"Why don't you join us, Ella?" said Lexi with a syrupy sigh. She lifted her foot and flexed her toes outwards, spreading apart the thin nylon of her suntan pantyhose. With a distracted eye, I noticed that her toenails were painted a shade of deep crimson that perfectly matched the shimmering gloss of her full lips. Beside her, Karen slid her hand along Lexi's thigh and nuzzled into her neck, causing Lexi to lean her head back and moan quietly.
"I'm sorry... I mean, I'm not a..." I paused, unsure what to say. I thought about turning quickly and leaving the bathroom where I'd stumbled on this sordid tryst, heading back to the mind-numbing tedium of Sally's party. But I didn't move, I couldn't move.
"You're not a what?" asked Lexi with a smirk as Karen pushed her tight mini-skirt over the curve of her bottom. Lexi continued to wave her toes in the air, as though beckoning me forward. "A lesbian?" she gasped mockingly.
I blinked. "Yes. I mean, no. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you..." I stammered, painfully aware of how pathetic I sounded, wondering why I was even still there, knowing exactly why I was.
Lexi smiled. "Neither am I, honey," she purred, then turned to Karen who was kissing the side of her face. "What about you?"
Karen looked up and licked her lips, touching her cheek against Lexi's. "Oh, I'm perfectly straight," she breathed, "I'm a virgin as well!" she added, and the two cavorting girls fell into fits of giggles.
I gasped, scarcely able to believe that Sally's daughter, her eighteen year old daughter, was behaving like this. Sally's hair would turn white if she ever found out what Karen was doing with her best friend.
"Listen, Ella, we're just having a bit of fun, nothing more," said Lexi when she'd finished laughing.
"Okay," I said, trying to sound like a mature and unflappable adult. "I'm sorry that I disturbed you, I should be getting back."
I turned to leave.
"Would you like to touch my feet, Ella?" she said suddenly. I stopped in my tracks, fingers frozen on the handle of the door.
"Wh-what did you say?" I said, turning.
"I said, would you like to touch my feet? I saw you looking at them earlier. I saw you watching me as I dangled my shoe from my toes."