I came to Pensacola this hot June weekend to reunite with some old friends that I had served in the Navy with years ago. Everyone loves this area so much they wanted to come back. I have lived in this area off and on since I was born so I was thrilled when I got the invitation to meet them here. We decided to rent a condo on the beach a few miles outside the back gate of NAS Pensacola and just spend some time together. We planned a trip to spend the day at the base on Saturday. I had seen all the attractions at the base many times. I was excited about this trip to the base because the three of us had been stationed there together for better than three years.
I got to the house on Friday. Nina and Dee were already there and came out to greet me grinning and gorgeous. They were both beautiful all those years ago but they had grown even more so and were stunning. I was so happy to see them. When serving in the military even just one tour you become a part of something that makes you feel like you belong to a private club. No matter where you are when you meet a veteran soldier, sailor, or airman it is as if you have always known them. It is even a greater thrill when you get to find the ones you served with again, to be able to spend time with them remembering those special days.
It had been so long since I had seen Nina and Dee in person I just could not get over the three of us being together again. They were both so excited they were talking at the same time. I grabbed my things from the back seat and we headed for the house still laughing and taking each other in.
When we got inside the place was just beautiful. It was decorated in a beach motif but with a very nautical flavor. I was very impressed and it went perfectly with three Navy friends spending a weekend together. Nina took my hand and started to lead me through the house. She was tall, probably 5 feet 10 inches in sandals. She had gorgeous red hair that was cut bluntly at her shoulder and bounced with every step she took. Her eyes were the kind of green you just couldn't help staring at. She was absolutely stunning. Dee was right behind us giggling all the way. She was somewhat shorter and a brunette with brown eyes. She wore her hair below her shoulders, strait and beautifully silky. She had long bangs that framed her face and beautiful red pouty lips. I could hardly wait to settle in with drinks on the balcony and listen to them tell me about the men in their lives.
After they showed me the room I was staying in we went out to the balcony. The view was incredible. As far as the eye could see there was bright white sugary sand. Beyond that the Gulf of Mexico with sunlight reflecting off of it making it seem like the heavens had sprinkled glitter across the horizon. I remembered that the sunsets would be equally as breathtaking. The girls made a pitcher of margaritas so we each poured ourselves one and sat around a beautiful white wicker table to relax.
I was just about to begin inquiries about their love lives when Dee exclaimed, beaming, that she had something to tell me that just could not wait another minute. I grinned at her enthusiasm and said, "Spill girl, you are about to pop so spill."
She got up and walked over to sit on the arm of Nina's chair and blurted out, "Lynn, you will never believe this but Nina and I have moved in together."
I thought this was not such a big deal but replied very excited, "Great, good for you guys, it is always better when you can share everything with a roommate."
They looked at each other and started laughing. I was not getting the joke. I guess Nina saw my confusion and she spoke up softly and seriously "Lynn, you don't understand, Dee and I are in love with each other. We want to live together as lovers."
The shock on my face must have come through completely. They both got very serious and started to explain they had contacted each other over the years and about a year ago decided to take a cruise together. They went as friends but one night shortly after the ship departed the port they consumed a few too many glasses of champagne at the nightly show and danced with every guy in the room until they were feeling dizzy. They went out on the ship's deck to take a walk and listen to the sounds of the night out on the water.
Dee found herself resting her head on Nina's shoulder and Nina found herself leaning down to kiss her. They ended up in each other's arms and later in the stateroom bed together, only this time not as two women friends traveling together but two women lovers. They told me about how it all seemed so natural but it also seemed like they were seeing each other's bodies for the first time. As I listened to them talk I was taken at how amazingly beautiful these two women were when they recalled making love to each other for the first time. I just smiled. I politely congratulated them but for the first time since we met I felt like I was the outsider. I was a little jealous of this. More so, I was very happy for them.
We talked on for quite some time and then they excused themselves and said they were going to take a walk on the beach. They halfheartedly invited me to go but I refused saying I just wanted to sit where I was, enjoy the ice cold drinks, and the incredible scene before me. I felt happy.
I got up to go and fix myself another margarita. While walking to the bar I noticed for the first time that there was a balcony next to ours. I glanced around, quickly checking out the set up of the balcony next door, just making comparisons. As I reached the rail that separated the balcony from the Gulf of Mexico and sand below I was shocked to see a man standing there leaning on it and smiling at me.
I guess I must have looked surprised. He just grinned and said, "I wondered when you would notice me."
I said, "I was so involved with my friends, we haven't seen each other in such a long time, I guess I did not see you come out."