After Jennifer left, Scott decided to move back into the dunes, away from the squealing kids and the mis-aimed beach balls and the flying sand. He and Jennifer lived together and worked in the same office and had happily elected to spend this Saturday together at the beach. But Jennifer had to leave early for an appointment with an out of town client.
As Scott trudged through the loose sand into the dunes, away from sight of the water, he lost his bearings enough to wonder if he was straying into the gay part of the beach. He dismissed this as a concern and put his big towel down as soon as he came upon a large enough flat surface between the dunes.
He was sensually alive to the warm sun and the firm but pliant sand underneath his towel as he stretched out on his stomach. Perhaps he'd take a nap.
"Hello, there. Would you like some sunscreen? You look like you're getting a little broiled." The low, kind voice came from behind him. Tom didn't turn over to look at him but prepared to tell him to bug off. Such an offer certainly wasn't innocent. But he stopped himself and let the realization surface that this was, after all, why he had come to this place.
"Sure. That would be great."
The man began at his ankles and spread the lotion up each leg in efficient, neutral strokes, moving up under the hem of his trunks only enough to protect him from the sun. Scott was vaguely disappointed.
"You've got great muscle tone. Long muscles. Do you swim?"
"In college. Not so much anymore."
The man, whom Scott still had not seen, shifted so he had a knee on either side of Scott's waist and swiftly rubbed cream along Scott's arms. When he got to the shoulders he slowed down and leaned into a massage. It felt great. Scott swelled a little in anticipation of where this was going. He had no clear notion of such things. But the heat of the sun and the heat of the situation melded together under the man's touch, and Scott was overcome with a languor that would have prevented him from moving even if he had wanted to.