Pier Pressure

It was Saturday, the day had finally come. It was the day we were going to the nude beach. You see, my roommate and best friend is very impulsive and outgoing. Sam had always been that way, especially when we were teens in high school. She'd get dared to flash somebody or streak and she'd do it. I'm much more reserved and far less impulsive; the farthest I've gone is skinny dipping with Sam and couple of other girls a few times.

A week ago I was sitting around the apartment when Sam came home from work, she shut the door and came into the room excitedly and I knew she was planning something, "Liv, turn off the tv! I've got some great news!" I picked up the remote and the screen faded to black with the press of a button then I turned my head back to her, "Cindy stopped by today and told me something amazing and you HAVE to come with." Cindy was a gal pal of ours from summer camp back in the day that was almost outrageous as Sam and who would drop by on occasion. Last time she told Sam about a naked mile run happening downtown at night and the two had almost been arrested so I was curious to see what it was this time. "Down at the beach they've just recently opened up a new section that is exclusively for, drum roll please....nudists!"

My eyes widened and my eyebrows nearly flew off my forehead, "Nonononono, no way Sam!" I turned the tv back on and crossed my arms, not totally shut off from Sam and her crazy ideas.

Samantha furrowed her brow and snatched the remote from me and shut off the screen once again, "Olivia Franchesska Brown, you are going with me to that nude beach on Saturday!"

"Using my full name? What are you, my mother?!", I retorted.

"Olivia. Livy. Liv...may I call you Livz?" I cracked a smile, she knew how to get to me with that stupid shit, "Girl, this will be fun! One, you need to get out more. Two, everyone else there will be naked and you'll know at least two of them. Three, you need to get a man and showing off your rockin' bod is just the thing. Plus you'll get to survey the meat with all that dong hanging around."

She stared into my hazel eyes, awaiting a response and I pondered it for a while before speaking, ".......No."

Just like always, she immediately threw a tantrum, "But O-liv-eaaaaaaa! Come ooooooooooon! I wanna go! Come on, do it! Go to the nude beach with me! Do it. Do it. Do it. Doooooooooooooon iiiiiiiiiiiiiiit..."

As she kicked and flailed around, I stood up and yelled, "Fine! I'll go!" She quit just as quickly as she started and jumped up from the couch and hugged me.

As the days went by I took long looks in the mirror before showers and second guessed my decision. But something inside me always reassured myself and the day came at last. I got up and got ready and my outfit was simple with just a pair of bikini bottoms and a long navy blue shirt. I came out into the living room to a bikini clad Sam who stood waiting by Cindy who came here dressed in black sweatpants and an urban camo tank. "There's the fuddy duddy! Come one girls, let's get the fuck outta here. It's use beach time!", said Cindy before she walked out the door. Sam and I weren't beach goers or pool owners, so instead of wearing flipflops like Cindy we were **** to take our slip-ons.

Traffic was a bitch in the city so we opted to walk there instead since the beach was only a couple of miles from our appartment. We blended in poorly with the normally dress people consisting of business men, tourists, and the rest. But even with Sam's revealing attire, we attracted few stares from passersby. We came out of the concrete jungle and were walking along the seaside with the pier to our right and the beach only a few more blocks away. But then it happened...