Page 43 of Be With Us: An Urban Foursome Love Story

‘Nice,’ said Mark. ‘Holiday?’

Cassian nodded, ‘Incredible place, the views are magnificent. We spent a whole day hiking around Oeschinensee, and another paddling about on the lake.’

‘I climbed the Matterhorn, six years ago,’ said Mark.

‘Of course you did,’ said Amy. ‘Naked and carrying a machine gun whilst rescuing orphaned puppies, probably.’

Cassian laughed as Mark smiled. ‘It’s a beautiful country,’ he said.

‘The place we stayed has a slide down the side of the mountain,’ said Cassian.

Amy’s eyes widened and she sat forward.

‘Oh wow, we have got to go there.’

Emilia moved her arm down from the side of the pool, and pressed her palm against Amy’s back, just above her bottom. It might have been her imagination, but as Amy leant back, it felt as though she was nuzzling herself onto Emilia’s hand.

‘You must have travelled a lot in the army?’ said Cassian.

Mark nodded. ‘To some of the best places and most of the worst ones.’

‘Why did you leave?’

‘After my enlistment contract ended, I got offered better a job that paid more and carried less risk.’

‘Protection work?’

‘That’s right.’

Amy leaned closer to Emilia and squeezed her hand under the water. ‘Shall we leave them to it, Em? Go relax in the steam room?’ she said, standing up. ‘They can have their boy talk then, and we can have a little girl talk.’

‘Ok, sure,’ said Emilia, suddenly feeling anxious about the idea of spending time alone with Amy. All the while they’d been together in the pool and the jacuzzi, she hadn’t felt the need to talk about the last time they’d met, and their kiss. But the idea of being alone with her again was incredibly exciting too.

Amy reached out her hand and Emilia stood up, water cascading off her hips, as she followed the graceful figure of her friend out of the bubbling jacuzzi.

‘See you for lunch,’ Emilia said to her husband as she passed him, dripping wet and more than a little aroused as she followed Amy down the tree lined path to the changing rooms.

They walked past the pool holding hands and Amy held the door open for Emilia as they headed back through.

In the privacy of the changing area, Amy pulled off her bikini bottoms, momentarily exposing her behind, followed by her top, allowing Emilia to catch a glimpse of the side of her breast, and then wrapped herself in a small white towel. She handed another to Emilia, who was a little more reserved but did the same, as Amy turned away.

Towels secured and wrapped tightly around them both, Amy led the way to the small sauna.

On the outside it was fairly basic, with white plastic windows and a PVC door that looked much the same as most backdoors in kitchens across the country, but inside it was luxurious, with fine wood seating that Emilia found to be comfortable and smooth.

Amy stepped inside and shuffled up to the far end, loosening her towel slightly and then beckoning for Emilia to join her. She smiled and closed her eyes as her new friend sat down to the left and slightly across from her.

For a little while they sat in silence, enjoying the warmth of the room, the sweat building on their skin, feeling their pores opening up, and breathing in the steam deeply.

Emilia was just starting to relax when the silence was broken.

‘I’m sorry I ran away,’ said Amy, abruptly.

Emilia looked over at her but didn’t say anything.

‘I got scared,’ she continued.

She took a deep breath, drawing the steam deep into her lungs. ‘I like you and I got scared because I want to be friends with you.’

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