How It Started
I've never had shame. By that, I hated to wear clothing in the summer, or when the house was too warm. It started when I hit puberty and did not stop!
Another thing that made people scratch their heads was the fact I was a bookworm. Books and magazines were my escape. Escape from being a middle child. Escape from being told I had "so much potential." Escape from my parents arguing. I loved to read, and it was one habit everyone in the family would feed.
It was the summer of 1982. I had turned 18 a week before, college was two weeks away. My first love had just told me she didn't want to keep our relationship together as we went off to different colleges, and for some reason, it didn't bother me. I knew it was coming, probably the fact that she didn't want to come to my party was a clue she wanted a relationship change.
And like most summers, I had no clothing on as I sat in the apartment I shared with my mother. She was off at work, I had arrived home from my summer job and was showered. I saw no reason to put on clothing. I grabbed the paperback I had started the night before, put a towel down on the living room floor in front of a fan, and opened the book.
We had an air conditioner, but when I read, I liked the fan on. The white noise helped me concentrate on the story. I had read a chapter when I realized I hadn't brought something to drink. With the book upside on the floor, I stood to get something in the kitchen when the doorbell rang.
I ran to my bedroom and put on a pair of clothe shorts to answer the door, no shirt since it was summer. Descending the stairs, I saw a familiar face smiling. Karen, my sister's best friend.
"Hello, Roger," she spoke right off, before I had the door fully open. "I need some phone numbers, need to get a hold of your sister."
"Please, come on in." I stepped aside and let her pass. Following her up, I asked, "What numbers do you need?"
"Your mom's work number for one," she began. I didn't understand why she needed it, but then again, I was distracted by her ass, large ass in her summer dress. It swayed left to right with each step, a hypnotic action that caused me to miss other numbers she needed.
Once inside the apartment, I asked her to repeat the numbers. I found them in my mother's phonebook. She copied them down and thanked me.
"You could have called," I told her.
She blushed. "I wanted to see you."
I smiled. "How come?"
"Your sister told me that Ann had broken up with you, wanted to see how you were doing."
I could have lied, told her that I was heartbroken and couldn't live without her. I knew, sensed it more like it, that the first love of my life wanted to end our relationship as we went off to college. "I'm doing fine."
"That's good," she answered. She looked around the living room while I went to get something to drink. I called out, asked if she wanted anything. She declined. I grabbed a can of Dr. Pepper and quickly joined her.
"You like reading, don't you?" she asked. She had the paperback in her hand, looking at it.
I nodded. "It helps me forget things, and it helps me to escape reality."
"I can understand that." She put the book back down and looked at the towel. She pointed and asked, "What's with the this?"
I noticed a devilish smirk on her face and a twinkle in her eyes. She knew why, I gathered. "You know why. I like being naked."
She giggled. "Wendy said you used to do that when you guys were in the house, but I always thought that she was lying."
I shook my head. "I love the feel of heat on my skin," I began. "And when I can, I'll be naked outside, too, when I read."
Her eyes opened wide. "You do? My mother and I love to do that as well."
If I had a mouth full of soda, it would have sprayed all over. As it was, I almost choked. I had to ask. "You do? Really?'
She nodded. "Your sister didn't tell you?"
I shook my head. "No."
"I'm surprised, since she was with us last summer at the sunshine club."
Now I had my attention piqued. "Really? She was naked with you and your mom? Anyone else?"
"The others at the club, but no other family members or our friends, if that's what you wanted to know." Karen looked at my shorts and frowned. "You don't need those on anymore. I promise, I don't bite."
I smiled and shrugged my shoulders. I had always had a crush on her, would try to catch peeks at her when she and my sister would have sleepovers. "So, want to see if my tan is all over, huh?"
She slowly nodded. "Yes," she hissed.
I didn't need a second invitation. I put my thumbs under the waistband and pushed down. I stood straight and stepped out. I put my arms out wide and smiled. "Like what you see?" I joked.
She stifled a giggle and nodded. "Yes, I do."
There was a long silence between us. My heart was racing, mostly because I was scared, I'd show her how much I liked being naked with her around. I was glad I wasn't hard. She looked at my penis for a good two minutes before looking into my eyes.
"Oh my God," she whispered. "You're dark down there."
It was a sense of pride that my genitals were dark. Ever woman that had seen them were shocked, most asked for the reason as to why. I was glad to answer, that my father's Mohawk ancestry was the reason. Karen's gaze returned and a hand reached out.
She stopped before touching, her hand slightly trembling. I looked down the front of her dress, her cleavage open to me. Her heavy breathing caused her breasts to heave. I had to close my eyes before I would have hardened.
Karen brushed her hand against me, against my lower stomach. I opened my eyes. She was breathing heavier. "I can't," she said, more to herself.
And, she was right. What would happen if we proceeded? How would our relationship change? Could she look my sister in her eyes?
"I know." I sat and took a sip of my drink. "Next time you and your mom go to the camp, invite me," I joked.
She answered quickly. "God, yes. I'll tell mom that you'd like to come with us." She leaned down and kissed my cheek. "Thank you for the numbers." She walked out of the apartment.
I shrugged my shoulders, believed that she'd not tell her mother. I returned to reading.
On to The Camp
Ms. Catherine Miller called me later that day, asked if I truly wanted to accompany her and Karen to the Helderberg Sunshine Club sometime this summer. I tried to downplay my excitement, but it didn't work.
"Calm down, Roger," she laughed. "How does tomorrow sound to you?"
"Sounds good to me." And with that, I was going to a nudist camp with my sister's best friend and her mother.
On the way up, Karen explained about the camp. Founded in 1976 by sisters Ellen Van Schuyler and Amy Wilkins when they purchased the failed Jefferson Family Campgrounds, the original purpose of the campgrounds was to promote the clean-living nudist lifestyle. Several families purchased memberships, including the Millers, and people began camping Memorial Day of that year. What started out as a clothing optional and lifestyle facility turned into a place for sexual predators.