Maria opened the hot water tap to about half strength. At this rate the tub would take about 15 minutes to fill with nice hot water. After sprinkling a little of her favorite scented bath powder into the water, she closed the door and entered her bedroom. It was just before 2 pm, Maria's usual bath time.
She loved bath time. The house was quiet, and the doors were locked. With the kids not due home from school until 3:30 pm and her husband Fred not expected until 5, this was Maria's time for herself. Her normal schedule was to clean up and do her housework once the kids caught the bus. By around 1 pm she usually had things in order and that left the rest of the afternoon for whatever she felt like doing.
Her daily bath was her time for herself, and as such, she cherished and looked forward to it. Maria liked to think of bath time as her chance to recharge her batteries while letting the stresses of everyday life drain away. Today, however, was to be one of those occasional days when she looked forward to her bath with extra anticipation. For that reason, she had drawn the bathroom blinds tightly and lit about ten or twelve small votive candles. The ambiance provided a sense of romance to the room. For the past several months, Maria had been enjoying what she thought of as her "special" baths about once every week or two.
Standing and walking to the full-length mirror that hung on her closet door, Maria took a look at herself. She saw a petite, 4' 11" lady who had remained on the slim side. At age 40, she had to admit to looking pretty darn good. With fairly small breasts, a trim belly and a nice, tight derriere, Maria still could turn heads. With one fluid motion, she lifted the white T-shirt over her head and laid it on her bed. She had never worn a bra, and still didn't. Next came the cut-off jeans, leaving her wearing only a modest pair of white cotton panties. She turned sideways to check her profile, then slipped the panties off and had another look. With her shaved pussy and her petite size, Maria looked like a girl many years younger than she was.
As she looked at her hairless vagina, Maria thought back to the first time she had shaved her pussy for a man. Maria and Ben had dated for over a year at college. It was with Ben that Maria had learned everything she knew about making love. She hadn't been a virgin when they met but Ben had given Maria her first orgasm. And many more. It had been and still was the best sex of her life and she often thought of Ben while making love to her husband Fred. After graduation Maria and Ben had parted ways, each heading to opposite coasts.
Over the years they traded occasional Christmas cards and e-mails. Once video chatting online became commonplace, they had begun chatting several times a week. One thing led to another and during some flirty kidding around Ben asked Maria if she still shaved her pussy. When she said yes, Ben acted like he didn't believe her. Ben declared that there was only one way to prove it and both had a big laugh.
Maria found herself thinking about it though. What would be the harm, she wondered to herself. It took several weeks before Maria got up the courage to show Ben her pussy. By then she had showed him her breasts several times. Encouraged by the compliments this brought from Ben, not to mention the sexy way it made her feel between her legs, she had decided to show him her pussy. From their many frank talks Maria had learned a lot of things about Ben. One was that despite many requests, Ben's wife would not even consider shaving down there. Another thing she had learned was that much to her surprise Ben often fantasized about her.
The day it happened, Maria made sure to be wearing a loose dress and no panties. She told Ben she had a surprise for him and to hold on. The picture went all jumbled and out of focus for what seemed like minutes, then stabilized in one position. As the camera finally came into focus, Ben realized he was looking at the same beautiful pussy he remembered so fondly. Maria had told him that she was shaved but seeing it was like magic. Her delicate outer lips were slightly open and he could just make out her inner lips. As he watched, mouth agape, he saw a finger slide down between her outer lips and lightly massage her inner recesses.