If you havenât already read the first two parts of The Pool House, now would be a good time to do so.
Edward answered the door in white shorts and a loose cotton shirt.
âOh, hello, Yvonne. Nora told me that youâd be joining us this afternoon. Come on upstairs. Weâre just about to get started.â
She followed Edward down a hallway and through a door into a sort of locker room with a big shower area, some baskets, a mirror, and a counter piled with towels. Edward pointed to a door at the other end of the room.
âTheyâre through there, in the yoga room. Go ahead in when youâre ready. Iâll join you in a minute.â
He left her inside and closed the door. Yvonne had brought a gym bag with some loose clothing and a towel. She changed quickly and opened the door to the yoga room. A blast of warm air hit her, as if she were walking into a sauna. Nora and the swimmer were stretched out in formal-looking poses on a canvas mat that covered the entire floor of the den-sized room. Both were naked.
Yvonne made a startled sound and stepped back. âOh, Iâm sorry. I didnât mean to ⌠interrupt.â
Nora broke her trance with an effort and smiled. âOh, no, itâs fine. We were just warming up.â
Yvonne felt completely at sea. âIs there something wrong with the heat in here?â
Nora laughed. âNo, we practice bikram yoga here â at least as far as the temperature goes. We donât really follow the standard sequence of poses. The room needs to be kept around one hundred degrees. It helps keep your muscles loose. I think itâs more comfortable naked, but youâre welcome to do it however you like.â
Her head was still buzzing. âOkay, sure. I guess that makes sense. Iâll be back in a second.â
Yvonne stepped back into the shower room. Didnât these people ever wear clothes? Well, she was almost used to it by now, and sheâd be awfully uncomfortable in there in her sweats. She stripped and put everything back into her bag. Then she nodded at the frightened-looking girl she saw in the mirror and walked back through the door.
The swimmer unfolded himself from a full-lotus position with a sort of tropical languidness that seemed perfectly in tune with the roomâs steamy climate. She found it mesmerizing. He stood beside her and settled into a simple pose, his head back and his arms forming a circle in front of him. Yvonne tried to duplicate it, certain that she was doing something wrong. He touched he back and guided it into the proper curve. He bent her knees slightly until her whole body felt balanced somehow. She held the pose until her muscles began to object.
Nora noticed her shaking. âTry this one,â she said. She flopped over onto her stomach then lifted the front of her body upward, resting on her forearms. âItâs the first one I learned. Itâs called the cobra.â
It didnât look much like a cobra, but it showed off Noraâs long legs and tight butt beautifully. Her skin was so creamy and smooth. Yvonne was impressed that the swimmer was able to keep his cool.
The door to the shower room opened, and Edward walked in, somehow managing to look stylish even when he wasnât wearing anything. He began stretching, putting his palms flat against the wall and sticking his butt out. He grabbed one ankle and pulled it up behind him. His muscles tensed and relaxed as he moved smoothly between stretches. She could believe Nora now about Edward being adept. Maybe there was something to this yoga thing. It was certainly sexy to watch when it was done well.
Edward kneeled, then reached back to grab his ankles. His hips arched forward, sort of putting his cock on display. He had it on the swimmer â and maybe Jim too â for thickness, if not length. His body was a lot hairier, too. She wasnât sure which she preferred, the swimmerâs smoothness or Edwardâs pelt. It was fun to think about, though. She smiled to herself. However innocent this scene was, four naked men and women made for some interesting possibilities. And who would know?
Edward straightened up. Evidently they were about to begin. Taking the cue, the swimmer moved into a cross-legged meditation pose, back straight, forearms resting on his thighs. The subdued lighting shimmered on his dark skin and highlighted his cheek bones. He looked like calm god. Yvonne tried to copy his position. It hurt. She stretched a bit more and sort of got it.
âGood,â said Edward. âVery good, actually. Most people donât get the back posture right away.â
Actually, she had been trying to stick her breasts out a little further, hoping the swimmer would notice. But he was in another world. Edward was paying attention, though. He sat down beside her and demonstrated exhalation breathing. Yvonne tried to copy him with limited success. With attractive naked men on either side of her, breath control was a bit of a challenge.
Edward made a liquid transition to a tangled-looking pose that balanced on one leg â showing off a little, Yvonne decided. She tried to imitate him and ended up sprawled on the mat, laughing. She gathered herself up quickly when she realized that her legs were wide open and her pussy was completely exposed. No one seemed to have noticed. She tried again and got pretty close. Yvonne grinned. This was actually pretty cool. Kind of like an adult version of Twister. She asked Edward if there were any poses that involved two people.
He nodded gravely. âThat would be called the Kama Sutra. Perhaps youâd like me to demonstrate?â
Yvonne put her hand to her mouth, her face turning bright red. Edward and Nora laughed gaily. âIâll stick with yoga, thanks,â she said when sheâd regained her composure.
The swimmer ignored them. He moved into a standing stretch. For all his stillness, the heat was getting to him. Sweat ran down between his shoulder blades and his skin shone.
Done with stretching, Nora moved into a pose with one leg thrust forward, her thigh parallel to the ground and her other leg stretched out behind her. Noraâs back was arched, which presented her breasts to excellent advantage. That must do a number on the glutes, Yvonne thought. And it seemed to interest the swimmer. He looked her up and down, his gaze lingering on her tits for a second or two. Well, perhaps his interest was strictly professional. But Yvonne still felt a bit miffed.
âIâm going to try that one,â she said, and struggled into an approximation of Noraâs position.