This is the third installment of my John and Sarah series. As with the others, it can be read as a standalone story, but it does make a bit more sense if you read the other two (The Party, then The Hotel).
As always, my deepest thanks to shorterversion for sorting my appalling grammar, and helping organise my ramblings into some semblance of a story.
Feedback is always welcomed.
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John had met Sarah at school. They were in the same year but different classes, and they hung around with the same friend groups. There was nearly always a core of 4 or 5 together at any one point, either at the cinema, round at each other's houses, or just out.
They'd kissed before--well, pretty much everyone in the group had kissed one of the others at some time over the years--but they'd never dated each other as some of the group had.
It was the summer after A-Levels, and people were either preparing for uni, getting a job, or, for a couple of the wealthier ones, getting ready to take a year out and travel.
A few of them were down in the pub, which had become the default meeting point as it had music, pool tables, and of course, something to eat and drink.
John and Sarah were chatting whilst Claire and Lucy were playing pool. It was just the usual conversation about whether they were ready for uni and whether they were excited or not, when Sarah looked down and said "John, can I ask you something?"
John took a swig of his beer and replied, "Of course, fire away!"
Not looking up from her drink, Sarah asked "Could I? I mean, would you mind... " John looked her quizzically. "Can I watch you wank?" she almost whispered.
John nearly spat out his beer. "What??" he said, trying to work out if he'd heard Sarah correctly.
Sarah looked up at him and said, "Only if you want to, that is. I mean, it's not like I haven't seen someone wanking before. I've just never seen it in the flesh, so to speak."
That was true, as earlier in the year Pete had found his dad's stash of porn videos and they'd all gone over to David's house to watch one whilst his parents were out. The film's plot seemed to centre around a plumber whose sole job was visiting bored and over-sexed housewives and servicing them in various positions. There were 10 of them watching, and there was lots of nervous giggling at some parts and uncomfortable shuffling at others, but the film had certainly opened a few eyes.
Sarah's cheeks were turning a particularly bright shade of scarlet, and she looked back down at the table. John was almost lost for words. "Why do you want to watch someone wank, Sarah? More to the point, why do you want to watch me wank?" John too was beginning to blush. "Why not ask Dave? He'll get his cock out for pretty much anyone!"
"I don't want to see Dave's cock!" Sarah retorted. "I mean, the others might want something in exchange, or think that I'm plain weird! You're not like that, and it's not like you don't do it anyway."
Sarah had a point; it was one of John's favourite pastimes of late. He seemed to have an insatiable appetite for masturbation and couldn't get enough of that endorphin release that he got when he came.
John looked from his beer and back to Sarah, whose indignance was now winning over her embarrassment. "Well, this is more than a little unexpected!" John said. "I mean, when were you thinking of doing this?"
"No time like the present, I say!" Sarah replied, her eyebrows raised hopefully. "Your place is only 5 minutes away, so we could nip there and be back before anyone notices."
"And people say that romance is dead!" John laughed. "Tell me you're serious and this isn't some kind of joke to get me into a compromising position or something?"
"Guide's honour!'" came the reply, her blue eyes sparkling.
"Who's to say that I won't want something in return too?" John queried.
"I never said you wouldn't"--Sarah smiled--"I don't want you to expect it, that's all."
With that, they made their excuses and left the pub, the warm summer air blowing at Sarah's sundress as they walked back to John's place.
As it was a warm day, Sarah had tied her strawberry-blonde hair in a loose ponytail with a few loose curly strands managing to escape. The weather had also influenced her decision to wear the sundress; a floral cotton number that was short enough to show her toned legs, but not so short that ran a risk of showing off too much. It also gave her the opportunity to not wear a bra as she really didn't the restrictive nature of them and, having quite small (in her opinion) breasts, she also didn't require the support of one. Her freckles were in full bloom after a summer spent outside. Being fair-skinned meant Sarah never really tanned as such, it was more that her freckles merged the longer she spent in the sun.
John opened the door and checked that no one else was home. It would have taken some explaining if he got interrupted mid-act.