The Lake

The only thing worse than being a third is being a fifth. Jasmine doesn't know what's the more awkward part of spending spring break in an isolated cabin with two happy couples: having to listen to them at night, or the fact that they plan to set her up with a guy. Needing a break from her friends, she finds an isolated part of the lake shore to sunbathe and read. The seclusion of the spot entices her to go topless--and more--but she soon finds that she isn't alone after all.

A man rises out of the lake like a part of a fantasy. Or a dream. Instead of being embarrassed at being caught, Jasmine welcomes his attentions and his touch, which leads to one of the hottest encounters of her life. But just who is this stranger, and will their heated connection turn into something more?

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I don’t think there are many things more awkward than being the third wheel. Except maybe being the fifth. I wouldn’t have agreed to spend a weekend with the two happy couples like this except for the fact that having such a large group meant that all of us were able to afford the cabin at the lake for spring break.

I was told that another guy would be arriving later, to round out the numbers.

Just the way my friends said that made me wince. I smelled a set-up. Cathy and Ana were both deliriously happy with their boyfriends and couldn’t understand why everyone wasn’t in the same position.

I wouldn’t mind dating but meeting a guy under these circumstances would be uncomfortable to say the least. Especially since the two couples who were staying at the very small cabin were not in any way discreet when it came to their fucking at night.

It was enough to drive anyone mad. But since I had not driven myself up to the lake, I couldn’t escape.

Not completely.

I changed into a bikini and grabbed my headphones. I’d found a secluded little spot on the far side of the lake that would allow me to get away from the others.

For a while, at least.

It was the third day in a row that I'd been able to go to this little spot. I had not seen any sign of anyone around. Cathy and Ana and their boyfriends liked to stay closer to the cabin.

After a quick swim, I lay on my stomach on a blanket in the grass. I'd brought a book from one of my classes, to try to get a head start on the reading I would need to do as soon as spring break was over.

I don't know what first made me think it was a good idea to take off my top. I’d never been one to worry about tan lines. But maybe it was the seclusion. Maybe there was something in the air. But I quickly stripped off my bikini, deciding at the last moment to take off the bottom as well, before lying back down.

Enjoying the feel of the sun on my bare skin.

I put on my headphones and turned my attention to my book. I knew I didn’t have to worry about being seen from the lake. With the way that the large trees and bushes on either side of the clearing ran all the way down to the water, someone would have to swim directly next to the small opening to this little mini-cove before they would spot it.

The warmth of the day made me drowsy. I folded my arms under me, over the open book, and dozed off for a while.

A noise woke me. I realized that my headphones had fallen off somehow, but that wasn’t what had roused me.

I glanced over my shoulder.

A man was standing in the water just off-shore from where I was lying.

Staring at me.

All of me.

My legs had fallen open while I slept.

I should have been embarrassed. Should have sat up and scrambled for my clothes, and maybe yelled at him for intruding.

But I didn't. A strange hunger came over me. I didn't know who this guy was, yet I wanted him. Wanted him desperately.