You said definitely, heart-eye emoji. I have been thinking about how I want you to show me. I want you to take me to your favorite hang, that funky part of town with character and local shops that smell of dust, old tobacco, and forgotten dreams. Take me to your favorite spot for a dirty chai and as we walk the streets hand-in-hand, I want you to pull me into a tucked-away alley. Crush me a against a wall. I want to feel your hands and mouth on me and know that I have consumed your affection, if only briefly. "I still want my dirty chai."
You clean up my smeared lipstick with your thumb and I return the favor, ensuring you are presentable for our well-timed exit.
The chai was great. I especially enjoyed playing footsie and our fingers dancing together on the table, reminiscent of my eighth grade crush.
"Show me art - I don't care the medium." You take me to some space, a studio of sorts - there's in installation you've been wanting to see. As we climb the stairs to the loft I misstep and you crush your hand in the small of my back, around my waist to steady me. "Thanks," I all but whisper in your ear as I turn back to finish my ascent. The art is decent, the view of the sunset through the ancient stained-glass windows and the play of color it casts on the floor, stunning.
"Let's get out of here." We grab a bite to go, some Thai noodles and mango sticky rice. The view of the city is worth the trip back to my hotel.
In the elevator you tuck a stray lock of hair behind my ear. And now I crush you against the elevator wall and steal a deep kiss before the ding and retreat of the doors.
We both laugh - recognizing that we are dorky adolescents trapped in grown-up bodies, feeling like we're "getting away with something."
We arrive at my hotel room - I ditch the sling back sandals. While they make my ass look great, they kill my feet...plus now I can look up at you. Very crushable.
"I didn't oversell it did, I? The view?"
"No, it's pretty great from where I'm standing." Seventeen year-old me blushes again.
I invite you out to the balcony, you make a poor attempt at a dad joke about falling. A callback to my misstep at the gallery, but really an excuse to wrap your arms around me and press against my back. I feel you breathe me in. Shampoo, sweat, that essential oil blend I make (fuckin' hippie). I feel your mouth curl into a wicked smile against neck. I catch my breath in my throat.
You allow your hands to wander a bit asking if it's ok. "Are you cold? Do you want to go inside? Can I unbutton your dress?"
"No. No. Yes, please."
Your hands are warm, despite the goosebumps on my chest and arms. I lean back into you and allow you to caress my breasts. "Can I go further?" "Yes."