a dashing, handsome kind of a dude, just a pleasant face. Not at all like the few guys she had dated in college and after, most of whom she had to admit had been pretty good-looking guys. Mostly she was way to busy to be bothered with guys and dating. But this one did have that wonderful smile and it was hard not to like. Plus, that little stammer told her a lot as well. If she wanted to be watched, here was someone who could watch from up close and, surprisingly she thought, he had been and still was looking her straight in the eye and hadn't dropped his gaze to her tits once. She certainly needed to change that.
It was her turn to smile back at him. "Sure, why not," she said twisting a little so that her breasts were thrust forward fairly prominently. No luck as his eyes still held hers.
"Great!" he said with a lot of enthusiasm. "Let me go grab my towel."
She watched him turn and retrace his steps. He was interesting in that there was nothing hugely interesting about him. Not that there was anything at all wrong with him. He was maybe six feet tall, not athletic or particularly muscular, just trim and, well, trim. Certainly not fat or thin but very, just, normal. Fairly quickly he was heading back with his towel and that huge grin again. He spread the towel carefully beside her, sat down and, of course, looked her straight in the eye. But she would not let that pass and decided to tease a little.
"So," she said, eyeing him with one eye partly closed, "you came over here to ask if you could join me but didn't bring your towel along."
"Yeah, so you think I was a little pessimistic then?"
"Maybe, and there's one other thing." They were eye to eye. "You haven't once, that I could see, looked at my bare tits. Take a look." She thrust her chest toward his reddening cheeks.
"Oh, I've looked," he replied quickly. "What male wouldn't?" Then he dropped his eyes. She could tell he was debating with himself. He unconsciously licked his lips. Finally decided, he said, "they're as nice as any I've seen for a long time, and that doesn't in any way serve them the justice they should have." He glanced up at her face again with that big smile. "I hope you don't get upset with me but your nipples are unbelievable."
Now she was wishing they were on WI2 so she could see if his body was reacting to what he was seeing and what he was saying. She was sure she'd like that. "Thank you," she said quietly knowing that she could easily reach up and pinch those nipples and he would really see something, but she didn't think that was quite proper at this time. She reached her hand toward him. "I'm Wilma," she said.
He met her hand with his. "Eric," he said simply and then had an odd little twist to his face.
"What?" she said, smiling at him.
"Nothing important really. It's just that you don't hear that name much these days."
"No, you don't, for sure. I was named after my great grandmother. She was the first Wilma."
"Oh, that's neat," he said, a slightly wistful look on his face.
"She, of course, was my mom's grandma and mom loved her to pieces. They spent so much time together when mom was little. She took care of her all the time when my mom was a little girl, so mom wanted to remember her and honor her too. I have no regrets about being named after her. It is an honor and a responsibility."
"Too bad you won't get to spend time with her too." He just assumed that all great grandmothers were dead.
"No, no," Wilma replied quickly. "I do. She lives in California and I see her two or three times a year. She's 94 now."
"Tell me about your family." His expression had changed and somehow, she could tell that he wasn't just making small talk but was really interested.
"I guess it's a pretty normal family. I have a brother and sister and we've always been really close. Since I moved away, we don't see each other so often but we text and Skype all the time. Same for mom and dad. I call both sets of grandparents all the time since they're not quite ready for texting and Skype but that works well too." As she was talking, she watched his expression changing. If his look had been wistful before, it was now very pensive and tinged with sadness. She was puzzled but was determined to find out. "Your turn," she said, pointing at him. "Tell me about your family."