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 Discovering Melanie by Cave

   Discovering Melanie Ch.  1

   After a morning of classes and a quick lunch, I'd finished the week's
assignments early during the communal study hours.  It was just a few weeks
into my first year of college and I was still living with my parents.

   Student housing was so difficult to come by and like a dummy I hadn't
placed myself on the waiting list a year in advance.  It wasn't a big
problem though, as my parents lived just 15 mins away.  On the upside, this
saved me some money.

   On my way home, I looked at the sky, clear blue skies, great!  For early
September it was still surpsisingly nice and warm, like late summer
weather. As soon as I got home, I ran upstairs.  Mom and dad were still at
work and wouldn't be home for at least an hour.

   Not wanting to waste time, I got out of my clothes, standing in my room
completely naked.  For a moment I imagined myself going out into the
backyard like this, but knew I couldn't do that.  Instead, I grabbed one of
my shorter skirts and a thin sleeveless button down blouse.  Putting on the
skirt and pulling on the blouse, I made my way downstairs again.  Nervously
fingering the top buttons, I left them open, allowing the blouse to open
up, exposing the upper part of my chest.

   I sat down in one of the lawnchairs, facing the sun and partly away from
the gate to the backyard.  The yard was completely enclosed, only a gate at
one side of the house.  I didn't want to risk anyone coming in seeing me
without warning.  We have some high trees around the garden, but there
wasn't a perfect spot where they blocked the view from the houses on both
sides.  I'd chosen a location where at least there was partial cover from
the neighbouring houses.

   This had become a regular event for me over the summer.  Whenever I was
home by myself, parents at work or otherwise not home, I'd try to catch a
moment by myself outside in the sun.

   Laying back in the chair, the butterflies in my stomach were out in
full. I delighted in the feel of the sun on my bare legs, arms and face. 
Feeling the need for more bare skin, I pulled up the blouse to bare my
tummy and pushed down the skirt so it rested on my hips.  Not wanting to
cover more of my legs, I rolled up the top of the skirt, making it shorter.
I'd gradually become more daring over the summer, seeking the edge of
decency, often crossing it.

   One...two...three times?  No that was too much as with a rush of
excitement I could see my lips peeking out.  I quickly undid the third
roll, while pulling down the skirt a bit more. It was now resting lower on
my hips, making a little bridge between them.

   I could see the inside of my thighs beneath the skirt and it felt
incredibly exciting to be so exposed to the elements.  The soft breeze
passing up my thighs added to the feeling and I spent a moment tracing my
fingers over my bare legs below the skirt and caressing the soft skin with
the palm of my hands. Before moving my arms back onto the armrests, my
fingers curled beneath the skirt, moving outwards and smoothing it out in
the process.

   I just loved teasing myself like this and could feel my heartrate
increase, face flushed and saw that my nipples were poking holes through
the blouse.  I pushed up the blouse further up, baring a bit more of my
tummy.  Closing my eyes, I stayed like that for a while, nervously keeping
my hands on the armrests.

   Hearing a noise in front of me in the bushes, my eyes flared open. 
Luckily, it was just a cat making its way through the garden. This was so
bad, I thought, sitting here like this I felt like a sexual deviant.  I was
getting aroused and absolutely loved it.  This is why I rush home early
when I could.  Unfortunately, autumn was fast approaching promising cold
and rain and an end to my fun.

   Closing my eyes again, I pushed myself further, nervously spreading my
legs a bit more than shoulder width apart.  I felt the sun's touch on my
nether regions and couldn't resist opening another button on my blouse,
pulling it further open to the edge of my nipples, lightly brushing them in
the process.  I felt incredibly sexy sitting there, partly exposed to the
world and luxuriated in the feeling.

   High on excitement, I occassioally fidgeted with the skirt or the
blouse, loving the feeling of the fabric moving over my skin.

   After what must have been some ten minutes of this, I heard someone
speak nearby.

   "Hello"

   My eyes shot open, darting around.

   "Over here!"

   Oh shit oh fuck oh fuck

   My neighbour, my friend's dad, was waving hedge clippers to draw my
attention.  His head and shoulders rose above the thick hedge and was
looking my way. During our eye contact, I was frozen, like a deer in
headlights.

   "h...hi", I managed, barely more than a whisper.

   He was looking at me, how long had he been there?

   His eyes dropped from my face to my crotch and mine followed.  My
earlier leg movements had worked up the hem and I could see myself.  From
his angle he'd see even more, I realized!  I snapped my legs together and
my hands shot down to my skirt, pushing it down for cover.

   Suddenly I felt very hot, blood rushing to my face as I looked at my
neighbour again.  I had trouble breathing.  Seeing the grin on his face
that betrayed what he'd seen made it even worse.  As his eyes switched
between my barely covered breasts and my skirt, I knew he could still see a
lot.

   My only saving grace was that pushing the skirt down had slightly
unrolled it, instead of pulling it down.  As it was, it barely covered me.
He started clipping the hedge, occassionally looking my way.

   I had to get out of here, but couldn't let go of my skirt.  Can't he
just go away for a moment, so I can get up?

   A noise behind me - someone was near the front door, which was on the
side of the house.  This time fear drove me to action, despite knowing I
was still being watched.  I quickly unrolled my skirt and pulled it back
into position as someone knocked on the door.

   "Hey Mel!" I recognized the voice of my friend, the neighbour's daughter
Jocelyn, or Josy.  She goes to the same college, but had chosen different
classes.  We kept in touch, but I had no idea she was home already.

   "Hang on, I'll let you in", I said as I got up.

   My heart was hammering in my chest.  She was already walking towards the
side gate, but I had to get inside, out of sight of her dad.  Panic ripped
through me as I realized he'd likely be talking with my parents about this.

   I made my way to the backdoor, while fumbling with the blouse, redoing
the buttons while trying to not be obvious.

   Inside, I quickly checked myself - I was dripping.  Grabbing a tissue
and carefully wiping the sensitive area, I shouted to Josy, "I'm coming".
Throwing away the tissue, I thought `no pun intended' with a giggle and
opened the door for her.

   "er...hi Josy, didn't know you were home.  Finished early as well?"

   "Yeah, I saw you were home, so figured we should catch up"

   She was home already?  Did she see me out back, just like her dad?

   I didn't want to think of what she might have seen and had to push out
the thought. "So, catching some rays?  I love the feeling of this September
sun on my skin.  It's so nice and warm.  Can we go outside?" she rambled on
in typical Josy fashion, leaving me little room to respond.

   Going back out into the backyard was the last thing I wanted, with her
dad still there given the show I just gave him, but I could hardly give
that as a reason.

   "uhm..." was all I could manage.

   "Nice pokies, did you go to classes like that?", appraising my choice of
outfit with amusement in her voice.

   Straight to the point.  More blushing.

   "oh no, I... changed after coming home." I didn't know how to explain my
reasons for wearing this blouse instead of a bikini if my aim was to get
some sun.

   Before I could object, she went out the backdoor leaving me with no
choice but to follow. "Oh, hey dad!", she waved at him. He waved back at
us, continuing his hedge work and I turned yet another shade of red.

   We chatted for a while, but I was nervous.  My eyes kept stealing
glances at Josy's dad, afraid... afraid of her dad making a comment.  After
all, he knows I'm not wearing anything under this skirt.

   I noticed him glancing our way several times and pressed my legs
together, smoothing out my skirt.

   What must he think of me, the way I acted?  Will he talk about what he
saw, tell my parents or Josy?  It worried me deeply.

   "Hello, earth to Melanie, are you still here?" Josy was waving her hand
in front of me. "Sorry" "Looked like you were lost in thought, what's on
your mind?"

   Evading, I mentioned my parents would be coming home soon, which was
true. "I should get started on homework", I added for effect.

   "I hear you, girl, you don't want to be caught like that by the parental
unit", she said with a wink, followed by a glance at her dad, which made
her shiver with discomfort that mirrored my own.  When she talks like this,
it's like she has no filter at all.

   Shortly after, we got up to make our way back to the gate.  Waving her
off and promising to talk later, I went inside.

   I decided I'd have to be much more careful next time.