She reached around her back and undid the snap of her bikini top. “Oh Isaac, you make me so hot,” she said.
The bikini top fell and there were two voluptuous, but perky breasts dying for his attention. “Isaac I, “Isaac,” a male voice said.
“Isaac,” they said again.
“Huh,” Isaac said.
He came back to life suddenly and realized that there was no remote island, and no Tabitha. But there was in fact a stack full of applications, and three people that needed to go on lunch. “Yes,” Isaac said.
“Check out my teeth,” Ned said.
Isaac was taken back for a moment. He felt as though this was the first step in the right direction and that maybe his luck at work would change for the better. “They are very nice. Is that all?” Isaac asked.
“Yes that’s it,” Ned said.
“Isaac,” he heard his name being called from the front registers.
It was Chenelle. God help me, he thought. He went over to the front. “So like I don’t know how to ring in the coupons,” she said.
“You go like this. You hit the ‘coupons’ button on the register and then scan it like this,” he said as he demonstrated.
He was very frustrated. He couldn’t wait until two o clock when he could go home and dive into the swimming pool and relax. Yes, swimming pool. That’s it, he thought. He hurried to his office and dialed Monica’s number. “Hello?” she said.
“Hey,” Isaac said.
“What’s up?” Monica said.
“I need a favor,” he asked.
“Oh no, what is it?” she asked.
Isaac’s favors are usually difficult. “Tabitha isn’t too happy with me right now, and I’d really like to see her, so I thought maybe you could convince her to hang out at the house today with you and go swimming. I get out of here at two and then I could join you guys,” he said.
“What did you do to her?” Monica asked.
“I kind of asked her if she was a virgin,” he said.
“WHAT?”
“It just slipped out. I really wanted to know. She’s so hot,” Isaac said.
“So then you like her?” Monica asked.
Now she was on a mission to get the two of them set up. “No, not like that. We’re just friends, besides she’s in love with some guy and she won’t tell me who it is,” Isaac said.
“Don’t you worry Isaac. She will be at your house today,” Monica said.
“Thanks so much. I got to go though,” he said.
“K bye,” Monica said and then Isaac heard the click.
He sat back down at his desk, determined to return to fantasy island when Jamal knocked on the door. “What’s up?” Isaac asked.
“Yo, your bro is wigging people out,” he said.
Dear lord, Isaac thought as he approached the front. There was Taylor in line wearing a rainbow colored clown wig, a white t-shirt, black pants with pleats, black suspenders, and black and white saddle shoes. “What do you want Tay?” Isaac said.
He was really agitated. “Duh, wedges,” he replied.
“What’s the matter you don’t like mashed potatoes?” Ned asked as he stirred the pot they were in and started filling up containers.
Taylor smiled at him. Ned turned back around and started packing orders. He licked his lips a few times and then he licked his teeth. He kept licking at one spot in particular and that’s when they came sailing out of his mouth and into the mashed potatoes. Ned looked around and no one had seen. He covered them with more potatoes and faded off into the back room. Isaac turned around and grabbed a Styrofoam container. He grabbed the ladle and started to scoop potatoes into the box, when he felt something hard. “What the hell,” he said.
He scraped some potatoes away and there they were a pair of teeth, staring him in the face. “NED,” Isaac yelled.
Ned came over quietly. “Yes,” he mumbled.
“Make more potatoes and be more careful next time,” he said.
He looked at the clock. It was ten to two. “Okay Jamal, I’m leaving. You’re on your own tonight, but if you have any questions call me at home,” Isaac said.
“Ok boss,” Jamal said.
Jamal was training to be an assistant manager and this time he had to close –up the registers and everything.
“How did you know it was me?” she asked.
“I have a special ringer for you,” she said.
“Oh.”
“So what’s up?”
“Well I think you should come swimming with me today at the Hanson’s.”
“Absolutely not,” Tabitha said.
“Why not? It’ll give you a chance to see Isaac,” Monica said.
“He is a pig. All he cares about is sex; I can’t believe I liked him. I thought he was different,” Tabitha said.
“First, of all liked? Who you trying to kid? Second of all, you loved every second of the fact that he wanted to know you were a virgin,” Monica said.
“I’m really looking for more than sex from him.”
“He is not like that. He wants more than to just have sex with you,” Monica said.
“Wait a minute. How do you know he even wants to have sex with me?” Tabitha asked.
“He said you were hot, I can only assume that he wants to fuck you,” Tabitha started to burn up, she felt as if she was going to burst with desire.
“Tabs you there?”
“Yeah sorry.”
“You better put on your hottest two-piece and get your ass over here,” Monica said as she hung up the phone.
“But I am well endowed,” I wonder if Tabitha finds me sexy, he thought as he pulled on a pair of swim trunks.
He hurried downstairs and dove into the pool. The sensation of the cold water felt sensational on his body. He swam all the way out to the shallow end of the pool and flipped his head back as he emerged. He wiped the water from his eyes and when he opened them he found Tabitha, Monica and Zac sitting at the table on the deck. “Hi,” he said to the three of them, but he only really stared at Tabitha.
Tabitha gave him half of a smile and Zac and Monica went over to the lounge chairs. Tabitha bit down on her lip for a moment. There was a shirtless, dripping wet Isaac sitting next to her. “I want to apologize for yesterday. It’s really none of my business,” he said.
“Don’t sweat it,” she said.
“No. I’m serious. I shouldn’t have asked you that. It was inappropriate,” he said staring into her eyes.
“It’s fine really,” she said.
“Would you care to join me in the pool?” he asked.
“Sure,” Tabitha said.
I have to make this look good, she thought. She stood up and unbuttoned her jean skirt and then let it drop to the floor. She stepped out of it, one leg at a time and grabbed at the ends of her tank top. Isaac had his eyes fixated on her every move. She pulled the shirt up over her head and tossed it over to the chair. She took the clip out of her hair and shook her hair sexily. Isaac couldn’t help it and gave her “elevator eyes”. She had a hot body, one of a mature young woman. “You’re too hot to be sixteen,” he muttered to himself.
“What was that?” she asked.
“Uh, the water it’s warm,” Isaac said.
Tabitha dove in and emerged a moment later. She wiped her eyes and then realized that her top was floating down to the shallow end. Isaac rushed into the water to get it and hurried over to her. Tabitha covered her breast by folding her arms while she treaded water over to where she could stand and still be covered. Isaac approached her and extended a hand to her that had her top in it. “Can you help me?” she asked.
“Uh yeah,” he said as he pulled the top over her head.
Her stared down over her shoulder at what he could see of her breasts and took a deep breath. Tabitha removed her hands from her breasts exposing herself for a brief moment before she adjusted the cups over her breasts and Isaac grabbed the string and tied it around her back. “Thanks,” she said as she headed over to the ladder.
Isaac swallowed hard and followed her. “Hey, can’t you guys get a room?” she asked in response to Monica who straddling Zac on the pool chair and practically swallowing his face.
“Rooms are too expensive,” Zac said.
“The question is why don’t you get a room? There was a lot of skin showing there,” Monica asked.
Isaac and Tabitha both turned bright red. There was an uncomfortable silence and then Taylor saved the day. “To infinity and beyond,” he yelled out as he ran towards the pool at full speed wearing red brief underwear, red flippers, a red cape and a red pair of goggles with a snorkel.
He jumped into the pool making sure he landed where he knew he’d be able to splash Monica. “Huh,” she said as she jumped up off of Zac’s lap.
“What the fuck, faggott,” Zac yelled.
“Hehe,” Taylor giggled.
“Come on baby let’s go make out in the pool house,” Zac said as he took her hand.
Taylor started swimming his laps and Isaac looked at Tabitha. “I’m going inside to get a drink if you want?” Isaac said.
Tabitha followed Isaac inside of shut the screen door behind her. “Here,” he said handing her a towel.
He watched her as she toweled off and stared at her protruding nipples due to a combination of her wet bathing suit and the air conditioning. “You want a soda?” he asked.
“Yes, diet please,” he said.
“You definitely don’t need to be on a diet,” Isaac said.
When he took off his goggles he could see that no one was there and he pouted. “Fine then, I’ll just play by myself. Marco,” he called.
Isaac sat down on the couch next to Tabitha. “Aww you’re sweet,” she said.
“No I’m not. I can’t believe I let sixteen years go by without getting to know you. That was probably the stupidest thing I’ve ever done,” he said.
“You don’t have to suck up now,” she said.
“No, I mean it. You’re a great girl,” Isaac said as he leaned into her.
Tabitha inched forward as well, realizing that years of fantasies could all come true at this very moment. She closed her eyes and then they heard the screen door open and they pulled away quickly. “I have to pee,” Taylor said as he hurried through the living room to the bathroom.
Isaac stared at Tabitha uncomfortably. It was too late to try and make another move. The mood was ruined. There was an uncomfortable silence and then the doorbell rang. Isaac got up to get the door. It was Valerie. “Hi,” she said pushing past Isaac.
“Taylor is outside,” Isaac said.
Valerie made her way outside and watched as Taylor played Marco polo with himself. “Marco, polo,” he called.
She giggled and he looked up. He got out of the pool and quickly sauntered over to her. Isaac and Tabitha made their way over to the side of the pool. “So who is this guy you like?” he asked.
“Is it really driving you that crazy?” Tabitha asked as she watched Taylor and Valerie give goo goo eyes to each other.
“No, I’m just curious,” Isaac said.
Tabitha’s face fell a little. She thought maybe Isaac wanted to know so bad because he might like her. “Well everyone has to have secrets,” Tabitha said.
Isaac watched her walk away and wondered when the next time he might try to kiss her would be. He hoped it’d be sooner than later.