At eighteen Kylie was madly in love. Totally. A love that went with total devotion. Something that her lover saw before she did. Her was older. Wiser in the ways of love. Yet he seemed cold and distant to many. Some even tried to tell Kylie he was dangerous but she wouldn't listen.
They had met at a party. The drunk and danced and talked. Well mostly she talked and he listened. He was so attentive, so encouraging she told him things she barely admitted to herself. By the end of the night he knew her better than her best friends.
Yet she new little more than his name and that her was some sort of broker.
That night he drove her home in his dark BMW. The car prowling the streets like a great car. The dark car an extension of the dark man driving it. Soon they were at her home and on arriving, he turned her away when she leaned over to kiss him.
"I am sorry." He said calmly. "I do not think a woman should kiss a man until they have been on a date."
Taken aback Kylie was stunned. Guys normally didn't reject her. No, the opposite, she normally said something similar to guys that wanted to kiss her. "Oh." She said, stunned. Flirting, Kylie asked when can they go out then.
"Tomorrow for lunch. I will pick you up from work." Tomorrow was Saturday and somewhere in the conversation she had told him where and when she worked.
"Until then Kylie, I must say goodnight."
Disappointed. "Oh. Okay, tomorrow then."
Kylie got out of the expensive vehicle and into the cold morning chill. No sooner was her door closed and she was left watch the two red tail lights vanish down the street
One inside Kylie changed and prepared for bed stripping off the make up from her fair skinned face. Crawling into bed she fell asleep to dreams of her knight.
Morning came all to quick for Kylie's liking. Her alarm shattering her dreams and sleep. She had to get out of bed. If not the alarm would wake her parents. The alarm, an old fashioned wind up sat on a shelf on the other side of the room. She one kept it by the bed but was always late as she would silence it. Now she had to get up to stop it.
Groaning she pushed the thick, warm blankets off letting the cold flood over her. Soon the clock was silenced. Kylie turned on her computer before going to have a shower. While she washed and finished waking up her computer downloaded her messages.
Returning to her room in only a towel and using another to dry her long brown hair, Kylie glanced at the message. Three spam, one from an old friend and one she did not know.
"Dear Kylie,
Thank you for a wonderful evening. I hope I did not upset you by refusing to kiss you..."
"Awww, how sweet." Kylie said to the computer.
".... I will pick you up for our first date at 12:30 p.m.. Sharp. Outside the mall. Remember this will be our first date. Dress to impress and don't be late.
Take care and I will see you soon."
Kylie's heart skipped. Excited she looked for clothes the would make an impression and could wear to work. Finally she chose a black mini dress that showed off her legs and cleavage. Not enough that the bookstore manager would complain but enough to make her look very sexy.
The hours seemed to drag on. The morning last forever. All morning she watched the clock. All morning this man dominated her thoughts. The manager had suggested she dress more normally but few of the customers, mostly male that morning, objected.
Finally the morning ended. Her mind racing as her heels echoed through the mall. Hurry. Hurry. Must not be late she muttered.
At 12.30 P.M. exactly the doors to the mall slowly closed behind her. Sitting opposite, the black BMW purred. Quickly she hurried to the car.
Inside.
"A lady should never rush like that." Was all he said in greeting as her maneuvered the car through the maze of vehicles and discarded trolleys.
Stunned. "I am sorry." Was all Kylie could say.
An hour they traveled. Kylie trying to engage him in conversation. But not another word did he say. She had given up and was starting to wonder if she had made a mistake.
"We are here."
She looked up to see them drive by a stone arch and pull up an the bank of a quite river.
What followed was designed to win her young heart. A romantic picnic of fine foods and wine. A row on the river. All the time he was an attentive and gentle man. Helping her with sitting and getting up. Assisting her in and out of the small boat. Correcting, gently, how she sits.