I saw her as soon as she walked onto the train platform. Gorgeous, petite, and fair skinned... Long, fine blonde hair... Very typical Dutch girl. She must have also just come off a long haul flight like me. She was dressed almost in pajamas -- two tight camisole tops in different colors and a pair of stretchy, checkered, capri pants that were almost painted on. Her whole body was that of a lean, young girl -- small, perky breasts pressed together to create some cleavage where otherwise there would be none, just a glimpse of taut abs where her shirts ended and her pants began, and firm legs probably toned from years of riding bicycles everywhere.
Worst of all, written right across her tight ass was the word... "Spoiled".
Ah, yes... some spoiled little Dutch girl probably returning from a trip to the US. She looked a little tired, perhaps from spending mommy and daddy's money experiencing new things and cultures. That explains the more American outfit -- she's been shopping in the US, picking up on some of our unique fashion oddities.
The train arrived and I found a seat easily. The train wasn't very crowded so I was surprised to see my spoiled little Dutch girl wheel her suitcase up and select the bank of seats opposite mine. She tried to lift her case up into the small rack above the seat but struggled under its weight. Of course, every woman knows how to overstuff a suitcase, and a spoiled little girl like her probably had it packed with purchases from Manhattan boutiques or Magnificent Mile shops. I let her struggle for a moment watching her shirt ride up exposing more of her delicious skin. Her back looked like it was cut from stone it was so hard -- I decided she was probably also a swimmer. No matter how fit she was it soon became obvious that she just wasn't tall enough to wrestle the case into the rack.
"Een kleine hulp?" I stood up and lifted the case out of her arms and into the rack for her, smiling down at her as I did so. I was quite a bit taller than her so I had a wonderful view of the top swell of her breasts.
"Dank." She smiled meekly and hopped into the seat across the aisle from me.
I went back to watching out the window, thinking it best not to leer at her too obnoxiously. I was almost old enough to be her father so it was best to just admire her and move on. Unfortunately, my stop came rather soon and I dragged my suitcase down the aisle flashing her a smile as I passed. She smiled back but said nothing.
I checked into my hotel and received my usual room. I travel to Amsterdam once a month on business and know most of the hotel staff by name. I know enough Dutch to be passable and I'm always trying to pick up more. It really isn't necessary since nearly everyone in the Netherlands speaks English, but the effort does not go unnoticed by the locals. As I passed Kees, the concierge, I told him I had a new word that I needed to learn.
"What is it today?"
"Spoiled. Like a child, not a piece of fruit."
Kees laughed, "Spoiled, eh? Thinking of becoming a schoolteacher? I don't know how you'd do with a 'verwend kind' -- I think 'spoiled brat' is what you would say in America."
"Thanks, Kees -- you are the best language teacher I know! I'll buy you a pint when I see you at the pub next."
My room was as I always find it. The staff always preps the room for me the way I like it -- a vase of fresh flowers on the desk, the minibar stocked with Snickers bars and bottled water, and my favorite memory foam pillow on the bed. As a man who spends more than half the nights in a year in a hotel bed, I want to thank the man that invented the Pillow Menu. Pure genius. After a quick shower I had to pretend to be a businessman for a while and attend to meetings for the rest of the day.
Early in the evening I found myself in my favorite place to enjoy a warm summer evening -- my favorite bench in Vondel Park. I had stopped along my way to pick up some takeaway fries and a few joints from a coffeeshop I like to frequent. As I relaxed on my bench I admired all of the locals that drifted by on a Friday evening. There was the occasional walker or a beautiful woman jogging past, but for the most part this city moves on wheels. If you've never been to Amsterdam you may have a hard time picturing Friday evening rush hour -- dozens upon dozens of businessmen and businesswomen commuting home on their bicycles. Not the modern 18-speed road bikes or mountain bikes common along the lakefront in Chicago or the paths of the Jersey Shore -- picture ancient 1950's Schwinns, a single gear, wheels bent and wobbling along. As the packs travel to and fro the squeaking and creaking of the bikes is a quiet backdrop unlike the belching, screeching, and honking of roads clogged with SUVs that I'm accustomed to at home.
The women in the first wave are all in proper business attire headed from work to home or the market. As the clock ticks later the passers-by shift to women dressed for an evening of clubbing and bar-hopping. All headed to and fro on their bicycles in short skirts and high heels. Dutch women are not shy, they hike up their skirts and hop onto their bicycles no matter what they are wearing. With each pump of the pedals a little glimpse of thighs and panties peeks out from hidden places.
Sitting on my bench, watching all of the colorful scenery make its way past me I noticed a petite blonde walking my way. As she approached more closely I recognized the telltale capri pants from the train. I took my time admiring her as she passed. Her hair shined with a golden flair as the sun inched closer to the tops of the trees. I caught a sparkle of her green eyes as she passed in front of me. The look on her face told the story -- she had power over men, probably beginning with Daddy, and just recently unleashed onto all of the other males in her life. I have a weakness for Dutch women, but this girl took my breath away. I watched her tight ass tilting like a metronome as she walked away from me now -- that word tilting back and forth in my brain.
Spoiled.
In a momentary lapse of reason, I called out to her.
"Verwend Nederlands Meisje!" Spoiled little Dutch girl.
She spun on her heels, looking quickly around -- obviously not sure that I was speaking to her. She suddenly looked vulnerable. Her gaze had that questioning look that hangs in the air with raised eyebrows and downward glances. Me? I thought perhaps I had bungled the pronunciation because I had expected a fiery reply. I pointed at her ass...
"Verwend?" It was a question this time, not a statement, but my tone made it clear I was taunting her. She continued a few hesitant steps away from me.
"I'm sorry. I don't speak Dutch."
"You're an American?" Crash! My read of the situation earlier was completely off -- obviously colored by a fantasy I wanted to believe. The shift in her body language was instant. When she thought I was Dutch she seemed unsure of herself for just an instant, caught off-guard by the vulnerability of not speaking the local language. As soon as I switched back to English and she pegged me as a fellow American she stood a little taller and resumed her proud, defiant demeanor.
"Yes, I'm American... and so are you! What did you call me?!?"
I laughed to try to disarm her. "Your hair, your complexion, your eyes -- I had you pegged as a local. I read your ass and called you a 'spoiled little Dutch girl.'"
She stepped closer, slowly closing the distance between us confidently now. "Oh, yes... you're the man from the train. I can thank you properly now for helping me. Of course, I think you already got your thanks ogling me on the train platform. I could feel your eyes undressing me the whole time we waited for the train."
I smirked back at her, not content to give the upper hand to a girl half my age, even if she was the most beautiful creature I'd met in a long while. "What can I say, it's a hobby. But you're right, I suppose I should be thanking you. My apologies... I should have called you a 'spoiled little American girl' earlier. So, what are you doing in Amsterdam? Touring Europe on daddy's dime before you finish college?"
"I just turned 18 and this trip was a present from my parents."
"A present? I see, but where are your spoiled little friends to taunt all the Dutch men with you?"
"My best friend got caught drinking at a graduation party and her parents wouldn't let her go. So, I'm all alone."
"Well, why don't you have a seat and join me for what you came here for then?" I offered her one of the joints I'd bought. She looked at me uncertain of whether to trust me but ultimately extended her hand and took one. I lit us both up and we took deep drags from our marijuana cigarettes, saying nothing.