“Here, will you put some more on
me?” Karla handed me the bottle of SPF100 sunscreen and turned away. I gulped
and eyed her backside warily.
“Um, sure,” I said, hoping I
sounded casual. She just reached back and pulled her hair over her shoulder. I
glanced over at her husband, but James was completely focused on the fish he’d
been reeling in for the past 45 minutes. I poured some of the thick white
sunscreen into my hand and began to run it on Karla’s shoulders. She rolled
them back and sighed, relaxing under my hands. I continued rubbing the lotion
down her back, slowing as I reached the base of her spine.
“Be sure to cover me well down
there. My ass doesn’t get as much time in the sun as my shoulders, she said,
and I could hear the mischievous laugh in her tone. She knew I was
uncomfortable, damn her. Turned on. I rubbed the lotion all the way down her
cheeks to her thighs, thinking about calculus and sports stats – anything but
the warm skin under my hands.
Finally, she pulled away – had
she leaned into my hands a little first? She gave me a quick smile over her
shoulder. “Thanks. I can get the rest,” she said, carrying the bottle to the
chaise and stretching those long legs out, pouring lotion onto her thighs. I
turned away abruptly. Better go check on James’ progress…
“Son of a gun doesn’t seem to be
getting tired yet,” he growled as I handed him a cold open beer. After a long
swig, he set it in the chair holder and gave me a sidelong glance. “She’s something,
isn’t she?” I almost choked on my beer. Did he think I….
He laughed and clapped me on the
shoulder. “Don’t worry, son. Karla’s a beautiful woman, and a bit of a tease,
but she lays her head on the pillow next to mine at night. I’d think you were
blind, or queer, if you didn’t notice her.
I could feel my eyebrows rising
higher as I sipped my beer and studiously watched the wake off the Mischief.
Just what had I signed up for this weekend? Suddenly, I wasn’t entirely sure
that the only fish on the hook was in the water…
Dogs in House
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Houdini, Brindle
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Writing report:
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(today) novel editing, Ch21, Ch25, contemplate replacing first scene in Ch21 with a different one
Time: ~50 min (yesterday), 15 min (today)
Nice by-play. The uncomfortableness of the MC is very well described. A little light on the scene setting, though, as it's not immediately obvious they're on a boat (I imagined a beach at first, then when I got to the fishing rod, read the prompt again and realised...). And are all three of them nude?
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