I.32 A midnight swim

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"I am not feeling tired at all," Lizzy observed.

"Me neither," Natty replied. Nancy and I agreed.

It was close to midnight, but neither of us were feeling ready to go to sleep yet.

Natty and I had been assigned one of the many guest rooms at Kerrington Manor, but the four of us had assembled in Nancy's bedroom to play cards and to chat.

"Hey, I have got an idea," Nancy announced. "What do you guys think about having a midnight swim?"

"Sounds awesome," Lizzy replied enthusiastically.

"Sure. I am game," Natty agreed.

"Me too," I added, though I had no idea what they were talking about.

"Let's go and pick up the others," Nancy proposed.

"Hush, don't alert the grownups," she whispered, as we made our way through the dark corridors of the manor house.

Unerringly, she led us to a room with light shining through a crack underneath the door. From inside, we could hear voices. Silently, Nancy opened the door.

Ian and Francine Firth were lying in their beds already, but clearly they were not asleep yet.

"And you actually let him do that?" Ian was asking, sounding incredulous.

"Of course I did. Remember, we had been making out for an hour or so, already," his sister explained.

Nancy cleared her throat.

"Telling bedtime-stories again, Fran?" she asked, amusement in her voice.

Both Firth kids turned to face her.

"Nancy! What's up?" Ian asked.

"We are going for a midnight swim," Nancy told them. "Are you guys coming along?"

"Of course we are," Francine replied, as she and her brother hurriedly got out of bed.

I noticed that, like Nancy and her sister, both of them were wearing pajamas, whereas Natty and I wore long T-shirts and panties for bed.

Together, the six of us tiptoed to the next bedroom where quarters had been made for Ken and Tom Belling. Needless to say, they did not hesitate to join us.

After a brief detour to the kitchen where we picked up a few bottles of beer, we opened a window and climbed out. It was a warm night. The moon was almost full, and all the stars were out, so we did not even need a flashlight to find our way.

After a five-minutes walk through meadows we came upon a small lake that was bordered by trees and shrubbery.

Somewhat belatedly, it occurred to me that I had not taken along any swimwear.

"Uh, I don't have a bathing suit or anything," I remarked to nobody in particular.

"Don't be silly. We are going skinny-dipping," Nancy told me. "It's much more fun that way, anyhow."

"Yeah, I guess," I muttered, casting dubious glances at the three boys.

When we arrived at the lake, we all got undressed. Everybody appeared to be in a hurry to get into the water, especially the boys. This way, I did not get to see much of them that I wasn't supposed to see, other than three pairs of bare buttocks as they ran into the water, shrieking. The girls, including myself, did not lose much time either to cast themselves into the cool water. Soon we were all happily splashing and horsing around.

Afterwards, I felt a bit awkward when we got out of the water. A bit later, with a bottle of beer to hold on to, I found that the awkwardness had all but disappeared. 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do', I thought, as I took another swig of beer.

I was looking at the night sky, trying to detect the familiar constellations. In theory, I knew that stellar constellations would not change much in a mere two-hundred-and-fifty years, nevertheless I felt a sense of relief that what I saw were the constellations I knew from back home in the 23rd century.

As I turned my head, out of the corner of my eye I saw Ian Firth standing a few meters behind me, admiring my ass. When he noticed that I was looking at him him, he took a few steps forward to approach me.

"So you are the girl from Nebraska," he remarked.

"Yep, that's me. I am Cathy Hart." I offered him a crooked smile. "And you are the British boy who has been checking out her butt for the last five minutes or so. And who apparently likes what he is seeing."

Because it was kind of obvious that he did. Embarrassingly obvious. Though I have to admit that for a naked boy that kind of thing must be notoriously difficult to hide.

"Really, Ian." His sister Francine sounded majorly amused.

Nancy giggled, as she and the others walked over to join us.

Ian had blushed. To his credit, he recovered real fast.

"Sorry about that." He smiled disarmingly. "In my defense, may I point out that your butt is awesome indeed?"

Disconcertingly, Ken and Tom were quick to express their unreserved and complete agreement with the latter statement.

"Whatever." I cleared my throat. "There was something we wanted ask you, Ian. I mean, Natty and I. Natty has got that signet ring which Nancy says is bearing your family crest."

I had half turned toward Ian, intending to remove my butt from his line of sight. With a sinking feeling I registered that he appeared to be staring at my boobs now. Natty stifled a giggle.

"Do you have that ring with you?" I asked her.

"Of course."

She was wearing it on the ring finger of her left hand, although it was much too big for her finger. Natty took it off and handed it to Ian so that he could inspect it.

"Yes, that is our family crest," he confirmed. "See, each member of the family have their own signet ring. These rings are all individual. There is a even small marking that identifies whose ring it is." He turned the ring around, looking at it more closely. "Oh."

"What?"

"It almost looks like this ring belongs to my father. How did it come into your possession?"

Natty shrugged. "I grew up in an orphanage. The man who delivered me to the orphanage gave them that ring, to keep it for me."

"That's strange. Such rings are almost never given away. You must talk about it with my father, tomorrow."

"I shall do that. And thanks for your help."

Ian smiled. "Don't mention it. It's the least I can do for Nancy's friends."

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