Picture This

Rolling onto her back, she picked up the mp3 player and reset the ear buds before sitting on the edge of the lounger once again. Once upright and facing away from him, she reached up behind her neck and untied the final string holding her top in position; tossing the triangles of fabric onto the metal table beside her. Lying on her back, she settled into her appearance of unawareness. She took the bottle of oil and filled her palm; rubbing the oil onto her breasts and tummy, before taking a small towel and folding it carefully in half. Laurie picked up the mp3 player; making motions as if picking her song before setting it to the side and settling in. She positioned the towel across her eyes and forehead.

Only a couple of minutes passed before the first clicks were heard. Sammy was either getting brave or running out of time. Laurie listened for the click of the phone, and, when she heard it, she raised a hand and placed it on her stomach. She listened as the clicks became more frequent. For a moment, Laurie rubbed the oil on her stomach a before moving her hand up to her breast. Catching some oil that had puddle in her cleavage, she slowly rubbed it in a circular motion over both breasts; hearing the phone click away and fighting hard to suppress a smile.

Laurie started to run her hand down her tummy towards the bottoms of her swimsuit when she heard the elder Mr. Williams bellow from the distance. Not wanting to show that she could hear, she allowed her hand to settle by her side; listening as Sammy carefully, but hurriedly, made his way back through the woods towards his own house. Sitting up and taking the ear buds from her hair, she listened as Sammy got further and further away. It was only a couple of minutes before Laurie heard Mr. Williams chewing out Sammy, and admonishing him to go into town to pick up more stuff for their ongoing yard projects. Momentarily, she heard Mr. Williams' truck start up and fade off down their driveway. Once she knew she was alone, Laurie stood up from the lounger and stretched.

It was only nine thirty in the morning, but it had been the most exciting hour of the last five years for her.

After a shower, and a little private time to relieve the stress the morning had generated, Laurie enjoyed the rest of her day quietly. On a couple of occasions, she thought she noticed a little movement in the woods near the house but dismissed it as her imagination.

Laurie sat at her computer finishing up some work late Saturday night when her curiosity got the better of her. After looking around to make sure there was no one watching, as if there could be in her empty apartment, she opened a browser window and went back to the adult site; reading on the front page that new submissions were posted every night at midnight. Glancing at the clock, she saw that, with the time zone difference, she still had an hour or so wait.

She went to the kitchen, got a glass of wine, and walked out onto the deck. The night was warm and the stars shone overhead; the new moon allowing them to shine even brighter, making the outdoors much darker.

As she had spent the day cleaning and goofing off, she wore her usual weekend uniform, a pair of loose fitting shorts and a t-shirt. Laurie's recently discovered enjoyment of nudity prompted her to take advantage of the pitch darkness. Walking into the grass of the backyard, she entered a lightless world and, without hesitation, stripped off the shorts and shirt; tossing them over the rail of the deck, taking her wine glass in hand and strolled around the yard. It was a unique sensation for her. In the past, she had not had an issue with being naked, it was just not a big deal, but recently, she had come to appreciate the excitement it generated within her.

Standing near the very back of the yard, she felt her heart pounding in her chest. She was a hundred feet from her apartment, and could see her clothes draped across the deck railing. Now while no one could see her, and it was approaching one in the morning, there was still a newfound thrill in doing something that good girls didn't do. She thought about the "what if" scenario's. What if Sammy were to come over unannounced, or if the landlord of her apartment decided to stop by and check on things? There she would be, nude, a hundred feet from the apartment, without any kind of protection. The thought thrilled her.

Laurie knew realistically that no one was going to show up. If anyone came up the driveway, she would see the headlight long before they made it to the house and have ample time to get to her clothes and get dressed. The risk wasn't all that real, but it was there nonetheless. Assuming she had been outside for only twenty minutes, she started thinking about the other pictures that Sammy had posted; wondering where he might have been to get the shots without her noticing him. She found herself walking as she thought, and, in moments, she was nearing the bottom of the hill. Stopped, she considered that she was nude; considered turning around and going to get her clothes but decided against it. Continuing on towards the mailbox, Laurie stopped at the end of the drive and looked up and down the road.

"Not a car in sight," Laurie thought to herself and moving on.

Standing beside the mailbox, she placed her wine glass on the little door and assumed the same position she had been in when Sammy took the first picture; she looked around. Laurie's eyes had adjusted to the darkness well enough to somewhat see.

"He had to be there," she thought as she looked at the end of their driveway.

"I bet he was just standing there when I walked out."

She giggled to herself a little at the thought of his jaw dropping open as she casually opened the mailbox, retrieved the papers, and stood there. Imagined that it must have taken him a moment to realize that he had his phone and could take a picture, or there would have been more of her walking towards the box. Smiling at that thought took her attentions away from the moment. It was only a glimmer, but a light caught her eye and focus once again.

"Oh my god! A car!"

For a moment, Laurie was frozen, she didn't know if she should hide or run. Frantically, she looked around and realized that there was no place to hide. Cupping her arm under her breasts, Laurie made a frantic dash across the street and up the road a couple of yards. She only stopped when she stepped on a small, jagged, little rock that made her hop on one foot and stop running. Turning to see the headlights getting brighter on the road, she started to laugh. She was out of the line of sight of the road and was bent over rubbing her foot.

As the lights became even brighter, she stood up and turned to face the road. Logical Laurie figured out that, even though she was only twenty feet or so from the edge of the road, the lights wouldn't shine on her, and if the driver of the car were to look, at just the right moment, they would only see the fleeting image of a person standing there. At worst, they might think, "Was that a person I saw?" before dismissing the thought and going on about their evening.

Feeling her heart pound like a bass drum as the car approached, she stood as tall a she could, one hand on her hip the other dangled by her side; standing proud in her nudity. The car popped into sight and was gone in a moment. Laurie thought she saw the bright red flash of taillights for a second, but the car didn't slow or stop. She was covered in goose bumps and was practically panting, not from the run but from the excitement. As the car traveled off, Laurie walked hurriedly back to the road to take a peek if they were turning around, but they were not. Stopping astride the yellow line of the road for a moment, she imagined the driver glancing up in his rearview mirror to see the faint and fading imaged of the naked woman he thought he saw. The car didn't slow but it did not matter to Laurie; the endorphins were coursing through her, she was high on adrenaline and loved it.

Walking back into her apartment, she immediately went to see if the site had updated. Laurie let out a little squeak when she saw that it had and immediately started clicking through the submissions. While she was looking for anything submitted by Sammy, she still had to look at each photo set to find it.

"Wow," is all Laurie could say as she clicked on each successive set. "There are some beautiful women out there."

Each set was five to eight pictures and featured lovely women in various states of undress. Most of the pictures were obviously taken at home, but a few were out in public. There were even some featuring women and men together. They were relatively innocent; there weren't any of anyone doing anything, so to speak. Those were reserved for a section you had to pay a subscription fee to see.

Laurie was both impressed and a little excited to see the photos. She had never been to a site like this and was surprised to see so many people got the same thrill she had recently discovered. As she approached the end of the list, she was getting a little disappointed until she saw the title "My Hot Neighbor Pt. 2" on the last submission. With a little hesitancy, she moved the pointer over the title and clicked. As soon as it loaded, she recognized the setting. Laurie's imagination of the angle Sammy would have was spot on. She looked at the pictures of herself and smiled.

"Not too bad looking, if I do say so myself."

Each picture was accompanied by a comment by someone at the website; Laurie was pleased to see very positive comments for each picture. "Yes, a very hot neighbor." "Nice ass!" "Whoa, look at that body!" She couldn't help but say each one out loud to the empty room. After a few minutes, Laurie sat back in her chair and smiled at the expected result of her spur of the moment plan. She was flattered that Sammy found her attractive but buoyed by the comments. It was only then that she saw that the site had a place where other viewers could comment on each set. With a little trepidation, she followed the link associated with her photos.

Laurie was thrilled again to see that the comments were all positive. She found herself smiling broadly at each remark about her nice butt or great tits, but she almost fainted when she saw the final comment. It was posted by the submitter YoungLaw.

"I am fortunate to live near such a beautiful and sexy woman. If I could get up enough courage, I'd stop taking pictures of her and actually try to fuck her."

"Oh, Sammy, Sammy, Sammy..." Laurie's voice trailed off. "We are going to have to do something about that..."

Chapter Three

Sunday morning rolled around at the same early hour as all of her other days. Laurie had a little coffee and suited up for her bike ride. As she came down the driveway and turned onto the main road, she remembered standing there last night and smiled. After completing her circuit, she traveled back towards her apartment. Laurie noticed the elder Mr. Williams standing at the end of his driveway, surveying the land so to speak, and she pulled up beside him.

"Good morning, Mr. Williams!" Laurie's tone was particularly bright.

"Well, hello Laurie, did you enjoy your ride?"

"Yes, I did. The property is looking great!" Laurie stepped clear of the bike and took a long drink from her water bottle.

Mr. Williams explained all that he and Sammy had done, and all that remained to be done in his opinion.

"And I wanted to let you know that I plan to leave a stripe of underbrush and such at the edge of your property, so you can have a little privacy in your yard. I hope that's ok?"

Laurie smiled, knowing that it only provided privacy from the hill looking down, not the other way.

"That's great, and I appreciate it. I do like to lie out in the sun from time to time."

Mr. Williams smiled. "Well, don't tell my son that!"

They both laughed, but for different reasons.

"Oh, that reminds me, could you ask Sammy to stop by later this afternoon? A large limb has fallen in the back yard, and it's too big for me to move. I need to mow and the thing is in the way. If you don't think he would mind doing a favor for a neighbor?"

Mr. Williams assured her that Sammy wouldn't mind.

"Say around six?"

Mr. Williams said Sammy would be there promptly at six; Laurie thanked him and climbed back on her bike. As she rode away, she glanced at her mirror and noticed that Mr. Williams was watching her ride away.

"Guess it runs in the family," Laurie mumbled and smiled.

Straightening up her apartment, she did some clothes. The day seemed to creep by as she waited for six o'clock. At four, she went and took a shower. She didn't want to seem all made up for a date, but she did want to look good. Laurie put on just a little make up, and did her hair up into a ponytail. It was informal but cute.

She was walking through the house when she realized that she had forgotten one very important thing. There was no limb in her yard, large or otherwise. Not wanting it to seem like the set up it was, Laurie hustled out into the yard and found a big limb laying in the edge of the woods. With considerable effort, she pulled it into the grass at the back and hurried back into the house.

It was almost five, and Laurie was pacing a little with the anticipation. At five thirty, she went and put on a pair of pink shorts and a white tank top she had been saving for a special occasion. She had planned to wear it out with Daniel at some point, but he told her that it was too revealing and showed off her boobs too much. Now, she slid it over her shoulders without a bra because of that very fact.

At exactly six o'clock, Laurie jumped at the sound of a knock on her door. Even though she was expecting it, but it startled her nonetheless. Opening the door, she was pleased to see that Sammy had come alone. She had feared that Mr. Williams might tag along to make sure Sammy did the work correctly.

"Hi Sammy!" Laurie almost bounced as she spoke.

"Hi Laurie, Dad said you had a limb you wanted moved?"

Laurie motioned for him to follow her into the kitchen. She could feel his eyes on her back as she walked in front of him. Opening the sliding glass door, Laurie walked to the railing and pointed to the limb she had artfully placed in the grass.

"That one there. I tried to move it but it's just too big for me. I hated to get you over here for something so trivial, but. .."

Sammy interrupted, "No, I don't mind at all. I'm glad to help."

Laurie couldn't help but add, "At least it's not as hard as the work your Dad has had you up to lately."

Sammy nodded in agreement and walked off the porch to move the limb. She watched as he walked across the yard. It only took a couple of minutes for Sammy to drag the limb off into the brush behind the house.

Laurie had retreated back into the house, and Sammy stuck his head in the back door. "All done, anything else you need me for? Dad is probably already looking for me."

Laurie came around the corner and handed Sammy a beer.

"Oh, don't worry about that. I called him and told him I was going to have to do a couple of other things around here since you were here, and I was going to fix you a sandwich as payment. So he isn't going to be looking for you for a while. I thought you wouldn't mind the break."

Sammy took the beer and smiled. "No, I don't mind a bit. Dad has been getting a little carried away with all the yard and garden stuff."

Laurie took a long drink from her wine glass, and Sammy practically emptied his beer in one shot. Laurie handed him another, and they engaged in small talk for a bit; Laurie asked him about school, and he asked her about work. They talked about the empty apartment beside hers.

"I think it will stay empty for a while. They need to replace the carpet, plus, a lot of people don't want to live this far out of town. I like it though, it's nice and private." Laurie smiled when she said that and looked for any reaction from Sammy. He just looked at the ground, but she could tell he was smiling as well. She made a couple of sandwiches and they continued their talk on the deck.

The sun had fallen behind the ridge, and they sat in the shade and talked for over an hour. Laurie hopped up as the twilight settled in.

"Can I get you another beer?" she asked as she moved towards the door.

"No, I'm good. Wouldn't want to go back to the house with a buzz, Dad would have a fit."

Laurie returned with a full glass of wine.

"Why does he treat you like that? I mean you are twenty two years old, and you are about to graduate law school, early I might add. I mean, you are an adult, and a responsible one at that. Yet, he seems to treat you like you are sixteen or something."

Sammy watched her intently as she sat down.

"Ya know, I'm not sure. Maybe he senses that I am about to move on with my life, and he just wants to remember how it used to be when I was younger. Either that, or he likes the free slave labor!"

They both laughed.

"Would you mind if I used your restroom?"

"No, please, go right ahead. Down the hall, first door on the right."

While he was away, Laurie took the dishes into the kitchen. She had a plan, and so far it was working beautifully. As he came back into the kitchen, Laurie was standing at the sink washing up the handful of dished and glasses.

"Have a seat," she said and motioned with her elbow at the dinner table.

Sammy pulled out a chair and sat. Laurie asked him another couple of questions and, as she expected, it happened. Sammy moved just right and his elbow hit her laptop. The screen flickered to life as Sammy apologized. Laurie just smiled to herself as she faced away from him. It took a moment before Sammy realized it, but, as the screen came out of sleep mode, it showed the last website she had visited; cleverly left open on her desktop. She watched in the reflection of the sink window as Sammy turned and saw the pictures he had taken of her.

"Laurie! I didn't mean...I'm sorry, I mean I...Oh my god, I am so sorry..."

Laurie let him scramble for words for a moment before turning around, smiling and suppressing a laugh. Once their eyes met, Laurie burst into laughter. Between gasps for air she assured him, "Its alright, I'm not mad!"

At that pronouncement, Sammy looked shocked, confused, and relieved at the same time. Laurie finally stopped laughing and sat down across from him.

"I think you take a good picture, and I can't fault you for taking them. I was the one drunk enough to walk to the mailbox in the nude."

Sammy kept muttering apologies all the while Laurie was trying to assure him that she wasn't upset.

"I find it really flattering that you would even want to take pictures of me. I mean, I'm glad you didn't show my face. I'm not sure I could explain that to someone at work or if my mother was to see them, but . . ."

Sammy finally stopped apologizing and smiled. "I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked up and saw you walk out to your mailbox. I have never been so glad that I had my cell phone with me."

They both laughed again. After a few minutes, they both calmed down.

"Laurie, I have always thought you were beautiful. I really hope you are telling the truth. I mean, I don't want to upset you. I shouldn't have posted those without your permission but, I don't know, I just did. I hope you forgive me. I won't do it again, I promise."

Laurie stood up and walked over to him, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Ok, look Mr. Future Lawyer, let me make this clear. I am not upset that you took the pictures. I am not upset that you posted the pictures. As a matter of fact, it kind of turned me on. Everyone wants to be thought of as attractive. It was one hell of an ego boost to read some of those comments, too."