The Meeting
It was noon; the wind beat the trees beneath the grey, moody sky. The rain that had been threatening all morning began to fall in big, fat drops as I battled against the unrelenting wind, which gusted around me.
He had said meet him at exactly 12.00, it was now two minutes past. He was not going to be impressed and I did want to impress him. My heart thumped uncomfortably, I could not afford to make him angry. From the messages we had exchanged and that one intense telephone call; I knew he was the one. I did not want to fail him when he had made it clear that failure was not something he found acceptable.
I made myself walk faster, my high heels beating a rapid tune on the hard pavement. My tight, long skirt that I had put on so carefully over barely there, red underwear was not designed for running; otherwise I would have sprinted the short distance between me and the coffee house where we had arranged to meet; I would do that just to be a few seconds less late than I knew I was going to be. I should have left earlier, should have given myself ten minutes more time. Taking so long putting on soft, red lipstick on my full lips; too long putting on extra coats of black mascara to frame my blue eyes; so long choosing the dark red silk jumper with the deep V neck that showed my plump breasts to their advantage; all had cost me the time I needed to get to our meeting on time. I should have known that I'd need more time, why would he want to take me on if I could not even meet him at the time we had agreed?
I made it to the coffee house door, my hands suddenly slick with sweat as they turned the cold, metal handle. I was breathless; my mouth dry and my heart pounding. Would I recognise him, would he recognise me? Would he be as stunning as the picture I had built up in my fantasies? As sensual looking as the voice I had heard during our telephone call when we had arranged this? The questions built in my head, and drowned out the muted voices of the coffee house customers.
The place was packed. I could see couples arguing whilst children ran between the tables; an old man reading the paper; a sales rep with orders scattered over his table top and young lovers holding hands while their coffee grew cold. Where was he? I checked my watch – 12.15. Maybe he had left? I had failed in his instructions, why would he stay? I could feel tears of disappointment pricking my eyes as I considered that he might not be here.
A hand gently but firmly clasped my elbow from behind. I turned. My eyes moved up from the strong, large tanned hand to the muscular arm, covered in expensive cream, cashmere. His shoulders were broad; you could imagine yourself being protected by those shoulders – those were the type of shoulders that could block out the world and make you feel that nothing else mattered but having your head resting on them. I looked up, to gaze into blue eyes, the colour of a summer's sky when no clouds existed to block the intensity of the sun; eyes that could look straight through you and see your soul. Eyes that had seen too much of the world's secrets, there would be no hiding from those eyes.
"You're late?" He guided me to a table, obscured behind some large, green ferns. "Let me take your coat". Those hands, those long fingers helped my coat from my shoulders and gently removed it from me. "Sit ..., please." He hung the coat on the coat stand and returned to the table.
"Thank you." I said. I clasped my hands demurely in front of me, mainly to hide the fact that they were shaking and kept my eyes lowered. I was not ready to gaze fully into those eyes until I had got my breathing under control.
"So, why were you late?" He said. His fingers drummed impatiently on the table.
"I didn't judge quite how long it would take me to walk here. I got caught up choosing what to wear." I raised my eyes to his face, and watched as his smile broke the sternness glinting in those too blue eyes.
"Well, that is something I can take care of for you." He paused, his eyes resting on the V framing my breasts. "Though, you choose well."
I smiled back, pleased that I had not disappointed him, even though I was five minutes late.
He leaned across and took my clasped hands in his. "You asked to see me before we began our relationship. It's not something I usually agree to but in this case, you interest me and I'm willing to make an exception." As he spoke his fingers stroked the back of my enclosed hands.
I felt the shiver run through me as the delicious stroking of my hands spoke to my body of further pleasures those hands could impart. He released my hands and motioned to the waitress.
The waitress sashayed around the tables, her notebook flipping out to take his order.
"Two coffees, white; no sugar" He said. He took it that I would have my coffee the same as his, and I was far too in awe to disagree.
He reclaimed my hands as the waitress moved off to get the coffees.
"So ..." He looked at me, waiting for me to speak.
"I just wanted to make sure that you were who you said you were before ..." I paused, not quite sure how to carry on.
"Before, we began your training." He finished the sentence for me. "And now, little one you are sure?"
"Yes, I believe you." My voice sounded small, childlike "I trust you." I murmured. Remembering that he had said I had to trust him, needed to if I was going to be ready.
"Good. Your submission must come from trust. Without that ..." He paused, as the waitress put down the coffees in front of him. "Thank you." He said to her, and gave her the benefit of his smile before turning back to me.
"When?" I asked. I was eager now for the lessons to begin, the knot of tension inside me threatened to explode. If he answered now, I knew I would have followed him anywhere, done anything to feel those hands stroke my body with the same caresses I had felt on my hands.
"When I decide." He said. "You will give me your house key. You do have the spare key with you?" He reached out a hand, and left it open on the table.
This was what I wanted, what I needed, what I craved for. It still did not stop the fear, from making my movements clumsy as I removed the key from the pocket of my too tight skirt.