A little time for reflections, and splashing around in the water

For the first half an hour or so, the seven friends had fun just splashing around in the water together, and ended up talking and joking like most of what happened between them the last few days had never even happened. Well, except for all of them developing a more intimate bond to one another, which allowed them to fool around a little more than they'd once been able to.

Chloe was perhaps the most obvious examples of this change among them, as she seemed to have near to completely got rid of her shyness, and happily showed off her beautiful body in Heather's sexy new swimsuit while she played around with the others in the water. She was also an excellent swimmer however, and enjoyed competing with some of the others to see who was quickest from one point to another.

Both Ashley and Brandon were the ones to pick her up most often on those little challenges, as they too were good at swimming, and also enjoyed playing games - though it eventually tired them out much faster than the others, who were mostly just in the water for fun.

Meanwhile, Gavin and Vicky were still a bit more of the quiet and tentative of the group, which meant they kept a bit to themselves even if they too had been changed by the past events. Gavin in particular had a much easier time talking to the girls by now, without blushing or stammering every time that he happened to look to their half-naked bodies, while Victoria was still a bit shy around the guys but actually seemed to enjoy the looks they gave her when she showed off herself in her cute little bikini.

Heather was her usual self of course, if not flaunting her luscious body even more than ever in that minimal little string bikini which like liked to be wearing. The only actual change to her was perhaps on the inside alone, as she wouldn't let it show how she envied the other girls for being able to draw some of the guys attention away from herself, though even that was but a minor setback to her ego. She mostly had herself to blame after all, for being the one who had pushed the others the most, into becoming more easy-going like herself...

Even Zachary had noticed this subtle change - both in himself and in each of his friends -, and he was watching the others with both curiosity and caution, as he wondered where all this might eventually lead them. It was already 'bad' enough as it was, with his best friend Chloe having lost the most of her restraints, and even himself having fallen to the temptation of screwing around with one of his best friend's girlfriend.

There wasn't much he could do but try and keep an eye on the rest however, and to hope their relation to one another wouldn't suffer permanent damage from all that was going between them.If someone had asked him the question right then however, if he was still in love with someone in the group, he wouldn't know if he'd be able to give a truthful answer at all...

Eventually most of the gang was starting to get tired with all the swimming around in circles, and some would head up to the beach to work a little on their tans before lunch. Just a few decided to stay in the water for just a little bit longer, while others seemed to prefer a little time to think on their own...