Once I get back to my apartment and enter my bedroom, I have a momentary freak out.  What the hell was I thinking, agreeing to go to the pool?  She’s stunning. There’s no way she’s interested in me as anything more than a neighbor and someone who works in the same industry.  God is that what I want…for her to be interested in me?  I’ve never felt this way about anyone – thrilled yet terrified to be in someone’s presence.  This is such a bad idea….my nipples could already cut glass..the minute I get in that unheated pool, there’ll be no point in having put my bikini top on considering my nipples will have pierced through the material.  Well, I guess it could always be a topic to break the ice – pun most definitely intended!  I laugh to myself as I search through my bathing suits.

In keeping with the idea of missing material in my clothing, I grab a bikini with strategically placed heart cut-outs out of my dresser.  I bought a few new bikinis before summer started, but was so busy with work that I haven’t had an opportunity to wear any of them until now.  Quickly removing my boxers, t-shirt and lastly the mortifying boyshorts, I put on the bikini and wrap a sarong around myself, tying it into a loose knot at the waist and slide my feet back into my sandals.  Going into my bathroom I grab a towel and some sunscreen.  Glancing in the mirror on my way out, I can’t help but to notice the light red coloring my cheeks and slight smile on my face.  I give myself a once over to make sure I look alright. Then shake my head at myself and how I’m acting like a 15 year old girl who just got asked out by the captain of the football team. With the pool only one floor up on the roof, I bypass the elevator and climb the stairs and all of a sudden I find myself walking up to the poolside where I see Tina’s towel laid out on one of the loungers and she’s leisurely doing the breaststroke without submerging her head. As I get to the lounger next to hers to lay out my towel and take off my sarong, I see that Tina just noticed my arrival as she graces me with a gentle smile and says,