Part One – Christy
I pulled into the driveway shortly after 1, having come straight over after leaving the office. When I called earlier, I told Jenny that her son had left his jacket at my house the other day, and I wanted to drop it off before it got lost in the laundry chaos created by my two monsters. Jenny said that she was working from home today, and that I should stop by after I left work and we could catch up. She'd been working out of town for the last several weeks, and we hadn't had much time to chat. Since I was taking a half-day at work, we would have most of the afternoon before Jason got home. Marc had gone with our boys and Jenny's son on a Scout camp-out, so they wouldn't be home for two more days.
Jason and Jenny have been good friends to Marc and I for more than 10 years, but after our last vacation, I was confused and a little scared. True, Jason and I had only gotten together that one time ["gotten together"- what a bloodless euphemism! Admit it to yourself, Christy - you had SEX! You fucked him, you screwed around, you made the Beast with Two Backs, and you LOVED IT! My inner voice can be such a bitch.] True, Jason and I had only had sex [great sex! mind-blowing sex! - Yeah, alright, I got it! Now pipe down!] the one time, but I wanted more, but I didn't want to ruin the relationship I had with Jenny. So we had stayed away from them, for the most part, but I missed them, and the jacket was a good excuse to see how things would go.
I parked the car in the driveway and walked in the front door. Jason and Jenny were that kind of people, warm and welcoming, a place where the door was always open - most times, literally. I didn't see Jenny in the great room or the kitchen, so I called out to let her know I was in the house.
"In the bedroom - come on back!" she said, and I made my way across the great room to the bedroom hallway.
As I walked into the bedroom, Jenny walked out of the closet, wearing a short red satin robe, and apparently, nothing else. Her legs and feet were bare, and her hair was tied back in a ponytail.
"Sorry about that. I was working and lost track of time. I was just getting ready to go downstairs to do a yoga workout and had forgotten when you said you'd be here."
"You do yoga in a robe?" I asked, more than a little amused.
"No, when I'm home by myself, I do yoga naked. I find it more relaxing, there are no workout clothes to launder, and I find those stretchy yoga pants a little silly," Jenny explained.
"I see. So, when I came in..."
"Yup - bare-ass naked!" Jenny confirmed. "This was the first thing I found to throw on, since I wasn't sure who it was."
"Well, that makes sense. I'll get out of your way and you can get on with the naked yoga."
"Oh, no, don't leave! We haven't talked in an age, and I was looking forward to the afternoon. I even bought extra wine! I'll just go get changed." Jenny turned to go back to the closet, and then stopped and turned back. "Or, you could join me. It's a lot more fun to bitch about the instructor with someone else."
"I don't have any workout clothes with me," I demurred. I had done yoga before, and it could be a great workout, but I wasn't sure I was ready for naked yoga with someone else.
"Don't worry about it. You can join the naked yoga!" She waited, letting me mull it over.
And there it was. I was torn, because after the cruise, I couldn't the image of Jenny sunbathing nude out of my mind. It kept coming back to me, and I kept fantasizing what it would be like to do more than see her naked again. Now, I had the chance, but I didn't know if I could go through it. True, it might be a bit embarrassing, but after all, I didn't know when I would get another chance. What the hell! I took a deep breath and said, "OK, I'll join you."
"Great! Let me get you a robe. Even I don't like wandering around the house naked ... too often." She disappeared into the closet, returning with a robe identical to hers, but in a light rose color. "While you get ready, I'll go make sure the doors are locked. I'd hate to have one of the neighbor kids wander in, or the UPS man... well ,the UPS man might be OK - he's kind of cute." She disappeared down the hall, and I heard her checking the doors to make sure they were locked. I quickly got out of the business suit I has worn that day, leaving it on the cedar chest with my underwear underneath it. It's not that I was embarrassed, precisely, but I hadn't worn the good stuff that day, and a girl likes to keep up appearances. I was belting the robe when Jenny returned.