It was a hot day and I was bored. I was also broke which put paid to any idea of going someplace. I was stuck at home and daytime TV is the pits. I just mooched around the house, feeling irritable and wondering what I could do to ease my boredom.
I did consider going out into the back yard and doing some tanning. I'd just bought a new bikini in a beautiful teal colour that suited me admirably. OK, it was a little on the brief side, but I had a figure that wasn't hurt by wearing a very brief bikini. It would probably give my father a heart attack if he saw it, but it did cover the essential parts. I could just hear him saying 'as long as you don't sneeze'. He's quite a master of sarcasm. Still, I'm nineteen and can please myself as to what I wear. (Not that I'd say that to him. He'd have his sarcasm-whip out and start beating me with it.)
The trouble with sun-bathing, apart from the potential of a fatherly heart-attack, was that it was just a bit too hot. There wasn't any breeze to take the edge off the heat. What I really needed was my own swimming pool.
The thought of a pool brought an idea to my mind, fully grown and ready to be acted on. I'd been speaking to Martin yesterday. He's the boy next door. He told me that his family were going down to their holiday house out by the lake for the weekend. I'd actually seen them drive off. That meant that there was no-one home and their very nice in-ground pool was being totally unused. It didn't seem fair to me that such a nice pool should be so unused on such a hot day.
I knew that the Martens wouldn't object to me having a dip, especially if they didn't know about it. (Yeah, yeah, I know. The son's name was Martin Marten. There should be a law about the names people give their children.)
I hopped over the fence, stripped down to my bikini, put on a bit of sunscreen, and laid down to enjoy the sunshine. Any time I got too hot I could just take a quick dip and cool off again.
I'd just had my first quick dip and was getting out again when I dislodged my top slightly. Not enough to flash anyone, but enough for me to see the faintest trace of a tan line. Now I have to admit that any tan lines I got from sunning myself in that bikini would be inconsequential. There was just no way anyone was going to notice them, apart from the one caused by the neck strap of the bikini. Even that would only leave the thinnest of white lines.
I was going to ignore the potential tan lines but the thought of them irritated me for some reason. It occurred to me that I had complete privacy and I could easily go nude with no-one noticing. I'd already noticed that the side gate was closed and locked so no-one would come barging in without me hearing them. You'd be surprised at how fast I'd be able to cover up if I heard someone coming. On second thoughts, if you're a girl you won't be surprised in the least.
I stripped off my bikini and lay down on the deck chair, not forgetting to rub some sunscreen into certain strategic areas. I tanned some more and when I got a little too warm I had another dip. Then it was back to the deck chair and some more lovely sunshine.
"I'm glad to see you're enjoying yourself, Melanie."
Those words were the first hint I had that I wasn't alone. Seeing Mr Marten was standing at the foot of the deck chair and I was lying down flat on my back with my legs slightly parted it was way, way, too late to worry about grabbing my bikini. I did swing my legs off the deck chair and sit up, though.
"You're down at the lake in your holiday home," I said indignantly. "I saw you drive off."
He just smiled while I tried to figure out what went wrong. I mean, Mrs Marten had been in the front passenger's seat and Martin had been in the back.
"Oh. Jeff was driving, wasn't he," I mumbled, finally remembering his older son.
He graciously inclined his head, acknowledging the correct guess.
"I suppose you want me to go home now," I said with a sigh.
"Now why would I suggest anything as silly as that?" he asked me, his eyes blatantly wandering over my body and taking in my charms.
I blushed. It was funny but apart from that first 'oh my god I'm naked' reaction I'd completely forgotten that little fact. Feeling his eyes running over me brought it sharply back to mind but there was no way I was going to show embarrassment by trying to cover up.
"Yes, well if you'll excuse me," I mumbled, looking around for my bikini and clothes, "I'll get dressed and out of your way."
"Don't leave on my account," he said, his amusement plain. "I quite enjoy seeing you here."
"I'll just bet you do," I mumbled.
"I've already seen everything you have to show and very nice it is, too. By all means, just lie back down and relax again."
"Yeah," I grumbled, "with you standing there enjoying the sights."
"Don't be silly. I have already enjoyed the sights. If you decide to say I'm going to enjoy the taste and touch."
Mr Marten was about forty and a big solid man. Would he make a grab at me if I tried to leave, I wondered nervously? I decided that he wouldn't. For all that he was looking me over and teasing me he was a nice man. He wouldn't grab me against my will.
While I was thinking this I was also giving him a quick look over. I got a distinct chill down my spine when I noticed the bulge at his groin. Quite a significant bulge it was.
"What do you mean?" I asked, still just a trifle nervous.