The Lady Blue (The Near Seduction)

   One afternoon while I was home sunbathing next to the pool, Joe unexpectedly showed up here.    
   "I probably shouldn't be here," he said standing next to the lawn chair looking down at me, then added, "I'll leave it you want me to."    
  "It's alright, I replied as I shielded my eyes from the sun and looked up at him. I was thinking about how handsome he looked looking down and ogling me. "Please stay!"    
   
It all started innocently enough with him offering to put sun lotion on my back. I closed my eyes enjoying the way his hands moved over my back. He leaned down and I could feel his lips on the back of my neck through my hair.    
   "Joe, no!" I cried when he slid one of his hands downward to my stomach, stopping just above the top of my bikini bottoms.    
   "You are drop dead gorgeous," he said trying to slip inside my bottoms.    
   "Stop it! I'm with Gary.    
   "Not right now you're not."    
   "I think you're trying to seduce me or something."    
   "Something like that. I can't seem to behave myself around you."    
   "We shouldn't start something we can't finish" I said pushing his hand off of my stomach.    
   "I hope you're not getting a mad on.    
    No. I just think you should leave now.    
    You're probably right. Are you still having a party here tonight? This is where everyone comes on weekend nights..    
     Yeah. I guess I'm taking up where Ma and Pa left off."    
        
    It wasn't long at all after Joe left when Gary showed up. The front door was left open and he found me in the upstairs hot tub. I could see the fury on his face and asked him what was wrong.    
   "What was Racine doing here this afternoon?" he asked undressing and joining me in the hot tub    
   "He wanted to know what he could bring to the party tonight," my words coming off weak. I suspected he knew I was being untruthful. I couldn't to say Joe was over here trying to get something on with me, could I?    
   "I just bet he did," he said angrily.    
   "I don't know., Baby. That's what he told me anyway.How did you know he was here?    
   "I saw his goddamn motorcycle out front so I left.    
   "Why on earth were you spying on me?    
    He told me he wasn't spying on me and that he was just calling on me. Then he told me he found a pay phone to call me.    
  ."You wouldn't even answer the phone. What was i supposed to think. Tell me what?"    
    I told him I never heard the phone ring and then he called me a liar. Suddenly, I felt sick inside.