Beach

We were quickly back at it, jumping waves, taking naps, tossing frisbees and watching Lauren get admittedly good at surfing. It wasn't that we were actively avoiding talking about last night, we were just enjoying the moments as they happened. Robert, however, had no problem reminding us whenever he could. Eventually we all ended up in the ocean at the same time. That's when Lauren brought it up.

"So are we going to talk about the thing everyone wants to talk about?" She asked, looking around the circle we had formed beyond the wave break.

"Your boobs?" Robert joked. Everyone burst into laughter, even the girls.

"Well..." Lauren said, looking at Robert. "Someone got the play with them last night."

Robert turned bright red. It was a rare moment of bashfulness from our most outspoken friend. We never heard him talk about sex with Ariel. Ariel gave him strict orders to not air out their business in that manner and, to his credit, he followed her wishes.

"You let him get to second base on the first date?" Liam said. "Damn, that's further than I got."

"You're a fucking liar," Lauren shot back quickly. She splashed Liam with a handful of ocean water.

"Well start from the beginning," Lisa said. "Did you go to that Italian place and have some nice mootz-ah-rey-lah." She over pronounced every syllable of mozzarella and emphasized it by pinching her fingers together.

"Actually..." Lauren said, looking surprisingly sheepish. "We never actually made it there."

Ooooh's broke out around the circle as Lauren tried to explain.

"When we left, I told Robert to pull off into a parking lot so we could talk. And we talked... for a bit. Then we started making out and then Robert started feeling me up and, by the time we pulled ourselves together and went over to the restaurant, the wait was nearly two hours. We were both starving so we just went to Front Porch and got food there."

"No way!" I exclaimed.

"We went to Front Porch too!" Lisa added. "I fucking love that place."

"Front Porch fucking rules," Robert jumped in.

"Did you guys go there before David and Lisa murdered everyone?" Chris asked.

"Were the cops zipping up body bags when you guys got there?" Liam joked.

"Did David jump up on the table and pull out a pistol like that guy in Pulp Fiction?" Chris asked. "Honey Bunny! Honey Bunny!"

"Were detectives Stabler and Bensen there?" Liam continued.

"Those are detectives of crimes of sexual nature," Lauren said, splashing Liam.

"I think I performed some crimes of a sexual nature on you last night," Robert said, shimmying his shoulders for reasons I wasn't sure of other than to be a goofball.

"I can't believe I let you put your hands on me last night," Lauren said sarcastically. "Anyway, where was I?"

"You were letting us know if there were any chalk body outlines in the parking lot of the Front Porch when you guys got there," Chris tossed in one last joke. Lauren ignored it completely.

"We pulled into the Walmart parking lot."

"You're kidding me, we went to the Walmart parking lot too!" Chelsea exclaimed.

"Spoiler alert!" Robert shouted.

"Seriously," Lauren agreed. "Also, wait your turn! Anyway, we went to the Walmart parking lot, parked way in the corner, and ate our food. Then we got back to making out and Robert took off my shirt and I started to.. rub him over his pants. Then I felt bad that I was getting him so worked up and I didn't want him to have blue balls so I, you know, took care of him."

"Hands? Mouth?" Chelsea asked.

"Mouth," Lauren replied. Everyone ooh-ed.

"You got some spicy Italian sausage after all," I chided.

"Gave her the ol' Pasta Faggioli," Chris added.

"The eggplant rollatini was the special last night," I joked.

"Unlimited soup and breadsticks?" Liam said. Chris and I found that much funnier than everyone else.

"And then..." Lauren jumped in. We could have gone on for another hour if Lauren hadn't interrupted us. "He took care of me. I had a lot of fun. Robert was very sweet. Very gentlemanly. Ariel has trained him well."

"Surprisingly enough, I haven't had to train him," Ariel said. "He might be a loudmouth goofball but he's always been a gentleman. His mama raised him right."

"So, we need a review," Chris said. "Robert, how were they?"

Robert blushed. "Ten out of ten," he said. "Would do again."

"And Lauren? Would you let him do again?"

"Sure," Lauren answered.

"And your review of his... hot Italian sausage?" Chris asked.

"It was spicy," Lauren giggled. "It was a mouthful but I think I got it down. The cream sauce for dessert was divine. Five stars. Compliments to the chef."

Everyone enjoyed that answer.

"Enough about us, though," Lauren said. "How was everyone else's dates?"

Everyone seemed hesitant to speak up. We were surprised when Ariel jumped in.

"We went to that tiki bar you pass on the way in. Volcano Lounge," she began. "We just had dinner. I had a few of their special margaritas. It was nice. I got to know Liam. He's great. I almost can't believe it, Lauren."

Lauren looked at Liam in admiration.

"Then, we didn't know that the place turns into a dance club after 9am."

"It got wild real fast," Liam added.

"Liam asked me to dance which I would normally have turned down but I'd had a few margaritas, so we hit the dance floor and, oh my goodness, Liam is a great dancer. I mean, Robert always gets compliments for his dancing at weddings and he's great, but Liam was... different."

"I had a great partner," Liam complimented.

"I don't know if my feet even touched the ground. Liam was spinning me and twirling me and dipping me and... whoo. It was something. It was so sexy and... intoxicating. I started making out with him on the dance floor. I couldn't believe it. One moment were doing this salsa dance then next thing I know I just kissed him. It quickly got a bit hot and heavy, so we decided to get out of there. We pulled into a side alley and I attacked him. Some clothes came off and he started to finger me."

Ariel hesitated. She didn't want to say the next part, but she had us all dangling on her fingertips.

"I came." She blushed a bit as she said it. "Then I returned the favor by going down on him. He was great. Great kisser. Great hands. Delicate and passionate but deliberate. Definitely different than Robert. And his cock? Robert's got the thickness. The power." She winked at Robert. "But Liam had a bit of length I wasn't used to.

"I never would have guessed," Liam said. "You were incredible."

"See? Isn't he so sweet?" Ariel said. "Anyway, who's next?"

Chelsea spoke up before I could start.

"Chris and I went to a movie," she began.

"What did you guys see?" Lauren asked.

"That slasher film that's out. Date Night." Chelsea loved scary movies, especially cheesy slasher films. She was always terrified of them but I think that's what she enjoyed. She'd wrap my arm around her and press herself as close as she could to me and jump at even the slightest jump scares. I remember one time we were watching some horror movie in our living room - Ariel, Lisa, Chris, Lauren and us - and Chelsea got a little extra handsy under the blanket we had pulled over us. We were behind everyone enough, and everyone was glued to the TV, so nobody noticed as she got me off under the blanket. I made a huge mess but we were able to sneak away and up the stairs without anybody noticing.

"Oh yea, how was it?" Liam asked.

"It was fun but it was extra creepy. It was about a group of friends who went out on a group first date and this guy started hunting them with a knife. It was really scary but Chris kept me safe."

"I might have been more scared than you," Chris joked. "I might have waited a bit longer to start making out with you but I wanted to take my mind off all the guts and blood."

"Making out in the movie theater!" Lauren cheered. "That's a solid first date move. Did you slip a hand up under the shirt? Did you start rubbing him over his jeans?"

"The old over the pants handjob," Robert said. "Classic move."

"No, we kept it pretty PG in the movie," Chelsea replied.

"I have to admit, I tried," Chris said. "Chelsea was getting me really worked up, my hands just started going to their usual spots."

"That's when I suggested we take it someplace else," Chelsea continued. "We headed to the Walmart parking lot and parked in a dark corner away from everyone. The place was dead, or at least we thought it was," Chelsea said, looking over at Robert and Lauren. "So we hopped in the back seat and... got busy."

"Chris' backseat is very good for getting busy," Lisa said. "We've had sex in his car so many times I can't even count."

"Give us some details!" Lauren pleaded. "How far does Chelsea go on a first date?"

"Well, it's been quite a while since I've been on a first date," Chelsea responded. "But, as it turns out, third base."

"Chels!" Lauren exclaimed, raising her hands. "I've always suspected Chelsea is really good at giving blowjobs. Like, I bet she's nice and sensual about it and just works it so well."

Lauren was pretty spot on

"She was damn good at it," Chris said with a grin. "Man, there was just something about getting a blowjob in a Walmart parking lot that brought me right back to high school."

"And did you return the favor?" Lauren asked.

"Of course," Chris replied.

"We steamed the windows to that car up real good," Chelsea added.

"Oh, baby!" Lauren exclaimed. "I bet that was so hot."

"OK, time to hear from our felons," Robert said, looking at Lisa and I.

"You're up Bonnie and Clyde," Chris added. I went to open my mouth but, this time, Lisa took control of the conversation.

"David brought me to that Arcade that's over by the boardwalk," Lisa began. "I was hesitant at first, but we had a great time. We played this shooter game and beat the whole thing."

"Crisis Protocol," I said proudly.

"Hell yea," Chris chanted in agreement.

"It took us almost two hours but Lisa didn't want to stop until we won," I added.

"We played almost every game there. I beat him in air hockey then we played Skee Ball and I made a bet that, if I beat him, he would have to kiss me.

"I would have thrown the game," Robert joked.

"I didn't have to," I said. "The bet also included her kissing me if I won. I beat her by a bit and happily collected my reward."

"David is a great kisser. It had that first date excitement to it, you know? Did you guys feel that too? It really felt like we were on a first date together."

Everyone agreed.

"Anyway," Lisa continued. "By the time we were done it was too late to go to a restaurant, so we went to Front Porch."

"Lisa ordered a goddamn feast," I said with a chuckle. "It was so much food."

"You'd never been! I had to make sure you tried all the good stuff."

"You didn't steer me wrong," I conceded. "You told me to trust you and you delivered."

"Not the only way she delivered, I think," Robert chided.

"Well, you guys sort of know the rest," I said. "We pulled into one of the parking lots for beach access. By the time we were done eating, it had stopped raining so we went on the beach. But then it started to rain so we bolted back to the car. And that's when things started... heating up."

"We started making out," Lisa jumped in. "Like, a lot. It was so hot. Then David started feeling me up so I took off my shirt. Then..." Lisa smirked. "...I went down on him. He's got a very nice cock. After I made him cum. he wanted to get me back but it was awkward in the front seat so we scrambled to the back and David pulled down my shorts and my thong and went down on me. The whole thing was so hot, he made me cum so hard. I climbed onto his lap to make out with him again but then I saw the police car pull into the lot. I didn't even get my underwear back on. I just put my shirt on and pulled my shorts up. I sat on my thong and tried to kick my bra under the seat so the policeman didn't see."

"I was so quick to pull up my pants, I got my boxers all twisted up and gave myself a massive wedgie. It was awful. I also forgot to pull up my fly so, when the officer was patting me down, my boner was stretching through the opening."

"Maybe the cop was just trying to get his hands on you," Robert joked.

"Doubtful," I replied. "He let us off with a warning and we decided it was a good time to call it a night."

"Wow," Lauren said. "I can't believe everything worked out so well. I mean, I can. We're all pretty awesome. But I think there was a lot of uncertainty in how everything would unfold and it seems like a great night was had by all."

Everyone agreed.

"And look at us girls," Lauren continued. "Putting out on a first date. What a bunch of sluts."

Everyone laughed.

"I was a bit worried that the grey area of the rules would cause some problems," Ariel said. "Like, if some people didn't go as far, or if some people went... the whole way. But I trusted everyone. I trusted us to know what it all meant and to understand that we'd figure it all out. It's fitting that everyone landed in the same place and drew the same line."

Lisa and I gave each other a knowing glance.

"So, what's the plans for tonight?" Lauren asked, looking out at the horizon, where the sun had started to dip, swirling the beginnings of a red and orange haze.

"Bonfire!" Robert yelled. It was going to be nearly impossible stop Robert from building a bonfire, considering we didn't get to do one last night.

"Liam and I are going to make crab cakes for dinner," Lauren said. "Then, we can do the bonfire. But I also really want to go in the hot tub."

"Why don't we just go in the hot tub now, before we start cooking?" Liam asked. Lauren smiled and kissed him.

"Let's go," she said. The two of them swam toward the shore. The rest of us followed shortly after, residing back on our chairs and blankets.

"Did anyone bring the football down?" Robert asked, searching around. Chris and I shook our heads.

"I can grab it," I offered. "I'm going to grab one of those summer ales you brought. They're so refreshing."

I found the football at the top of the dune steps, on the little landing where we kept our chairs. I tossed it down to the beach then headed down the steps, past the pool, then up the steps to the second floor deck. As I was going to head inside, I saw the corner of the hot tub, peaking around the side of the house, in a secluded section of the deck. I decided to check it out in case Chelsea wanted to go in it later. I began walking, figuring Laurena and Liam were already in there making out.

"Hey, how's the hot t-"

They weren't making out.

Liam was sitting on the edge of the hot tub, his feet up to his shins hanging in the water. Lauren was between Liam's legs, her head bobbing up and down. Lauren's bikini top and Liam's swim trunks were floating in the bubbling tub around Lauren as she went to town. Liam's eyes were scrunched, his head back and his mouth open in a wide "O". His eyes shot open and he looked at me when he heard me round the corner. Lauren never skipped a beat.

I halted, dead in my tracks. Liam smirked then began motioning down to Lauren.

"Wanna join in?" he asked. Lauren turned her head just enough to wink at me then she stuck her tongue out and swirled it across the head of Liam's long cock. He shuddered at the sensation.

I wanted to join them. In that moment, of course I wanted to join them. But should I? Would Chelsea have been OK with it if I did?