Bria's new home with Jerry

Tanya's voice betrayed a hint of shame when she told Bria of her whirlwind romance with Jerry Ross and his invitation that the Jeurgen mother and daughter move in with him. In all likelihood she feared Bria's disapproval of Jerry as a mate, or especially as a replacement for her ruggedly handsome departed father. But Bria understood her mother's precarious condition: that she deserved to be taken care of and that this relationship was preferable to the continuing cavalcade of depressing working-class losers and trailer trash she was otherwise reduced to dating. Not only did Bria approve, she was fully supportive.

Jerry's house was no mansion, but compared to the trailer park it sure seemed like one. It was a squat two-story detached structure sitting on an oversized lot and surrounded by trees. There was an open-concept to the architecture; much of the lower level could be seen at some angle from the top of the stairs or the landing running along the central foyer. The bedrooms were located upstairs; Bria's faced a sturdy mature tree with plenty of shady foliage. Her bathroom was next door, was accessed off the hallway and contained a separate tempered glass shower stall and soaker tub.

As an avid swimmer, Bria was positively giddy to see the in-ground pool out back. But the amenity that really impressed Bria was the hot tub installed in a secluded corner, just under Jerry's bedroom window. "Use it whenever the mood strikes you," Jerry told her graciously.

And so she did, taking Jerry at his word and immediately making herself at home. Bria was relieved to move out of the trailer park, and being back in a real house made her more like she had a family again. She enjoyed the privacy of having her own room and being able to swim at home as opposed to at the municipal pool; there were always a dedicated group of gawkers and weirdos watching girls like her swim, but ever since her victory there had been a noticeable increase in both their number and their moxie. The proliferation of cameraphones and digital recorders at poolside had Bria thinking about dropping the backstroke from her regimen, and considering such extraordinary measures as wearing a one-piece suit! Then there were the incessant requests for autographs and photos as she would try to dash, cold and dripping wet, from the pool to the locker room. When she would eventually make it back to the change room, she would catch a glimpse of the shivering nearly-nude girl with the wet hair and the prominent nipples in the mirror and grudgingly acknowledge their excellent timing.

At Jerry's, Bria felt that she could be at ease in her bikini, and as she became more comfortable she took to sunbathing, swimming and especially hot-tubbing in the nude. Bria once overheard Tanya and Jerry arguing as she scolded him for staring at the teenager in the back yard, and accused him of fantasizing about the daughter while he had sex with the mother. The teen could not help but smirk at her mother's jealousy; how do you blame a man for staring at a hottie? In truth, she relished the attention of the older man and enjoyed teasing him.