The sun beat down mercilessly from above, but the people below her gaze weren’t paying her the smallest heed. There was a pool party to enjoy.
The people gathered around and in the pool were an eclectic bunch. Jacob and Riley had their feet in the pool, neither looking to dive in yet. Yellow flashed in the sun under the water from Riley’s kicking feet and Marlo chuckled a deep laugh as he got splashed. The kicked up water pooled its way down his heavily muscled shoulders and arms, not a long distance on the short man’s frame. Jane waded through the shallow end, water barely reaching to navel but still high enough to float her white shirt. Beside Jane, Becca had to stand on her tip toes to keep her bikini top above the chill water. Gooseflesh stood out on both girl’s skin. Thomas swam laps, his long limbs eating the distance of the short pool. Hitting the far side, he stopped to smile at Imani in her yellow top and black shorts. Neither could reach the pool’s bottom here in the deep end, but neither minded hanging off the edge.
Everyone gathered in and around the water were friends. Imani and Thomas had met during track in school, their shared passion for using their bodies bringing them close. Thomas had met Marlo at the gym only recently, but the shorter man had known Riley since they were kids. Growing up down the street from each other, Marlo and Riley almost saw each other as siblings. Riley and Becca had met at work. Becca, the more experienced hair stylist, had shown the curvier woman the ropes. Jacob has known Becca for years, it seems like all their lives now, but had only met Imani recently and was more than a little intimidated by the taller woman. Imani and Jane were roommates, and despite that were still friends.
The sun was bright and the day had just begun.
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Someone has a wardrobe malfunction. Who’s swimsuit slips and who notices?
Justin