A Day at the Rec Center - Chapter 5 by Moonlight Lily smiled, “I thought you’d say that.” “Can I at least use your towel to dry off?” I asked her as she got her purse out of her locker. “I think we should stay wet,” Lily began, “it would let people know that we’re coming from the pool, and it’ll make things easier for you if anyone asks why you’re naked. Besides, naked and wet is a good look for you,” she laughed. I walked over to a mirror to look at my reflection and was immediately drawn in by the pale shine of my wet skin. I stood mesmerized as I watched drops of water fall from my hair and follow the curves of my body as gravity pulled them downwards. I watched the droplets run down my breasts, across my stomach, down my legs, and finally reach my bare feet. Watching the water on my bare skin also made me really take in the sight of my naked body, and I had to admit that I looked pretty sexy. “C’mon,” Lily said as she closed her locker, as she locked away my clothes once again, “I’ll pay for you.” “Thanks,” I said as we walked up to the door to leave the locker room, the one place in this building were my nudity could be seen as normal. “You ready?” Lily asked as she prepared to push the door open. “No…but I still want to…” I replied. Lily nodded and pushed the door open. Together, we walked out into the hallway. As we walked towards the main lobby of the rec center I heard a combination of voices and footsteps and I knew that I was about to be seen. I forced myself to act confident, to keep my hands at my sides while I looked straight ahead. I told myself that we were just two girls that had finished swimming and had decided to go to the café. I told myself that we were perfectly normal in our swimsuits, Lily in her one piece and me in my no piece, and that I had nothing to worry about…But who wears a no piece? No one, no one but me, the girl who had said that it was all she ever wore… “When we round this corner we’ll be in the lobby,” Lily pointed out, even though she knew that I already knew. I took a deep breath and forced my legs to take me forwards. As I turned the corner I saw a small crowd of people passing through the lobby, everyone going in a different direction. I continued walking forward and watched as a few of them saw me. Some simply looked away quickly as if they were embarrassed to see me while others kept their gaze on me as they eyed what I was starting to desperately want to cover up. I started to move my right hand to cover myself, to shield my body from the eyes of everyone who was looking, but Lily grabbed my arm before I could decide what to cover. “Be confident, Heather,” she gently suggested as she prevented me from hiding my naked body. I stood still for a moment before nodding and letting my hand fall back to my side as she let go of me. I continued moving forward as the people watching me finally continued to wherever they were going and were replaced by new people going to new destinations. The soft pitter-patter of each step my bare feet made on the cool tile of the floor brought me closer to the café, but also put me more in view of everyone who passed. I focused on finding Trevor rather than watching everyone watch me and saw him sitting at a table drinking a cup of coffee, his back turned to me. As I continued walking towards him I wondered what he would say when he saw that I was still naked. Yes, I had been naked in the pool, but that was just the three of us. Now I was standing naked in the middle of the rec center and I could feel everyone’s eyes on me as they saw the entirety of my bare body. Sure, the girl who seemed to be walking towards the locker room may only be wearing a sports bra, some tiny shorts, and a pair of sneakers, but her body wasn’t an unending expanse of skin like mine, her most intimate secrets were still covered up. “Why don’t you pay for our drinks?” Lily suggested as she handed me her purse. I nodded and took her purse from her as I walked up to the counter at the side of the large room that we stood in. I used the purse to shield the area between my legs for a brief moment so that I could gently graze the slightly parted lips of my vagina with my fingertip. I was amazed at what I felt. The light touch of my finger morphed into a tremor of pleasure that shook my entire body. It took all of my concentration to keep from collapsing so I barely heard the soft moan that escaped my lips. I looked around to see if anyone had noticed and saw only the wide smile of a boy as he pointed me out to his three friends. I wanted to cover myself again as I saw them all take in the sight of my bare skin, but I also wanted so desperately to touch that same skin just one more time. I forced myself to continue walking to the counter, both in an effort to keep up my charade of confidence and to keep from giving in to my new temptation that grew harder and harder to resist with each new pair of shocked eyes I saw. “T-two hot chocolates please,” I said when I finally reached the counter. The girl behind the counter smiled, “Not until you tell me your story.” I watched her eyes scan my breasts and slowly descend down my stomach and instantly knew what story she wanted to hear, “I just finished swimming…this is what I wear.” “You’re saying you swim naked?” she asked. “Yeah…always,” I responded. “Sorry, but I’ve been working here for a year and I’ve never heard of a girl that always swims naked. In fact, I think I’ve served you while you were in a bikini before.” Uh oh, I had been caught. I tried to think of a way to explain why I was naked but the girl continued talking before I had a chance. “Based on your nervous expression, I’m going to guess that this is the first time that you’ve ever really been naked here, and based on the fact that you lied to me and the fact that I saw you touch yourself just a minute ago, I’m going to guess you enjoy it.” I shyly nodded, unable to say anything. The girl smiled again, “Well, I like your bravado, and I don’t see a reason why a pretty girl like you should ever feel the need to cover herself. I actually wish I had your courage.” “R-really?” I managed to say, shocked at her reaction. “Yeah. I’d love to hang out with you actually. If you want to, I usually do some running on the indoor track when I get off of work at six so look for me there.” “Okay. I’ll look for you if I’m still here, April,” I smiled as I read her name off of her nametag. “I’m Heather by the way.” “Alright, Heather, I’ll make these drinks on the house since I don’t feel right charging someone as courageous as you,” April said as she handed me the two hot chocolates. I thanked her and started to make my way over to the table that Trevor and Lily were sitting at. I could see that everyone that passed by was still looking at me, but April’s kindness had made me feel a lot better. I found that my enjoyment of the feelings that my nudity provided me with gradually started to overcome the incredible embarrassment that I felt for being naked in such a public place to begin with. I was smiling as I walked around the back of the chair that Trevor was sitting in and turned to present the sight of my naked body to him. “Miss me?” I asked, slowly starting to feel that my confidence wasn’t entirely a façade.