Fourth Lake, Chapter 11

As Saturday, August 3, 1974, started out to be a really hot day, both Phil and Judy jumped into Fourth Lake for a swim as soon as they thought they had digested their breakfast.  The water was cool and refreshing.  They almost didn’t want to come out.  Judy couldn’t keep her hand off Phil, wanting to put her arms around him and kiss him many times.  She felt sexy wearing only a small bikini with most of her body exposed to the air and water.  She wanted to express her sensual and romantic feelings towards her husband.

When they finally came out of the water, Phil wrapped Judy up in a large beach towel to dry her off.  He gave her a big kiss as they were standing face to face.  They laid down on their deck chairs to relax.

After a light lunch of chicken salad and lemonaid, Phil suggested that they should finally use the bar-b-que that was on the deck in order to cook their dinner.  They hadn’t used it as yet.  Judy suggested hot dogs and hamburgers.  Phil agreed.  He also said he would drive to the grocery store to buy what they needed.  Judy adamantly said that she would go in his stead, alone.  Phil agreed.  He really did not want to run into May again.

As Judy was driving the short distance to the Inlet grocery store, she was hoping that May would be on duty.  She was still angry from two days ago when she heard May brazenly call out to her husband, “Hi, handsome.”  Judy wanted to tell her to leave her husband alone.  She wanted to protect what was hers.  When she entered the store, Judy was happy to see that May was indeed there working at the cash register.

Judy took a wagon and filled it with hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, mustard, ketchup, potato chips, cole slaw, beer (domestic and imported) and a large bag of charcoal briquettes.  When she arrived at the check out, she glared at May, who just smiled a cocky smile back at her.  May started entering Judy’s purchases in the cash register.  After she finished, Judy politely asked May to help her carry her bags to the car, which she agreed to do, since there were no customers waiting in line. 

After putting all the bags in the car, Judy asked, “Do you call every man you see, handsome?”

“No.  Only the handsome ones, like your husband.”

“Are you married?”

“Not at the moment, but I’m looking around.”

“Why don’t you look somewhere else.”

“I look where I want.  What are you going to do about it?”

Judy immediately punched May as hard as she could in her solar plexus.  May doubled over in pain, her mouth wide open, gasping for air.  Judy then grabbed a hunk of May’s short hair with her left hand to pull her up straight again.  Their faces were inches apart.  Virtually, nose to nose. 

“If you want some more, let me know.”

Judy gave her a slight shove backwards with both hands and waited for some response.  But, May just looked stunned.  Judy got into her car and drove away.

Phil cooked dinner on the deck.  Judy had a ravenous appetite, downing two hot dogs, a hamburger and a couple cans of beers.  She was a hungry tigress.  Afterwards, Judy was still aglow from her triumph at the grocery store which she did not mention to Phil.  She felt confident and full of bravado.  In other words, invincible! 

Judy and Phil watched the sun set from their deck chairs.  Eventually, she slid over and lay next to her husband on his chair with her head resting on his chest.  Later, when she thought it was dark enough, Judy got up and walked over to the edge of the deck, turned towards Phil and adtroitly stripped off her tank top, shorts, and panties.

“Come on, Phil, let’s go skinny dipping.”

“Are you crazy?” 

After diving into the Lake, Judy said, “Don’t be afraid.  Have some courage!  The water is still warm.  It’ll be fun.  Don’t be a sissy.”

Phil looked around and couldn’t see anybody.  He went over to the edge and tried to grab Judy’s arm as she was tredding water nearby. 

“Get out of there now,”  he shouted in a kind of loud whisper. 

She avoided his reach and splashed water in his face. 

“You try that again and I’ll pull you in with all your clothes on.  Come on in.  Be brave!”

Phil looked around again and saw nothing.  He stripped down to his underpants and dove in the water.  When he came up, Judy had disappeared.  Then he realized that she was under the surface trying to make him completely naked.  After a brief struggle, she succeeded.  Phil finally started to relax and they both frolicked in the water for some time, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

They didn’t realize that next door Joe Williams was straining through his binoculars to catch a glimpse of the naked pair, especially Judy.  Not only Joe, but his hunting buddy, Mitch Riley, was trying to share this golden opportunity as well.  It was fortuitous that Joe had invited him over for some beer and baseball on TV.  While Judy and Phil were in the water, they were fairly safe from prying eyes, but the two voyeurs next door were waiting for the inevitable moment when Judy would have to get out of Fourth Lake.