Chapter 50

“Oh! Man!” Tim said. “I think I overate!” He slapped his hand on his stomach, pushing it forward to make it even more significant.

We girls giggled when he did this, but to be honest, we also felt we had overeaten.

“Let’s sunbathe before we go swimming again,” Nicole said, “That gives me some time to clear our things away.”

“I’ll help you,” Patrick offered, prompting John to say he would also help.

To make it even easier for them, we gathered most of our things before laying on our towels close to the lake’s shoreline.

While lying there, I had my head on my hands and looked at John, helping Nicole and Patrick. Of course, his penis quickly became my main subject to look at. I couldn’t believe he had been running around with that hard-on for so long already. And it was only because he had told us it was okay for him. After all, I knew for sure that I had read somewhere that it could be harmful for a guy to have an erection that lasted too long. Well, he definitely didn’t seem to have a problem with it. Seeing his thing swaying around while he moved around was funny.

When they were almost done clearing everything away, I laid the side of my head on my hands and closed my eyes. I didn’t want John to think I had been staring at him, even when I had.

I could hear how they walked to us and then came lying with us. While we sunbathed for a while, I couldn’t get John out of my mind. I needed to get him apart from the group to talk with him. But I needed to do it so no one else would find it suspicious.

“Guys, what do you think?” Nicole brought me out of my slumber. “Are we going for our swim now?”

“Yeah, let’s do it,” Tim said.

“Wait a second, guys,” Patrick said. He looked at Nicole and said, “I want to ask you something first.” He waited for Nicole to have her attention on him before he asked, “Would you mind doing a quick photo shoot for me? We all did it before, and it would be nice if you also did it.”

Nicole looked around her and said, “Hmm, and what will you do with those pictures?”

Patrick smiled and said, “Don’t worry, they won’t end up on Anita’s website. It’s just for us, no one else.”

“Can I see a few of them first?” Nicole asked.

“Sure! No one any objections?” Patrick asked to make sure it was okay.

I personally don’t think he should have asked because we were all sitting around naked. So, it wasn’t as if Nicole would see anything in those photos she had yet to see.

Patrick went to get his camera, and when he returned, he showed the images to Nicole. I sometimes noticed her raising an eyebrow when looking through the photos.

“There are a few very nice pictures among them,” Nicole said when she returned the camera to Patrick. “Okay, you can make a few of me too.”

And so, Nicole started to pose for Patrick. The first one was while she was still sitting on her towel, but she surprised most of us when she opened her legs to give Patrick and his camera a good view of her pussy. Well, we all had a good view of it.

After this, they moved into the lake, where Patrick took a few other pictures of Nicole. She looked very comfortable in front of the camera.

When they were finally done, Patrick returned his camera to the sports bag, and we went swimming in the lake.

We swam in the same direction as the last time and didn’t talk much this time. It gave me more time to look into the forest area and wonder about the kind of animals that would be there. I knew this forest was large, and one area even ended up in a protected nature reserve. So, it wouldn’t be unthinkable that many animals there would wander over to this area.

I knew bison, deer, wolves, and even bears were in that reserve. If Patrick hadn’t told us about even wolves being in this area, I wouldn’t have thought about the link to that reserve. I’m sure the wolves around here must originate from that area.

To be honest, I never considered the wildlife around here. Sure, I knew about the birds, mice, and other little critters that lived around here, but I never thought that large animals would also come to this area.

“A penny for you thought,” I heard Nicole say.

I looked at her and smiled. “Just thinking about what kind of animals could be looking at us right now,” I answered jokingly.

“I see,” Nicole said. “Well, you can find some bigger animals on this side of the road. They rarely cross it to our side, but it happens sometimes.”

“Did you ever have problems with those animals?” I asked.

“Not really,” Nicole answered. “Most of those animals avoid contact with humans. Luckily, we humans are too noisy and smelly. So, most real wild animals are gone before we even reach them.”

“So, you never saw any of them?”

“Well, on an occasion, I did see some deer, and only one time a group of boar.”

“And nothing more dangerous?”

“Like wolves or bears?” Nicole asked.

“Yes.”

“No, never saw them around. But I know they sometimes come to this area. But I haven’t had the luck to see any of them.”

“Aren’t you afraid for them?”

“Well, I wouldn’t like to run into a bear. But wolves will probably hide or run away from us before we even have the chance to see them. If you are lucky, you can sometimes hear a wolf howl, but that’s all.”

“I see.”

“Although Derick once told me he saw a wolf.”

“He did? Wow. Was he scared?”

“Weirdest thing. Derick thought that particular wolf could be familiar with humans. Like I said, most wolves run away before you even have a chance to see them. But this wolf followed Derick and came closer when he stopped walking.”

“Oh, man! I would be scared like hell!” I responded when I heard this.

“He also didn’t feel safe for a while because a wolf following you is weird. Wolves normally only do this when they are hunting. But this was also a lone wolf; normally, they run in packs.”

“Aren’t lone wolves more dangerous? I think I remember reading this somewhere.”

“Normally not. But when the wolf came closer, Derick thought this wolf was maybe domesticated. He sure didn’t act like how a wolf normally would. However, the wolf suddenly ran away when another group of people came walking in their direction. Well, that’s what Derick thinks that scared the wolf away. Because he only noticed them when he saw the group, and at that time, the wolf had already been gone for a couple of minutes.”

I sighed and said, “I’m not sure what I would do in a situation like that.”

“Well, for one thing, never run away from them. A prey would do that, and it could make them attack you. The best thing to do is just stand your ground and make a lot of noise. This often scares them away. If not, keep making a lot of noise and slowly back away. And what you should never do is approach them. If they approach you, just don’t run and hope they are only curious. In the worst case, try to slowly back away towards a tree and climb into it. And if you are in a group, band together to make your group more threatening to them.”

“Thanks for the advice,” I responded, “But I sure hope I’ll never see any of them around here.”

“The chance is slim. I’m often in the woods around here and have never encountered a wolf.”

“Hope it stays that way,” I tried to joke.

She smiled at me and said, “I’m sure they are more scared of us than we are of them.”

“Sorry, guys, but I hope you don’t mind me heading back. Otherwise, I won’t make it,” Nele said to the group.

Nicole looked around and said, “I hadn’t noticed we had swum this far already. Yeah, let’s head back now.”

We all agreed.

Nicole went swimming next to Nele, and I saw them talking. Nicole did this to keep Nele’s mind busy so she wouldn’t notice the distance she was swimming.

The rest of us kept swimming at a lacy pace and enjoyed our time in the water. The water was clear; sometimes, we saw a fish swimming at the bottom of the lake or even a few yards away. But every time we came too close to them, they dashed away.

I also kept an eye on the shore but have yet to catch any wildlife. I wouldn’t have minded to see another deer or something else that wasn’t too dangerous, but except for some geese or other birds flying over, I didn’t see anything else.

“Guys! We are going to walk the rest of the way,” Nicole said, meaning Nele and her.

I noticed that Nicole gave me an intense look, so I said, “I’ll join you if you don’t mind.”

“No, that’s fine,” Nicole said, and I noticed her sly smile. So, I had interpreted her gaze correctly.

While the others swam along, Nicole, Nele, and I swam to the shore.

“Thank you for catching my drift,” Nicole said.

“Well, the look you gave me told me something was up,” I jokingly responded.

“Well, I needed to talk to you,” Nicole said.

The way she said this scared me a little. I had a feeling something was up, and it was something I would like.

“It’s just that with all of them staying at my home and now Nele joining us, I don’t have enough sleeping places.”

“Oh! I see,” I said, probably sounding a little disappointed.

“All beds are already occupied, so Nele will share my bed.”

“Okay!” I responded.

“However,” Nicole said. Giving me some hope. “Depending on how you feel about this, and from what Nele told me. You have three options.”

“Hmm, okay. What are they?”

“First, you could go home and sleep in your own bed, of course.”

“Sure,” I responded, making sure my voice sounded like this was the last option I wanted to take.