Good Morning fine readers. This is a story that I wrote a while ago, but didn't know if I should continue it. So, I'm putting it out there for a vote. Is there enough here that you want to see it continue? Let me know yeah or nay. If you say yeah, then also give me some of your ideas on where it should go.
Lisa's Dilemma
What are the odds of something like that happening? She had planned to meet this wonderful man that was saying all the right things in email and she hoped he was the one that could make her feel live again. Then the snowstorm and ice storm of the decade hit and they were trapped in their respective houses with miles and miles of icy roads between them.
Thanksgiving had just passed and Lisa had spent her Thanksgiving with family drinking in the bar, lonely but not alone. She hated her life and living away from everyone out on a ranch. The only bright spot in her life was her daughter and her students she taught at school, but when she was alone, she felt like life was passing her by. Her mind started to wander and for brief moment she thought about writing or texting Ken.
Ken started off being a penpal (or whatever you call an emailing partner), then a confidant, now her cyber lover and he seemed to be intruding in her thoughts all the time. Lisa had been married for 23 years with two kids, but she and her husband had their share of issues. Several times over the years they had come close to divorce, now they slept in separate bedrooms in the same house, but rarely talked and the passion was certainly gone. On a lark she had joined one of those no strings attached websites designed for people looking to have an affair. She didn't really know what she was looking for but she wanted some excitement and passion in her life again. Basically, she wanted to feel alive instead of just existing.
Because she was tiny, slim and beautiful she immediately starts getting proposals from every kind of guy out there and about 99% were out there for one thing. They wanted to get laid, with no repercussions and no strings, in other words ... pure SEX. Unfortunately, Lisa was not that kind of woman, she could only be involved with somebody if they meant something to her. As offers flooded in for illicit sexual meetings she tried at first to politely decline, her mannerly southern upbringing required her to respond politely. That didn't seem to work very well and guys wouldn't take no for an answer. Therefore, she just started deleting emails.
She had met several guys that had seemed interesting and for the most part they were in email. However, each one was interested in sex, but not her. Once they had what they wanted they never cuddled, kissed or even called her. She had hoped for someone that wanted her, someone that made her feel alive, loved, wanted, beautiful and desired. She didn't want to be just a one-night stand and while several men later called her back for additional rendezvous, they were not interested in her, just a steady supply of sex.
Then someone called hopefulromantic99 wrote her a note and automatically she dismissed him, but she kept his email because something about him seemed different from the rest. He responded back to her in a kind of gentlemanly fashion that she had hoped for and she took another look at his profile. All the things he said were in right alignment with what she wanted, he didn't want a one-night stand and wanted somebody long-term to be with, a friend, confidant, someone that he could exchange fantasies with and ultimately a long-term friend and, if things worked out a lover.
From Ken's viewpoint Tara8888 (Lisa's pseudonym) was pretty close to the type of person he was looking for, but she was committed as she responded in her email. However, several things were different about Tara8888, first she responded with a polite ladylike response. No one on this site had done that, in fact, up to this point, everyone he had met was after money in one shape, form or fashion. Second, her written profile actually seemed to be the person who wrote the nice note. Ken was intrigued and after mulling it over he sent her several more notes. She responded and soon they were emailing regularly.
She said she was committed and so he didn't really expect anything to happen, but he enjoyed talking to her and Lisa genuinely seemed like a nice lady, as well as very beautiful. Lisa was not used to someone being nice to her and after seeing his kind emails she once more looked at his profile. She now became a little more interested in this guy. So, one of her first emails to Ken was to tell him her real name.
She wrote back thanking him for the kind emails and Ken responded that he was only writing her for being the only real lady on the site. A few days later Lisa responded tentatively wanting to talk and she gave him her real email account. They began to communicate via email and she liked what she was hearing, but she knew they were just words and she still had her doubts. The first email Lisa sent to his regular email she included her photo and then she sent several more.
In the photos Ken saw a beautiful blonde woman with captivating eyes. She had a very nice figure from what he could see in her winter clothes, but it was her face that captured him. Her face was beautiful with luscious lips and an elegant neck. Her eyes were enchanting, the color of melted chocolate and just like chocolate they beckoned him.
However, there was something else, as beautiful as she was, the fire in her spirit seemed crushed. He knew she was a teacher working on her masters. He knew she had to have a strong personality to do what she did, but something was missing. In the photos she seemed lonely or sad. He couldn't put his finger on it but her spirit seemed dimmed, like no one really appreciated who she really is and she was just existing.
In addition to his job Ken was also a photographer and writer of erotic romances, so he sent her some of his beautiful photos and a couple of his stories. He was Interested in what she thought of his work, but he also thought some beautiful photos and romantic stories would brighten her day.
Her entire life people had tried to take advantage of her kind and trusting nature, so she had built a defensive shell and was very wary of silver tongues. However, with every email he seemed to be saying the right things and there seemed to be sincerity in his words, like he really believed it. She wanted to believe she really did, but history had made her wary, so they started talking, both in email, text and via cell phone.
The more they talked and revealed each other's desires, joy and pain more both of them were convinced that something special might be happening. Both the only hoped for something that would make them happy, fill the dull void inside and make life worth living again. Instead they were both feeling something a lot deeper and they were becoming very intimate in their conversations. Both had good experiences in meeting someone online, only to be disappointed once you meet them in person and both Lisa and Ken were hoping this time that wouldn't happen.
Ken fully expected that after she heard he was at the end of his third failed marriage she would end it right there. In Ken's world, any sign of weakness or failure is automatic rejection and general hostility. He had said things knowing that this would mostly likely kill their budding relationship, but she needed to know who she was dealing with. Ken was a hard core romantic and a very trusting person, but he had been lied to all his life and never mastered creating the shell around his heart. Heartache seemed to be a constant in his life, but all he wanted was someone that he could give his heart to. He wanted someone that would know what a special gift it was and take care of it.
Lisa surprised him with a soft loving email that hinted at her own pain, she continued to text and email Ken. He knew now he had someone very special, someone with a heart as big as Texas and his interest in this woman escalated to new heights. Every one of her texts and emails to Ken only convinced him further what an incredible woman he had found. However, he wondered how somebody could trample such a beautiful spirit and where her pain came from.
Lisa found herself thinking the same thing. Ken made her feel sexy and beautiful, wanted and desired, and it's what she wanted more than anything, to feel alive again and Ken brought her that. He was a very special man for her, he was a giving, loving wonderful man and she really did want him in her life. She had dreams of what it would be like to fall asleep in his arms every night and wake with his arms around her in the morning. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible with the harsh winter ice storms, but hopefully they could find some way to have some uninterrupted time together.
Chapter 2 -- Making Love
Lisa's day was usually controlled or uncontrolled chaos, but at quiet times like sitting at home ice bound she found her mind wandering and thinking about Ken. Both found they were becoming very close friends, but distance, family, ice and jobs kept them from talking as much as they would like.
On Wednesday Ken proposed that they meet the following Friday for lunch and if they meshed, they could spend the night at a motel finally giving in to their desires. The anticipation built all week and a couple of times Lisa almost called to back out. This was a huge step for her and she had been burned several times by smooth talking guys and she wondered if she could really go through with it again. She desperately wanted this, but still a huge leap of faith.