This story is my submission for the 2019 National Nude Day contest.
All characters featured in this story are 18 or older.
Thanks to storyteller19 for beta-reading and editing this story for me on such short notice. Your detailed feedback was incredibly helpful in polishing and improving the story.
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Laura pulled up next to the black iron gate, double-checking that the golden numbers in front of her indeed matched the address she had received. With a sigh she shoved her phone back into the pocket of her cutoff jean shorts. Rummaging through her bag she produced a bottle of water, took a sip, put it back again, adjusted her shoulder-length black hair, and straightened her red blouse. Running out of ways to stall, she finally forced herself to open the door and step out into the scorching summer heat.
"Okay, you can do this..." She took a deep breath and pressed the button of the intercom next to the gate, anxiously bouncing on the balls of her feet as she waited.
"Hello?" Alice's slightly distorted voice answered after a few seconds.
"Ehm, hi? It's Laura. You know, from school?"
"Oh,
that
Laura." A distorted giggle. "Come on in, the others are already here." There was the sound of a buzzer and the big gate slowly started to swing inward. Laura quickly returned to her still running car and drove up the long driveway to the mansion, the gravel crunching below her tires. Along the way she passed perfectly trimmed bushes, a handful of small trees and well-tended flower patches. The driveway curved towards the left of the mansion, leading to a small parking lot in the shade of a few bigger trees.
Normally, Laura was pretty confident in her driving skills, but the parking lot wasn't empty and the thought of accidentally scratching or denting any of the fancy and no doubt expensive cars had her holding the steering wheel in an iron grip that turned her knuckles white. By the time she was safely parked, a small river of sweat was running down her back. Although that could have easily been the heat too, as she only now noticed her AC had died on her once again somewhere in the process and the temperature in the car was climbing rapidly. Well, that was something she would worry about later. It was hardly the first time that had happened, and she was sure it wouldn't the last time either.
Laura grabbed her bag from the passenger seat and stepped out of the car, locking it behind her and tossing the keys in her bag. It was a force of habit, but it seemed silly in this situation. Who would steal her crappy old Audi when it was surrounded by all these luxurious cars? Not to mention that they'd have to get past the gate first, but not locking her car just felt wrong and she was sure she'd worry about it the whole time if she didn't.
Rounding the corner of the mansion, she noticed Alice was waiting for her at the door, holding it open invitingly. She was wearing a green sun dress that showed off her long, toned legs and left her shoulders bare. A pair of sunglasses were resting in her blond hair and her exposure to the sun had darkened her skin a shade or two since the last time Laura had seen her.
"Hey, long time no see. Hope it wasn't too hard to find?" Alice smiled and greeted her with a tight hug that took Laura slightly aback. Alice had never been this friendly back at high school. Even at their graduation two weeks ago she had only briefly talked with Laura before going back to hang out with the other popular girls. Although, to be honest, this was already an improvement over the majority of her high school career, where Laura had been practically invisible except to a few of the bullies. It had only been in the second half of their final year that Alice had seemed to become aware of her existence and occasionally talked to her. So far, she had been nice, unlike most of the other popular girls, but they never had been on the hug-greeting level before. Maybe it was because there was no audience here and Alice didn't have to worry about her reputation for once?
"Yeah, it was easy enough. There aren't many mansions in town, you know..." Laura laughed awkwardly, trying to ignore the suspicion that still lingered in the back of her mind. It had first taken root a few days ago, when she received the group text inviting her to a pool party and sleepover at Alice's place. Besides her, the other recipients of the invitation were Jenna and Emily, Alice's shadows back at school. It made sense they were invited, but Laura initially suspected she had received it by accident, and consequently ignored it. Alice must have just tapped the wrong person in her contact list, right? She'd never invite someone like Laura to hang out with her and her two best friends.
However, when Alice asked her specifically whether she was coming or not, Laura had no choice but to accept that she had been invited intentionally after all. It had taken an anxiety attack, half an hour of restless pacing and some arguing with herself to silence the voice in her head that told her it was a trap, but she had finally accepted the invitation. It was a bit suspicious as Alice had never invited her to anything before. However, despite the fact that high school was officially over now, she couldn't shake the feeling that this might be her chance to finally become one of the popular girls, even if it was just for one day.
Alice closed the door behind them and lead the way through the granite-floored hallway and into the spacious living room, where the other two girls were already waiting on one of the two couches.
Emily, the redhead and shortest of the three friends, smiled at Laura as she entered the room. "Oh, glad you could make it," she greeted.
"Finally," Jenna complained as she fanned her face with her hand. "No idea why you wouldn't just let us hop into the pool while we waited, but I'm dying over here." She hopped off the couch and undid her ponytail, letting her shiny brown hair loose for just a second before tying it back once again.
"Well, maybe you should have worn something that breathes on the hottest day of the week, then," Alice retorted as she gestured towards Jenna's signature torn jeans. Laura was pretty sure she had never seen the girl wearing anything else regardless of the weather. It seemed she exclusively owned ripped denim.
"Girls..." Emily rolled her eyes and got up as well. "I'm sure Laura could use a refreshing dive after driving in this weather," she said as she turned her attention to Laura. "Right?"
"Sounds good. The car was pretty hot indeed," Laura admitted, awfully aware of the way her blouse was sticking to her sweaty back. She decided not to mention the fact that her car's AC had died on her no less than three times during the relatively short drive, barely managing to lower the temperature at all. They probably wouldn't understand the struggles of having an old car anyway, or would suggest she just replaced it. Heck, she didn't even have the money to have someone look at the stupid AC, let alone buy a whole new car.
"I agree, we shouldn't keep the water waiting." Alice touched Laura's arm briefly to get her attention before leading the way once again and opened a big glass sliding door, stepping out into the burning sun with the others following suit.
Behind the mansion was a tiled terrace with several lounge chairs shaded by a big parasol. It looked out onto the largest lawn Laura had ever seen, perfectly mowed and hugging a big rectangular swimming pool with crystal clear water. Laura paused just outside the door, trying to wrap her head around the fact that this was a private pool in someone's backyard. True, in the backyard of the mansion of a very wealthy family, but in a backyard nonetheless. Somehow it impressed her even more than the mansion itself.
"Last one in is a rotten egg!" Alice shouted enthusiastically, turning Laura's attention back towards the girls. Alice had already tossed her sunglasses and dress onto one of the lounge chairs. Her panties followed only a moment later, giving Laura a full view of her round bubble butt and shaved pussy as she bent over. After tossing her panties onto the lounge chair, Alice stretched and leapt into the pool with a graceful dive. She emerged after a moment, whipping her wet hair out of her face and smiling at the others. "Come on, the water is great."
