This isn't a wham bam do it immediately type of story. It takes some time to develop. It eventually hits the mark, so don't give up!
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The airplane from Tokyo thumped onto the runway at LAX. It taxied gracefully up to the Japan Airlines gate and the passengers started departing. She strolled into the first class lounge ordered a gin gimlet and sat back to enjoy it. Betsy was a striking, large woman. At 6'4" and 195 pounds she was no light weight. Very seldom did she run across a man who had the balls to hit on her. She wasn't mean; she was just extra large and intimidating. She had never had a boyfriend, never been felt up, and never been French kissed. She wanted all those things but all of the men she knew were too wimpy to ask her out. Besides, she needed a big guy. She didn't want some shrimp. She waited an hour and then the loudspeaker announced the boarding of her flight to Detroit.
She was employed as an international interpreter for General Motors. She had many flights to Europe and the Orient. She was fluent in German, French, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.GM placed a high value on her and her talents.
"Home again," she thought as she walked down the passenger ramp and into the first class section of the 747. In three hours she would be home. She couldn't wait. She had been out of the country for five weeks and she was ready to relax. After the executive board meeting she would be off for two weeks. She had no plan for the time off; she was just going to relax.
The 747 landed in Detroit and she walked out of the terminal and into a waiting limo. The valet had captured all her luggage. She kept her brief case with her. The limo swept her to corporate headquarters and soon she was giving a detailed report to the board of directors. When she finished there was a brief question and answer session and then she was dismissed.
The valet had put her luggage into her BMW. She checked it over and shot down the freeway towards home. When she arrived her maid brought the baggage into the house, opened it and started separating the contents. "Thanks Martha she said gratefully as she headed for the shower. She couldn't wait to see what the weekend would bring. She finished her ablutions and jumped into bed. Almost immediately she was asleep.
The 757 jumped into the air at JFK and pointer itself toward Detroit. Ian was slouched down in a first class seat. He didn't like to fly but his job as an interpreter for General Motors had him in the air a lot. After they achieved cruising altitude the stewardess brought him his gin and tonic which he glumly sipped. You would have thought that at 6' 8" and 275 pounds he could drink in bunches but such was not the case. He didn't drink much and when he did, it had reason. Right now the reason was the turbulence between New York and Detroit. His trip to Italy had been a total success.
When his plane landed at Detroit a company limo picked him up and took him to headquarters. An odd bit of timing made him miss seeing Betsy at all. They had never met and were only aware of each other's existence from company documents.
He was really looking forward to the weekend. His hobby and part time job was auctioneering. This weekend there was a big auto auction just out of town and he was scheduled to be one of the auctioneers.
He talked to his boss and gave him the report on his trip to Italy. The man seemed pleased. "Take a week off and relax," his boss said.
Great! He left the offices and went to the parking garage where his Cadillac awaited him. He hopped in the car and sped off across town to his condo. He parked the car and his valet unloaded his baggage. Shedding clothes as he walked through the house, he was almost nude by the time he got to his bedroom. His last piece of clothing hit the floor as he stepped into the hot tub.
"Ah, home again," he mumbled to himself.
She wandered into the breakfast nook at 7:00 AM. "Thank god the coffee's ready," she thought as she picked up the morning paper and sat down.
As she read through the paper she saw a full page add for an auto auction. Among the cars listed was a yellow Corvette. She had wanted a yellow Corvette since she was a child but never had the money or the opportunity to buy one. "Maybe today's the day," she mumbled to herself.
She hurried into the shower and an hour later was ready to go.
She drove out to the auction site. As she walked around the grounds she saw many cars she would have liked to buy and would have bought them all if she had the money. She found the yellow Corvette. It had very low mileage and was in terrific condition. She knew quite a bit about cars, having learned a lot from her father and from her job. She went to the registration office and placed an auction deposit. In the office she found that the 'Vette would be #34 on the block so she had some time to look around.
She strolled into the auction tent. There at the auctioneers podium stood a giant guy. He looked like he knew what he was doing as he sorted through the schedules. The auction hadn't started yet so she ambled over to the podium. "Hi," she said.
Ian looked up and saw a tall goddess looking at him. He walked around the podium and stuck out his hand. "Hi yourself. I'm Ian," he answered.
For once she looked up at a man. His hazel eyes were gazing at hers. She felt an unfamiliar stirring in her nether regions. Usually men were afraid of her or turned her off. This guy was not afraid and he absolutely turned her on. Her nipples hardened. "Damn!" she thought, "This guy is gorgeous." She said, "Pleased to meet you. Are you part of the staff?"
"Yeah, I'm a part time auctioneer. I get to do this whenever I'm in town."
"Travel a lot?" she inquired.
"I've got one of those jobs that require me to bounce around the world. This is my hobby."
"That's a coincidence! I travel a lot too. In fact, I just got back from Japan," she replied.
"I just got back from Italy. What are you doing at this auction anyway?"
"Well, in the newspaper this morning I saw your add and in it was a yellow Corvette. I've always wanted one so I thought I might get lucky here," she answered.
"Who do you work for?" he asked.
"GM," she replied.
"Me too," came the excited response. "What do you do for GM?"
"I'm an interpreter." She answered.
"Me too," he laughed. "It's odd that I've never met you before."
"Considering our schedules, I'm amazed that we ever met," she said with a smile.
"So are do you have a significant other?" he asked.
"Boy, he's fast," she thought. "I wish!" she answered. "I've always been alone."
"I can fix that if you'll have dinner with me tonight," he smiled.
"Supersonic," she thought. "Okay, what time will you pick me up?" she said.
"Just give me your address and phone number and I'll be there whenever you want," he quickly offered.
"Be there about seven," she said as she wrote her name, address and phone number on his card.
"Great! I'll be there," he happily affirmed.
The auction started. She bid on the yellow Corvette but was overbid by a guy who had more money than she could spend. However she had a strange feeling that she might have won something more than a car. She drove home and spent the afternoon preparing for her date. She had no real experience at this but she had read a lot about it and tried to do everything right.