Chapter 32: 31- Getting Naked In Public Parking Lot

31

We were the only ones in the lake when the universe decided to let us go for a swim, so we swam back to the platform and when we got out of the man-made lake, both of us were shivering.

My teeth were chattering so hard I was positive it was going to crack anytime soon. I could hear Blake’s teeth chattering too. I was shaking from the cold. It was already night time and summer was ending soon.

“Let’s go to the car.” Blake said, his voice trembled.

“Can we ask for a towel first?” I suggested and started walking behind him.

“Uh, I don’t think so.” Blake uttered silently, and I don’t know how it’s possible from the freezing wind, but his face flustered. Using his index finger, he pointed at something behind him.

I looked past him and saw a sign. Operating Hours: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. I grabbed Blake’s cold hand to check for the time. It was already ten.

“Yeah we trespassed.” Blake muttered and grabbed my hand. “If we ask for towels, they’d know we broke in. And I don’t really like to talk to security to explain to them why I broke my girlfriend and I in the lake to see the fireworks.”

I took another glance at the sign which was beside the entrance. I saw a padlock dangling on the bars which was supposed to be on the gate.

“Don’t get mad at me Bethany.” He said, leading us back to the parking lot. “Admit it, you had fun. The view in the lake is a thousand times better than the tree house, or anywhere for that matter.”

“I-I’m not mad” I stammered form the extreme cold. “I’m just really cold.”

“Me too.”

When we finally reached his car, I had this feeling ice was already on my hair although I was being paranoid since it wasn’t that cold. But it was still cold.

Blake retrieved a black duffel bag and unzipped it. He pulled out a jacket, a blanket and a two complete sets of a change of clothes for him- even his boxers.

“Did you pack your entire closet here?” I narrowed my eyes at him. “Or were you a scout back then?”

“Neither.” He responded and took of his button down followed by his shirt. “It’s for emergencies like getting stuck in the rain. In our case, it’s falling in the lake. Take off your shirt and blazer.”

“I told you I’m not streaking.” I told him seriously. “Why would I have to strip? And why here? Can’t we change in the bathroom?”

“You’re going to get pneumonia if you don’t.” He rolled his eyes. He fisted the jacket and gave it to me. “Take it off and wear this. And regarding to the last question, I really do not feel like walking all the way to the restaurant soaked. By the time we get there, we’d be human ice cubes.”

“O-okay.” I mumbled, taking the shirt from his hand. I took off my blazer and squeezed the water from it before placing it on top of the car. “Uh…”

“What’s wrong?”

“Can you turn around?” I asked in a small voice, my cheeks blushing. “I have to take my shirt off.”

“Now why would I want to miss that?” Blake smirked as he unbuttoned his jeans and dropped them down to his ankles.

Note, we were in the dark parking lot of a restaurant in the middle of some place I didn’t know of but Blake did and he was now only his boxers smirking at me. So of course my only reaction to his bold action was to blush, furiously.

“Blake!”

“Alright, alright.” He laughed, raising his hands in defeat and turned around.

“Good.” I said and removed my shirt almost immediately.

“But you might want to turn away too.” He warned me, after he pulled down his boxers exposing his fine butt.

“Blake!” I almost yelled at him, immediately turning around, covering my eyes. He laughed in response. “You should at least tell me before you decide to go nude!”

“I’m sorry.” He chuckled. “I’d really love to turn around and see your face right now but I don’t think it’s a pretty good idea.”

“And so is getting naked in a public parking lot!” I pointed out. “Can’t I change inside?”

“But I just had the seats cleaned.” He whined.

Pulling his shirt over my head, I decided to remove my bra since it was drenched. After doing so, I slipped in his jacket and zipped it up. I felt warmer instantly.

“I’m decent now.” Blake announced. “Are you?”

“Uh, kind of.” I said. “What about my pants?”

“I’ll stand guard.” He cleared his throat.

I gave a timid nod. Once he was in position, I quickly slipped off my pants and pulled on his boxer shorts. There was absolutely no way I was taking my panties off. A bra I can remove without taking my shirt off but removing my underwear while keeping my pants on is a skill I do not possess.

After tying the strings tight, I told Blake it was okay to turn around.

“Wow.” He said. “You should wear my clothes more often.”

Embarrassed, I looked away. “Where can I place my clothes?”

“I’ll take them. You can go in the car.” He said and grabbed my wet clothes from me.

I slid in the front seat and Blake in the driver’s.

“Getting wet wasn’t part of the plan.” He admitted.

I laughed. “I kind of figured that out. Now we both have to get new phones.”

“I forgot about that.” He said and held my hand. “Are you warm now? I could get the blanket if you want.”

“You don’t have to, it’s fine.” I assured. “By any chance, do you have a blow dryer or a towel in your boy scout bag? My hair’s still soaked.”

“I do not have a blow dryer, or a towel. I do, however, have two pairs of socks. Does that help?” he gave me a sheepish smile.

“Are they clean?” I narrowed my eyes at him. There was absolutely no way I was going to use dirty socks on my hair. Lake water or not, it’s still pretty disgusting.

”Of course they are! Why would I pack dirty socks?”

“I don’t know.”

“So you want it?”

Biting my cheeks, I nodded. I’m not sure how I could use them to dry my hair fast but I guess it can help absorb the water from it.

Blake grinned at me and got out of the car. A few seconds later he got back in the driver’s seat carrying two pairs of white socks and handed them over to me. “Now, let me see what you can do with those socks that could dry up your hair.”

Taking his words in as a challenge, I narrowed my eyes at him and started pressing the sock on my hair. “Like this.”

A few hours later, I had socks tied to my hair. We were in the festival, and they had an open drive in theatre. It was a theatre festival. Go figure.

I was leaning against Blake, our hands entwined. “What are we watching again?”

“I was about to ask that. I thought you knew.” Blake sighed. “But this does give me a good excuse to cuddle up to you.”

“I’m your girlfriend.” I muttered, a smile crawling up to my face as I said the words. “You don’t need a reason to cuddle with me.”

“I like hearing those words.” He murmured.

I pulled away from him and gave him an amused look. “You like the word cuddle? I thought you were the type to like sophisticated words like ‘contraptions’, not cuddle.”

“Not cuddle.” He said like it was so obvious. “Girlfriend. You’re my girlfriend now, and I like it.”

“Well boyfriend, I like it too.” I smiled at him and moved closer.

It was then I noticed how close both of use were, how close both of our face were. I could feel his breathing against my mouth. I could smell popcorn from him.

He bought some popcorn earlier. I told him there was no chance I was getting out of the car unless it was to my house. I was only in his boxers, shirt, and hoodie. He told me he’d rather buy t than letting someone else see me in my current state.

I’m not sure whether to take that as an insult or as a compliment.

And I had socks in my hair. I looked like a lunatic that just escaped from a mental institution. There was no way in hell I was leaving the car.

“Bethany.” He breathed out, pulling me out from my thoughts.

“Blake?”

He moved an inch closer. “I want to… Can I?”

“We’re not falling into a lake again, that’s for sure.” I responded with a small smile, and just as I finished talking, Blake moved forward, sealing my lips with his.

We kissed.

We finally kissed.

It was a light and soft kiss.

It felt like the world stopped.

I could feel the fireworks. I could see them- I had my eyes closed and I could still see them. It was that great.

A couple of seconds later, we pulled away. A smile that I couldn’t help was on my face.

“You have no idea how long I’ve wanted to do that” he whispered. “It was worth the wait and getting drenched in lake water.”

“I have socks in my hair.” I bluntly pointed out. “How can kissing me with socks in my hair, and smelling like…like the earth worth the wait?”

“Because I love you.” He rolled his eyes at me before coming in closer again. “And I’d like a round two of that.”

We ended up ignoring the film as we cuddled against each other, with our hand together as we talked. The festival started late and by the time we left, it was already midnight. We were driving down the empty highway.

“I had a great time.” I said with a smile. “Falling into the lake was the highlight of the night.”

“Was it now?”

I nodded my head. “Definitely. Not everyone falls off a boat during a date.”

“That’s true.” He agreed and with his right hand, he placed it over my knee. “I love you Bethany.”

He pulled over my house. I didn’t want to leave just yet. I wanted to spend more time with Blake, to cuddle with him, to watch crappy movies. But falling off a boat and swimming back to the porch sure drained my energy.

“I love you too.” I removed my seatbelt and placed a soft kiss on his lips.

Pulling away to leave, Blake took my face in his hands, and locked his lips with mine. I was shocked and tensed up at first but relaxed and eased in into his kiss. I brought my hands up to wrap them around his neck, my fingers playing with his hair.

“You won’t make it to your porch soon if we won’t stop.” He breathed out once he pulled away.

“I think so too.” I opened the door and got out. Just before I could close it, I turned back around, realizing I really didn’t want to let Blake go tonight. “Would you like to go in? Have some hot tea or hot chocolate?”

A smile crawled up to his face and turned off the engine. “That’d be great.”

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