Today was gonna be you and her

You were sitting in that same lifeguard chair all day, besides your lunch break. Not a single thing was going on, but at least not a single bad thing was going on. It was just the normal kids screaming and running. You didn’t care that they broke half the rules, you knew they’d never get hurt because they weren’t complete idiots like what you were trained to deal with.

You lazily looked over at your coworker, Gloria. She was adjusting the t-shirt and then her shorts, the only two things the manager cared about. You didn’t know quite what the deal was with her, but she kept a bit too much of a keen eye on that part of the job.

There was a time, shortly after you and Gloria had been hired on and were a few days in. Sylvia, the manager, demanded, without actually demanding of course, to check whether you both were following the dress code. You proved that under your shorts was nothing that shouldn’t be there. Sylvia enjoyed the show, and must’ve been impressed by the look she gave. Before Sylvia was done looking, you saw Gloria’s cheeks redden. Either she saw, which was more than likely, or she has something hiding under her uniform. When it came turn for her to get checked, you don’t remember all the details, but she had underwear and the other woman made her strip and come to her office. Until closing, there was a full untouched set of clothes sitting in front of the office and lounge doors. The rest of the day, no one spoke.

“Hey!” Hearing the sound, your mind snapped back to reality. You looked for where the voice came from, not remembering whose it was. Your eyes met Gloria’s when you turned your head. “Hey. You good in there?”

“Umm yeah. Yeah, my mind was… fuck I can’t even remember.” You lied about your thoughts. Hopefully it wasn’t obvious. Gloria was standing on one of the high supports to your high raised lifeguard chair.

“Hmm. Hopefully you’ll get back to whatever it was later. Anyways, you know when you said you’d like to have the pool just to yourself one day?” You nodded and looked at her beaming smile. “Well, I asked Sylvia. She said yes. Of course it was under your name, I couldn’t possibly get away with it and you know she has a soft spot for you.”

“Ok. Thanks! So, when did you get it for?” You asked hoping for a good answer. Your eyes wandered down her suntanned skin until reaching her cleavage. Your eyes bolted back up to hers.

“Well, like I said, she has a softer spot for you than me. She called the pool your responsibility from closing time today to clock-in tomorrow. You, sir, have a full day!”

“Nice! One more thing. How can I repay you? This is probably the best favor you’ve done me.”

“You basically already have repaid me. My condition is that you let me have the pool too. What fun is it to do things like this alone?”

“That’s the most truthful thing you’ve said. You got a deal. I can live with sharing the pool for a good, what, twelve hours?”

“Something like that. Well, anyways, the only downside is that we won’t get a chance to change, unless you want your off work clothes wet too. See, we can’t exactly leave because Sylvia still has to lock up every workday. But hey, you and I have a pool and lounge to ourselves all night long!”

“Ok, thanks very much. I’ll expect you back here afterward then.” You waved her off your guard seat. Her brown, almost caramel colored, hair flew up as she hopped to the ground.