Hanging out with new friends

Richard found himself spending the rest of the week during the day working around the house, keeping busy with chores and setting up his room, while at night he would go out and meet up with David and another guy, Taylor, who was also on the basketball team. David had, as predicted, beaten him at the pickup game but it had been much closer than they had anticipated and after it ended, Richard was introduced to the other three guys who had played along. All of them were seniors at the high school and he had made an instant impact on them.

Another instant impact he had made, though, was definitely on Yvonne. The girl had come to the park with her friends Tori and Samantha, David's girlfriend, to watch and as they were playing, David couldn't help but notice how Yvonne had zeroed in her focus on the new guy. Samantha had tipped him off that she was really falling hard for him and the sense he got, even though he only knew him for about a week, was that this kid seemed okay. He didn't talk shit, he played fair, and seemed pretty decent (even his story checked out after he had told his brother James, a sergeant on the city police, to do a check on this guy.)

"She's liking this guy?"

Samantha laughed and rolled her eyes. "Liking would be the least I'd describe it. It's like she saw the guy and this is the man she wants to marry. I never saw it happen so quickly before."

David whistled at that. "Damn...that bad?"

"Oh yeah, make sure he's not some sort of psycho, okay?"

Samantha and Tori played their roles neatly, smiling and laughing as they watched their friend's fixation on the new guy who they admitted was very pleasing on the eye. He was tall, athletic build, not too big but definitely kept himself in shape, and had a nice face and smile to look at. Plus, they smiled knowingly to each other, she had taken to primping herself a bit more. She had a nice figure already but there was a slight adjustment in her clothes, a little more form-fitting to show off her curves, a sudden desire to wear more yoga pants when she goes for a jog, and the unmistakable sign of a bra switch to show off her already sizeable breasts. Make up game stepped up, hair, everything that a girl would do to show off and attract attention she was doing.

Richard didn't seem oblivious to that at all, which was both a good and an odd thing for a 18 year-old boy to pick up, though only David had that suspicion and it was poo-pooed by Sam so he didn't bring it up again. It was like the guy knew he was attracting Yvonne and he was both enjoying it and...woah..hold up a sec. Did he...?

"Hey, we have a party at the beach tomorrow. Did you want to come out with us?"

Richard thought about it and then said that he would check with his parents but didn't see why not. With the game over, the group headed towards the parking lot, Sam and Tori were with David and Taylor while Richard wiped his face off and picked up his water bottle. "So, you play a good game after all."

He smiled and nodded as he stood back up. "Yeah, it felt good to get out and stretch a bit. Thanks for coming out too, by the way." He noticed that the rest of the group was heading off and he looked at her. "Can I give you a lift home? If you don't mind, that is."

"Sure. Everyone else is on the opposite side of town anyway." She fell in next to him and the two headed towards the rest who had made it to their cars and were watching. She called ahead that she was going to ride with him and after waving and promising to talk later, she turned and smiled up at him. "So, shall we?"

Richard motioned and unlocked the car before he held the door for her and she slipped in, making sure to tuck her skirt underneath before she sat down. As he closed the door, she managed to get a glimpse at him trying to adjust his pants a bit as he walked behind and smiled, covering her mouth with a slight bit of embarrassment. For his part, Richard took a deep breath before he got into the car.

They drove and talked, mostly about the beach trip and how many other people would be there, but as they pulled up to her house, Yvonne thanked him for the ride and then leaned over and kissed him on the lips. It was a short kiss, a brief one, and she blushed before she squeaked out a "Thank you" and ran into her house.

Richard brought his fingers up to his lips and blinked a few times. "What the..." he began before he looked down at his pants. "Shit..."