What made Belladonna so attractive was her sweetness. She was so incredibly shy and self-effacing, but always with a smile on her face. Her blue eyes twinkled appreciatively when you told a good joke, and her grin lit up her round face. She was not a terrific beauty by any standard. She was rather short, perhaps an inch over five feet. Her face was cute, but not pretty, and her hair was an unremarkable dishwater blonde. Belladonna's figure, if she had one, was lost in the baggy t-shirts and jeans she habitually wore. But she had that quality of innocence that made you just want to take her in your arms and protect her against the evils of the world. She was good friends with us, me and my fiancee I mean.
The girl I was engaged to was an unabashed, fence sitting bisexual, with a trunk full of dirty dreams and no practical experience. She'd already made some pointed comments about Belladonna and she and me involved in some kind of tryst. It was intriguing, to say the least, but I never entertained the prospect seriously.
One summer, back when I was 22 and my fiancee and Belladonna were 21, an interesting series of events came to pass. Lea, the girl I was engaged to, was at work one day. I was "between jobs", which is to say, I was desperately poor, debating whether or not to beg my grandparents for money to survive. But it was summer in California. Life could be a lot worse.
The phone rang. It was Belladonna. Did I want to hang out, she wanted to know. Of course. But where? I suggested the beach, and she readily agreed. I gathered up the necessary beach going gear: frisbee, sunscreen, and towel, and headed over to her house. She gave me a sunny smile. I noticed with hidden disappointment that she wore her usual baggy uniform. I was all ready to go in my swim trunks and t-shirt.
A pleasant surprise awaited me at the beach, however. Without a trace of embarrassment, she stripped off her shirt and jeans. Underneath, she wore a rather ill fitting red halter and bikini bottom combination. I'd never seen her body before, and I must admit I stared. She was very curvy, a lot like my Lea, actually, though Belladonna's breasts were smaller, her behind bubblier, and her skin had a ruddier tone to it. But she was quite smooth and soft, and it was all I could do to keep from touching her, however innocently.