At five-foot-nine, Marli was the tallest of everyone around, and her robust stature could be intimidating. Her golden brown hair was cut into a choppy bob.
Marli's intervention seemed to have de-escalated the tension, and Sharon turned her head the other way and noticed Wilma applying suntan lotion onto Alta's legs. Alta was lying on her back on her towel, next to the pool.
Sharon could only see Alta's torso; the conservative cups of Alta's pink bikini top covered her C-cup breasts well.
"Happy?" Wilma looked at Alta.
Sharon chortled as Alta slid the cups off her chest to expose her breasts - the hem at the bottom of the cups formed a tube, so it could slip along the chest band and either be bundled together for a more risquΓ© presentation, or spread out for a conservative appearance.
Alta handed Wilma the lotion. "Can you do my boobs as well?" She looked at Sharon. "You don't mind if I uncover my boobs to tan, do you?"
Sharon chuckled. "Not at all, it is a girls-only party after all!" A smile crept onto her face. She had, for a while, suspected that these two friends were into each other, even though they had denied it to date. She had invited the pair for moral support - she hoped to get more intimate with Dawn later in the day. Alta's display of her tits, and her request for Wilma to rub them with lotion had affirmed her intention to take her relationship with Dawn to the next level.
The loud chirping of African cicadas penetrated Sharon's mind - this wasn't what she had envisaged for her birthday party. She stood up, her voice overpowered the cicada choir. "Time for another activity, what shall we play?"
"Let's see who can make the biggest cannonball splash! Two of us jump in at the same time, and the others observe the splash and declare a winner." Marli looked expectantly at her sister's friends - she was the tallest of them all and with her robust build, she felt confident that she would win.
Julia shook her head as she looked up at Sharon, she wasn't interested in Marli's suggestion. "That wouldn't keep us busy for long, it will all be over in a few jumps. What about a chicken fight?" She hoped to team up with Marli, being her brother's girlfriend.
Sharon looked back at her friend and a smile crept onto her face. "Chicken fight can work!" She looked at her other friends for approval. She figured that she may succeed in working Julia's bikini off her melons.
Dawn hooked her arm into Sharon's. "I'm in, and I'll partner with the birthday girl."
Julia was quick to claim her partner. "I'll partner up with my future sister-in-law." She smiled triumphantly.
Alta looked at Wilma. "I guess we'll have to partner up."
Wilma nodded. "Suits me, I'll be the vehicle so you can attack." Wilma had a green tube top, which barely covered her D-sized boobs, while the conservative bottoms were held in place by tied spaghetti strings.
Sharon looked at her friends. "Why wait, let's get in!"
Splashes of bodies jumping into the water could be heard, and soon, everybody was in the water. Julia was already riding on Marli's shoulders, when Sharon stopped everybody. "If you pull a fighter down, your team gains a point and the losing team loses a point. First team to reach five wins."
Alta chimed in while she reset the cups over her breasts. "Do I understand the scoring correctly? Teams may have negative points if they have more losses than wins?"
Sharron thought about the implication a bit before she nodded. "I guess!"
Marli spoke up, "A win is if the rider's head is under the water. And allow the losing team to reset properly before taking them on. The losing team will be deemed ready when they join the fight."
Alta turned to face the opposition and spread her legs for Wilma to pick her up. From the deep end, they approached Marli and Julia and started to fight. Julia's hand reached for Alta's back and she got hold of a shoulder strap, which she used to pull Alta off Wilma's shoulder. In her desperation to stay on Wilma's shoulders, she grasped towards one of Julia's 'cups' and dislodged the cup off Julia's breast.
Sharon chuckled as she looked at Julia's large red areola. While Julia struggled to cover her nipple again, Dawn swooped in so Sharon could pull Julia off Marli's shoulders, which she managed without any resistance, taking them into the lead.
Alta looked down and noticed her light brown nipple poking out next to the cup. She realized that Julia had pulled the cup off her breast, but she took her time to reset the cup before getting back on Wilma's shoulders.
Julia, who had reset her cup while underwater, didn't waste time getting back on Marli's shoulders. She wanted to take revenge on Sharon as soon as possible. Marli charged in and Julia got a good grip on Sharon and dislodged her off Dawn's shoulders, but not before Sharon got hold of a shoulder strap to pull it off past Julia's elbow.
Julia decided to ignore her naked boob and got back on Marli's shoulders. Marli, unaware that Julia was busy working the strap off her arm, stepped closer to engage with Wilma and Alta. Alta had no problem to dislodge the distracted Julia, leaving the score tied at zero points each. In claiming victory, Alta had pulled Julia's second shoulder strap past her elbow.
Julia breached the water, her top reduced to an under-boob-band with the cups hanging down like mini flags. She looked at Marli. "They'll get it if they want to play dirty. Let's focus on Alta for now."
Sharon and Alta were equally matched when Julia joined the fight.
Julia worked herself in between Alta and Sharon, facing Alta and her back presented to Sharon. The temptation was too big to resist and Sharon unclasped Julia's backstrap, pulled the top off and swung it victoriously over her head before she tossed it out of the pool.
Unperturbed by her dislodged top, Julia grabbed both of Alta's cups to pull Alta off Wilma's neck. This left Alta's cups bundled up in thin strips on the sides of her breasts.
Mali couldn't turn around fast enough, and Sharon had, yet again, an easy victory over Julia.
With Sharon and Dawn's back turned to her, Alta sensed the opportunity to take an easy win against Sharon and ignored her exposed breasts to get back onto Wilma's shoulders. She took hold of the end of the halter's tie and pulled it loose before wrapping her arm around Sharon's waist and instructed Wilma to walk backwards.
Wilma, who also had witnessed the stripping nature of the game, unclasped Dawn's backstrap, before retreating.
Sharon fell down, her cups drifting off her breasts, when Dawn lost her balance. Dawn's top floated off her breasts, and after a failed attempt to reset the top, she decided to throw it out of the pool.
Wilma's retreat left them some distance away from Marli and Julia, who engaged with Dawn and Sharon once they were ready. Julia disposed of Sharon with ease, while pulling the backstrap of Sharon's top free and tossed it onto the grass.
By the time that Wilma had closed the distance, Marli and Julia were ready for them. Wilma stiffened when Marli pulled her top down, it slipped off her breasts to wrap around her waist. The hesitation allowed Julia to reach around Alta's chest and unclasp her backstrap. From there, she twisted her body to dispose of Alta, while holding onto Alta's top. She victoriously swung the top a few rounds above her head and released it where it landed in the shallow end of the pool.
Marli gasped, as she turned around to face her sister. "We're two up. I'm tired, first to three wins." Nobody objected.
Julia got a strong hold of Sharon's upper arms. But, determined to rob her sister from a victory, Sharon grabbed Julia's melons and gave them a squeeze. When Julia covered her breasts, Sharon worked her arms free and helped Julia off her sister's neck.
Marli rose between the two opponents and faced Wilma and Alta. Dawn stepped closer and unhooked Marli's backstrap before passing her on their way to Wilma and Alta.
Julia got impatient when Marli tried to fasten the top, pulled it off her and tossed it aside. "Everybody is topless." She was impressed with herself, talking authoritatively to her brother's girlfriend.
Marli pointed her eyes at Wilma. "One to go. Let us surprise them from the back."
Dawn and Sharon had started to engage with Wilma and Alta, but with Alta's greater stamina, she had more power left in her, and she easily overpowered Sharon.
Marli and Julia approached Wilma and Alta from the back, even while Alta was fighting Sharon. They pounced as a team, Marli worked her hands around Wilma's waist and groped her breasts. The unexpected attack of her breasts let Wilma release her grip on Alta's legs, causing her to fell backwards. "Back at two! One to go!" She looked at the others. "What are your scores?"
"One down." It was Alta who responded first.
"Same here." Sharon's out-of-breath voice was barely audible.
Marli had moved strategically back, planning to strike as soon as there was a winning team between the Wilma/Alta team and the Dawn/Sharon.