Jake sat upright to watch but remained conspicuously behind the screen hiding something he couldn't control. The feeling was far more powerful than the previous Sunday when he'd opened the Playboy. His eyes were riveted to Jess. The way her entire physique radiated power made her far more attractive than any of the women on those pages. He felt himself wilt before her, awed into silence by her stunning beauty. As if suddenly surrounded by a haze of need, he became desperate to caress her smooth skin and feel the hardness of her muscles. It was as if his body was boiling slowly from the bottom up and he began to sweat profusely. Thankfully, he noted, everyone's attention is focused elsewhere.
Jake could see through Craig's facade: he didn't really think this would be an easy victory. A measure of fear was apparent behind his pupils, but the swagger he tried to convey told a different story. The other boys knew he was making an epic mistake. He was breaking the unwritten rule: never engage a girl in a strength contest. Should he win convincingly, which he was expected to, and if he acted snarky about it, things could get worse. Should he lose, he'd be the butt of everyone's joke even though the rest of the crew knew they'd lose to her as well. If it were a close contest, Jess would earn respect and still come out ahead. Clearly, Craig wasn't thinking. Then again, in the presence of a suddenly revealed beauty like Jess, how could he?
When she leaned forward, each of the boys got an eyeful of her round, pert breasts and hard, pink nipples which pressed against the thin fabric. They swayed temptingly with her every movement. Even Craig, trying to find the mindset for the contest, wasn't immune to her seductive charms.
Jess snapped, "Right here," her eyes hinting at her hand rather than her breasts.
He frowned as their hands grasped one another. Each of them squeezed as if searching for signs of weakness. Craig's arm towered above Jess's, giving him immediate leverage. While her arms, shoulders, and back were clearly more fit, his physique was wiry, and Jake expected he was strong in a different way. He'd learned about quick twitch muscles and the like and that had to give him an edge.