My parents invited me down to the beach house they had rented on the beachfront. Offseason, a barrier island, a state park close by, sounded too good to pass up. I was caught on up my studies (Aeronautics and Philosophy double major) for the moment. I thought it would be good to get away from school for the weekend. No Friday classes to worry about this semester, thank God! My side bookie business and success on the pool table had me flush with cash I needed to burn. That's where I got the name around campus as "Mark the Greek." My olive skin may have also played a role. Dad had moved to the states from Iran. The drive in my little, gray Prius took me across most of the state and I was pretty wiped out when I got there. Quasi-legal side gigs require a plain car with a duffle bag of clothes for a quick get away. I also carried a .45 pistol fit snugly between the driver's seat and the console. I understood my Dad's paranoia from his career as a murder investigator and got my Conceal Carry several years ago. The cue stick acted as a way to generate money fast. My two brothers followed in Dad's step to the police academy. That was not for me. Both working, they would not be at the beach this time.
It was only mom, dad and their long time friend Kelli. Mom and dad picked her up on the way. Kelli did not own a car. She did not need to drive. But Kelli got around just fine. I had grown up with her around and she was more like an aunt than a friend. She was a small woman in her forties married to her career in the murky worlds of network security and crypto currency. She rarely talked about work. As far as anyone knew she never had a boyfriend (girlfriend?). Which was odd because she was cute, lively and could be funny at times. Her sexuality (or lack of) was a source of late night conversations between my parents and others in their social network. Kelli had done trips with us before and always added to the fun factor.
Al last I climbed the steps to the stilted house. Kelli was sitting on at the kitchen table aglow in the light of her ever-present laptop. She rushed over and gave me the lean in hug and peck on the cheek greeting I was used to. Dad called from outside on the front deck announcing I got there just in time for a late lunch of burgers and hotdogs. It was a beautiful day and so we ate outside on the deck. Without the constant salty breeze, it would have been way too hot. Mom and Dad looked like tourists everywhere while Kelli looked like she belonged to the beach, wearing only a white unbuttoned dress shirt over a white string bikini. Anywhere else in our backwards state, she would probably be arrested but on the beach, it was totally acceptable. Despite her age, she looked great in that skimpy outfit. I had never really looked at her before.
Now, I could not help but admire her athletic body, clear white skin, dark brown eyes and thick, full, red lips. She was half Asian half American with short jet-black hair. I was on my second burger and beer number two when I noticed a few stray pubes poking out her bikini bottom as she was rejoining us at the table with a newly refilled wine glass. Why had I never really looked at her before now? I had no answer in my now full stomach, half buzzed brain. Dad invited all of us to go shopping and check out the area. The last thing I wanted to do was get back in a car, so I declined. Kelli said she wanted to get some sun. Mom and Dad left and Kelli and I cleared the table and did the dishes.
"I'm going to get some sun! Mark, will you help me with some sun tan lotion?" She asked.
"Sure," I answered.
I followed her back outside to her purse where she took out a bottle of copper tan and removed the dress shirt. I watched as she covered her face, chest and stomach with the greasy lotion. She then laid down on a body cushion on her stomach and undid the bikini straps.
"Will you get my back and legs?"
"Yeah."
I rubbed lotion on her exposed neck and back being careful not to miss any spots. Her hair was very short. Then, I covered her feet and moved slowly up her legs. I was unsure how far north I should go. I did not want to come across as purvy or let on how much I was enjoying touching her. Any place else and this would not be happening. I figured she would let me know if she was uncomfortable, so I rubbed the lotion in up to her bikini bottom showing a little of her ass.
I put the lotion down next to her. "Anything else?"
"No, thanks. That felt so good."
I went back inside and turned on the TV for some channel surfing. Four classes, my side bookie gig and track and field stuff left little time for just zoning out in front of a television. It felt nice and this place had a hell of a cable package. Cowboy movies, open wheel racing from some place I never heard of, game shows and several soaps with hot babes all flashed by on repeat. Forty-five minutes gone! I though of Kelli and her too white skin baking in the sun.
"Hey, you might want to come in! A burn is a sure way to ruin a weekend!" I called out through the screen door.
No answer. I got up to go check on her. She was on her back with her perky little breasts exposed fast asleep. Better to feel a little pervy than let her burn. I took her shirt and covered her before shaking her awake.
"Kelli you're gonna burn out here," I said.
She looked at me, then her shirt across her body. 'Thanks," she replied.
I went back in to giver her space. A few minutes later she followed with reddish skin under the bikini top and unbuttoned shirt. Fifteen or twenty more minutes and she would have had a terrible sunburn making for a shitty weekend.
"Thanks again, Mark," she said sitting down on the opposite end of the couch.
"Water?" I asked.
"Yes, please."
I got us both a glass and gave her the remote. We watched TV for a half hour or so sneaking glances at each other wondering what it would be like...
"I'm going to take a shower before your parents get home. Khoda (my dad) said something about going out to dinner tonight," Kelli said.
"Okay," I answered.
I watched as she walked down the hall slipping out of the shirt. She soon returned dressed in the tourist attire of shorts, a pink collar shirt topped by a straw hat. I felt underdressed in my jean shorts and tee. I needed to up my game. So I went and changed into long pants and a nice button down shirt. A little later Mom and Dad got back and right on cue (after a drink or two), Dad suggested we go out for some seafood. We piled in his SUV monstrosity, Mom and Dad up front me in the back with Kelli. Great seafood, many more drinks and lots of banter ensued. Me, the crazy college kid, took on the role of designated driver so I played it safe nursing a few beers. A free weekend at the beach, it was the least I could do. All three older adults were pretty hammered, Kelli constantly touching me. The parents took no notice. It was a weird double date but not entirely uncomfortable. It was cool having this flirty older woman at my side. Once back at the beach house, I was tired of hanging out with drunk people and went on to bed. Kelli had left me in a horny state of mind but I was too tired to even rub one out. This was only Friday night. Where was this going I wondered to myself and dozed off.
I felt a hand on my shoulder and sat up with a start. I'm never completely comfortable in strange beds. It was Kelli and the little table lamp was on.
"I didn't mean to scare you."
"Is everything okay?"
"Yes... Can I sleep here? I caught a chill in my room."