Part I: Lo Gets Wet
Lo got on the road early. Packed for the long weekend, an anticipatory grin on her face, a glint in her eye, she gave me the briefest of pecks on the cheek before speeding away in her car, off to the suburbs to meet Meri.
Lo had done her utmost best to quarantine for fourteen days, get a COVID test, and insure that this weekend, planned out while the COVID numbers were way down in our part of the country, went off without a hitch.
After all that hard work and self-deprivation over the past fortnight, she was eager to get to her destination with Meri - a three day camping weekend in a remote corner of our state.
Finally the two of them would be able to frolic freely, feel each other up fervently, and fuck like banshees.
I was not invited. It was to be a lesbian lovers' retreat.
So you can imagine what a shock it was to Lo when, arriving at MILF Meri's house, rather than the two of them hopping in Meri's SUV, the three of them did - Lo, Meri, and Meri's youngest son!
Meri explained that, at the last minute, just before they were to depart, she got a phone call from her son's friend's mom that one person in their house had the sniffles and so, in an abundance of caution, she thought it best if Meri's son not spend the weekend with them.
Meri's husband Scott and the two older boys were on their own camping weekend. Everyone had been eagerly anticipating, after so many months of stay-at-home orders, getting out into some new environs. Only Meri's youngest son wanted to stay behind and spend the weekend with his buddy whom he hadn't seen since March. And now that plan was scrapped.
There was nothing to be done about it since Meri didn't feel comfortable letting her son stay home alone for the weekend. (Truth be told, Lo saw no problem with that and was more than a little irked that Meri spoiled the boy, and, in so doing, spoiled their weekend plans.) All packed up, the three of them headed off to the sylvan paradise.
Lo had hoped for a sexy, flirty ride full of juicy talk about hopes, dreams, memories, and dirty fantasies. But instead, she found herself censoring all her thoughts and, as a result, keeping unusually quiet most of the trip. Meri tried to make lighthearted conversation of the PG variety, but it seemed awkward and forced. It was becoming clear that, other than a passionate desire for each other's bodies, they had very little in common.
It was only an hour and a half to the campsite. Meri hadn't been camping in forever. Lo brought all our equipment, but that only included one tent. The thought of that weighed on Lo's mind the entire way out there. She debated whether to stop at a Walmart or sporting goods store and pick up a second tent, or to wait for Meri to suggest a solution. No one said anything.
They pulled into their little "primitive tent site" that only provided water. No electric. There was no one around them because, due to COVID, the campground only allowed 1/3 capacity. They - meaning Lo - set up the small tent as Meri and son assessed the provisions and prepared a salad for lunch. And that meant Meri made a salad while her son sat at the picnic table scrolling through his smart-phone, trying to get service or something.
After lunch, they changed into bathing suits and went to the lake where they relaxed in the sun. It was nice to almost forget about COVID for a while. Lo and Meri shared G&Ts while Meri's son swam.
Lo turned to Meri and finally brought up the elephant on the beach. "What are we going to do about sleeping arrangements tonight?" she asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, where are we all going to sleep? There's only one tent."
"It will be fine," said Meri without giving it a further thought. She didn't even consider that maybe Lo wasn't fine with it. "We all have sleeping bags."
Lo let it go for the time being. She enjoyed the sunshine and quiet. Meri was wearing a skimpy bikini and attracting the stares of some of the dads on the beach and the ire of the moms. Lola was wearing her more modest bikini and was not used to being second fiddle, especially to an older woman and mom! She felt a little like Meri's accessory - a fancy handbag, a diamond bracelet - that garnered MILF Meri more attention. That was fine by her at the time. She wasn't interested in any of the men on the beach and didn't need any problems with the women. She also could be counted as one of Meri's admirers. Lo definitely had a thing for her.
Lo's eyes were darting from Meri to the few bathers on the shore, to Meri's son in the water. She couldn't deny that he was cute and had a nice sixpack on his tall and lanky body. But she kept shutting down that avenue of thought from her mind.
When he came in from the lake, Lo got up and slowly submerged into the warm water. Meri followed. They swam out to the floating dock that was about a hundred yards from shore. They climbed up on it and sat there in the sun as the water gently rocked the square wooden raft.
"I really was looking forward to tonight," said Lo.
"I'm still looking forward to it," replied Meri.
"What do you mean? There's no way we can do anything while he's in the tent with us."
Meri looked off toward the distant shore where her son was lying out in the sun. "I suppose if you're not comfortable with it. . ."
"You mean, you'd still fool around with me even if. . .?"
"If he was asleep, maybe."
"Yeah, maybe," agreed Lo, still dubious.
They swam back to the shore and, after a little more suntanning, they went back to the tent site to prep for dinner.
Lo and Meri exchanged the G&Ts for a bottle of white wine, which they also used to sauté the fish they were cooking over the campfire. Then a second bottle was opened. Lo noticed that Meri drank at least two glasses for every one glass Lo had.
The sun slowly set and they opened up the chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers for dessert.
Before they were even done, Meri disappeared into the tent, leaving Lo to do the cleaning up to keep the racoons and bears away. The young man went to the bathrooms to get ready for bed. Lo peaked her head in the tent and found Meri spread out on the blankets and sleeping bags, naked, sound asleep.
"Meri! Meri!" Lo whispered intently. "Meri, you gotta move over and get under the covers."
It was a warm night. Lo got in the tent and slid Meri over. Meri was like a sack of potatoes. Lo got her onto the side of tent just in time, as her son entered the tent at that moment.
"She's passed out," said Lo flatly.
