Ric and Pauline 6: Ric's Party

This is Part Six of a series. For part one, see

The Airplane

Rick gave himself some time to think of how he was going to pull off the next dare. He buried himself in work. He was embarrassed to speak to Julian after

the game

, and didn't even chat much with Pauline. He called her briefly before her party, but they had agreed not to talk about the dare before they both completed it.

Sunday afternoon, he received a cc'ed email from Pauline, proving she had done it. There was no text, just a single image. The photo showed Pauline, nude and elegant, sitting on her living room couch, surrounded by a bunch of fully-dressed people. He could only guess as to who the other people were. The only other person he recognized was Maxine. But it did look like everyone was having a good time.

There was no backing out now. But how would this work? He decided he needed some help, and Julian was the obvious person to ask.

Rick read over the text of the dare again:

DARE: invite some friends and acquaintances to a party. Without warning anybody in advance, as soon as at least two members of each sex who haven't seen you naked before have arrived, announce that a dare requires you to get completely nude. Take off your clothes, and stay that way until the last guest leaves. Send a photo of you from the party, fully nude, with at least two members of each sex, fully clothed.

He called up Julian.

"Rick, a phone call? Who calls these days?"

"I do, Julian. I need some ideas. And nobody has ideas like you." He explained the parameters of the dare.

"Yo, what about a pool party, like you used to do?"

"Why didn't I think of that? You know, I think my parents are going to be out of town next weekend. I could use their pool. We just have to make sure to clean up before they get back."

"Sweet!"

"Let me check when their flights are," Rick said, while checking his email on the computer.

"We could have like, chicks, and burgers, and booze, lots of booze! Maybe some weed ..." Julian started rambling.

Rick interrupted him. "Ok, they're flying to San Francisco Friday night and back Sunday afternoon. So we can do a Saturday party, and clean up on Sunday. I've got keys. This could work. But who do we invite?"

"I've got a bunch of friends who would be happy to come," Julian said.

"Yeah, but it needs to be people I know, who won't freak out. And I want to keep it small. It's no good if my parents' neighbours call the cops."

"How about some of the old crowd from high school?" Julian suggested.

"I'm not really in touch with them, aside from you."

"I'm still tight with a few. You ok with Jim and Randy?"

"I guess," said Rick. It had been almost ten years since he'd been close to those guys. It seemed safer than his current friends or co-workers.

"Tell you what," said Julian. "I'll handle the invitations. I'll start with them and round up a couple chicks too."

"As long as you think they won't freak. Keep it to a minimum. Like ideally only us and four others. They have to know me, but nobody I'm close to."

"Don't worry about it. I got this, Rick."

They discussed the address and a time, 3 PM Saturday so there would still be plenty of daylight but nobody would expect lunch. Rick felt much better about Julian doing the inviting than doing it himself.

Later in the week they discussed numbers, and Julian confirmed they would be just six people, and that they knew to bring bathing suits and towels. Rick was so nervous he forgot to ask specifically who the other guests were.

* * * * * *

After lunch on Saturday, Rick and Julian met up at the old house to set up. As expected, there was nobody home and the place was clean. The pool was warm and good to go.

Rick put some beers and coolers in the fridge, set up some chairs and put out some snacks. It really felt like old times when they used to have pool parties, back when he lived at home.

There wasn't much else to do, so they pulled out an old game console from when they were young, and hooked it up to his parents' TV. It was just like their high school days.

At 2:55, the doorbell rang. Rick answered to find Jim and Randy, looking similar to how he remembered them. Jim was tall and wiry, his familiar black wavy hair was now a bit thinner, and grey in places. Randy had his same mischievous smile, but he had grown a bit of a pot belly. Like Rick and Julian, they were already in their bathing suits and t-shirts. They handed Rick some snack food and joined them at the games.

"So, who else is coming?" Jim asked.

"Yeah, I hope this isn't a pool party with no girls," Rick laughed.

"Don't worry about it," Julian assured them. "The girls will be here soon."

About ten minutes later, the doorbell rang again. Rick approached the door nervously. He didn't know who it would be, but if both women showed up, he would have to get naked immediately. He opened the door to see only one woman. He didn't recognize her. She was pretty short, slim, with a wispy fake-blond pixie cut and big sunglasses. Her low-cut orange summer dress showed off a nice figure, with small perky breasts and toned arms.

"Rick! Wow! It's been ages!" she said, leaning in for a hug. "How've you been?"

"Great! I've been great! And you?" She must have been someone from high school, but he couldn't remember her.

"Very good. So, is this mansion yours? You must be doing very well for yourself."

He laughed. "No, this is my parents' house. I live in Queen Anne. Come on in." They walked into the living room. "You remember Julian, Jim and Randy?"

"Of course!" she said. "How are you guys?" There were hugs all around. Everybody seemed to remember her except Rick. Nobody mentioned her name. As they were catching up, Rick pulled Julian aside, into the kitchen.

"Julian, I don't recognise her. Who is she?"

"Yo, that's Sara. From math class. Remember?"

"Ohhh. Wait, little nerdy Sara with the pimples and the overbite? Sara who never talked except to answer the teacher's questions?"

"Yeah. She looks different, right?"

"I'll say!" Rick was surprised. "I guess we look different too."

Rick thought it might be less awkward to get naked if they were at least already all down to bathing suits, so he invited everyone to the pool. Jim and Randy didn't hesitate. They ripped off their shirts, kicked off their shoes and jumped in.

"Wait," said Sara, looking a little uncomfortable. "Is this everybody? I mean, am I the only woman coming?"

"Yo, chill." Julian told her. "The other girls will be here soon."

Sara went into the bathroom to get changed in private. Rick whispered to Julian, "did you say other girls? Like plural? We agreed we'd only be six people. How many people did you invite?"

"Relax, Rick. Just two other girls. I didn't want it to be too much of a sausage fest."

"Ok, but who?"

Before Julian could answer, the doorbell rang again. Rick rushed to answer without thinking. As he opened the door he realised that by the rules of the dare he would immediately have to announce and fulfill the dare.

Despite not having seen her in years, he recognised Lucy immediately. She was half-Chinese, with long, straight jet-black hair, big brown eyes and an infectious smile. "Rick!" she exclaimed, wrapping her arms around him.

"Hey Lucy, it's been forever!" Rick said. She was in great shape. She wore a simple black tank top over a sports bra, with tight red yoga pants.

They exchanged pleasantries as he walked her into his parents living room. By now Sara had emerged in a cute two-piece bathing suit, black with white outlines and thin straps. She greeted Lucy warmly, and headed out to the pool. Julian had already joined the other guys outside.

"I guess I better get changed too," Lucy said. She pulled off her tank top even before she reached the bathroom. Rick stood unmoving in the living room, nervously, not sure how he was going to do this. It took him a few seconds to notice that Lucy was getting changed without bothering to close the bathroom door. She was standing just inside the doorway, facing the mirror, and had shrugged off her sports bra and her yoga pants. From his vantage in the living room, Rick could clearly see her nude back and her cute butt in just a black thong. He wondered whether she meant for him to see or if this was just a happy accident, when she called out, "Oh Rick? I seem to have forgotten my towel. Can I borrow one?"

"Coming!" he called, sprinting to his mother's linen closet and back in record time. When he entered the bathroom, Lucy had already replaced the thong with a red bikini bottom, and was adjusting the straps on a matching red bikini top, sexy but not too revealing. "Here's a towel," he said, trying not to sound disappointed that she had gotten changed so quickly. "Go on out to the pool. I'll meet you there."

"Thanks," Lucy replied, with an infectious smile. She touched his forearm briefly as she passed.

Now Rick wasn't sure what to do. Should he head out to the pool as-is, in his t-shirt and swimsuit, announce the dare and strip there? Or should he strip down first and come out in just a towel. He decided not to overthink it, and walked out to the pool before he could change his mind. When he got outside, Julian was jumping in from the diving board. Jim and Randy were splashing each other in the shallow end. Sara looked like she was swimming lengths, and Lucy was sitting on the top step, her legs in the water and her torso still dry.

Rick walked over to the diving board himself, as Julian emerged from the water to see him. "Yo, Rick! You look like you want to say something," he laughed. Rick stood on the diving board and waited until he had everyone's attention. Sara turned at the shallow end of her length, noticed him, and stood up, as Lucy was wading in near her. Jim and Randy stopped splashing. Everyone was looking at Rick.

"Thank you all for coming," Rick started, still not sure what he was going to say. "I hope you have a great time. There's just one detail that Julian and I didn't mention. I have accepted a dare that I intend to fulfill at this party. I'm supposed to strip and remain completely naked until the last guest leaves. So, here it goes." He quickly pulled off his t-shirt, threw it behind him, pulled down his bathing suit and tossed it as well, and jumped into the pool.

When he resurfaced, everyone was laughing. Lucy spoke first. "Wow! Now this is a party!"

"Should we be getting naked too?" Asked Randy.

"No need," said Rick. "That's part of the dare, really. If everyone was naked, I don't think it would have the same effect."

Rick was unsure how close to get to people. He didn't want to make anyone uncomfortable. But Lucy swam right over to him. "Great show, Rick!" She gave him a high-five. "We should have been friends back in school. I could have gotten you into a lot of mischief."

"Oh, really?" he asked. "Were you a bad girl in high school?"

"Let's just say I really supported the football team," she laughed.

Now Sara swam over. She had found a floating pool ball. "Monkey in the middle?" she suggested. The whole group moved to the shallow end so they could stand up. "Obviously, Rick has to be the monkey," Sara said. He stood in the middle of the shallow end, the water reaching just above his belly button. The rest of them took sides at the edges of the pool, except for Jim (the tallest) who stood in slightly deeper water.

Sara threw the ball over Rick's head towards Jim. Rick jumped to try to get it, his penis briefly breaching the water before splashing back in. He turned towards Jim who was already throwing the ball to Lucy. Rick lunged upwards again, just barely missing the ball. Now he turned towards Lucy. She hesitated and Rick stepped a little closer to her. Lucy quickly threw the ball towards Randy. Rick lunged and touched the ball with his fingers, knocking it out of the pool.

"I guess I better go get it," said Rick. He waded over to the steps and slowly climbed out. Lucy and Sara whistled as he stepped out and walked over to the garden where the ball had fallen. He grabbed it, turned back to the pool, walked over and jumped in from the side. "Lucy, you're the monkey now," he said as he went over to her position.

"OK," she said. She high-fived him again and as they passed each other she slapped him on the butt. Lucy got in the middle and they continued the game.

After a few minutes somebody's phone began to ring. "Yo, that's my phone," said Julian," and started to make his way to the steps to get out.

"Well I think Rick should answer it," said Sara.

"Good thinking," said Julian. "Rick, get my phone. It's on that chair over there." He pointed.

Rick obliged, again stepping slowly out of the pool and over to the chair to answer the phone.

"Julian?" A sultry female voice said. "Nobody's answering the door. Am I at the right place?"

"Yeah, sorry. We're all in the pool. I'll be right there to let you in," Rick laughed. He hung up and turned towards the pool. "One of you better come with me, so she doesn't run away when I answer like this."

"I'll come," said Sara, climbing out quickly. As she emerged from the water, she adjusted the back of her bikini bottoms with one finger of each hand, releasing a minor wedgy. They walked dripping into the house together. Sara put a hand on Rick's arm. "This is ridiculous, but I'm having a lot of fun. Thanks, Rick. Do you want me to open the door and check who it is?"

"No, that's part of the fun. You just be ready to explain if they freak out."

He opened the door and before he registered who it was, he said, "Don't freak out. I'm just doing a dare." Despite the years, he immediately recognised Jenn from school. She was the same shy short girl with glasses and freckles, and messy straight blond hair. Slightly pudgy, but not fat.

"Whoa!" she laughed, covering her mouth with her hands. "What's going on here?"

"Jenn, do you remember Sara from school?"

"Hey Jenn," Sara moved in. "We're all out by the pool. Don't worry about Rick's pre-DICK-ament. He's harmless. And the rest of us are keeping our clothes on."

"Oooookaaayyy," Jenn replied trepidatiously, as she slowly crossed the threshold. "I'm going to need a drink."

"I'll fix you right up," said Sara and led her to the kitchen. Rick went back out and into the pool, to try to give Jenn some space to get used to the idea. He got right back into the game, and soon enough Jenn and Sara came out onto the patio with drinks for everyone.

"I feel like I'm a little overdressed," said Jenn. She immediately undid her cutoff jean shorts and let them fall, then pulled her white t-shirt off, revealing she was already in a cute navy blue one-piece bathing suit with a lot of cleavage.

Everyone came out of the pool to have a drink.

"I think we should test Rick," said Lucy. "Being under the water most of the time is too easy for him. Let's play a different game."

"What did you have in mind?" asked Sara. Lucy beckoned Sara and Jenn over to have a little conference. After a minute of whispering and giggling, and a few sips of booze, they came back to the guys.

"Ok, first we need Rick to sit here, blindfolded," Lucy said, pointing at one of the pool chairs.

"What am I getting myself into?" asked Rick, but he got into position without hesitation.

"Here, we can use my shirt for the blindfold," Jenn said, offering it to Lucy, who immediately tied it into place.

"Rick, can you see anything?" Lucy asked.

"Not a thing," said Rick.

"Ok, we're playing Guess Who! Somebody's going to approach you, Rick without saying anything. She can touch you, and you can touch her. You have to guess who it is. Ready?"

"Uhhh, I guess," he responded, a little unsure.

Rick sat waiting, not sure what to expect, when he suddenly felt some hair brush against his face, then his shoulder and his left arm. "Ummm. Somebody with hair." He reached out gingerly with his hands, but didn't find anything. The hair moved down to brush against his left thigh, and a few strands tickled his penis, which responded automatically by moving a little. He heard laughter around him. He reached out again, a shot in the dark, and his right hand landed on a breast in a swimsuit. "Oh, sorry," he instantly pulled away. But a hand took his hand and put it back on the breast. From the size he knew it could only be Jenn. "Is that Jenn?"

"You got me, cowboy!" she said, and backed away. "Ok, who's next?"

Soon there was a new sensation. Soft smooth skin was brushing against Rick's knees, but he couldn't tell what body part it was. He reached out but this time hands grabbed his arms and pulled them back down to his sides. "Hands free this time," said a male voice from a little ways off."

The smooth skin was moving, bouncing a little on his thighs and something touched his penis. Then it was clear that somebody was sitting on his knees. It was clearly a female somebody, but was it Lucy or Sara? He wasn't sure. Now the person sat back, completely covering his lap and penis, and leaned back towards him. He could feel long hair brushing against his chest. "That must be Lucy!" he exclaimed.

"Alright. Two-for-two!" she said, standing up quickly.

"If you continue like that, we're going to be looking at a two-by-four soon enough," said Julian. There was laughter all around.

"Round three!" said somebody, and Rick waited, expecting Sara. But that would be too obvious. They would probably try to trick him. Soon there was a large weight sitting on his knees. It couldn't be Sara. He reached out and felt a pudgy, hairy back. He knew it was Randy, but played along, wrapping his hands around the torso to cup his man-boobs. "That must be Randy!" he said.

"Too easy, said Lucy. "Ok, now we'll trip you up. This time you can't move, except as we direct you." He heard whispers and someone whistling. Then somebody directed him to reach both hands out straight, close together. A few seconds later, he felt warm softness as a nude breast came into each of his hands. One of the women must have taken her top off. It couldn't be Jenn, too big. But was it Sara or Lucy? "Is that Sara?" he asked, hesitantly.

"Which one?" somebody laughed from the side. Rick felt around a bit and realized those naked breasts that had been shoved into his hands were from two different people.

"Sara and Lucy? Wow!" said Rick.

"We have a winner!" Lucy shouted, pulling Rick's blindfold off just as Sara was pulling her top back into place. Lucy took a little longer to get back into hers, and Rick got a nice view. Now he was definitely getting hard.

"Maybe one of the girls needs a little test too?" said Jim.

"Women, excuse me." Said Jenn. But she smiled. "I'll do it, on one condition. Lucy and Sara have to take turns as well."

"I'm in," said Sara immediately, taking a chug of beer. "But it's got to be a competition. With consequences."

"I'll play," said Lucy. "But it's got to be dicks only. And the loser joins Rick on Team Naked."

"For the rest of the night?" asked Jenn.

"For the rest of the night," Lucy responded.

"Wait," Rick said. "That's a great idea, but before we do that, I need a photo of me nude, with all of you dressed. Otherwise I can't prove I fulfilled the dare."

"Ummm, where are you putting this photo?" asked Jenn as she pulled her shorts back on over her swimsuit. She was the only one still dry.

"I just have to email it to this address from a dare website. That's where I got the dare for this event. I'll blur out everyone's face but mine, so nobody will know you were involved."

After some hesitation, they all agreed. They dried off a bit and all the guys except Rick pulled shirts on. Jenn pulled her white t-shirt on over her dry swimsuit. Sara slipped her summer dress on over her damp bikini. Lucy pulled her tank top loosely over her bikini, but didn't bother with her yoga pants. "I don't want to get them wet," she said.