As we were both sweating profusely from the hike and about to wade into the river to fish, we decided to strip down a bit as well. I took off my t-shirt, leaving me in just my tan hiking shorts. Emily did the same, though she had on a blue bikini top underneath her shirt. It wasn't terribly revealing, as far as bikini tops go, but Emily is a very attractive woman, and I never minded an opportunity to stare at her chest. Emily, for her part, is about 5'5'' with thick, curly brown hair, which she had tied back that day in a simple ponytail. She has a natural olive complexion -- genes from her mother's Italian side -- and a body that does not look at all like one that gave birth to a child just 18 months ago. She has the same slender, athletic build she's always had and the simple, disarming,
