Chapter 1: Opening Image
Alex and Mike stood next to each other, holding their usual spot at the edge of Coney Island Beach. The Fourth of July sun sat high in a cloudless sky, shining its blistering heat down unrelentingly. Alex watched as the waves rhythmically crashed onto the shore, momentarily splashing then retreating back to the ocean's embrace, revealing a landscape of wet sand and spent detritus.
Mike glanced over and held his hand above his brow to block out the sun.
"There's Emily and her friends." He pointed towards the water around 50 feet from the shoreline where three ladies were playing keep-away in the shallow surf.
"Huh?" Alex followed Mike's gaze, and sure enough, there was Emily, her long curly locks cascading down her back as she splashed and laughed with her friends. Alex felt a tingle in his stomach and couldn't help but smile. She was even more beautiful in a bikini, her smooth skin tanned from days spent at the beach.
Her large breasts bounced gently with each splash, drawing Alex's eyes to them like a moth to a flame. But as if he weren't captivated enough, there was also Sarah, tall and athletic, with her fiery red hair and sharp wit. She seemed to take great pleasure in goading the girls into rougher and wilder games, her laughter echoing across the sand like a clarion call.
And there was Jess too, shorter than the others, but not insignificant.