Cutie Pi

With this submission, I am again trying to step out of my comfort zone. I wrote this for a geek contest, or challenge, but can’t find the reference anymore, so it will stand alone, here, I hope you like it. There are some sexual references.

Cutie Pi

By: NYSwede

As she walked up the driveway, she thought how fortunate she was to have landed this job. I mean, house-sitting for a week and getting paid, how perfect was that? The timing couldn’t have been better either; she would be able to use this time away from the dorm to find an apartment and be off-campus for good by next week.

She was about to knock when the door opened,

“Oh! Hi! You must be Mary; we were expecting you.”

The woman was in her 40’s and neatly dressed; there were pieces of luggage just inside the door. The woman called down the stairs…

“Honey! Mary from the university is here!”

“He’ll be right up; he wants to give you a tour and let you know what’s expected; I was just taking a few things out to the car.”

Mary quickly said, “Let me help you.” And picked up two of the closest bags.

“I like her.” Thought the woman as they carried the luggage out and stacked them neatly in the back of the small SUV.

“She’s not here to work,” laughed a man standing in the doorway.

“Oh, I don’t mind; I really hate standing around while other people are busy.”

The man smiled and said something that sounded like “I know,” but that didn’t make sense.

“Okay, so now let’s give you the grand tour.” The man waved an arm, and they were off to see the rest of the house.

When they were done, she said, “You have a lovely home. I will be sure to take good care of it.”

The man started toward the basement and said, “There’s more…”

“Oh, I don’t think I’ll need to go into the basement…”

He started down the steps, and she followed,

“Actually, you will, just to check that everything seems in order.”

Speaking just as they turned a corner.

She was stunned, there in the center of the room, was a huge machine, it was standing on six legs, and there was a bright spotlight shining on the floor around it. Well, ‘floor’ is not the best word; terrain would be a better description. The floor of the basement had been transformed into what could best be described as a desert landscape.

“Wow, this is cool.”

Mary was about to walk into the spotlight when the man gently pulled her back.

“You must never go into the light.” He said it so seriously she almost giggled.

He was looking her in the eye and said,

“Come over here and sit down, please.”

They sat behind a console with monitors, switches, and lighted panels.

He turned toward her and said…

“First, you need to know that you were not chosen for this job at random; you and the other candidates were screened and given a complete background check, by the NSA and FBI, to make sure you were who you said you were and that your entire family history was squeaky clean.”

“What?”

“Let me explain; I am working on a critical project for NASA and DARPA, the machine in front of you is called ‘Curious Unmanned Terra Independent Explorer 3.14’, or Cutie Pi for short. It is a top-secret project to develop an autonomous computer that is mobile, intelligent, and highly curious.”

“What?”

“I know this is a lot to take in; you see, I am not just a physics professor; I am one of the leading experts in automated artificial intelligence. NASA plans on sending several unmanned explorers to planets and moons where life, as we know it, might be able to make a go of it. If all goes well, Cutie Pi will be, or should I say, is, the prototype of that exploration program.”

The professor waved his arm and continued,

“The basement has been transformed into a small piece of what Cutie Pi might encounter on a distant planet. We are giving it a chance to learn and explore in a safe and controlled environment. Let me show you, but first put on the glasses….”

They looked like ordinary sunglasses, but when she put them on, she was suddenly in a virtual world, the professor said,

“Look around, look for an opening, like a hole cut into your surroundings.”

“Oh yes, I see it.”

“Go ahead and walk through it.”

“Wow, wait, is this Mars?”

“Actually, yes, what you’re seeing is real and happening right now. You are looking at the surface of Mars through the high definition camera on the Mars rover Perseverance.””Wow, this is amazing.”

“If you turn around, you’ll see the portal to return to, but when I switch it on, you can also see a virtual image of what Cutie Pi will look like on Mars… (click) see?”

“Oh… cool, this is really amazing.”

“The glass is state of the art and as secret as Cutie Pi, but you can use them if you’d like to “visit” Mars while you’re here.”

“Okay, let me show you more about this beauty and what I need you to do.”

At first, she was going to walk through the portal but realized that she just had to take off the glasses and was immediately back in the basement.

The professor picked up an orange and rolled it across the bumpy terrain and into the spotlight. The spotlight narrowed and shrank to a size just a little larger than the orange. There were a couple of clicks (more like snaps) and sounds of gears, and a dozen tentacles appeared; one extended itself toward the orange.

“What’s…?”

“Shhh, just watch… Cutie Pi has taken some pictures and is going to gently learn about this new object that has come into its view….”

Cutie Pi seemed to sniff and examine the orange. There were now three tentacles doing different things.

“Cutie Pi is determining whether or not the orange is a living thing; that will determine what level of examination it does.”

Mary was amazed and sat quietly watching.

“Cutie Pi has decided that it is not a living thing and will continue its investigation.””What do you mean?”

“If that were, say, a bug, Cutie Pi would exam it carefully, check as much of it as she could do safely. She’s programmed never to harm a living thing, not even bacteria.””That’s so cool; what’s it doing now?”

“Cutie Pi has determined that the skin is not vital and is removing it so it can investigate further.”

“Wow, so when they send them out into space, they will explore and check things out and send the information back to NASA, right?”

The professor nodded, “That’s right, the reason I asked you down here is to show you my work and ask you to come down, once a day, take one new item off the console and throw it into the spotlight.”

“So another orange?”

“Well, yes and no, you see, once she has examined something, she won’t exam it again unless there’s a marked difference….”

He handed her a remote control and continued, “…unless you use this and press the RE button for Re-Examine.”

“So you’d prefer it was something new, but if I only had oranges, it can keep learning and examining things? Can I try one?”

“After we go, my wife wants to get on the road before 4:00, to beat the traffic, so for now, let’s go back upstairs.”

The professor and his wife talked about their children; their son, 15, was staying with his grandparents, and their daughter, 18, was away at school. He showed Mary where things were and made sure she was comfortable. They went over and over the things she was and wasn’t to do with Cutie Pi. They double-checked to make sure that she knew no one was allowed in the basement, until finally, the professor’s wife said,

“Okay, Okay, she had all that down the first five times, let’s go.”

Laughing, they finally got into the car and pulled out of the driveway; Mary closed the door, made a cup of tea, and sat still, enjoying the quiet of the back yard, for an hour before unpacking her small bag.

She thought, “I wonder how Cutie Pi is doing with that orange?”

She didn’t move at first, but the idea kept popping into her head until she had to see. She quietly and slowly went down the stairs and peeked around the wall. Cutie Pi was silent, nothing was happening, and the orange was in pieces just outside the circle of light.

“This is so cool,” she thought while she picked up the pieces and threw them into the trash. She started to leave and decided to put another orange in the light. Without giving it another thought, she picked up an orange and rolled it into the circle. Cutie Pi snapped a couple of times, and a tentacle came out, picked up the orange, seemed to look at it, and slowly put the orange to the edge of the circle of light right where the pieces had been.

Mary picked up the orange and thought, hmm, nothing new here, right. So she took out the remote control and pressed “RE,” then rolled it back into the light. Cutie Pi took the orange and treated it like a completely new object.

Mary watched as Cutie Pi disassembled the orange and placed the pieces just outside the spotlight.

“Hmm, so re-examine means it requires a full investigation?” With that, she turned and went upstairs to get ready for bed.

She woke slowly, stretching and wiggling in the comfort of the king-sized bed as the sun brightened the room. With nothing planned, she took her time to get going. She wanted to work out later, so she put her hair in pigtails, did her chores and homework, and stayed in her nightshirt until lunch. After she ate, she put on a pair of old, comfortable sweatpants, a washed-out tee shirt, and slipper socks. She thought I’ll work out after I check things out downstairs. She walked down and was about to throw the apple when she saw the glasses.

“Oh wow, this will be cool; we’ll do this on Mars!”

She put on the glasses and stepped through the portal onto the virtual Mars. She looked around and thought she’d better give Cutie Pi ‘his’ (she decided it was a he) treat. She picked up an apple and rolled it toward the Cutie Pi that was “on Mars.” As the apple got closer, a broad light narrowed into a circle of light around the apple.

She realized at some point that she was talking to the machine as she watched Cutie Pi take pictures (snap), exam, and then dissect the apple. She stayed mesmerized until what looked more like applesauce and seeds was pushed out of the light. Without thinking, she bent over to pick up the pieces when a couple fell. She instinctively bent back down to reach for them, but in doing so, and unbeknownst to her, her right pigtail swung into the spotlight.

She picked up the little bits and started to stand… “What the hell,”

Cutie Pi had a gentle but steadfast grip on her pigtail (snap); Mary was so surprised, she jerked her head when she tried to stand, but her head didn’t move, and she lost her balance, falling onto her right side (snap), completely in the light (snap). Cutie Pi’s ‘hands’ were quickly everywhere; she tried to push them away, saying “no, No!” but they held her fast. They held her so gently it felt like it would be easy to get free, but when she tried to sit up or roll over… more ‘arms’ held her in place, so she wasn’t going anywhere (snap).

A wave of panic swept over her, and she started kicking and screaming, talking to the machine again; this time, it was firmer, “no, no Cutie Pi, please let me go.” But, of course, there was no response, nothing but those soft mechanical hands lifting her arms up over her head and out of the way as it gently examining her hair, clothes, and exposed skin (snap). When she noticed the little pieces of apple she had tried to pick up had been pushed into a neat little pile just outside the circle of light, she started to calm herself.

“Okay, Okay, so he won’t hurt a living thing and will just examine me and then push me out of the circle when he’s done, right?”

“Sure, that’s what he’ll do, just a quick exam and then….”

Her words froze in her throat as Cutie Pi started to ‘peel’ off her “unnecessary” outer layer by cutting her sweatpants into little pieces, inspecting each, and pushing them out of the circle (snap). She tried again to kick her legs, so Cutie Pi gently moved them out of the way by spreading them and gently pulling down.

“Oh My Goodness!! He’s going to remove the rest of my outer layer just like the orange and apple!”

Ten minutes later, Cutie Pi had cut her sweatpants and t-shirt into tiny pieces and had pushed them neatly out of the circle, the only thing left were her panties, and he was examining them, piece by piece, little by little until they were gone too (snap).

Now naked and spread eagle, the tentacles had free rein to move slowly and gently over every inch of her body. His touch was so gentle, so soft it gave her goosebumps when he touched ticklish or sensitive spots. Whenever she tried to move, she was reminded that Cutie Pi had plenty of hands to hold and explore her (snap).

“What was that? Oh my gosh! No! He’s taking pictures!! No! Everyone at NASA, the professor, will see them… They’re going to see me stripped naked and examined… No, Cutie Pi, No, please don’t take any more pictures, no!”

Of course, the machine did what it was supposed to do; it examined this new object and learned as it explored. Once it had removed the outer layer, it was able to determine and then confirm that this was a living thing. After that, its sensors monitored the subject’s vital signs to ensure no harm would come to it. The organism had stopped struggling; Cutie Pi noted that the creature had intelligence; the examination was going well.

Terabytes of information and hundreds of pictures were being stored in its memory as it learned more and more. The creature was complex; it had four long extensions from a central core, there were flexible components on the end of each. The flexible components were determined to be five digits. Ex-rays had shown that this being had all the elements of a higher, female life form, and determined it was a young woman.

There were three orifices for air intake, two lungs, a heart, and a complete digestive system. When Cutie Pi found and examined the solid waste portal, the being made a noise; the noise was noted as “No! Not there” and was repeated several times, as a probe was guided farther into the solid waste portal.

Mary did her best to stay calm; she kept saying “no,” but Cutie Pi was very gentle and persistent. As the probe went farther and farther up into her bowels, she couldn’t help but wiggle and let out an uncomfortable but weaker “no.” The machine noted the sound (snap). Cutie Pi found the exploration for this part of the creature’s anatomy easier by holding the longer extremities up and out with the middle joint bent at 90 degrees. It was also noted that, as the examination continued, the subject was less resistive, and there was room for a slightly thicker probe. Cutie Pi also noted that if the larger probe was lubricated, the subject stayed very still, but its breathing and heart rate increased.

There was another more complex portal in the same region, although they were clearly separated with a different structure and function. This one had protective layers. The layers were examined carefully. The subject moved in a way that gave Cutie Pi more access; that was noted (snap). The layers were held out and moved aside (Cutie Pi noted the subject made a different type of noise), exposing a larger and smaller portal (snap) and a small protruding extension. One portal was determined to be a liquid waste disposal port and was too small for an internal examination; ex-rays were taken of the liquid waste system, while the other needed further examination (snap). The small extension was held out for documentation (snap). Cutie Pi noted the subject made another undeterminable sound but also noted that the subject was supplying its own lubrication for this portal.

As Cutie Pi began to explore the larger portal, Mary protested weakly, saying,

“No, no, not there, please not there.”

That was noted, and the examination continued. The larger portal had no apparent function, but Cutie Pi inserted a probe slowly to see how deep it was and to determine its purpose. At the same time, the protruding extension was being held and manipulated for examination.

The woman made new and additional noises and continued saying,

“No, No,” but it was noted that the tone was different. As the probe’s fingers held and moved the protruding extension, Cutie Pi found that it began to swell and extend. Cutie Pi paused to ensure that it was not harming the subject, but a new noise made it clear that it was not hurt. Cutie Pi was going to continue but needed to reduce the amount of lubricant the subject was supplying. So additional tentacles were deployed, and they gently sucked the excess lubricant into a storage tank for analysis.

Mary’s head was spinning. She didn’t know what to do. The machine had a probe slipping in and out of her rear, and every time she relaxed, a thicker probe was inserted. It was slightly ribbed to make it flexible and moved in and out, over and over, removing small pieces of the contents of her bowels. This was never something she had any interest in before, but she couldn’t help admitting that she was… aroused. She didn’t want to, but the feeling of the lubricated probe going in and out of her ass was having an effect.

When it started to do what felt like a message of her labia, she couldn’t help but moan a tiny bit. Then as Cutie Pi’s probe began to enter her vagina, while another sucked and stretched her clit, she couldn’t hold back an audible moan.

She thought, “I can do this, I can focus on something else, it will be like going to the doctor’s office, on Mars…” but her thoughts were interrupted when four more probes began sucking gently around the opening of her vagina. It was like little lips and tongues, kissing and licking her all around her labia, then what felt, too much, like a thick, also ribbed, dildo entered her.

Mary tried to stay calm but was being gently held with her legs bent and wide apart while probes were going in and out of her ass and vagina, and continued to explore the limits and her reaction to the manipulation of her clitoris.

Cutie Pi noted and collected the fluids that were coming from the subject’s complex portal. The larger portal had increased in diameter, so the probe was expanded first to a two-inch and then, three-inch diameter. The waste portal was almost empty, with the contents cataloged and stored. Cutie Pi noted the subject’s heart rate had accelerated, and the breathing became even more rapid. The sounds had changed to something closer to “Nooohhhmmmmoannnyesssohhh” which were noted and determined not to be a language Cutie Pi was familiar with, so it was recorded as a new word, in an unknown language, for Cutie Pi’s lexicon.

Mary had given up fighting or caring. Cutie Pi’s gentle probes were slipping in and out of her loosened rectum, her vagina was being stretched just enough, while her clitoris was being delightfully manipulated. There was now a probe in her mouth, and the probes that softly moved over every part of her body felt more and more like caresses from a sensitive lover than an examination. She thought it couldn’t be more amazing or feel any better when Cutie Pi lifted her off the ground. Instead of lying on her back, she was now suspended, still spread eagle, in midair.

Cutie Pi had discovered that there were two soft mounds, and they had to get firmer and seemed to be growing nubs in their center. So he began to explore and pull them to see how much larger they would get.

Mary thought she was going to faint… her skin was being softly caressed all over her body, her rectum and vagina were being vigorously penetrated, her clitoris was being ‘sucked,’ as was her labia, and now her nipples were being treated to a combination of sucking, pulling and caressing that was so overwhelming that she was elevated to the point of a rapidly rising, and eminent, orgasm. She was moaning loudly, saying inaudible and uninterruptible words, and then she came, and came, and came, it was wave after wave. “OHHHHMYYYYAHHHH,ohhh,moannnnnn,mmmmohhhhhnnn”.

Mary came over and over and over. Cutie Pi didn’t stop, so she didn’t stop. More and more, orgasm after orgasm, and after what seemed like ages, her head spun, and she fainted.

When she came around, she didn’t move at first but slowly opened her eyes. She was still “on Mars,” so she removed the glasses. She tried to put her thoughts into a logical sequence. First, she knew she was naked; second, she realized that she was outside the circle of light. She didn’t know what time it was or even what day it was.

The examination was over, and Cutie Pi was quietly processing and cataloging all the information it had learned.

Mary slowly sat up; as she gained her strength, she gathered the small pieces that were once her clothing and threw them out on her way to her room. After a long shower, she saw that it was three o’clock in the morning and went to bed and slept well.

The phone ringing woke her out of her deep sleep.

“Hello?”

“I’m sorry, did I wake you?” The professor was calling to touch base.

“Oh, no, not really, I was just up late, so I was taking my time getting started. Is everything okay?”

“Sure, we’re having a great time, but we just wanted to make sure you were doing well and see if you had a chance to check things downstairs.” For some reason, he whispered ‘downstairs’ as he trailed off.

“Of course I checked, no problems; I gave him an apple and was going to go shopping for some more fruit. There was only one more orange and another apple in his bowl, and he doesn’t seem interested in them a second time without using the “RE” button on the remote.”

Playing along with the dialog she started, the professor said,

“I’m sure he’ll like that; I forgot to show you, there is also a “RES” for reset, and “REP,” for replay, buttons on the remote. That will make her either start from scratch or simply perform the examination exactly the same way.”

“Wait, so he will lose all the information he learned?”

“No, not exactly, it just makes her see things differently, kind of like when someone forgets where they put something or that she will just look at something, again, with a slight variation or in exactly the same way as before, kind of like rewinding a video and….”

Mary spoke, “…he replays the whole thing, like a recording. Right?”

“Yes, that’s right, even though she’s examined it before, she can still learn and reinforce her knowledge, but she would still love to have some new fruit if you go out.”

After a few more minutes of chatting, Mary had wandered out to the patio. She sat down and looked out over the pool and thought she should have a quick dip before going shopping. As she sat there, her hand slipped into her panties, and her mind drifted; she took a deep breath, smiled, and whispered, “Replay.”

Mary locked up and went shopping; she definitely needed some new sweatpants, underwear, and a top. While she was out, she could also pick up a few things from the grocery store and head “home.”

She was surprised to see a car in the driveway and shocked to see the front door open. She pulled her car into the driveway, so it blocked the other car, left her groceries and things in the car, took a small spray bottle of mace out of her purse, and headed into the house.

“Hello? Who’s here?”

There was no answer, but she heard some noise from the bedrooms…

“Hello, who’s there?”

Still, no answer, as she got closer, she could hear a couple of female voices coming from the bedroom that the professor had said was their daughter’s room, but she was away at school…

She pushed the door open and shouted, “who are you, and what are you doing here?”

The two girls were surprised, spun around, and the one with blonde hair said,

“Who the fuck are you?”

“I’m the house sitter, so again, who are you?” The blonde laughed, but it wasn’t a friendly laugh,

“So you’re supposed to protect the house, get the fuck out of my room.”

Mary wasn’t to be swayed, “The professor’s daughter is away at school.”

“Try to understand my words, moron… I live here… this is my house… this is my room, so get the fuck out, or we’ll throw you out.”

The other girl spoke, “Hey, don’t get me involved; she’s just trying to find out what’s going on; I would do the same thing.”

“I don’t give a shit what she’s trying to do, now get out!!”

The blonde swung around and put two hands on Mary’s chest, and was going to shove. But Mary was quicker; she put one hand on the blonde’s hands and moved to the side using her free hand to push the blonde out of the room. Caught off guard, the blonde stumbled and fell into the hallway. Mary was on her quickly and pulled her hands behind her back. It wasn’t until that moment that she realized that the daughter and her friend must have been getting changed because she was now sitting on top of a very naked and very angry girl.

“I’m going to kill you for this, I’m going to tell my father, and he’s going to ruin you and your life; let me go and get the hell off of me.”

Mary heard some movement behind her, so she turned and pointed a can of mace at the blonde’s girlfriend and simply said,

“Don’t!”

“I’m just getting my bathing suit on; you do what you have to do.”

Mary nodded and, while still holding the blonde down, took out her phone and called the professor,

“Hi, I’m sorry to bother you, but when I came home from shopping, and there was a car in the driveway, the front door was open, yes, yes, I’m fine, and everything is under control. There were two girls in your daughter’s room…”

“Daddy, it’s me.”

“Quiet”

“She’s hurting me, daddy, ouch, okay, okay.”

Mary just put a little upward pressure on the blonde’s arms, and she settled down.

“Yes, she says she’s your daughter, ah blonde hair, about 5’4″ maybe a hundred pounds and a very big and nasty mouth, sure, hold on… he wants to talk to you.”

Mary looked back at the friend; she was in her bikini, sitting quietly on the edge of the bed. Then she held the phone to the blonde’s ear…

“Daddy, we got finished with exams early and came home for the weekend; I didn’t remember, we were anxious to get into the pool, she said she’d spray us with mace and then beat me up, she… she’s sitting on me… I know… I’m sorry… I should have… of course; we’re always together… okay… I promise…” The blonde turned slightly toward Mary and said,

“He wants to talk to you.”

Mary listened, nodded a few times, and smiled. During the call, the professor told her that the blonde was, indeed, his daughter Amber and that he was very happy with the way Mary handled what looked like a break-in. He told her that his daughter and her friend, Gail, were going to stay for a few days but that she was still in charge and had the same responsibilities as before. They all knew the call was over when Mary said,

“Thank you, sir, yes I will.”

She slowly let go of Amber and stood up. Amber rolled over and said,

“I don’t care who you are or what my father said; I’m going to find a way to get back at you for this.”

“All you had to do was stay calm and prove to me who you were. Let it go; I’m sure we can get along fine for a couple of days.”

“Just stay the hell out of my way.”

Amber got up and slammed the door as she went into her room.

Mary heard her through the door, say, “a lot of help you were,” but was down the hall, to her room, by the time Gail tried to defend herself.

An hour later, Mary had put her things away, given Cutie Pi a banana, and headed out to the pool. Amber and Gail were in the lounges getting some sun. They were both topless and had covered themselves in lotion.

Mary put her towel on a beach chair, walked over to the edge of the pool, and did a perfect shallow dive. She swam laps for about a half-hour, enjoying the quiet and the coolness of the water. Once finished, she arched her back and let the water pull her hair back as she stood up.

“Impressive,” Gail said as she wiped the water from her face and eyes.

“Thank you; I used to swim competitively and like to think I’m still in shape.”

Amber and Gail were in the pool, still topless, leaning against the side of the pool.

The Gail was trying to be friendly,

“That’s a nice suit; it looks so good on you.”

“Thank you; it’s new; I liked it as soon as I tried it on.”

“Oh fuck me, will the two of you please just shut the fuck up.”

Amber couldn’t stand anyone who looked better than she and really hated anyone who got the better of her, even if it was her fault.

Gail spoke up, “Stop already, she was doing her job, and obviously, your parents trust her, and your father didn’t believe any of your bullshit, so give it up, and let’s have a good time.”

Amber seemed to relax and shrugged “okay,.”

After that, they all seemed to get along, chatting about school, music, clothes, trends, and art. Mary was hoping it was all done and forgotten as she made dinner for everyone and, after a movie, went to bed.

After her breakfast, she checked on Cutie Pi and gave him a pineapple. She only watched for a little while as she heard the girls walking around upstairs.

As she came into the kitchen, she asked the girls,

“Hey, do you want some breakfast? I’ll make pretty much anything you want.”

Gail said, “some scrambled eggs and fruit would be nice; what about you…. ”

Amber didn’t look up from her phone and said,

“I don’t eat breakfast, but I’ll have some fruit and coffee.”

Mary was pleased; everything seemed okay as she made them breakfast. After breakfast, they grabbed a beach bag, and all headed out to the pool.

As she was applying sunblock, Mary looked over and saw that both girls were naked,

“You two going full commando today?”

Amber spoke up, “It’s so private back here; we just love to get an overall tan.”

Gail gave her a weird smile and shrugged.

Mary assumed she was a little embarrassed and was just going along with Amber, but then Amber said,

“You have a great body; you should lose the suit and enjoy the sun too.”

Mary wasn’t used to being naked in public, but the backyard was very private, so she thought for a moment about trying to be a good sport and said, “Why not?”

She quickly removed her bikini, put her towel on the chair near the pool and dove in, and started swimming. As she swam, she could hear the girls talking and laughing and was so glad things had worked out.

“Haha, I told”

“No, No…”

“Come on…”

“I really…”

“Fun…”

Mary kept swimming, hearing only snippets of their conversation. She was lost in her laps and swam even farther than she had the day before. As she started to get tired, she came out of ‘the zone’ and heard more talking, but this time it sounded different, weird in a way.

She arched her back, pulled her hair back as she surfaced. As the water came off her face, she opened her eyes and was shocked to see a group of young men standing by the stairs, watching her naked form come out of the water to her waist. She ducked back down quickly, but not until all the guys got a good look.

“What the hell?”

Amber was quick to speak,

“What’s wrong, honey, don’t like strangers all up in your business? I told you I was going to get you back.”

She turned and saw Amber and Gail, now in bikinis, sitting in their lounge chairs. Amber was laughing with an evil laugh, while Gail looked like she had been crying; she shook her head and mouthed, “Sorry.”

Mary, now kneeling, although she was still pretty visible: looked around for her towel and bathing suit… nope, they were gone…

Amber spoke up again,

“What’s the matter bitch, lose your suit and towel? I thought you were done with them, so we put them in the laundry… I guess you’re the one going ‘commando,’ bitch.”

Mary knew she was on her own and knew that trying to hide was useless. She stood up, took a breath, and walked to the corner staircase leading out of the pool, pushed past the boys, and headed for the back door.

The guys got as close as they could and stared. She knew there was nothing she could do except to keep walking. A couple of the boys tried to block her way. One even put his hands up as if he wasn’t going to let her pass. She was starting to worry when Gail broke the circle and shouted,

“Okay, that’s enough. That’s enough!! Get out of the way and let her go inside; the shows over.”

One of the guys said,

“Hey, we were invited here to get a good look at a hot naked girl, and that’s all we’re doing.”

Gail was unmoved, “Listen to me; you know that this, surrounding and scaring her, would never be part of Amber’s plan. She might have said come over and get a free peep show of a very sexy naked girl swimming, but would never allow this.”

“Yeah, but she,” pointing at Amber, “said we could get close and maybe touch her,” he pointed to Mary in the semi-circle of horny boys, “any way we wanted.”

“She would never say that, moron.” Gail was now pocking the chest of the guy who made the mistake of being the spokesman.

“Don’t be an asshole; I have pictures of all of you, I know who you are, and I will be a great witness when she presses charges against each and every one of you.”

Saying that she helped Mary make her way toward the house,

“Come-on” was all she said. Just as they both thought they had made the guys back off, Amber tried to block their way. To her credit, Gail kept up her protests even though she, too was getting some unwanted attention from a couple of the guys.

Standing, still naked, Mary looked at Amber and calmly said,

“I am going in now, but when I come out, if your friends are still here, I’m calling the police.”

As she headed toward the house, a boy stepped in front of her; she looked at him coldly, “Don’t even think about it.”

Gail punched the guy in the arm and said to her, “Let’s go.”

Once in the kitchen, Mary smiled at her and couldn’t help but notice that she seemed a little flushed; she touched her arm and asked,

“Are you okay?”

Gail thought, “Wow, she’s worried about me after having all those guys see her like this.”

She was so impressed with Mary’s kindness and poise in a difficult situation that she felt her eyes well up as she made a weak smile and replied, “You’re amazing.”

Mary walked to her room; she was trying to calm down when she realized that Gail had followed her into her room.

They were standing in the middle of the room and just looking at each other. Mary was still naked, Gail in her bikini; they were both trying to relax; it was awkward for both of them, but somehow okay. Mary was going to speak, but Gail said,

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know about any of that. She had said we were going to take your suit and towel. She must have called those idiots when I put your stuff in the wash… I’m so, so sorry.”

While she spoke, she had slowly gotten closer to Mary. Actually, she had gotten very close and then leaned in and kissed her gently on the lips. Mary was surprised but was kind of waiting to see what would happen next.

Gail was breathing harder and tried to speak, but what came out was more of a whisper, “I don’t know why I did that, you just were so brave, and I was so sorry, and I thought I could make it; better and….”

Mary put the tips of three fingers on Gail’s lips and said, “Shhh, it’s okay, it felt really nice and….”

“Where, the fuck, are you, you pushy bitch? I’m going to finish what I started and kick the shit out of you.”

Gail and Mary sighed, smiled, and walked into the hall. Mary was still naked, and Amber was now wearing a top and shorts over her bikini. She was storming down the hall.

“My father is going to make sure you never have a house sitting job, or any other kind of job, again. I’m going to tell him what you did to me in front of my friends and that you made them all leave, you are in so much trouble, but first, I’m going to kick your ass.”

Amber reached up to grab Mary by the throat and quickly found that she was no match for Mary. Mary put her thumb on the back of Amber’s hand and easily turned it over; she bent the wrist to a 90-degree angle and held it with one hand while her other hand went to Amber’s elbow, keeping her arm straight and Amber bent at the waist. Holding her like this, Amber couldn’t move. She was bent over, her hand was out, and her elbow was down. Mary just applied a little more pressure, and Amber could only get down on her knees to avoid the pain.

“Listen, you already tried to BS your father, and he didn’t buy it; you have tried to kick my ass twice. I can do this all day and not get tired, so you’re going to have to either give up or get hurt. Do you understand? You’re acting like a jerk,”

Then Gail chimed in. “We can all have a great time if you stop acting like a brat.”

Amber knew she couldn’t overpower Mary, and it seemed like she had finally given up.

“Okay, okay, let me up, and I promise to…” she was looking for a word, “ignore you while we’re here. You don’t bother me, and I won’t bother you. I don’t need or want anything from you, so you don’t talk to me, and I won’t talk to you.”

Mary suggested,

“I would rather we were friends and just have a good time, but if that works for you, it works for me. Are you sure that’s what you want?”

“Yes, now let me go… please.”

Gail said, “Just so that you know, I’m going to be nice to both of you. Maybe it will wear off on you.”

“Look, we’ll do our thing, and you’ll just leave me alone, okay?”

Mary wondered what Amber was up to but finally let her go and said,

“Okay, if you’re sure that’s what you want, I’ll leave you alone and won’t speak to you unless I have to.”

When she let Amber go, she slowly stood up, and the three of them stood there in her bedroom for a moment or two. The two friends were looking her up and down, which made her remember she needed to get dressed.

She turned toward Gail, smiled, and said, “See you later; thanks for your help.”

Mary made dinner, just enough for two, set the table, for two and put servings on the two plates.

“I made dinner if you’re hungry.”

“Oh great, I was just thinking about dinner,” Amber was saying as the two friends came into the kitchen.

“Oh, I knew you didn’t want anything from me, so I just made enough for Gail and me.”

Amber started to speak but realized that was exactly what she said (“I don’t need anything from you”). She recovered quickly and said,

“Right, I’ll just order a pizza.”

To her surprise, Gail sat down with Mary and said, “Great, I’ll sit with you when it comes, but now I’m going to eat”, and started eating; she put one hand on Mary’s hand and said,

“This is delicious, thank you so much.”

Everything seemed to settle down after dinner. Gail sat with Amber and had a small slice of the pizza Amber ordered, so she didn’t have to eat alone.

They were all watching a movie when Mary said, “I have some things to do, you guys enjoy the movie, and maybe I’ll see you later to say goodnight.”

Both girls said, “Oaky,” but Amber followed it with “Bitch”.

“Why are you acting like this?” Gail asked,

“Your parents asked her to take care of the house, she didn’t know who we were, she’s just doing her job… and the thing with the pool and all those guys, the next time you make me part of anything as mean like that, we’re done. I mean it. I was embarrassed for her and for myself because I put her suit and towel in the wash… and I was scared.”

“Oh stop,” Amber started defending her actions,

“She deserved that for holding me down, plus, you saw, she got all wet and excited, so she obviously enjoyed it.”

“That’s ridiculous,” Gail was clearly upset, “I’ve read that it’s two separate nervous systems or something, THAT part might react to stimulation, but it doesn’t mean that the person wants it, is willing or is having fun.”

“Well, just wait; I’m going to find a way to show her who’s the boss around here.”