During the fifteen minute drive he kept turning the radio up while Olivia would turn it down as Derek would sing to the music on KIIS as Olivia would try to talk to him about an issue she was having with a co-worker who was goofing off. While Sammy especially and to some extent Matt were not feeling as close to his mates as they used to be, Derek was unaware of any issues. He was looking forward to a fun day as they had an easy drive to the beach.
Serena
Serena and Sammy were the last people to arrive. Serena greeted everyone and exchanged hugs. Over the last few years, she and Olivia had mastered the art of being friendly to each when they see the other despite being very different people with nothing in common. Serena thought Olivia was good at having pleasant conversations without saying anything interesting or offensive.
On the other hand, Serena never knew what to say to Hannah who acted much younger than Olivia or Jane and was very quiet. There was usually an awkward silence between them after their updates on family and jobs. The couple times Serena had met Jane, she liked her and sensed that they could actually be friends once they got to know each other better. Sammy called her the feisty one and she seemed to enjoy being outspoken.
Serena thought both Matt and Derek were similar pretty boys, and she would not mind messing around with either but since that was not likely, they were not particularly interesting to her. She understood that Sammy goes way back with them and had no issues with hanging out with them occasionally. There were things Serena would prefer to be doing, but she understood that part of a marriage was about doing things for your partner.
Olivia
Olivia and Derek were the first to arrive followed shortly by Jane. Everyone wished Matt a happy birthday. Like them, the birthday present that Jane brought was a bottle of wine.
The first thing that Olivia noticed was the sheets over the couches but figured it would be rude to ask what that was about.
Jane seemed to be in a good mood and greeted everyone warmly. Olivia was surprised to see how well she seemed to get along with Matt and Hannah. Olivia knew her sister was more outgoing than her but was surprised that she had seemed to develop a bond with Hannah who is difficult to bring out of her shell. Jane had on shorts over a one-piece red and black bathing suit and did not seem to care that she was showing considerable cleavage. Olivia wanted to say something but knew it would only anger Jane, so she bit her tongue.
Both Olivia and Hannah had on conservative cover ups over their bathing suit and Derek and Matt had on tank tops and board shorts. Not for the first time Olivia noticed how Matt was in great shape and thought how sexy he was.
About ten minutes later Serena and Sammy showed up. Sammy’s bathing suit had pink flamingos on it and was shorter than the bathing suits that Matt and Derek wore. When Olivia first met Sammy, he was a bit overweight, but he had lost some weight a few years ago and kept it off. Olivia glanced at Sammy’s mid-section but could not see much. Olivia knew when the boys were drinking, they occasionally made jokes about the size of Sammy’s penis. She did still seem to be in a horny mood after last night. Serena had on a long black sundress. They had a birthday present wrapped for Matt.
As they were getting ready to go out to the beach, Jane asked Olivia to put suntan lotion on her back. The weather was mostly overcast. However, Olivia knew Jane typically avoided going out in the sun due to her fair skin. Olivia thought it was ironic that her sister who now lived at the beach and liked to portray herself as being so reckless and outrageous was so careful to slather herself with suntan lotion. As Olivia lotioned Jane up, she thought to herself that Jane could lose a few pounds and they could start going to the gym together but thought it best to not say anything. Jane put on a big t-shirt immediately after getting the suntan lotion on.
Matt
Everyone helped carry the beach stuff from Matt’s place to the beach. With the less than perfect beach weather, the crowd was sparse, and they had no problem getting a nice spot. Matt liked overcast days better like this on the beach during the summer because it got so crowded when the weather was nice. They were not going to bother putting up an umbrella, but Jane insisted that they put one umbrella up.
The guys took off their t-shirts and the girls except for Jane took off their cover ups. Matt noted that Hannah was wearing her purple bikini which while not quite a thong but was her most revealing bathing suit. He thought it was unlikely she would have worn it to the beach with their friends before this weekend. Olivia and Serena wore much more conservative one-piece suits. Matt had a new appreciation for their curves after seeing them in action the last few days.
After sitting for a little while, Matt got bored and asked the group who wanted to go in the water. He expected that the guys would come with him while the girls stayed out of the water. However, he was surprised when Hannah said she would come. Hannah tried to convince Jane to go in the water with them, but Jane said she would stay under the umbrella. Hannah was a strong swimmer and liked to go in the ocean but typically would have stayed with the other girls.
Matt, Hannah, Derek and Sammy brought their boogie boards in the water with them. The waves were pretty rough, and they got in a few good rides. They made some small talk but were mostly quiet. If it was just the three guys, there would have been more horsing around, but Hannah’s presence threw things off kilter until Sammy got hit by a wave and fell with his bathing suit which was big on him dropping a bit, exposing half his butt crack until he quickly pulled it up. That loosened things up and when Hannah got a nice ride, the guys loudly cheered her. Hannah did not seem to care that the guys might have gotten a quick glimpse as she adjusted both her top and bottom.
Serena
While Hannah and the guys were in the water, Serena and the sisters relaxed on the beach. Olivia was very chatty. She had talked about their trip to the Blue Mountains and was now going on and on about one of her co-workers who was apparently lazy. It seemed to Serena that Jane was tuning her out as well.
Serena was more interested when Jane asked Olivia about getting pregnant. It was apparent that Olivia and Derek were trying to get pregnant, and it was not happening. When Jane said at least you can have fun trying, Olivia seemed to get embarrassed and turned pink but said quietly that it was true. That got Serena wondering what Olivia and Derek’s sex life was like. Sure, on the surface it was easy to guess that it was very vanilla, but Serena knew from experience that sometimes people who you would expect to be the most boring had interesting secrets. However, Serena would guess that sex between Matt and Hannah was very bland. From her experience, a girl as young as Hannah who is put on a pedestal because of her looks rarely knows how to please their partner.