Caroline hummed as she pruned her rose bushes. Gardening was her only hobby and her flower beds her pride and joy. She stood, removing her sun hat and wiping her brow. The stale night air was thick with humidity. She hadn't realised how late it had gotten.
"Lemonade?" came a voice from behind her. Laura was holding a glass out to her, "I just made some."
"It's lovely," Caroline said taking a sip. "Gosh, it's so hot tonight."
The two Stratfords sat down together on the front step sipping their lemonade quietly.
"How long until you have to go to work?" Laura asked quietly. After having her mother home all week she wasn't looking forward to being alone in an empty house again.
"Pretty soon actually," Caroline said consulting her wristwatch. "You can go over to Mrs Stevenson if you'd like to," she continued knowing the reason why Laura was asking, "I'm sure she'd love to have you over for some company."
Mrs Stevenson was an elderly lady with a fondness for bridge and long winded stories.
"Yeah maybe," Laura replied downcast.
Laura was washing the dishes when Ace pulled up in her driveway. He sneaked up behind her and grabbed her by the waist. She shrieked slapping him away wildly.
"Now what kind of greeting is that?" he asked her, lifting her into the air.
"Oh my god, you scared me," she said, calming down a little.
"I'm sorry," he said sincerely before kissing her, he tasted strongly of beer and cigarettes.
"It's hot tonight," he said his eyes lit with mischief, "Wanna go cool off?"
"Ok," Laura said with uncertainty not understanding what he was driving at. It was terribly hot in her house.
Ace set her down on the floor and she followed him out to his car. Eyeball was in the back seat but he wasn't alone. He'd removed his shirt and Jodie Lawrence seemed to be close behind. Laura blushed and turned to look out the window trying to ignore the sounds coming from behind her.
"Where are we going?" she asked Ace loudly.
"It's a surprise babe," he said smirking.
They drove down a long dirt road before coming to a stop. Laura stepped out of the car carefully trying not to lose her footing in the darkness. She looked around at her surroundings recognising where she was.
"Why are we at the lake?" she asked confused.
Ace just stared at her with an amused look on his face. Eyeball and Jodie ran past her toward the water, stark naked.
"Oh," she said shocked. That was definitely not something she was expecting.
Ace moved towards her, taking another swig from his bottle of beer.
"Do you need some help?" he coaxed suggestively, looking her up and down. "What's the matter?" he asked as she started to back away.
"They won't notice you," he said as realisation set in. "Here come on," he bent down and indicated for her to climb on to his back. She held on to his shoulders as he pulled her up into a piggyback. He then carried her away from the other two who were splashing at each other to a more secluded area before lowering her to the ground again.
"No need to be shy, it's just you and me," he said soothingly.
She looked at him expectantly, assuming he would start undressing her.
"I want you to do it," he said reading her expression.
"I can't reach the zipper," she said nervously. She had never undressed for anyone before.
Ace turned her around pulling down the zipper in one go then pulled her back to face him. Laura stepped out of her dress letting it fall to the ground.
"Keep going," he said standing back to enjoy the view.
She removed her petticoat swiftly then felt her cheeks colour as she made movements to remove her bra. She didn't know why she felt so different. Ace had seen her like this before. She instinctively moved her hands across her chest.
"Nah uh," he said playfully, "keep going babe." His eyes had darkened with lust. He took another swig of his beer before discarding the bottle.
She reached her hands under her panties, pulling them slowly down her legs. She felt so unprotected, standing there completely nude in the moonlight.
Ace continued to watch her for a moment before moving close enough to whisper in her ear.
"Now do me."