They had never felt shy together before, not even the first time when they had been fucked side by side in the same bed--but they had had men then, as... emotional buffers. Because they were both proud and self- confident girls, embarrassment was an emotion alien to them, and to be dreaded. But if they shared the same desires, there could be no reason for embarrassment to arise. And both had a pretty good idea, by this time, that what they each wanted was one and the same.Veronica stopped at the. ”Giuseppe and Juan had obviously already seen it, but they seemed entranced, nevertheless. When Anna had finally looked long enough to turn away from it, I asked her to help me put it up on the sideboard. We leaned it against the wall and covered it with the blanket. I stacked the plans, drawing, and journal next to the painting.Taking Anna in my arms I said, “That is our surprise tonight at the family dinner.”Megawatt Anna smile!Giuseppe cleared his throat to get our attention and asked, “What. Jen and Court had my hands and practically dragged me behind the hot tub. Renee was right. We were enough lower that no one could see us and if we were quiet, the jets would drown out whatever we were talking about."Happy birthday, Courtney," I said. "I didn't get to celebrate with you last year. I'm so glad the end-of-year party coincided with your birthday." Yeah, here I am. Sweet sixteen and never been—a lot of things that I hope to remedy. Kissed just doesn't happen to be one of them. But. ” And so I followed her down to the patio. We chatted with our neighbors. I decided to head over to the punch bowl, to check it for alcohol content. It wasn’t, which reminded me again that my college days were over, though they did have a keg of cold beer to remind me of my youthful folly. I filled my glass and wandered over by the poolside, where I found Emily and Lisa chatting. Em grabbed my hand and pulled me over to them. “You have got to meet Gary. Gary this is Lisa,” she added pushing her.