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She dropped her bags at the front door and sighed with exhaustion. "What a day! A bubble bath and a glass of Chablis won't fix the world, but it will sure as hell make me feel better."
Karen had been running errands and taking care of everyone else all day. As usual, she put everyone ahead of herself. "Not tonight", she thought. "Tonight is all about me. I need a little TLC and some pampering." She had spent the last few nights with a girlfriend that was going through a painful break-up, and now Karen needed some "me" time.
As she ran the water for her bath, she slowly undressed. Stretching her muscles out from the long drive home, she looked at herself in the mirror with a critical eye. "Not bad", she thought. "I just needed a little sprucing up" she thought laughing to herself. She was comfortable in her own skin and truly enjoyed her body. Her sudden divorce from a cheating husband a year ago had been her wake-up call. She now took better care of herself and was in better shape than she had been since college.
She strolled naked to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of wine. Bringing the bottle back with her, she lowered herself into the water and let out a blissful sigh. "Now this feels like heaven" she thought. The kids were at their father's for the weekend, the chores were done, hell even the dog was still staying with friends due to her trip out of town. After a few small sips of wine, she carefully surveyed her body and decided on a course of action.
"First" she thought, "I'm gonna scrub everything until it's pink and glows. I want skin that feels great to be in. Then, I'm gonna shave. No wait, I'm gonna shave everything" she laughed. It had been a long time since she had felt this sexy and she wanted a change to reflect her feeling. She remembered in college shaving her pussy and loved the way it heightened every sensation. She could just imagine the way it would feel against a silk thong.
As she began to wash herself, Karen felt a familiar stirring in her core. She had been living without a partner for over a year, and while masturbating brought temporary relief, nothing could replace the feeling of a man in her bed. Karen caressed her breasts as she watched the way the bubbles clung to her skin. She used both hands to rub the thick soap into her belly and down her legs. Raising up onto her knees, she massaged the soap into her lower cheeks and finally ventured down to her pussy. Rubbing the outer area first, then sinking her finger through her lips, she realized that an orgasm was slowly building and that she was eagerly anticipating it.
Laying back in the tub, Karen proceeded to enjoy the feel of her fingers in her pussy and with the other hand she absently pulled at one of her nipples. She envisioned a hard cock in front of her and sighed, wishing it was true. What she would give to just feel one in her hand, feel it rub across her stomach, feel the head brush the tip of her tongue. At that thought she was ready for the final rush to her coming.
Unfortunately at that exact time the phone began to ring. Karen thought about ignoring it, but the mood was broken and her orgasm now seemed far away. She moaned in defeat and rose from the tub, quickly walking to the living room to retrieve the phone and leaving bubbles on the carpet in her wake.
"Hello?"
"Hey woman, what's going on? It was her friends that were keeping her dog for the weekend. " Do you have plans for tonight?" they asked.
"Nope, no plans" she said as she climbed back into the tub.
"We are going out to the club tonight and will be coming right past your house. What us to drop off the dog? they asked.
"Sure, it will save me a trip" she replied.
Karen said her good-byes and relaxed back into her tub. After another glass of wine she finished with scrubbing and shaving. She emerged from the tub glowing and relaxed. After applying some scented body lotion and brushing out her long brown hair, Karen finally retreated to the bedroom to dress. With no plans for the evening she put on a pair of jeans and red sweater. She touched up her make-up and chose a favorite perfume to wear. The combination of favorite clothes, favorite perfume, along with the recent bath, had Karen in a very sensual mood. Even the feel of her panties and bra took on a very erotic flavor today.
"Boy, do I ever need a man" she thought, laughing to herself.
A little while later, her friends arrive with her dog plus a surprise. There was a man with them. They explained that this was their neighbor David and he was joining them for the evening. They often went out together and had been friends for years. The introductions were made, and Karen caught herself thinking that he was very attractive and likeable.
"Hey, why don't you go with us?" said her friends. "You could use a night out with some fun. The kids are gone and we won't take no for an answer."
After some playful bickering, Karen agreed to go, but insisted on driving her own car. She figured she could have a drink and maybe dance a little, then head for home. She didn't want to spent the evening fending off drunks and watching couples necking.
The evening progressed much better than Karen expected and David was a charming and witty addition to the group. They laughed and joked all night, with a little harmless flirting thrown in for good measure. Karen kept thinking that it would be nice to be with a guy like David. He seemed different from her ex and all the guys she had dated before. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but there was something special about him. Respectable, honorable, scrupulous, charming, loveable; all these words seemed to fit with him. After many years dating "bad boys" he was a fresh change.
David was not all sweetness and propriety. He was flirting for all he was worth and trying his best to impress. He had already made several comments about how she filled out her jeans and had even snuck a few quick kisses by the time everyone was ready to leave. As they walked through the parking lot to their cars, neither Karen or David wanted the night to end. They had enjoyed each others company and both were responding to the sexual tension that flowed around them.
David opened Karen's car door for her and stood next to her car trying to think of the right thing to say, while their friends waited in their car. Karen looked in his eyes and knew at that moment that she did not want to let him go just yet. Not knowing what else to say, Karen blurted out the first thing that came to her.