"Alright, so let's lay the ground rules first," She says to me and the two men beside us. She has been my friend for several years, but I have clearly misjudged her. With her bouncy blonde curls, innocent blue eyes, shy grin and easy laughter, I'd always pegged her as charming, naive, and a little prim - the perfect foil to her gregarious but sometimes broody husband. She's a good foil for me too: when we go bar hopping together, men can't help but admire us. She's almost a foot shorter than me, but we both have hourglass figures with well-rounded bottoms, trim waists, and full breasts, and her quiet golden fairness is the perfect contrast to my outgoing personality, sun-toasted skin and lush, dark sable hair. Every now and then, I would gently tease or flirt with her just because I enjoy seeing her blush almost as much as I love seeing men fantasize about what they'd do if they could only get the two of us alone together...
Looking back, I should have realized there was more to her than meets the eye: I couldn't count the times I'd caught her quickly glancing away with the faintest glint of something...hungry in her eyes. Or the number of times her casual touch would leave me whirling. Once, she adjusted my exposed bra strap and her fingertip brushed the side of my breast; I couldn't tell you if her finger lingered there for mere seconds or for several minutes, but somehow my entire left side became both numb and excruciatingly sensitive. She always did those things in public, always very discreetly, and it invariably left me privately reeling while she continued laughing and chatting like nothing had happened. She was always so oblivious to the effect she had on me that I was certain I was imagining the intimacy of her touch. Still, I made sure to give her a taste of her own medicine whenever the opportunity arose, and she could never seem to hide how much pleasure she took from my lightest touch.
One night, I was helping her do up her hair for a house party and decided to see if I could make her squirm a bit. Several times, I allowed my hands to brush along her bare shoulders, and when I needed her to turn her head this way or that, I'd guide her with a firm hand at the nape of her neck. My coup de grace was grazing her ear with my lips as I told her how beautiful she looked tonight. I was exceptionally pleased to see her watching me in the mirror with dilated eyes and shallow, panting breaths. We finished getting ready and I was swallowing the last bite of my pizza as we came down the steps, smug at having discomfited her so thoroughly. I didn't notice when she slowed, remaining a step higher than me to get better leverage to shove me back against the wall. While her right hand pinned my shoulder, her left hand pressed against my throat and jaw, holding me steady while she flicked her lithe tongue between my astonished lips. Every thought fled my brain, and when she arched her eyebrow up at me with a seductive grin, I was absolutely mortified to find the words, "I have pizza breath..." popping out of my stupefied mouth.
She just laughed and growled, "I don't care," before ravishing my mouth again. I was dizzy when she released me, and she gave me a wink over her shoulder as she descended the last few steps to join the party. I tried to catch my breath and straighten myself up, now realizing that we would have been in full view of everyone if we'd been just a step or two further down. My cheeks were burning thinking how easy it would have been for any one of them to come around the corner and stumble upon us with our tongues entwined, and for the first time I realized that I might have misread my bubbly friend...
Every time I saw her after that, I buzzed with anticipation, eager to see what she'd do next. But she acted the same as before: administering electrifying touches so casual they might have been accidental, yet they left me yearning for more. She was so nonchalant that I almost questioned my sanity and whether the kiss had even happened... Worse, my husband found the entire situation highly entertaining. He had always fantasized about watching me with another woman, and I flirted with our female friends as much for his benefit as for my own entertainment; we both loved when I whispered tales of my flirtations in his ear as we made love, although he knew I'd never been interested in taking things any further than kissing. Not until my golden haired friend turned my game upside down anyways. Now my husband watched me like a hawk when she was near, relishing in seeing her casual touches turn my insides to goo, and subtly encouraging her to touch me more whenever he could. But at least he confirmed that she was taunting me deliberately, and I wasn't just driving myself crazy.