Part One, An enchanted encounter:
My God, what a stunner!
She has the loveliest face I have ever seen! More than that, she seems very sweet. Sort of like the girl you took to the prom, politely stifling a giggle seeing you in that ridiculous tuxedo, but nonetheless give you a sweet kiss and tells you how wonderful you look.
That kind of sweet!
I saw her over the mounded vegetable counter at the supermarket. She looks up at me, and immediately lowers head but then raises her clear light blue eyes and I see a shy smile. I continue with my shopping, but keep her in sight ... sort of!
Then out of nowhere, a tall rough-looking guy approaches her grumbling something to her as he pushes the Brussel sprouts out of her hand saying,
"Put those back ... I hate those! C'mon, let's go Dot!"
Obviously a boyfriend, since I didn't notice a ring on her third finger, left hand. He seems like a jock or ex-jock, handsome enough to have gotten any girl he ever wanted in life. As he pulls her away, she looks up and smiles at me.
She is petite with silver-blonde hair cut in a pageboy that perfectly frames her incredibly beautiful face, feathering down onto her graceful neck. She has a light complexion with a sort of permanent blush to her cheeks. She looks like an angel; all that's needed are the wings!
Down the aisle a bit, I hear this man berating her for something else, but she treats him like so much background noise as she turns back to look in my direction.
"God! I
have
to know who she is!"
As she checks out, her boyfriend is waiting by the windows, looking at his watch, and telling her to hurry up, making the point with his hand motioning to her. She is chatting with the checkout girl, Angela, as if they are friends. I frequent this store enough to know that when I am in Angela's line, I will always get a sweet smile from her after I make a flirting remark or two.
When this pretty blonde finishes at the checkout line, she is hefting her bag of groceries by herself as her man is pulling her away by the arm. I decide to leave, making sure I am in Angela's line. Her line is crowded, but I want to talk to her so I wait my turn. I tumble my goodies out on the conveyor and say,
"Hey, Angela! How's it going?" (Shit, that was lame!)
"Um, hi Michael, what's up? Do you want paper or plastic?"
"So that's what our love affair has come down to has it, Angela ... paper or plastic?" I tease her.
"Is that what we have once a week over spaghetti and cans of whole kernel corn Michael ... a love affair? So my love, paper or plastic?"
"Uh, paper ... I guess Angela!" after a few seconds I continue as delicately as I can,
"Um Angela, I noticed you talking to a very pretty, little blonde girl. Um ... who is she?"
I tried to say that casually, but Angie is smart and just gives me a smile as she passes my items over the barcode reader.
"Oh, you mean Dotty, uh, Dorothy. Yes, she is very pretty isn't she? Everyone thinks so! But, before you waste your time, she is with 'Mr. Wonderful.' His name is Greg, and he treats her like property. Would you like the receipt in the bag or with you?"
"Angie, meet me for coffee when you get off work ... can you?"
She scrunches up her pretty face a little, and says,
"Mmm, alright Michael, I'm off at three so how about meeting me at Starbucks around the corner?"
"Great. See you there."
Angela is pretty, petite, and seems like a very sweet girl! She and I have flirted a little over carrots, cans of soup, and zucchini sliding across her counter. I know that she can be bratty in a sweet way ... know what I mean? But, this is the first time I asked her to meet me anywhere. I never thought that Angie was all that taken with me, but our non-relationship has always been pleasant.
She is sort of a friend, but the few times that I have looked directly into her dark brown eyes, I got a little twinge. I don't know why I never asked her out, she really is kind of a cute little thing. Those pretty brown eyes ... my God! They have always gotten to me, and I should have asked her out long before this. 'Paper or plastic' ... that's about as intimate as we have ever been.
It is three-twenty-five, and Angela walks into the Starbuck's after having to count out her register and finishing up at work. She starts the conversation after we settle on stools by the window with our caffeinated concoctions, with a couple of raspberry scones.
"So, you like our little Dottie! She
is
cute Michael ... she is very cute, but as I say, unfortunately, she is spoken for."
"Well, yeah. I do think she's cute, and we kind of had a moment, if you know what I mean."
"Well, I wish you good luck darling, she is currently
owned
by ... Greg. And, I do sincerely mean good luck! If anyone were to get her away from him, I would want it to be someone like nice like you ... as little as I know about you Michael, you seem to be very nice."
'Tell me about her, Angie!"
Angela takes another pull off her caramel macchiato, clears her throat, and starts in.
"Dorothy was a classmate, and track teammate of mine at Roosevelt high. She doesn't mind being called Dottie, but hates 'Dot.' That is what
asshole-face
calls her! Oops, I'm sorry for that, but I am not exactly one of Greg's biggest fans. Dottie and I still get together over lunch or for an occasional dinner or movie."
She thinks for a second or two and says,
"If you
wanted
to Michael, you might
join
us sometime. That way, you get to meet her, and I will be there to keep an eye on you (giggle). Greg usually leaves her alone when she is with me, so would you like to do that?"
I am not exactly sure if she is helping me with Dotty, or if she is asking me out! But, I am interested in getting to know her lovely blonde friend, so I say,
"Yes—I'm there! Dinner or a movie?"
"How about we do both, you treat for dinner and we'll treat for the movie!" She says with another musical giggle.
Angela pushes her chair closer to mine, writes out her phone number on a small napkin, and asks for mine. We exchange numbers, and I am finding it very pleasant being so close to this dusky hued girl. Then she surprises me by saying,
"Um, Michael, I am always like a little keyed up after work and I am wondering, if you are not doing anything right now, um ... if you might like to walk me home. It's just a few blocks away, and I have some cold beer in the fridge!"
I can imagine from her hopeful look that she might be saying to herself "God! What am I doing?"
I look at her for a few seconds. She is nervous, and her breathing is elevated a little. I would normally not have a problem dating Angela, since she is also very cute and has a nice tight petite shape. Her brown hair fits her face and feathers down nearly to her shoulders. She has caught me a few times at the store looking into her lovely dark brown eyes—getting lost in them actually—there is just something about a pair of dark brown eyes to me!
She usually recaptures my attention with a question followed by a cute musical giggle. She wears her blouses with an extra button unbuttoned, and while I can't exactly see a lot of cleavage, she does afford a view of the swell of her pretty and pert breasts as they curve into her blouse, and white lace brassiere. I am very interested and quickly say,
"Yeah, a beer sounds good, sure Angela!"
I know that 'a beer' usually means just sharing a malted hops flavored beverage or two, but it could also mean, 'I want to be with you.' Whatever the case, I am saying yes while looking into her pretty eyes. She lets her breath out in a sigh, as she wears a relieved smile.
"Good! I guess we're through here, so we can go!" She says brightly.
I pull her stool out for her, and hold the door for her as we leave. It is quiet between us as we walk, but not an uncomfortable silence. More like two people who are easy enough with each other just to enjoy a quiet moment together. She breaks the silence by wrapping her arms round one of mine, and says,
"Now, when we meet with Dotty you have to pretend to be my um, uh, boyfriend. Can you handle that?"
Before I can answer, she quickly adds,
"It's okay if you don't Michael, but it would just be easier in case Greg decides to follow us ... which he sometimes does!"
Noticing that she has already established
touch
in an acceptable way, I reciprocate by patting her arm with my hand as I say,
"It will be my pleasure Angela."
She just smiles and blushes with a little giggle and tightens her hold on my arm. I could get used to that sweet musical little giggle of hers!
We reach her apartment, and she tells me to have a seat as she gets us each a beer out of the refrigerator. She has a pleasant little place, with tasteful furnishings, but done on a budget. Her apartment is neat and well organized ... what I can see of it. She excuses herself to shower and change after her long shift at work.
After several minutes, she is quickly moving into her bedroom in just a small towel. She leaves the door open so we can talk. I move over toward the kitchen to lean against the counter, and discover that I have a partial view into her bedroom. I see her take her towel off, and slip into a pair of shorts sans panties, and she pulls a light sweater over her head without a bra.
From what I am able to see of her moving into and out of my view, she has a very cute little shape ... much better than I would have imagined from seeing her in those smocks at the market. I noticed a very pretty, shapely ass and stomach. Her breasts are small, but pert and high up, with puffy nipples. I can see just a flash of neatly trimmed brown pubic hair as she carries on the conversation, talking about Dotty and her asshole boyfriend.