I remember our first date, when L mentioned he was good with his hands.
We were brought together by a shared love of music and our shared sense of humour. He was by no means rich, and had a day job he hated. As both a writer and an artist, was creative and passionate. I was 21 and he was 34, and he had a kind of old school charm and dominance to him that I found irresistible. At the same time, he was very intense and this made me nervous. On our first date he held my hand and asked permission to kiss me in public. He held open doors and gave me his gloves. I remember noticing that he had big hands and I would spend a long time studying them as he told funny stories. I would imagine him touching me. I think he knew I wanted him.
He was unconventional in his approach and we would talk about how we wished we both lived in another time zone. He suggested that it would be fun to write letters to each other so we agreed. His letters would be poetic and deep. He would tell me that he would want to feel my hair through his fingers and to touch my body. He had a way with words. He wanted to know my fantasies. Of course, I divulged and indulged in these. After a few letter exchanges, I told him that I wanted to know what it would be like to be his submissive. He was intrigued by this idea and I teased him to no end with my submissive desires.
When I finally visited his apartment he had his room lit by candlelight. As soon as I came in, he sat me on his knee and asked me if I wanted to explore the role of submissive while he stroked my leg. He told me he enjoyed reading my letters, and wanted to know what things I had thought about when I read his. Immediately I blushed and turned shy. I was totally out of my comfort zone.