Shane followed the outline of the green bikini bottoms as they glided just under the water in front of him.
It was the third time in the last ten minutes for this particular pair of swimwear and he reminded himself that the showers in the men's locker room were always cold by the time he got to them.
Only two months into this job and they never stopped flirting with him...
...which unfortunately, was a double-edged sword.
"Absolutely no fraternizing with any patron...ever," was what Ms. Baker had declared. "We've had to fire the last three lifeguards for unauthorized parties and affairs with local college girls. The pool's reputation is a step away from being shut down and we can't...we will NOT tolerate one indiscretion. Keep yourself focused, Mr. Walton or not only will you be unemployed, you'll be sued for breach of contract."
Shane reclined back in his lifeguard chair and checked his watch.
15 more minutes.
"We'll be closing the pool down for the night, folks. I need everybody to start heading towards the showers."
There was only a small group of people in the pool at the time. These were the regulars here and they were already beginning to move towards the showers. Shane was thankful it wasn't the weekend with all of the kids running around. He'd have been here for another hour just rounding them up before he even started to clean up.
Glancing out the window he saw the sun nearing the horizon.
With a deep sigh, he lowered himself down from the chair and began picking up the pool and locking the doors.
This job as a lifeguard at the local college pool was helping him offset the cost of his books and was fairly relaxing.
But during finals week, it was murder on his study time.
By the time he got home and ate, he might have half hour before crashing and getting four hours of sleep.
One last sigh as he walked around the pool making sure all the doors were locked.
He paused as neared the green door.
It was a relic from older days when the pool was private before being donated to the college. From the rumors Shane had heard, it was used as a private nudist entrance and exit by the eccentric owner. From what he had heard, the pool's questionable reputation had been with it from the start.
He tried the door once and it remained shut, but when he clicked the latch twice quickly and leaned it to the right, the door popped easily open. Inside, were the chemicals and tools used to maintain the pool along with some discarded rescue equipment. The whole room not only smelled musty, it felt musty.
Far away, on the other side of the room was the door leading directly outside.
Naked moonlit picnics and orgies...Shane smiled at the memory of the stories and shut the door again.
He was halfway through his shower when he heard the click.
It was a distant and far away sound and for a moment, he thought he had just imagined it.
He shut off the water and he waited there quietly.
Nothing.
Shrugging, he reached for his towel and moved into the dark locker room.
He was finished towelling off and was reaching for his boxers when he heard it.
Water splashed in the pool.
Shane froze and wrapped the towel around his waist.
Making his way through the shower room he walked out to the pool and scanned the water.
Sure enough, there were ripples in the water.
He held perfectly still and strained his eyes and ears into the room.
Again, nothing.
Very slowly he crept forward before he caught sight of the green door...opened just a crack.
Then he saw the pile of clothes laying behind the high dive board and he knew.
They were back.
It was a group of adolescent boys who had been daring each other to skinny-dip in the pool all summer. He knew who they were because they would come in during the day and ask him all sorts of questions, trying to be his friends.
But the last two times they had snuck in, Walter the security guard had only just caught sight of five small shadows running from back door and into the night.
Walter was a little too past his prime to give chase, but he had sworn a personal oath to catch them in the act.
Shane, however was on the fence about the matter.
He remember being that age and all the feelings that went with it. Personally, he admired their courage and spirit.Professionally, he was a hair's breadth from having to drop this coming fall quarter's classes. He needed this job and was pretty sure a lawsuit wouldn't help either.
Just as he was easing up to the water, he caught sight of a dark shape sliding just under the surface towards him.
He knelt down put his hand on the deck so that his face was level with the surface of the water.
He'd scare the crap out of them , but then let them go with a warning.
Problem solved.
The water exploded in front of him with a gasp as he came face to face with a pair of deep brown eyes.
"Whoa!" he yelled as the woman shrieked and splashed backwards.
He pushed up from the deck, but at the last second, his hand slipped and he fell forward into the pool.
The towel slipped away from his waist as he kicked to the surface.
Gasping for air, he heard the sound of heavy splashing as the woman swam away from him.
For a moment he just sat there in shock, before chasing after her.
He wasn't sure what he was going to do, but if Walter spotted a woman leaving the building at this hour, he could kiss his degree goodbye.
"Hey!" he shouted, catching an ankle.
"Let me go!" the voice was deep with a southern accent. "I didn't do nuthin'!!"
Shane tugged the ankle towards him and even with the kicking leg, he managed to get his hands over her shoulders and shoved her back against the side of the pool.
"Just wait a minute!!" he yelled and she stopped struggling against him as much.
Pulling the wet hair from her face, she looked him in the eye and he felt his second shock of the evening.
Deep brown eyes studied his from a tanned and beautiful face.
She seemed to be admiring him as well, taking in his goatee and bald head with looks of appreciation.
