"What's taking her so long?" Adam grumbled as he stood by the pool waiting for Revi.
"She's probably still getting ready," Elemence chuckled as she relaxed on a sunbed by the pool with Stacey, Tephe, Eri and Kasumi.
"How long does it take to put a bathing costume on?" Adam grumbled as he admired the five women. "You all managed to do it quickly enough."
"I think someone appreciates our costumes, ladies," Stacey teased as she flashed Adam a knowing smirk from one of the sun beds.
"Can't really blame him," Elemence replied. "These… bikinis, I think they're called, are far more provocative than regular swimwear.
"You can't deny that it's much better for getting a tan with, though," Eri stated.
Kasumi rolled her eyes while saying, "That's because they show far more skin and cover up far less."
"What's wrong? Has the movie star gone all shy?" Elemence teased, causing Kasumi to blush.
"I like how easy they are to move around in," Tephe stated before looking at Adam and asking. "What do you think, Adam? Do I look good?"
Stacey sighed as she said, "That's like the third time you've asked him, Tephe."
"I like hearing him compliment me," Tephe replied.
"Every woman likes to receive compliments from the man they love," Elemence stated.
"You all look amazing," Adam declared, causing all the women to smile.
"It seems you like receiving compliments in general," Stacey replied.
Elemence winked in response as she asked, "Doesn't every woman?"
"I'm here!" Revi suddenly declared as she emerged from the house, dressed in a white bikini. "Sorry for the wait."
"Speak of the phoenix and she will appear," Elemence teased.
"What are you all doing here?" Revi asked in surprise as she spotted the five other women.
"Sunbathing, what does it look like?" Stacey replied. "We're on vacation after all."
"What's wrong?" Elemence asked with a smirk. "Upset you're not all alone with Adam?"
"That is what I was led to believe would be the case," Revi replied.
"It's the only swimming pool, Revi. If you want to be alone, go learn to swim in the sea," Elemence stated.
"Why don't you all go sunbathe by the sea?" Revi asked with a frown.
"Why?" Kasumi asked. "It's much calmer here."
"I don't mind where I sunbathe, as long as it's with Adam," Tephe stated.
"Seems your chances of being alone with him just evaporated," Elemence chuckled.
Revi stated as she glared at Elemence, saying, "I'll evaporate you in a minute."
"Ohh, scary," Elemence replied as she knew her friend was all talk.
"Alright, calm down," Adam said with a smile before leaning in close and whispering. "If you want some alone time, that can be arranged later."
Revi's eyes widened in surprise as she heard his suggestion before she asked, "Really? But what about Tephe?"
"It's fine as long as we don't go all the way without her, right?" Adam asked. "But I'll explain more once we're in the pool."
"Sure," Revi replied with a happy smile.
"Suspicious," Elemence said with narrowed eyes. "He just whispered something to her that's very suspicious."
"Oh, what, what?" Tephe asked curiously.
"Her mood does seem to have taken a sudden one-eighty," Kasumi said in agreement.
"Stacey, any idea?" Eri asked.
"Hmm?" Stacey replied as she opened one eye to glance at Adam and Revi, who were now getting into the shallow end of the pool. "No idea."
"Then why are you smirking like that?" Elemence asked suspiciously.
"Can't I enjoy my vacation?" Stacey asked.
"Most women would be concerned about their man being alone in a pool with a scantily dressed naked woman," Kasami remarked.
Stacey closed her eye again as she relaxed on the sunbed and said, "That just goes to show how little you know of Adam. We know he would never cheat on us, and that anything he gets up to with other women is within the rules of our relationship."
Kasumi frowned as she asked, "I thought the rules of the relationship were that you could only play with one another?"
"Rules change," Stacey replied simply.
"What does that mean?" Elemence asked.
Stacey repositioned herself into a better position to catch the sun as she said, "Guess you'll have to figure that out yourself."
"Tch, Fine, have your secrets," Elemence said as she clicked her tongue and turned to watch Revi's lessons.
"So, am I right in thinking that you've never had any lessons in swimming?" Adam asked after he and Revi had entered the pool.
"Pretty much," Revi replied as she blushed slightly from embarrassment.
"Nothing to be embarrassed about," Adam said with a smile. "Plenty of people never find the time to learn to swim, and they don't have a galaxy to rule over. So how are you feeling being in the water?"
Revi raised an eyebrow as she asked, "Is this the whole- you're a creature of fire thing again?"
"Not at all," Adam replied. "The first thing about teaching someone to swim is to learn how confident they are in the water."
"Oh!" Revi replied. "I'm extremely confident; I could evaporate this entire pool if I wanted."
"I don't think that's the point, Revi," Elemence called out in a teasing tone.
"She's right; it's not," Adam chuckled. "I just want to make sure you're not afraid of the water, so I know where to start with your lessons."
Revi ignored Elemence's comment as she said, "Oh, ok, I'm not afraid."
"Ok, then let's start with floating," Adam suggested.
"Floating?" Revi asked in confusion.
"No point in learning to swim if you're just going to sink," Adam replied. "What I want you to do is look up at the sky while you spread your arms and legs wide as you float on the water's surface. I'm going to support you and make sure you don't sink until you feel confident enough to do it yourself."
"Ok, how do I start?" Revi asked.
"Spread your arms and legs like this," Adam said as he spread his legs apart and held his arms out sideways. "And then just fall backwards.
Adam did as described, and everyone watching saw how his legs came up from underwater before his body began to float off the surface.
"It's actually quite relaxing when you get the hang of it," Adam stated before he returned to standing up in the pool. "Now you try; I'll support you so you don't immediately sink."
"Eh, ok," Revi replied in a slightly apprehensive voice.
"Sounds like nerves to me," Stacey remarked.
"Agreed." Elemence nodded.
Kasumi rolled her eyes while saying, "Enough, you two; let her concentrate."
"Thank you, Kasumi," Revi said as she smiled towards her before mimicking Adam's actions as she spread her legs and arms.
"Ready?" Adam asked, to which Revi nodded. "Go on and fall back when you're ready, then don't worry, though, as I'll be there to stop you sinking."
Revi nodded before taking a breath and letting her body fall backwards. As with Adam, her feet rose up towards the surface; however, because she had never done this before and wasn't used to it, her arms and legs weren't in quite the right position to allow her to float.
Just as she felt that something was off, she suddenly felt a pair of hands support her back and prevent her from sinking.
"Everything ok?" Adam asked as he looked down into her beautiful eyes.
Yes," Revi replied as she looked up at him with a smile on her face. This was, after all, the first time Adam had taken the initiative to hold her and not the other way around.
"Boo, I was hoping for a bit of entertainment," Tephe stated.
"What sort of entertainment?" Eri asked. "Were you hoping she would fail?"
"Well, it definitely would have been entertaining to see her flailing around in the water," Tephe smirked.
Stacey glanced at where Adam had placed his hands before stating, "I was half expecting him to grab her ass."
"That doesn't seem very gentlemanly when he's supposed to be teaching someone," Kasumi remarked.
"Well, Adam has an ass fetish, so gentlemanly tends to go out the window where an ass is involved," Stacey replied before she glanced at Kasumi's tails and added. "Speaking of which, you should be careful once you join the harem."
"If I join," Kasumi replied.
"Sure, sure, if you join," Stacey replied. "But you should still be careful. Your ass is almost on the same level as grandmothers after all."
"Nogitsune are known for their impressive posteriors thanks to their tails," Elemence remarked as she also glanced at Kasumi.
"The tails do add a certain charm," Eri remarked.
Kasumi glanced at Eri's own tail before saying, "Might I remind you that you also have a tail?"
"True, but I only have a single tail whereas you have nine," Eri replied.
"They look so fluffy, Kasumi. Can I stroke them?" Tephe suddenly asked.
"What are they doing?" Revi asked with a sigh as she heard their conversation.
Adam chuckled as he glanced at the four women, saying, "They seem to be discussing Kasumi's ass and tails."