Without Law 14, page 6
“No,” the platinum blonde replied with a shake of her head. “But I went cliff diving in Hawaii once when my family was on vacation. It was super awesome.”
“Anna, have you done this before?” Kimmy asked the redhead.
“No cliff diving,” Anna answered. “I used to swim a lot, and I always loved going off the highest diving board I could find, but I never really lived by cliffs.”
“Anna’s never even done it, but she’s down,” Tara said with a grin. “You guys don’t have to join in, but I hope you do. It’s gonna be awesome.”
Paige, Bailey, and Kimmy still seemed skeptical, but that was fine. I wouldn’t push them to join us, and I wouldn’t let Tara push them too much, either. I, on the other hand, was even more excited than I had been before.
I’d never been cliff diving, either, but I was ready to try it. As much as I tried to be careful in all aspects of combat and survival, I was down for a quick thrill. I’d always loved going on roller coasters and other amusement park rides like that as a kid. Something about that adrenaline rush got me, and I always wanted more of it.
Tara was right, we had taken the scenic route. The road she had directed us to was right by the water, and you could see out to Lake Champlain. The sun had begun its descent to the west, and it sparkled on the water like something out of a movie. I smiled and pressed harder on the gas.
After a while the road took us away from the water, but then a sign for Red Rock appeared on our right, and I followed the directions to get to the point.
We followed the small road into the park and took it as far as it could go. Eventually, though, we ran out of road, and there was nothing but trees and foliage around us.
“I don’t see any cliffs,” Paige said when I stopped the jeep.
“We have to walk the rest of the way,” Tara said with an eye roll.
“Do you think it’s safe to leave the jeep here?” Kimmy asked, and she bit her lip with concern. “We have all our weapons and supplies on the trailer.”
“I don’t see any signs that anybody is around,” I said as I scanned the area. “But we’re still going to hide it.”
I had parked the jeep as close as I could to the foliage, and the girls and I got out and grabbed some branches and loose logs to pile around it. It really seemed like the park had been abandoned since day one, but I didn’t want to risk anything.
It didn’t take us long to hide the jeep and the trailer, and once that was done we grabbed our packs and followed Tara into the woods.
There were several small footpaths that led toward the water, and the platinum blonde started down one confidently.
“Are you sure this is the right path?” Paige asked as we walked.
“Yes,” Tara replied. “I did my research.”
“Okay, just checking,” the brunette said.
“I think you’re just nervous,” Tara said, and she turned around and flashed her a smile.
“I’m not nervous,” Paige said. “Because I’m not jumping off of the cliffs. Maybe you’re nervous.”
“No way,” the platinum blonde said with a grin.
The day was still hot as hell, even though the afternoon sun had started to make its way toward the west where it would eventually set for the day. It had to still be in the nineties, and another layer of sweat accumulated on my body as we walked. I could feel my socks grow wet in my boots, and I couldn’t wait to take them off and get into the water.
It was only about ten minutes later that we broke through the tree line and Lake Champlain was right in front of us. We were at a small beach area with nobody else around, and I could vaguely make out the remnants of a fire pit, but it was half covered in sand, which told me that nobody had been to this place in a long time. There was a small waterfall that came off of the cliffs to our right, and the whole area was surreal in its beauty.
The water sparkled in front of us, and the lake looked serene and inviting. Sweat beaded on my brow and reminded me once more just how hot I was. I was ready to get in the water and cool off.
“Ta da,” Tara said, and she waved her hands fancifully in front of her.
“Oh my gosh,” Kimmy breathed. “It looks so nice. I can’t wait to get in.”
“Where are the cliffs?” Anna asked with an excited smile.
“Just up there,” Tara said with a point to our right. “We’ll have to make our way up to jump. The weenies can stay down here.”
“Tara,” I warned with a cock of my head.
“Alright,” she said with an eye roll. “Those who are choosing not to participate can stay down here.”
“I think I will, thanks,” Paige said with a sarcastic smile.
“Okay, but first everyone needs their suits,” Tara said as she set her bag down and unzipped it. “Heads up.”
I caught a piece of clothing that came hurtling toward me and held it up to reveal a pair of black swim trunks.
“You got me a suit, too?” I chuckled.
“I got everyone one,” Tara said. “I’m nothing if not thorough.”
“I’ll give you that,” I said, and I moved to take my shirt off.
“Ah, ah, ah,” Tara tsked.
“What?” I asked, and I stopped what I was doing to look at her.
“Go change over there,” she said, and she pointed to the trees.
“Are you serious?” I laughed. “It’s not like you all haven’t seen me naked before. And vice versa.”
“This is the first time you’re going to see me in a bikini,” the platinum blonde said. “I’m not having it ruined by you watching me get into it.”
“Alright, alright,” I said, and I put my hands up in mock surrender. “I’ll go change over there.”
“No peeking!” Tara shouted as I walked toward the tree line.
“Yeah, yeah,” I chuckled.
I went behind the trees and quickly pulled off my shirt, pants, and shoes before I slipped the black trunks on. Tara knew my size perfectly, and the shorts fit like a dream. They were lighter material than my regular shorts, too, and with my shirt off I already felt cooler than I had before. It didn’t hurt that I had some shade from the trees, either.
Still, I was hot as hell and ready to get into the water.
“Can I come out now?” I asked.
“No!” Tara shouted quickly.
“Come on,” I chuckled. “I’m already dressed.”
“You’ll just have to wait,” the platinum blonde taunted. “It’ll be worth it, though, I promise.”
“It better be,” I teased back, and I smiled to myself as I leaned my back against a tree.
A few minutes passed, and I was about to call out again, but Tara beat me to it.
“Okay!” she called. “We all look super sexy! You can come out now! Yay!”
I smiled and grabbed my clothes and boots before I headed back to the beach. The sight in front of me, though, was enough to make me stumble over the sand and drop one of my boots.
The girls all stood in front of the water in their new suits, and each one looked sexier than the last. It almost seemed like Tara had posed them, which I thought was crazy, but I wouldn’t put it past her.
On the far right was Bailey. The blonde had her hair down, her aviators on, and a tiny, red bikini that barely covered her body. Her small, perky breasts sat high on her chest, and her slim waist was bare for all to see. The bottoms were more string than they were cloth, and I got a great view of her hips that made me want to reach out and grab them. She had a bright smile on her face, and gone was the usual timid girl I’d come to know and love. She seemed incredibly confident in her new outfit and that just made her that much sexier.
Next to her was Paige. The brunette’s hair was down around her shoulders, and it nearly came to her belly button. Her bikini was less revealing than Bailey’s, but it matched her personality. The top was strapless, and it came around her body and tied in the middle. The bottoms had no string on them, but they were still small, and they sat just above her hip bones so her hourglass figure was accentuated even more. The bathing suit itself was a soft lavender color that complimented her dark hair, and she blushed and looked down as I ran my eyes over her.
Tara was next. She’d put herself in the middle purposefully, no doubt. The platinum blonde had one arm around Paige’s waist, and the other hand sat on her ample hip. She looked at me with a cocky smile that made me want to take her right there. The white bikini she wore was by far the most revealing out of any of the girls’. Her ample breasts barely fit into the top, and it looked like one wrong move would have her nipples out on display for me, which I wouldn’t mind at all. The bottoms were nothing but string that barely covered the slit of her shaved pussy, and I could see from the way she stood that they weren’t full in the back, but rather thong style. Her platinum blonde hair hung down around her face, and I could tell that she had touched up her lip gloss. I had to take a deep breath to pause the erection that started just from looking at her.
Kimmy stood to Tara’s left, and the dark skinned beauty wore an purple bikini that contrasted beautifully with her skin tone. The bright color of the fabric almost made her body appear to glow, and it showed off every toned muscle she had. Her full breasts popped out of the top, and while the bottoms were full, they gave me a great view of her thighs and hips. Her curly hair hung down to her shoulders, and she flashed me an amused smile when she saw me look her over. It seemed she found some humor in Tara’s reveal as well.
Anna was last in line, and she had taken out her long red hair from its braid so it hung nearly to her hips. It was wavy from being in the braid, and it brushed across her skin slightly as she moved. Her toned stomach and muscular legs were on display, and I was reminded of her athletic nature. She wore a black bikini similar to Bailey’s, but hers fit her body as if it had been made just for her. I could see the lines on her stomach that displayed her muscles, and as I looked at her I remembered our nights together and just how nimble she was in bed.
Once again, I had to take a deep breath to stop an erection from forming.
“So?” Tara asked. “What do you think?”
“You all look gorgeous,” I said sincerely.
“Turn to the side, let’s see how gorgeous you find us,” the platinum blonde teased.
“Ha, ha,” I laughed. “I can control myself.”
“I sure hope not,” she purred and winked at me.
I shook my head and put my clothes into my bag.
“Are we ready?” I asked.
“Let’s get to the cliffs!” Anna agreed with a smile, and she bounded over to me so her perky breasts bounced with each step.
“This way,” Tara said, and she headed toward the path that led to the cliffs, but as she got ahead of us she turned around and caught me staring at her nearly naked ass. She flashed me a toothy grin and swayed her hips a bit more with each step.
“Oh, geez,” Anna laughed and rolled her eyes. “We get it, you’re sexy.”
“This isn’t for you,” Tara scoffed. “It’s for Tav.”
“I do like it,” I chuckled.
“Come on,” Anna said, and she ran ahead, which gave me a great view of her ass as well. “I’m ready to jump.”
The redhead jogged up the hill, and I followed behind.
“Wait for us,” Paige said, and I turned to see her, Kimmy, and Bailey make their way up the small hill behind me.
“I thought you guys weren’t coming,” I said with a smile.
“I want to see Tara go off of these cliffs,” Paige said. “She talked a big game.”
“She did,” I chuckled.
“Besides, it’s no fun to be left behind,” Bailey added. “Even if I don’t go off, I still want to be part of the group.”
“Good,” I said, and I wrapped my arm around the blonde’s shoulders and kissed her forehead before we followed Anna and Tara up to the top of the cliffs.
We passed a couple of spots that seemed like they were lower level cliffs for people to jump off of, but of course Tara and Anna went to the highest peak they could find. There was a sign at the top that said visitors should jump at their own risk and outlined the dangers of doing such, but I don’t think the girls even saw it.
“Shit, that’s a long way down,” Paige said as she glanced over the edge, barely getting close enough to look down.
“Don’t fall,” Anna teased, and she playfully pushed the brunette.
“Oh my god,” Paige gasped, and she reached out for me, so I grabbed her arm and pulled her to me.
“No pushing,” I said seriously.
“Sorry, Paige,” Anna said with a soft smile. “I was just teasing. No way in hell I’d ever hurt you.”
“I know,” the brunette chuckled. “It’s okay.”
As fun as picking on each other could be, I didn’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable. Heights could be a scary subject. Even though all of the girls had been on top of buildings with me, I didn’t want them to get scared. If we wanted to get them to participate in the jumping, then scaring them wasn’t the way to go.
“You ready?” Tara asked Anna with a grin.
“I’m ready,” the redhead agreed.
“You guys are seriously doing this?” Paige asked, and her brown eyes were full of concern.
“There were lower jumps down the hill,” Kimmy said.
“Go big or go home,” Anna replied with a wide smile.
“Be careful,” Bailey said, and she bit her lip softly.
“We got this,” Anna told her nonchalantly.
“Yeah,” Tara agreed. “I know I was teasing you guys earlier, but people come here specifically to do this. You’ll be fine.”
“Besides, you guys are fucking warriors,” Anna added. “You can do whatever. Not that you have to.”
“She’s right,” Tara agreed, and I was happy to see the two working together to try and get the other girls to join the fun. “You guys have taken on dudes three times your size. You can definitely do this.”
“Alright,” Paige said, a bit more bold now. “Show us how it’s done.”
“With pleasure,” the platinum blonde said, and she took a deep breath, straightened her shoulders, then ran the few steps forward and dove off the cliff.
“Holy shit,” Paige breathed, and we all rushed to look over the edge.
Tara spun forward a couple of times in the air before she straightened herself out with her arms in diving position. She hit the water with a small splash, and Paige let out a gasp next to me.
“Where is she?” the brunette asked in a panic, and she squeezed my arm hard.
“Hold on,” I chuckled. We were up quite high, so I knew that she’d gone under a decent ways when she’d hit the water.
A few seconds later the platinum blonde surfaced, and she held up her arms in victory.
“Whoo!” she yelled. “Did you guys see that? So awesome! The water feels great! Come on in!”
“You’re crazy!” Paige yelled, but she put her hand to her chest with relief.
“My turn,” Anna said with a grin.
The redhead took a couple of steps back, then she ran forward and went over the edge in a beautiful proper dive. She tucked her body close to her and spun backward, then straightened out and corkscrewed a couple of times before she went back to her dive pose and hit the water.
“How the hell does she do that?” Kimmy asked.
“It’s Anna,” Bailey said sarcastically. “She’s good at everything.”
“You’re a better shot than her,” I said with a smile.
“Yeah,” the blonde chuckled. “But she’s better at anything that involves physical prowess.”
“She was a collegiate athlete,” Paige said with a shrug. “It makes sense.”
“I kind of want to go,” Kimmy said, and she bit her lip.
“Yeah?” Bailey asked. “I was thinking that, too, but it still seems so scary.”
“You guys have fun with that,” Paige said, and she crossed her arms.
“Aw, come on,” Bailey pouted. “We can all go together.”
“Is that safe?” Kimmy asked, and she looked at me expectantly.
“I think it’s a great idea,” I answered with a smile.
“Please, Paige?” Bailey asked.
“Yeah, it’ll be less scary if we go together,” Kimmy pushed.
“Come on!” Anna called from below. “We’re right here waiting for you! You got this!”
The team captain in her had come out, and it seemed to be working. Anna was used to pushing others when it came to sports. I knew for a fact that she’d been captain of just about every team she’d ever been on. That was one of the reasons she was my second in command. That natural leadership came in handy a lot.
“You think we should?” Paige asked, and she nervously bit her lip.
“I’ll go with you,” I told them.
“See!” Bailey said excitedly. “Tav will even come with us.”
Paige paused for a second and looked down, then she let out a deep breath and looked up at all of us.
“Alright,” she said. “But I’m holding Tav’s hand.”
“Deal,” Bailey said with a grin.
“Let’s do this,” Kimmy said, and she held up her hand for Bailey to grab.
I could feel the girls’ anxiousness and adrenaline. Their bodies practically hummed with it as we all linked hands and prepared to throw ourselves over a seventy foot cliff.
I was proud of each of them, though. They had been so scared just moments before, but now they were ready to try something new and totally out of their comfort zones.
“One,” I said, and I prepared to run.
“Two,” Bailey added.
“Three!” we all shouted together, and we ran toward the edge.
I could feel Paige lag behind slightly, but I kept my hand tight around hers and pulled her over the edge with me. As we went over the cliff we got a beautiful view of the lake and the sun above it. Anna and Tara cheered for us below, and Paige let out the most exhilarated and scared scream I’d ever heard come from her.
I laughed and squeezed her hand tighter to let her know it was okay, but soon we all landed in the cold water with a huge splash. I opened my eyes to see the girls underwater next to me, and they all quickly swam up to the surface and took in deep breaths.
