You take a deep breath. After this, she is either going to be flattered or angry enough to kill you. Closing your eyes, you get the words out quickly. "I have always been attracted to your body, ."
"My body?" flushes a deep red and sinks further into the bubbles. "You mean like...my curves and everything?"
"Yeah...you have a very sexy body." You manage to get the words out before they burn your tongue.
"I know you've looked at me a few times over the years, especially when I'm in my underwear, but I always thought it was natural male reaction." She bit her lower lip subconsiously. "You really like what you see?"
"I meant what I said before, . You are very enticing."
"I never knew that you..." Her words trailed off and she coughed to clear her throat. "I'm kind of embarrassed for parading around you half-naked so much, now."
"That's why I didn't tell you. I didn't want you to feel awkward around me." You say. She doesn't respond at first and, although she seems flattered and not angry at all, you can't help but assume you made a bad choice. You should have gone with her eyes. "Look, if I made you uncomfortable, I'm sorry. It's just that-"
"No, it's okay ." interrupts you. "I'm actually kind of giddy. It's flattering to know that all the times we have mock flirted, that it was actually working for you." She smils nervously, as if unsure of what to say. "But don't you think I'm a little, I dunno, chubby?"
"Chubby?" You ask in confusion. isn't the skinniest girl on campus, but she's a far cry from chubby. She still weighs less than you and, if anything, she has just the right amount of meat on her. "Of course not! Where would you get that kind of...Keith." You finish, the answer coming to you in mid-question. sighs and nods.
"You should have seen the beanpole girl he had with him." She said. "She was supermodel skinny. He told me I could stand to go on a diet."
"Don't listen to him." You shake your head. "He's an idiot."
"I know...it's just a rough blow to ol' self-esteem. I mean, it's almost been over a year since I started dating him and it was like he pulled the rug right out from under me. Still, it's nice to hear a counter-point." She smiles at you. "And I value your opinion much more than I do his.
"Good. It's too fucking weird to hear you put yourself down." You tell her. "You know you're beautiful and I just confirmed it."
"Beautiful? I'm beautiful now?" She laughs, her face glowing red again. "Now you're just trying to score brownie points." Her laughter died out and she looked into your eyes. She turned away suddenly, sinking back down into the water.
"Thanks, Jack." She says softly. "I needed that tonight." She splashes around in the water for a bit before speaking up again. "Ummm...I can't...I can't scrub my own back very well. I...I just can't reach around far enough." Her voice lowered to a whisper and you can barely make out what she is saying. "Could you...would you...wash my back for me?" |