I've tried to put together the series of events that happened to me in the summer of 1995. I reviewed the entries from my diary, and to the best of my recollection, I am telling you my true feelings and thoughts at the time. This is not some fiction story for someone's idle pleasure, but an actual and true account of the pieces of my life that may serve as warning to young women that may find themselves in similar situations. I can only tell you that if I could live this part of my life over, none of this would have ever occurred.
I was 19 and my dad had finally agreed to have a new pool built in our backyard. I think part of the reason was he thought this would be one way of keeping me at home a little more often and maybe some of my friends would join me around the pool instead of going out with the guys. I guess I brought home a few weird guys that would make any dad nervous for future of his princess.
It was getting warmer and I had promised myself that I would work on the perfect tan every day when I got home from the University. This was the year I would make myself as pretty as I had ever been. I would be back from classes at about 2:20 and I was going to get my towel and be on the recliner next to the pool by 2:30 in a string bikini every afternoon. At first, I could only do about 15 minutes on each side before I had to go inside to keep from being burned.
My brother rode home from school with his football friends and at around 3:45 would be home about the time I was getting out of the shower. By May, I had already developed a respectable tan and I would still be lying by the pool when he got home. My brother was a 18-year-old sweet guy that was very shy. He would come out and talk to me for a minute while I was lying there. The pool was still too cool to get in but he would get me something to drink or see if I needed anything before he went back inside.
As the days got warmer, so did the pool and he would jump in when he got home. I would join him just to cool off but my deep tan was my life's goal. I had begun taking my top off before he got home because my breasts were so white. I would watch the time and keep an eye on the door so I could put my top back on before he walked in. I liked reading while I lay there. It was all so relaxing.
I am still not sure how it happened, but one day he came out of the door and jumped in the pool and there I was with my breasts completely exposed. I grabbed my top and slipped back into it. I wasn't sure if he had seen me or somehow he had not noticed.
Maybe a week went by and one afternoon my brother told me that it was ok if I wanted to remove my top to work on my tan. If you only knew my shy little brother, you would understand what a bold revelation for him to say that to me. I realized he had seen me and hadn't said anything since it happened. I was so embarrassed. He told me he was my brother, that he loved me, and that he wouldn't look at me if I wanted to go topless. I remember thinking that he was so sweet but I still wasn't going to let him look at my breasts.
A few days later, he was home early again and I was quick to get my top back on this time. He had gotten to the point that his routine was to make some noise so that I knew he was home. Then he would jump in the pool, grab a recliner, and sit next to me. He was working on his tan too. I still wanted to get more sun on my back that day. I felt like I had hurt his feelings by not trusting him "not to look", so I turned face down and asked him to unhook my top so I could get sun on my back. He fumbled with the clasp forever and finally got me unhooked. It was so cute, funny, and sweet but I wanted him to feel like I respected him as a young adult and didn't mention his obvious lack of experience.
After that, I let him unhook my top most days when he got home. There was something so innocent about him doing that for me. Sometimes when your top is undone and you are laying face down, you need to raise your body up a little and sort of let your breasts re-adjust and then lay back down. I would check to see if he looked at my breasts when I raised up but he seemed disinterested and I never saw him try to look.