Ross was in the third group chosen, as a helper. Jake had been in the fifth group, as the victim, which didn’t count as it wasn’t assessed. Two groups later, Bron was told to be the rescuer. While she swam down to the end of the pool to come rescue her victim who would be floating face down in the middle of the pool, the trainer called four other people across to her.
“You’ve all had too much opportunity to watch each other and learn from each other. This time you four are to be panicked bystanders. That happens in real life as we all know. You’re to yell, scream, splash water, even pull on the rescuer and the helpers to distract them. You aren’t to touch the victim though or tip him off the board once he’s on it. Understand?”
The four students nodded and all started laughing and planning what to do. Jake was in shock. After this time the rest of them would have a chance to see what techniques Bron had used to deal with the trouble. But she was going to be given the hardest possible test to pass. Okay, life guards needed to save people against difficult odds. But holy shit, Bron was getting an incredibly difficult scenario.
The victim jumped in and thrashed around in the middle of the pool, then floated face down. Bron swam up to him with neat strokes and followed the correct procedure, supporting the victim’s neck and smoothly turning him over in a spinal-safe maneuver. Then she trod water, holding the victim while waving her arm for help. The two allocated helpers ran to get the spinal board and then jumped in the water. But the delegated troublemakers jumped in as well and tried to tug the board away from them. The helpers had known there would be opposition, but clearly they hadn’t expected it to happen yet. There was a bit of a tussle, but they swam clear and smoothly slid the board under the victim to help Bron hold his weight. Then all three of them towed him to the side of the pool. One helper climbed out to get the neck brace and straps while the rabble again began yelling, splashing, and trying to pull Bron and the remaining helper away from the victim.
Immediately, Bron signaled to her helper and they towed the victim out to deeper water again.
“That’s a damn smart move.” Ross whispered directly into Jake’s ear.
“Yeah. Likely real troublemakers wouldn’t be good swimmers or they’d know not to interfere with life guards.”
Jake watched every move Bron made and her technique was perfect. By the time the victim was rescued the class applauded her. The trainer changed the situations again and again, but Jake found he wasn’t as emotional about his own test as he’d been about Bronwyn’s. She mattered to him. He was beginning to think he loved her. Certainly she was very nearly as special to him as Ross was, and there was no way he wanted their relationship to end just because their course was finishing. He needed to speak to Ross, but he knew his partner through and through, and was certain Ross would agree. They needed to ask Bron to stay with them. This wasn’t just a lust-filled summer romance. This was love. He knew it.
***
Ross was filled with admiration for Bronwyn after she aced her test under incredibly difficult circumstances. He and Jake had also passed, but she was magnificent. That test was just the incident that had caused him to realize something that had been happening so gradually he hadn’t understood it until right then. He’d fallen in love with Bronwyn. Oh, he still loved Jake just as much. Jake was the best friend a man could ever have, and he hoped they’d still be fucking like bunnies when they were both ninety. But Bronwyn was special. She completed them in a way he’d never imagined or expected. It was like she was a missing part of them he didn’t know he’d needed until she came into their life and then it was just so obvious she belonged to them both.
But would she be prepared to move in with them. Would she agree to be one of three? There was no denying he and Jake were an item. But he wanted her with them as well. Their very special woman who they would both love and cherish forever.
All the way home from class they talked about the test. “Well in real life, if that scenario did ever happen, and I agree it could, I’d like to think someone would call 911 before the victim drowned,” said Bron.
Ross drove straight home and they walked into the kitchen where Jake hurried to put coffee on to percolate.
He signaled to Jake that he needed to talk to him, and they took their swimming gear into the bathroom to the clothes hamper.
“I want to ask Bron to stay with us. To be one of us. For us to be three from now on.” He watched Jake’s eyes carefully. He felt pretty sure Jake would agree. They knew each other so very well after all this time. But if Jake was ambivalent, he wouldn’t say anything to Bron until he and Jake were totally in agreement on the issue.
Jake grabbed him in a hug and kissed him, all teeth and tongue and mashed together noses. “I want that, too.”
Ross high-fived his best friend. “Good. Let’s go ask her.”
“What if she says no?”
“We keep asking her until she says yes. But we fuck her brains out in the meantime.”
“Oh, I like that plan.” Jake gave him a huge grin and stripped out of his clothes, leaving them on the floor.
Ross shook his head and undressed, piling all their clothing into the laundry hamper. Well he’d panned to take Bron to bed this afternoon. They usually did after lifeguard class. It looked like it’d happen sooner rather than later is all.
Chapter Four
Bron had opened the refrigerator and pulled out some snacks, piling carrot sticks, sliced cucumbers, chunks of cheese, and tiny chorizo sausages on a plate. She couldn’t see any dip for them and was wondering about making some herself, when the two men returned, both completely naked.
She glanced up and down their bodies. She’d seen them naked every week since Life Guard class began, often twice a week, and she loved their bodies as much now as on that very first occasion. Of course after eight weeks she knew them so much better and she loved their natures as well. Ross was a bit bossy, but he was always looking out for Jake and for her. He’d never deliberately hurt either of them, although he might try to convince them to do what he wanted. Well, it looked like he wanted to fuck and she was good with that plan. She always wanted them. They gave her the most amazing orgasms and were so caring and creative. Sex was never boring with them and five star climaxes were ensured.
Bron leaned her back on the kitchen counter and watched them approach. She was trying hard not to smile, but their faces were so serious yet their cocks were bobbing along in front of them. The contrast was exciting although somewhat comedic.
“Bron, how do you feel about me fucking Jake?” asked Ross.
“Are you asking if I’d like to watch? Because the answer is most definitely yes. I can’t imagine watching anything more erotic than you two fucking.”
“You wouldn’t mind just watching?” Ross sounded surprised.
“Of course not. I’d like it even better if I could touch you while you fucked, but just watching would be awesome as well.”
“What about if Ross fucks me while I fuck you?” asked Jake.