"Hey, hi, didn't mean to startle you," I say, as I slowly walked towards her. "Remember last time I saw you in town you said to pop by sometime? I tried the front door, but no one answered." She was wearing that green dress with the embroidered border she picked up at the thrift store we met at and had mentioned it would make a good gardening dress, and it did. "If now is a bad time, I can come back," I stammered, uncertain, but her quick smile and body language told me that would not be necessary.
"I'm almost done," she reassured me, "can you hand me that rake?" I walked over to get the rake and handed it to her. She had on those plastic gardening clogs, bright yellow with dirt stains all over them, obviously well used. Her hair was up in a messy bun, the kind where the slightest breeze would cause it to fall apart, but miraculously, it does not. The green dress had smudges here and there too, and it was obvious she was not wearing a bra. She raked at a small patch of exposed dirt, stopped, and regarded me, a blooming smile on her face. "I'm really glad you stopped by, I've been thinking about you," My heart dropped at those words, as I had been thinking about her too. She averted her eyes coyly, and I could feel myself blush as I searched for the next thing to talk about.
"You have a lovely garden," I finally managed to get out, "you seem to be very fruitful." As soon as I said it, I groaned inwardly, and she chuckled.
"I probably am, but I haven't had a chance to find out." She smiled that smile at me again. "Am I making you nervous?" I did my best to recover, but something about her easy manner, and for lack of a better term, Earthy appearance, completely disarmed me.
"I'm perfectly capable of doing that to myself." I continued about her garden, "Your garden seems to be very fruitful, what do you use on it?" We went back and forth like that for a while. She pulled some weeds here and made some adjustments with the rake or a spade there, and at one point I felt like a surgical nurse, helping her with tools and small tasks. Soon, my hands were as dirty as hers, black soil lining my fingernails, and splotches running up my wrist.
The warm sun made the temperature ideal, and caused the freckles on her full, high cheeks to stand out a little more. She had warm, brown eyes, like the fertile spring soil where a soul could find nourishment and become lost. Her eyebrows arched, in a permanent state of curiosity, and I saw her look at me, and then glance away, her mouth forming that smile again. The tip of her nose turned up slightly, further accentuating her air of curiosity and alertness, and tying together the overall appeal of her face. Her mouth was full, surrounded by a tapering chin, with a slightly wider upper lip atop a plump and almost pouty lower, lending an appearance of openness and inviting kisses.
She started cleaning up and asked me to gather the smaller tools to place in a caddy, while she stored the larger in a cabinet built against the side of the garage. "I was going to open a bottle of red, is pinot Ok with you?" I enthusiastically agreed and did a quick scan to make sure I had accounted for all the tools. I saw a trowel over by where she was standing and started towards it. She noticed it too, and reached for it, then casually handed it to me, her head turning and causing her blond tipped brown hair to momentarily cover her eyes. I did not entirely grasp the trowel handle, merely caught of little of the blade, and fumbled my grip. It seemed to hang in the air as I tried to grab it with my other hand, and she also tried to catch it, and somehow, between our efforts, we managed to come face to face, my hand over hers on the trowel.
I would like to say I do not know what came over me, but it should be obvious by now. I leaned in slightly, eyes open, watching her reaction, and kissed her full on the mouth. My lips enveloped her lower lip, and my tongue darted out to taste it, as I breathed in her scent, and then quickly moved to her upper lip as well. Her eyes had closed at once, and offering no resistance, my hand rose to move her hair from her face, as she dropped the trowel, falling with a thud at our feet.
Her free hand found my waist, as my other hand reached behind her, and we mutually pulled each other closer. I continued to smooth and stroke her hair, and her other hand found my face, and guided my mouth to the most pleasing angle, as her tongue joined the fray. We licked, and probed, and fenced with our tongues, exploring each other's mouths, using our lips to control and grasp the others as I continued to inhale the heady scent of her, marveling at my sudden good fortune. We reached a slow spot, with a soulful moment of stillness, and I pulled back slightly, whispering, "Are you OK?" She smiled dreamily, murmuring in assent, and leaned back in, with a particularly enthusiastic response.
After a particularly enjoyable round of tongue dancing, my mouth grew restless and looked to roam. Trailing over her cheek, I tipped her head slightly and found the spot at the base of her jaw, just below her ear. She shivered as my tongue flicked in her ear, and her earlobe stretched as I tugged on it with my lips, and sucked it a little, before heading south. Down her neck I sucked and licked and nibbled to her shoulder. Fortunately, her green dress had a forgiving neckline, and I was able to pull the fabric aside, giving me access, which I enjoyed most thoroughly.
Her exertions in the garden had caused perspiration to make her damp, dew-like, and her natural odor wafted up as I aggressively kissed her shoulders, causing my desire to swell. I became caught up in the experience of her such that I grew dizzy and lightheaded, and leaned on her slightly for support, which she accepted without fail, only commenting "Are YOU OK?" I murmured in the affirmative, regained my center, and thoughtlessly allowed my hand to wander to her left breast, almost exposed under the light fabric, nipple hard at my touch.