Her eyes got huge. “What?!”
“I said don’t freak out!”
She started breathing so fast. And then she started laughing like a crazy person.
I put my hand on her shoulder. “Ash, take a deep breath. It’s gonna be okay.”
“Ash finally lose mind,” said Slavanka. “Very sad. We take behind bar and shoot. End misery.”
“What?” said Ash. “Don’t shoot me! I’m just messing with you guys. I know I’ve been kidnapped. But like…you were right, Chastity. Being kidnapped is the best. I’ve been getting pampered for 24 hours straight. I even have my own personal cabana boy. He gets me anything I need. Like an endless supply of banana juice. And free massages. He even built this cabana to shield me from the sun!”
Ah…that explains where this cabana came from.I’d been wondering how it randomly appeared during the small amount of time we were searching the penthouse for Ash.
“Wait,” I said. “So you’re…totally fine?”
“Yup.”
“Do you know what’s happening tonight?”
“Sure do! The banana king is inviting the world’s most handsome, powerful men to come bid on me. And the winner is going to take my virginity. I’m so excited. But kind of nervous. No…just excited! God, I bet he’s going to be so handsome. And forceful yet gentle. And then we’re going to have the most magical lives traveling all over the world.” She gazed wistfully out at the ocean. “Oh my God. I just got the best idea. You two should auction your bodies too! Maybe best friends will buy us. Or brothers!”
“Handsome powerful man buy youandbrothers?” asked Slavanka. “He like penis?”
I laughed. “I think she meant that brothers will buy us.”
“Oh. I like other better. Three penis better than one.”
“Yeah they are!” I gave her a high five.
“I wouldn’t know,” said Ash. “Since I’m a virgin and all… But not for long!” She took a huge sip and finished her banana juice. “Oh my God. Where are my manners? I need to get you guys drinks. And bikinis. Those maid outfits look uncomfortable. Speaking of which…did you ever say why you were wearing them?”
“They’re part of the rescue mission. We had to wear them to sneak past security.”
“You should have just called the banana king and asked if you could come be auctioned too. He’s actually a really chill dude. But kinda bad at ping-pong. I whooped his ass like 10 games in a row. But now that I think about it, he might have just been distracted by my tits. I think one flew out during the third volley and I didn’t realize it until the end.”
“Speaking of boobs flying out…I really need to get out of this outfit. This collar is going to give me a horrible tan line.” I unclasped the little white collar and then shrugged out of the top. The outfit pooled at my feet.
“Oh my God,” said Ash. “You’re so naked. Cabana Boy could be anywhere.”
“Well I don’t have a bikini with me. What else am I supposed to do?”
“Here. You can have mine.” Ash undid her bikini top and slid out of her bottoms and then handed both to me.
I raised an eyebrow. “You do know thatyou’renaked now, right?”
“Huh?” asked Ash. She looked down and seemed surprised. “Oh, right. That makes sense. That’s fine, though. Cabana Boy has already seen my tits. But he’s a licensed masseur, so it’s fine. He’s basically a doctor.”
“In that case, I don’t need clothes either.” I handed the bikini to Slavanka, but she just tossed it aside and got naked too.
I lay back on the cabana next to Ash to start getting my tan on, but there was absolutely no sun hitting me. The curtains on this thing were so thick.
“Let’s move to those chairs,” I said, pointing over toward the pool.
Ash shook her head. “I can’t. The sun is not my friend. Especially now that my naughty bits are exposed. As the old saying goes – the only thing that burns faster than a ginger’s nips is peanut brittle in a cast iron skillet.”
“Then get your cabana boy to bring you more sunscreen. And more banana juice.” If she was gonna make it all the way to the virgin auction tonight without having a freak out, that banana juice needed to keep flowing. I reached up and rang the bell.
A cabana boy in red swim trunks walked out onto the roof deck almost immediately.