The guy looked directly at Mark and flashed a ridiculously perfect smile. “Hi Kylie! It’s great that you will be helping us out again”
Mark found herself lost for words. After an awkward period of silence she managed to utter “Hi” before giving a nervous giggle and found herself looking at the ground in embarrassment. How could this happen? She wasn’t attracted to boys! She was only attracted to girls! To realise this possibly wasn’t true anymore was quite a shock.
To make the situation worse, this all happened under the gaze of her young charges. Mark wished for a sinkhole to suddenly appear and swallow her up!
Fortunately Tina had read the situation correctly and rescued Mark, telling the girls “Okay girls. You will find some empty cubicles just inside the shed. Place your towels and any place their towels and other belongings in the cubicles inside the shed. Mark followed suit, eager to escape the presence of Aidan. She needed time to compose herself.
In a way it was a bit of a relief to hear the younger girls whispering about Aidan. Mark overheard “What a hunk?” And “I’m in love” as well as lots of snickering and giggling. It was good to know that she was not the only person affected by Aidan. Perhaps the other girls had been too busy evaluating their own emotions to have noticed Marks embarrassing reaction? She certainty hoped so.
Mark put her own towel in a cubicle and noticing some of the other girls stripping down to their swimmers, had to decided whether she should as well. She decided against doing so as her bikini was rather skimpy and she had noticed that just the thought of Aiden, induced goose pimples and her nipples to become engorged. At least the wrap helped to partially hide these facts. She dawdled in the shed for as long as possible and was the last to return to the beach to listen to Tina’s orientation.
The rest of the afternoon went quickly. Mark tried her best to avoid interacting with Aidan. She certainly did not flirt as Kylie had asked. Instead she focused on what Tina was saying, as the woman demonstrated how the boats were rigged. Eager to not embarrass herself any further by not knowing nautical terms, Mark concentrated hard. When the girls were asked to split into two groups for a trial sail. Mark was one of the few to voluntarily go with Tina.
She felt much more comfortable when not in the presence of Aidan. She actually surprised herself by being useful as the boat did a small circle around part of the lake. Mark had done a small amount of sailing in the past and the skills seemed to be still with her. Under Tina’s supervision she was able to steer the yacht and even do a tack. She was relieved to see that she knew more about sailing than any of her younger wards.
The boats only had room for three at a time so after one lap Mark found herself back ashore. As the crews were replaced. Fortunately Aidan was too busy operating the second yacht and Mark only had to supervise the younger girls as they splashed in the shallows, awaiting their turn for a sail. With Aidan at a distance she removed her own wrap and had a splash in the shallows herself.
Mark tried her best to avoid Aiden once more when the sailing was finished and helped Tina pull down and pack away the rigging on her boat. She noticed Aidan had no shortage of eager helpers as he derigged his own boat. Finally the orientation was finished and the girls were sent off to dry themselves and get ready to return to the camp.
Mark had a pile of ropes in her hands when Aidan spoke to her. “I’m so happy that you will be with us again Kylie. By the way, you look great in that bikini”
Mark found herself blushing. She was still just in her bikini, having forgotten to put her wrap back on. She was once more lost for words and noticed her nipples were once more erect. She held the rope against herself in an attempt to hide her emotions and uttered. “Er…… I had better go and supervise the girls….”
“Will you be at the dance next week?”
Mark didn’t know what to say. She remembered Anna had said something about a dance with the boys camp on the other side of the lake. She assumed the boys also did sailing, presumably with these same instructors. Was Aidan staying at the boys camp? She also had to assume Kylie would want to go to this dance. Fortunately by then Kylie would be back in her own body and Mark, as Jennifer would hopefully find a reason not to attend. Mark decided to answer on behalf of the real Kylie. “That’s my intention”
“Good! Perhaps we might be able to share a dance”
Mark had never felt so vulnerable. Why was this guy having such an effect on her? She knew her goose pimples could not be hidden. “I had better go. The girls will be waiting for me” she hurried off not daring to look Aidan in the face. However, she somehow sensed Aidan was watching her bum wiggle as she hustled back to the shed. Was he just teasing her? How old was he anyhow? Should staff be flirting with camp participants, even if Kylie was a supervisor?
She hurriedly dressed and escorted the younger girls back to the camp. All the time her mind could think of nothing but Aidan.
It was a relief to get back to camp and hand the girls back to Mrs Wilson. They were now someone else’s problem. As quickly as she could, she returned to the room the Kylie shared with Anna. Anna wasn’t there, so Mark just lay on Kylie’s bed and reflected on her day. She was still perplexed about her reaction to Aidan. She was a guy and should not be swooning over other guys. But the bigger question was why did that guy, who let’s face it could have had any girl in the camp, really find Kylie attractive? How would he react when he met Jennifer?
(A/N: This is the last of this CYOC storyline)
