All persons engaged in sexual activity in this story, are over 18 years of age.
This story took place in the 1970s in the United Kingdom when the 'World Wide Web' or Internet as it is known today, was barely an infant and not available to private individuals. As for mobile phones, they were only at an experimental stage. This meant that knowledge of sex was gleaned mostly by chats with 'experienced' friends or looking at adult magazines aka Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler and so on.
Boys and girls were nowhere near as mature or knowledgeable about sex at age 18 compared to many of today's 14 or 15 year olds, thanks mainly to the multitude of internet 'information' that can now be accessed by anyone that can type 'sex' into a search engine.
All of this is to set the scene for you, to make you aware that in the 1970s, unlike the present, many boys and girls at age 18 were considerably naΓ―ve when it came to real sexual encounters.
Obviously, if you have read the previous chapters you will be more in tune with the characters.
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"What are you doing next Saturday evening?" Sue asked me while we were all having breakfast on Wednesday.
"Emm I dunno," I mumbled, my mouth full of milk-soaked cornflakes.
"Don't speak with your mouth full," Mom said, giving me a stare.
After I swallowed, I said, "Sorry, I'm not fully awake yet," hoping that would be enough of an apology.
"Hmm, yes, well, you should know better," Mom said, then thankfully turned her attention to Sue. "What's happening Saturday then?" she asked.
Sue had paused her eating, smirking slightly at me being told off like a three-year-old. "It's just that I have been invited to a friend's house on Saturday for what she said was a 'pool party' and I wondered if Ben wanted to come with me."
"A 'pool party', goodness, who do you know that has a swimming pool, they must have some money to waste," Mom said a little haughtily.
"It's the daughter of Mrs Collins', you know, who owns the salon where I work, she comes in and chats sometimes, so she's invited me and said I could bring someone if I wanted."
"I didn't know they had a swimming pool, it's no wonder she charges so much to do my hair. Where is it?"
"It's one of those bigger detached houses whose gardens back onto the park, the road is called 'Park View', for obvious reasons, I guess. I think the pool was there when they bought the house, and they have just had it all cleaned up," Sue said, "so they are going to sort of 'christen' it with a small party on Saturday.
I had been listening to this exchange, "And you want me to come with you?"
"Well, only if you want to."
"I'm not sure it's my sort of thing," I said.
"It looks like the weather is going to be hot and sunny, it will be fun," Sue pressured, "it beats going to the local swimming baths, and I am sure there will be some nice food and drink there," she added.
"Not too much drink I hope," Mom chimed in.
I saw Sue roll her eyes when Mom wasn't looking, and it nearly made me laugh.
"No, I am sure it will be all under control," Sue said, reassuringly, "so Ben, you want to come?"
"Will I have to swim?"
"I don't know about swim, but I am sure there will be some pool games. We have all been asked to bring our swimming costumes and a towel, so I think it's sort of expected."
I groaned, "Oh, 'games' I think it's putting me off already," I said.
I didn't like organised things like that, I found people got to be too competitive and all the fun went out of it.
"I think there are going to be quite a few of her college friends going too," Sue said, "mostly girls I think," she added, as a sort of throwaway line, smirking again.
Ahh, I thought, that sounded better, lots of similar aged girls frolicking about in swimwear, maybe it might be worth going along, just to see what it's like.
"On second thoughts, perhaps I should come along with you - just to make sure you're ok," I said, with my 'big brother' voice.
I saw a faint smile cross Mom's face at my change of attitude and knew that she had seen right through me.
"Oh, that's great," Sue said, beaming, "I am sure you will enjoy it once we get there. It starts at about 7pm, and it takes about twenty minutes to walk there, so we should leave just after 6:30 I think."
"Yea, ok, I'll be ready," I said, wondering what I had let myself in for.
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On Saturday, at the agreed time, I met Sue in the kitchen, complete with towel and my swimming trunks rolled inside it. The weather forecast had been accurate, and it had been extremely hot all day, so I was actually looking forward to a dip in a nice cool pool. I had dressed for the heat in shorts and short sleeved shirt and in deference to Sue, a little smarter than the clothes I usual wore.
I was glad I had, as Sue was wearing a thin, short, yellow dress, that looked like it was a recent purchase, as I didn't remember seeing her in it before. I could see she already had her bikini top on underneath it, as I could see the tie around her neck. I didn't know if she had the bottoms on too, but she did have a small bag with a towel and perhaps they were in there.
She looked me up and down, "You are looking smart Ben, hoping to impress someone?" she said, with a grin.
I remembered the slight teasing conversation about there being a lot of girls there, and blushed, "Not really," I said, trying to appear nonchalant, despite my hot face, "just thought you wouldn't want me to show you up in front of your friends."
"I was just kidding, you look fine, let's go."