A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 20

I woke the next morning with a nude girl sprawled out almost on top of me. I stayed in bed for a while just holding her, but nature was calling me. I gently unwrapped myself trying not to wake her, then went into the bathroom. When I came out she was sitting Indian style on the bed; no blanket over her and completely exposed to me. I was naked too, but it surprised me how nonchalant she was being nude with me.

“Morning!” she smiled. I said good morning to her, then asked how she felt. “Sore,” she laughed. I apologized to her, but she interrupted my apology stating she was happy about it and had no regrets at all. I told her to get dressed and we would have breakfast, then get started.

She stood, went into the bathroom and did what girls do, and when she came out I was already dressed. Yes, it took her that long. She picked up her shirt and jeans and started putting them on. “Remember, we're going home, so you might want to put on more than that,” I hinted.

“Oh yeah...” she laughed, pulled her clothes back off, then fished into her pack pulling out panties and a bra. As she dressed, she commented, “It feels weird wearing clothes again. I wish we could just stay naked.”

I checked us out, we ate breakfast, then hit the road. Patty rambled on the whole time, until we stopped for lunch. She must have thanked me a hundred times for bringing her. We stopped at a fast food place for lunch, at her request, then headed home.

We arrived at mid afternoon. I had called my sister the day before, when we had decided to stop for the night and go home a day later, and she assured me that would be fine. John was staying a few extra days with his friend, so being alone gave her another night of peace, except for work, of course.

I unloaded the car as Patty and her mother went inside. As they walked Patty's arms waved in the air as she talked to her mother. I finished unloading and I too walked inside. I felt both rested after a week off and exhausted, so I flopped down in my chair and turned the TV on.

My sister came in to the room about 15 minutes later. “Was she any trouble?” was her first question. I assured her Patty was no trouble at all and it was nice having her around. She pressed to see if Patty had pulled her own weight or just lounged around. Once more I stressed that she was fine and made my life actually easier. She had helped a lot, more than I had expected.

“It seems Patty had a great time. Thanks for bringing her. I haven't seen her this happy in ages. She even asked if she could go with you next time,” my sister confessed. “Of course I told her she hadn't been invited to go anywhere, but she insisted there would be a next time.”

That made me chuckle knowing I would ask her to go anywhere with me. “There is one slight problem...” my sister said softly. Suddenly I felt uneasy. “She picked up a lot of color this week. She's got a nice tan.”

“Well, we spent a lot of time swimming. There was a small pond where we camped. Are you upset she has a tan?” I asked, still not sure where my sister was going with this.

“No, not at all. I need to ask a favor of you though,” she continued. “Patty has a nice tan, but no tan lines...” Oh shit... Here it comes I thought to myself. “I don't mind that, so don't look so guilty,” she chuckled. “If I get her a new bikini, will you take her to the beach or something? Make sure she gets more tanned so she has tan lines? I know what her friends will think if they notice no lines. She'll get teased and made fun of and I don't want that.”

I breathed a sigh of relief. “Of course I will! Um... We didn't have bathing suits, so...”

“I know you didn't. I told you that's fine, and, please, don't give me details. I don't want to know, even though I suppose I already do. I did get to spend a weekend with John... just the two of us... Anyway, can you pick up Sam in the morning? I have to work tonight, and don't really want to get up to get him,” my sister smiled. “Of course, you'll be stuck with Patty alone tonight.”