by Philip Johnson
Chapter One
The four of us had been friends for several years and had taken a few vacations together. We didn't drink a lot, but would do crazy things sometimes anyway. We were old enough to know better and young enough to not give a damn.
It was late July, and this time we were at a little cottage for a week on a private little lake in northern Michigan. The guys liked to fish, but they weren't obsessed with it and Molly and I liked to sun on the dock and talk while the guys fished so that was perfect. The water was cold, but we would go swimming once in a while and the guys loved it because the cold water made Molly's and my nipples stick out like knobs on an old radio. The guys had skinny-dipped a couple of times and Mollie and I had seen them, but not up close. In the evening we would often go to town for dinner, then play cards or just read and crash early. The mosquitoes in the evening made outdoor activities a challenge unless we used repellent, but sometimes we would put on repellent and go for a boat ride in the moonlight. It was romantic and utterly peaceful.
One possible down side of the cottage was the thin walls. If either couple got a little excited, the other couple knew about it. Our breakfast conversations invariably made reference to the previous nights events and Rick and Bobby, or Bo as he liked to be called, would do their best to get Mollie and I embarrassed. As time went on we became pretty immune to their attempts, but it didn't stop them. It was my secret that the idea of Bo and Mollie listening to us make love was a turn on for me. Mollie and I talked about a lot and were very close, but for whatever reason, I had kept that to myself.
We were playing cards one night and when we decided to play one more hand then quit for the night I said, "Let's put some high stakes on this last hand." All three of them looked at me waiting for the rest of the idea.
My Rick knew I had an idea so he said, "Okay, what are the stakes going to be?"
"Tomorrow the loser will be driven down the road a minimum of one mile. The loser has to strip and walk back naked."
"You mean down the road?"
"No silly, down the trail. The person driving the loser has to come back with the loser's clothes and they will be left in the woods at this end. The loser will be safe from the three winners eyes, but they have to hope nobody else is on the trail."
Bo smiled and said, "Those are some pretty high stakes Vickie."
"That's the whole idea."
Mollie said, "So if I lose, I would be dropped off naked a mile or so from the cabin and it's up to me to get back here naked without being seen."
"Yep." I was feeling pretty proud of my idea. Mollie and I were winning most of the hands so I just wondered which of the guys it would be. It was very quiet for a minute, then the three of them agreed. It was very quiet all through the last hand and everybody was keyed up. Every couple of minutes one or another of us would say, "Well damn," or "I'm in trouble here guys." I kept trying to picture either Bo or Rick hiking naked back to the cabin and that wasn't helping my concentration.
When I discarded a six, Bo picked it up and went out. Damn. We totaled our cards and poor Mollie lost. "Oh shit Vickie, I lost. I was sure it would be one of the guys.
Rick said, "Damn Mollie, I can just see you strolling through the woods bare assed wondering who might see you."
"Stop that Rick, I'm scared already."
Bo said, "Be sure to put on mosquito lotion" then laughed. She was getting no sympathy from anybody. I was sitting there smiling. I was betting after tomorrow Mollie would be demanding a rematch. We only had three days left, so if there was a rematch, it had to be on Friday if there was to be another naked hike.
As a foursome, we were completely comfortable with each other, but not to the point of strip poker or anything like that. The nude hike was about as close as it would likely get. Except for an honest mistake during our morning showers when Bo saw me topless, we had been pretty conservative. Mollie teased Bo relentlessly about accidentally seeing my breasts earlier.
His comment finally was, "Okay, so I did get to see Vickie's tits and they are beauties." Mollie didn't tease him anymore and I was more than pleased with his comment. There was the frequent intentional tease and lewd comments, and all four of us enjoyed flirting with each other.
At breakfast the next morning, I asked Mollie, "How did you sleep?"
"It was a restless night."
I had to laugh and said, "Yeah, I could tell there was a lot of restlessness." Rick choked on his coffee and Bo just smiled.
Rick asked, "So when do you want to take this walk, sweetie?"
"Just as soon as it's warm enough, I'll go. By the way, I demand a rematch tonight. I'm not going home knowing I was the only one to do this."
I said, "You're on, Mollie." One of the guys just had to take the walk to erase their smug smiles. After breakfast, we sat in the rockers on the porch and had coffee while we waited for the sun to warm the day a little more. Mollie was antsy to say the least.
Mollie finally announced, "Okay Bo, let's get this thing going. Take me down the road." Bo and Mollie left with a wave and a few wise remarks from Rick. It was quiet between Rick and me for a couple of minutes, but I was dying to know.
"What you thinking about, Rick?"
"I keep envisioning Mollie making her way down the trail, naked, and nervous. That was quite an idea you had last night."
"It was supposed to be you or Bo that lost you know."
"Aren't you glad it wasn't you?"
"It damn near was. My hand was a disaster."
It was a little while before Bo pulled in the drive. He came carrying her clothes and said, "let's go find a place where she will find these. By the way, it's almost a mile and a half to where the trail comes close to the road." The trail came within a hundred yards of the back of the cabin and we found a stump to lay her clothes on. We figured it would be more than an hour of naked hiking for her. That was more than I had thought it would be to say the least and I was feeling a little sorry for Mollie. After all, it was my dumb idea.
After a while Bo said, "I'm going to go wait for her."
"You need any help?"
"Thanks Rick buddy, but we'll be okay."
"I was just trying to help a friend." It was quite a while before they came back to the porch.
"How'd it go, girl friend?"
"Vickie, I was so scared at first, I had to pee before I'd gone ten minutes. I'm going up and get showered and put on my bikini. I need some rest time in the sun. Wanna join me?"
"Sure. I'll get my suit on."
Rick said, "Since they're going to sun, we might as well fish one more time before we go home." It took quite a while, but Mollie finally came out. We walked down to the pier and lay on our towels.
"So you were really scared, huh?"
"I was petrified at first, but I got used to it. Can I tell you a secret, Vickie?"
"Of course."
"Vickie, I couldn't believe it. I got so turned on, I could hardly stand it. I kept thinking I was being followed or that somebody was watching me hike naked. It was just nerves, I guess."
