Lilly glanced down at her watch; it was nearly 6:00 pm. She was nervous, surprisingly; giving how long she had known the man she was about to meet for dinner. Her hands were sweaty; she was even a little dizzy. She wondered why she felt so flushed. She sat on a small bench outside the Italian restaurant he had asked to meet her at.
She and Louis were long time friends. They met years ago, when Lilly was only a teenager. Louis was much older then her of course, but they were fast friends. She remembered the first time she saw him. It was at a vampire role playing game. He was seated by himself; she asked about him, people seemed to choose their words carefully when talking about 'Mr. Black.' Of course they were always speaking of his character and not the real him, so Lilly decided she might as well introduce herself. She liked getting to know all of the people she gamed with, out of character at least.
When he got up and went outside she followed him, curiously. He went out and sat on the back porch of the movie museum and pulled out a black clove. Lilly licked her lips; she hadn't had one of those in a long time. She asked him for one, and from that day on they were close friends.
Lilly often talked to him on the phone, they would share their passions and desires. She always held a very strange affection for Louis. He was handsome, a larger man, with long black hair and a goatee. She loved his dark hair. He was her vampiric teddy bear.
Tonight Lilly wore a Japanese kimono, it was blue and white, her hair was in a bun with sticks poking through the dark chocolate curls, criss-crossing each other. She sat on the small bench waiting for him, her purse sitting in her lap. She smiled softly; glad now that she had stopped smoking, she remembered how he always was telling her she should quit.
Louis pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant. His hair was much shorter now, then when they first met. He still wore glasses and he wore a dress shirt with black dress pants. He looked regal and casual at the same time, something only he could pull off. He stepped out of his car. He saw her then sitting off in the distance.
He put his keys in his pocket and walked forward, he saw more of what she was wearing and smiled, he had hardly ever seen her in a dress. Except for that one time.... She wore a gothic dress to one of the role playing games, he remembered it was cold outside, because he stuck his hands down her cleavage to keep them warm.
"Louis." She saw him approaching and knew now she missed him more then she would really ever admit. She sighed softly, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth as it always did when they first saw each other after a long time. She stood up and moved toward him, her high heels clicking on the cement as her pace quickened. She stopped directly in front of him and reached up throwing her arms around his neck and hugging him tightly.
Their embrace was long, and silent. Louis wrapped his arms around her waist hugging her to him tightly. He breathed in the scent of her perfume. "It's been a long time Ms. Twirly Whirly."
Lilly laughed, she had nearly forgotten about that. When they role played Lilly would spin around in circles and sing 'Twirly whirly,' but that was because her character was supposed to be insane. "If there is anything you never forget, that has to be it." She grinned looking up at him. She stood on her tiptoes and she kissed his cheek lightly. She felt it, the electricity between them, and the moment's loss of breath. She tried to ignore it.
Louis simply smiled; he felt the electricity between them. The tension... he knew was both sexual and emotional. They knew each other's fantasies. They had spent hours chatting about bondage, and sex over the phone. "Mm, I missed you. Lets head inside, it's chilly out here." As they walked into the restaurant together, Louis let his hand rest on the small of her back.
The contact was simple, but it made her heart race, and her cheeks flush. One simple touch and she had red hot flames licking along her skin. She shivered at the intense feeling and walked into the building with him, letting the aroma of pasta and bread flood her senses, but his hand... on her back, was all she could really pay attention to at the moment.
Louis smiled pleasantly at the host. They spoke for only a moment and then the young man seated them. They were placed at a rather secluded and dimly lit table. Lilly smiled some, trying to dispel the erotic thoughts racing through her head.
They both sat down across from each other. The host gave them their menus and told them someone would tend to them shortly. He then left. Lilly opened the menu trying to get her mind on other things. "So... how have you been?" Lilly asked glancing at him over top of the menu.
Louis had been watching her, noticing the little sparkle in her eyes. "Good, I'm living by myself now, though I still have my room in the basement."
"I always liked having a basement as a bedroom." She smiled at him as she continued to look over the menu, taking a sip of water. She could still feel his hand on her back, though he wasn't even touching her.
He noticed her flushed cheeks, but decided not to say anything. Soon the waiter came and they ordered their food, slowly they both slid back into their usual conversations. They talked about the computer games they both enjoyed, the relationships in their lives. Both of them began to look at each other with a strange longing.
Once their food came they ate, cheerfully talking about old times. Lilly seemed to go back to the ease of talking with him about anything rather quickly. She tried to steer away from the sex topic; though they both loved to talk about it she didn't know how well she would be able to talk about erotic things considering her earlier thoughts.
Louis forked the last pieces of pasta, and looked across the table at Lilly who was nibbling at a piece of bread. "Hey... have you ever thought about us? I mean.... we always used to talk about it but it just never really happened."
Lilly's face went pink. "Well... yes.... Sometimes I guess. But every time we did talk about it, I was unavailable." She took another bite of her bread and then a sip of her wine.
"Yes, but you are available now." Louis smirked some looking at her. Now he really noticed her flushed expression. He was curious what thoughts were running through her mind.
Lilly nodded a little. "I don't know..." She shrugged. "Oh I got my bachelors from Western last year." It was obvious she was trying to change the subject; she knew it had to have been.
