Awakened
She stopped at the bottom of the steps which led from the hotel grounds to the beach and looked around. It was still not eight o'clock and there weren't very many people about. The sky was blue and the heat from the sun was just beginning to make itself felt. She started walking away from the hotel, her feet splashing in the warm, calm sea. After about 10 minutes she walked up onto the sand and put her bag down. There were a few people here, but not too many, and it was nice and quiet. Spreading her blanket, she knelt down and took off her sundress. She decided to lie and soak up the sun for a while and then go for a swim.
As the sun warmed her, she thought of her husband back in their room. Last night they celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary. They had a wonderful, romantic meal, danced and had very sexy intimate conversations. They laughed and touched each other all the way back to their room and she looked forward to a night of love-making. But when she came out of the bathroom, her husband had fallen asleep in his clothes on the chair and she couldn't wake him. She felt very disappointed, as she wanted this to be a special night. This morning he was so hung over, all he could do was crawl into bed and go to sleep. Feeling a little angry and let down, she even went to breakfast on her own. When she got back to the room, she woke him.
'It's a really nice day,' she said. 'What shall we do?' He just groaned and lay there. 'Do you want to go on the tour?'
'Ooooooh. God, I feel awful,' he moaned. 'I just want to lie here for a while. I'm sorry. I hope you don't mind.'
She felt exasperated. She didn't want to sit around in the room. 'Okay then, I'll go down to the beach.'
'Yeah, you do that.'
Still a bit angry, she stood in front of the mirror and examined herself critically. 'I'm not that bad,' she thought. Her face was unlined and her hair thick and wavy. 'Actually, I think that I'm quite attractive. But obviously not attractive enough to interest him today.' Her skin was smooth and lightly tanned and there was hardly an ounce of fat on her. The top of her bikini barely covered her firm breasts and below it her ribs were just visible. The bottom of her bikini sat low on her hips and when she sucked her stomach in a gap was left between the material and her tummy. She had bought the swimsuit especially for this holiday, wanting to look as sexy and alluring as she could. 'And now he's not going to see it.' She pulled her dress over her head and quickly packed her beach bag.
'Well, I'm going to enjoy myself,' she said out loud. She walked along the beach for a short distance, put her things on the sand and spread out her towel. Strolling down to the water she stood with it lapping at her thighs. 'It's so warm,' she thought. And with that, dove into the water. As she floated on her back, the warm water caressed her. 'I wonder if you could fall asleep doing this,' she mused. She swam parallel to the shore for a while and turned onto her back again. 'This is so nice.' Then she swam back towards her things on the shore.
As she walked from the water it splashed around her knees and she tilted her head back as she ran her hands through her wet hair. The thin material of her bikini top rose and exposed the underside of her breasts and her stomach flattened. The loose material of her swimsuit bottom clung to, and outlined her womanhood, her lightly muscled legs rising high as she stepped onto the sand. Looking toward her blanket she noticed someone sitting only a short distance away.
He sat on his towel admiring her body as she walked in his direction and smiled as she drew near.
'Hello,' he said.
'Hi,' she said, just glancing at him, and thought, 'I hope he doesn't start talking to me,' and she stood towelling her hair, her back to him.
'Excuse me, but didn't I see you last night in the hotel,' he said. She turned her head and looked at him quickly.
'You might have.'
'Yes,' he said, 'you were with a man. You were having a very good time, and you were wearing a beautiful blue dress.'
'That is my husband. We were celebrating our anniversary.'
'It must have been a wonderful night for you both,' he said.
'Yes.' She lay on her stomach and turned her head away.
After a few minutes, he said, 'Excuse me?' She turned her head and looked at him.
'Would you please watch my things while I go for a run along the beach?' She nodded. 'I won't be very long.'
She glanced at him as he stood up and stretched. He smiled, 'See you soon.' As he ran down toward the water she remembered him from last night. He was sitting with three other men, two or three tables away from theirs. They looked as if they were all good friends and having fun. He had caught her eye once or twice, and their eyes had locked once for an instant. He was lean and athletic, the muscles in his back and legs rippling as he moved. He had a slightly olive complexion and an accent, and she wondered briefly where he was from.
The sun had dried her now, and feeling warm and comfortable she started to doze. She opened her eyes when she heard a whispered expletive.
'I am sorry,' he said, 'I just realised I didn't bring any sunblock. Have you some I could use?'
She wanted to say 'No', because she didn't want to get into a conversation with him. But she couldn't say she had none because soon she was going to be using it herself. She turned over and sat up, reaching into her bag and taking out the lotion. She held it out and he came over, standing beside her as he took it from her.
He smiled his white smile again. 'Thank you.'
He stood not more than a metre from her, rubbing the lotion on his body. He was completely unaffected and put the lotion all over himself. She was a little amazed at his lack of self-consciousness. As he rubbed it on his lower back his thrust his hips forward and she found herself looking right at his crotch.
'Would you mind?' he said, holding out the bottle. She turned her face up quickly, feeling embarrassed. 'I can't reach the middle of my back.' He knelt with his back toward her.
She poured a little in her hand and rubbed it between his shoulder blades. It didn't go very far and she poured out more. As she rubbed the lotion on his back she thought how smooth and firm it felt. Then she poured out more and slowly rubbed it into the middle of his back, pressing harder. She pulled her hand quickly away. 'What am I doing?' she thought. And then said, 'There, you're all done.'
'Thank you,' he said, 'May I return the favour?' He grinned.
'Thank you, no,' she said. She tried not to, but couldn't stop herself returning his smile. 'I can reach okay.'
'Women are so lucky. They can touch all parts of their body, but men have a problem reaching some parts of theirs. It is more fun, though, when someone does it for you, yes?' She shrugged her shoulders and he went back to his towel.
When he looked again she was lying on her back, her hands by her sides and her legs outstretched. He watched her and thought how beautiful she is. Behind her sunglasses she moved her eyes and saw him looking. It made her feel good to know he was looking at her, and she could tell he liked what he saw. Slowly she brought her arms up and over her head. Locking her fingers together she stretched her arms back as far as she could and at the same time straightened her
legs and pointed her toes.
Her back arched and raised off the blanket, her hips lifting in to the air. Her chest raised and he could see the edge of her aureole as her breasts almost freed themselves from her swimsuit. She turned her head from side to side in the pretence of stretching and saw his eyes glued to her body. She smiled to herself.
After a few minutes she sat up and took a bottle of juice from her bag. She twisted the lid but it was too tight and she couldn't get it off. She looked over at him and he was still watching her.
'Would you mind?' she asked. He came over and took the bottle from her. He found it tight, too, and had to put it between his legs to help hold the bottle firm while he screwed off the top.
'That was tight,' he said, giving the bottle back.