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balls. I didn’t think Juliette had the balls and as for Beth, whoa, that girl had problems.
    But, naked. In public. Why did they pick that of all things? I could face anything but public nudity. I ’d just have to tell Beth and Juliette that I backed out. Unless…
    I hesitated for a moment then walked back to the car. I knew it was wrong but I picked up my mobile phone and made an appointment at the local solarium.
    ***
    I heard Beth and Juliette giggling as soon as I walked into the bar, but not for long. They spotted me and it was like a cross-examination.
    ‘Hey, Imogen, did you do it?’
    ‘ What was it like?’
    Jeez-us. Did they want the whole world to know? Luckily the only other person in the back bar was an old codger who looked as deaf as a post.
    I had my priorities though, drink first, talk later. I waited for the barmaid to pour a beer while Beth mouthed ‘hurry up’.
    Squeezing into the booth, I told them that we needed to work out the next dare.
    ‘That can wait. We want the dirt, don’t we Juliette?’
    Juliette nodded.
    ‘Now, show us your stomach.’
    ‘ Huh?’
    ‘ Your stomach? The all-over tan? We need proof.’ Beth smirked, obviously thinking she was being all cool and daring.
    ‘ I am not flashing my stomach in a public bar. Forget it. Now, who’s next? We need to work out the next dare.’
    Beth reached over and pulled up my top before I could stop her.
    ‘Gee, you tanned easily, Imogen. It would take me weeks to get that brown unless I went to a solarium.’
    I shrugged. ‘So, which of you is next?’
    ‘ I am,’ said Juliette. ‘We “rock, scissor, paper-ed” for it.’
    Beth grabbed at me again. ‘Now show us your butt, Imogen. Prove it’s all-over.’
    Thank God I was sitting down. Just wait until it was her turn – I bet she wouldn ’t be so mouthy then.
    ‘ So, Juliette’s dare? Any ideas?’
    ‘ Not until we get a few more details from you. What’s the point of meeting up if we don’t get to hear all the gory details. What happened?’
    I shrugged. ‘Not much. Went to Smith’s, spent a bit of time on the beach, got a tan and came home.’
    ‘ Hey, don’t rip us off,’ said Beth. ‘Where did you sit? What did you do? Were there any hotties on the beach?
    ‘ I just sat on the beach. Nowhere special. Well down one end… kinda between two rocks.’ I hoped that there was a spot like that on the beach ‘I spread out my towel and plonked down. Then I took off my skirt and t-shirt.’
    ‘ Is that all?’ asked Beth.
    I should have stopped right there. My heart boomed like a bass beat, my face glowed and my guts churned. I should ’ve ‘fessed up. They’d have gotten over it.
    Beth stifled a fake yawn.
    ‘Boring. Is that all?’
    ‘ No, that isn’t all.’ She could shut the fuck up with her stupid comments. I’m not boring – I’m as brave and daring as anyone. Just not at a nude beach.
    ‘ Well, why didn’t you strip off?’ Beth asked.
    ‘ I did. If you’d just be quiet a minute and let me tell my story. I pulled my book out of my bag but I didn’t get past the first page before that nagging voice in my head started. After all, I started up this club, didn’t I? How could I expect either of you to do anything at all brave and bad when I was lying on a nudie beach in my bathers? I’m no wimp. I peeked around and no one was paying me the slightest bit of attention so I whipped my top over my head and settled back down. My boobs were squished into the sand, anyway.’
    ‘ Topless?’ asked Juliette. ‘That would be enough for me.’ She looked down at her drink.
    ‘ I started reading again, but the voice came back at me. OK. I slipped my bottoms off quickly too. I just hoped no one could see me.
    ‘ The sun was warm on my skin. I was more aware of my body than I’d ever been before. Like I was conscious of every inch of flesh. I was almost tempted to jump in the water for a swim. Except I didn’t want to, you know, call attention to myself