A quick dip

Rose blushed, but stood up from the couch. "...If you're just trying to get me out of the house, and end up making me embarrass myself in front of the Corbins... I'm going to hurt you..." Rose said, earning a light laugh from her mom.

"Relax, I promise Estelle meant it when she said the boys were out of town. She seemed a bit lonely, given its just her and Sarah around. And you know as well as I do Sarah is always gone at basketball practice. If you don't like it, just come on back! At least you tried, right?" Rose's mom said, patting her on the back.

Rose took a deep breath as she approached the back door. The sliding glass door had a white curtain over it that allowed sunlight to creep in through the cracks on the side. Normally, the curtain was drawn back to let in natural sunlight, much like every window in the house had been until Rose and her mom had been conscious enough about potential peepers to close all the blinds and curtains for the duration of Rose's treatment.

Now, as her mom drew the curtains back, and sunlight poured over Rose's body, she began to hesitate about stepping out into real, unfiltered sunlight. Once she stepped beyond that door, she was accepting the potential of being seen by someone outside of the 3 people she'd barely managed to grow accustomed to seeing her naked. Rose didn't think that anybody beyond those closest 3 people in her life would be people she'd be comfortable being naked around. "I... You REALLY think this is a good idea? I mean... I'm going to be outside in the backyard, and in the Corbins' pool like this..." Rose said, looking down at her nude body as she brought her hands up to cover her breasts and between her legs.

"Don't even think about it that hard. Just act natural! Walk next door like you normally do, and just go for a swim! The less you think about it, the better. Plus, once you're in the pool, nobody will be able to tell whether or not you're naked... Probably." Rose's mom offered, pulling open the back door. The cold air outside blew gently across Rose's bare form, and she shivered, blushing slightly. She would want to get in the pool fast, unless she wanted to endure being naked in the cold, near-freezing air.

Rose took a deep breath, and stepped outside, instantly feeling the overhead sun shine down on her from above. The brief respite and brightness she felt in the moment released her built up longing for sunlight all at once, and quickly was overran by just how COLD she felt. She shivered as the door shut behind her, and Rose's mom offered a smile and a thumbs up from behind the glass. Though she had acknowledged that the walk from the back door and into the pool was sure to be an unpleasant experience both due to her anxiety and embarrassment at being outside stark naked, Rose hadn't expected the cold to be that bad. She hadn't considered that with the cold air wrapped around every surface of her skin, it would only heighten her sense of exposure, and make her blush and shivering more intense. Her nipples began to stiffen at the feeling of cold, wintery air all across her skin, and Rose felt goosebumps form all across her body.

Rose crouched down partially, and looked around. Nobody was outside, not as far as she could tell with the backyard being fully fenced in. Other than some chairs, a firepit, and a shed, their backyard was extremely barren of potential hiding spots. That meant she would need to dash straight from her hiding place in the patio alcove near the back door to the side gate, which thankfully was within 10 feet of the pool. She would need to just go for it.

With a slight bit of hesitation, Rose sprinted out from her hiding place, and felt extremely exposed as she ran across the backyard, desperately clutching her jiggling form as she ran half-crouched across the yard. For a brief moment, as her feet padded along the lawn, Rose felt like she was streaking across a sports' field, and that there were eyes on her in every direction. Such mental images hastened her speed, and caused her shivering to intensify as she made it to the gate, and fumbled with the latch. It always loved to give trouble at the worst timing possible, but thankfully the latch came undone just as she tried it, and Rose was now faced with the Corbins' backyard.

The Corbins' backyard was a sharp contrast to her family's. Rose saw the multiple raised beds for a temporarily empty vegetable garden, a fountain spewing water off in the corner, a hot tub and table with chairs positioned on the deck to her right, and a cool, crystal clear pool with slight bubbles coming from the corners where heat was being constantly applied to the water to stave off the cold air above. It felt crowded, luxurious, and inviting all at the same time. Most importantly though, Rose saw not a single other soul in the backyard, and sighed with relief. She hastily crept up to the side of the pool, and looked around suspiciously. Deciding that a walk to the other end of the pool for the stairs was too much cold exposure for her liking, Rose brought her hand off her breasts, and held her nose as she took a deep breath, managing a nervous smile. Without another thought, Rose jumped and cannonballed into the pool, creating a large, loud splash.

The warm, inviting water enveloped her entire body. Rose felt warm water caress and soothe her on all sides, and she instantly felt a new level of relaxed. She opened her eyes, and smiled wide as she slowly rose to the surface. When Rose crested, she breathed out a long sigh of relaxation, as she treaded water and swept her drenched hair back behind her head. "Oh my god, this was a great idea! The water feels SO nice!" Rose thought to herself, as she swam along mindlessly in the water. Rose hadn't expected swimming without a suit to feel so relaxing, and was quickly beginning to think that it was MUCH more comfortable to swim without her swimsuit on. Not that Rose expected this to be more than a one time, happenstance occurrence.