"Damn car," Laina thought as she stood waiting for the bus. "Figures that it wouldn't start today of all days." Her day seemed to have been one disaster after another, and then she'd come out of work just after 9 to find her car wouldn't start. Of course she'd had to stay late to finish a report on a night when her best friend was out of town and unable to pick her up. Thankfully, there was a bus stop just down the street so she'd decided just to take the bus home.
Now here she was, standing in the cool air as the sun slowly dropped below the horizon, waiting for the bus. Her briefcase slung over her shoulder, she reached up to knead the back of her neck. The headache forming was causing a dull ache in her neck and shoulders.
Jake watched her from the bench about 20 feet away. His eyes roamed over her body, over every curve. As she reached up to rub her neck, brushing her shoulder-length black hair aside, the strap of her briefcase caused her light blue button-down shirt to pull taut across her ample breasts. It made him wonder just what a man would find under her proper business wear. Her black skirt hugged her hips and ass perfectly before flowing down to stop just above her knees. The four inch black heels and sheer black stockings completed her professional look, but also gave him the feeling that she had a bit of a wild side.
They worked together and were more acquaintances than true friends. They always smiled at each other in the hall, flirted often. They both knew the attraction was there, but neither had acted upon it yet. They'd had some interesting conversations during happy hour get togethers. One of those discussions came to mind now. They'd all had a bit too much to drink and Laina, Jake and another female coworker decided to play truth or dare. Jake recalled that on one truthful round, Laina has confessed her desire to be submissive to a man. Then realizing what she'd said, she blushed and excused herself to the ladies room. Jake had been active in the D/s lifestyle for many years, so his interest was piqued. But after that night, he hadn't found a way to get close enough to Laina to press her on the subject.
As he discreetly watched her, Laina pulled out her cell phone and checked the time again. Jake heard her frustrated sigh as he stood and walked closer to her. "Laina," he said.
Laina jolted a bit at the sound of his voice. She hadn't realized anyone else was around. "Hi," she said softly as she turned. She found herself smiling as she looked over and recognized Jake as the owner of the voice. He was a rather handsome man who she judged to be about her own age, with dark hair and even darker eyes. He was dressed in tight jeans and a plain white t-shirt that clearly showed he kept in shape.
Jake felt her give him the once-over, and waited until her bright blue eyes met his again before speaking. "You seem distressed, Laina. Everything okay?"
"Oh, well, yes. I'm just waiting for the bus, and it seems like I've been waiting forever.
"You're going to be waiting a lot longer." Seeing her confusion, he continued, "The bus doesn't stop here again for about another hour since it's after 9."
"Oh for crying out loud. Could this day get any worse?" she complained. Laina saw Jake raise an eyebrow and grin.
"I live just across the street there," Jake told her, pointing at the apartment building across the street. "If you'd like to come and wait there until a ride can come for you or until the next bus comes. Or I could take you home. It really isn't a good idea for you to stay out here alone."
"I could just go back to my office," Laina said quickly, suddenly a bit nervous from the intense way Jake looked at her. She felt a flutter in her stomach though she couldn't determine quite why.
"Don't be silly," Jake said. "Come have a glass of wine and we can just chat for a bit while you wait."
Laina hesitated. She had never been very daring, but she knew Jake was nice enough and getting to know him better was certainly more exciting than going back to her desk. But she hesitated ...
As if reading her thoughts, Jake smiled and said, "I promise I won't bite ... unless you ask nicely." He ended the statement with a laugh, making Laina wonder if he was joking but somehow she sensed truth in that statement.
Laina couldn't help but smile. "I'd like to take you up on that offer I think. Thank you."
She followed him across the street and up the stairs to a second-floor apartment. They made small talk as they walked. Laina thought about how nice he was, how she'd always wanted to get to know him better, yet a small nagging voice in her head kept telling her there was more to him than she really saw.
Jake unlocked the door of his apartment, pushed it open and stepped aside to let Laina in. He intentionally brushed against her body as she passed.
