The Island of Wonder
Authors Note:
All persons mentioned in this story are 18 years or older.
"Landing in half an hour, sir."
Half an hour. 30 minutes until my life changed forever. She was in the bathroom right now, freshening up for when we got there.
30 minutes and we'd be there.
Her home.
"Our" home.
Six Months Previous
I was at the coffee shop ordering a coffee for my walk home. I did so at the same shop every day, just to give myself an extra boost from whatever job I was doing that day. It had been a typical day at work, me just happy that it was finally Friday. Since I do contract work, I worked from home generally, so I could just walk down to the coffee shop for a taste of fresh air. They called my name and I picked up my order at the counter.
I turned around to walk out and was suddenly covered in foamy coffee. Not only mine, but someone else's.
"Whoa!" was the first thing that came to my mind with hot coffee splashing over my shirt, staining it and scalding me a bit. My coffee proceeded on a direct course for the floor.
"Oh no! I'm so sorry," came a voice from where the other coffee had come from.
"No, no," I replied still looking down at my shirt. "It's ok, things happe..." was as far as I got when I finally got a look at who had dumped the coffee on me.
She was stunning. Think Tera Patrick in her prime with slightly larger breasts. She had black hair, deep brown eyes, a mouth containing a beautiful smile. Her face looked Asian or Polynesian somewhat. It was overwhelming.
"I am really so sorry, here let me clean your shirt," she said getting some paper towels from the coffee slingers. She was pressing against me to do it.
"It's ok, really," trying to keep my mind working in the face of her beauty. "No big deal."
"I am so embarrassed!" she continued. I now noticed that she had a slight accent, but I couldn't quite place it.
"Don't be," I tried to console her. "Accidents happen," I said somewhat dismissively.
"You're so nice," she said giving me a huge smile but clearly still showing embarrassment. "Please, let me get you a new coffee," she insisted.
"That's not necessary, but thank you for the offer," I said trying to keep eye contact.
"No, please," she retorted while placing her hand on my arm, "I insist."
What was I going to do? She insisted and it gave me more time to talk to her. I had to jump at this.
"Well," I said trying to convincingly capitulate, "thank you. It's really not necessary but appreciated." I gave her a big smile as I said it which she returned.
"My pleasure," she returned with what I thought was a sultry reply and look.
We went over to the person behind the counter who saw everything and kindly agreed to remake both drinks for free. While we were waiting for the drinks to be made, I gave my coffee spiller a quick look over.
It was not just her face which was stunning. This woman had perfect curves to her. Her top was a very tight blouse, nothing to hide anything there. Breasts that were easily D's if not larger, but they looked so firm. They didn't look fake, but I figured they must've had a great bra holding them in. She had a fairly slim waist until you got to her hips where one of the most perfect asses seem to form in her pants. I was amazed that this goddess was even talking to me.
We chatted while we waited for the coffee. I did what I normally did, tried to be funny and charming. Unlike normally when I did this, it seemed to be working. She giggled and laughed in all the right places and had constant eye contact with me.
The drinks were then ready. I needed to move quickly. How do I keep her engaged? How do I get her number? How can I keep this going?
"Should we sit down?" she asked, continuing her look at me with that same level of interest.
I've never been a big believer in God, but this was starting to make me swing a little to the other side. I certainly wasn't going to argue.
We sat down at a table near the corner and continued talking.
I learned that her name was Lila Archer. She was a graduate student at the university nearby and was getting ready to get her MBA soon. She was indeed from an island somewhere in the South Pacific, but she didn't tell me which one. She just kept saying "you'd never heard of it." Her mother was originally from the island and her father was from the states. She was raised there and educated here for college.
That was really all I could get out of her. She kept turning the conversation back toward me, where I grew up, what I liked, favorite color type details. She kept smiling and nodding while asking more questions. I'd never met someone so interested in me. Most of the women I dated up to this point loved talking about themselves and generally were bored out of their minds when I dared to try and talk about myself.
Not Lila. She seemed actually interested. It was strange but I got the sense that there was no lying to her. No falsity. It just made her all the more attractive, not that she needed any help in that department.
The sun was starting to set, and I was starting to get hungry. How do I transition this to a dinner? I needed to be very careful how I did this.
"Lila," I started, "I'm getting a little hungry and was wondering if you..."
"I'd love too!" she answered abruptly. "I'm getting a little hungry myself but didn't want to interrupt this."
If this kept up, I may have had to start going back to church.
"So, should I clean up and meet somewhere?" knowing that I had a huge stain on my shirt, I was thinking I'd go and clean up first.
"It doesn't bother me, I caused the stain after all," she said lightly. "Besides, I didn't get out of our "meeting" without damage either. See?" she said pointing to a slight stain on her blouse near her right breast. I had been doing my levelheaded best to keep my focus on her face and not her chest. My estimation was that a lot of guys probably stared at that rack ad nauseum, and I was determined to not be like them.
We agreed on an Irish bar I frequented on occasion. I was relieved she didn't insist on anything fancier. Even though she dressed high society, she was really down to Earth. We got there and took a booth in the back which was dark enough to hide our stained selves.
She surprised me even more when she ordered a Smithwick's. Even pronounced it right. Again, most of the women I dated were so concerned with bloating and whatnot that beer was normally out of the question; and none of them were in half as good of shape as Lila.
We continued talking as we drank our beers; I had ordered a Guinness to keep the theme going. She surprised me yet again when she suggested that we just get some appetizers.
This was one chill woman.
She asked me more about my life, my work, family and all. I managed to get a little more out of her, that she had a younger brother and two younger sisters, and they were all still on the island with their parents. Again, I found it refreshing and strange that she didn't seem to want to talk about herself that much.
Once we finished the food, we kept talking. I certainly wasn't going to be the one that ended this, it was going too well. I noticed during the meal she was starting to touch my arm and be more playful. Clearly, she felt comfortable with me. I was just hoping I wasn't heading straight for the friend zone in all this.
We eventually left and she said that she wanted to go for a walk, would I join her? I tried to avoid using the word "duh" and off we went. By this time, she now had her arm hooked to mine. We walked down the street and started getting looks from other people. Some at the stain on my shirt, and the rest at the figure of the woman I was walking with.
"Those can't be real," one woman said to her friend after they passed us.
"They are," Lila said loud enough so the other girl could hear. I laughed and was impressed by her boldness. She really didn't seem to care what other people thought. We eventually stopped in front of an apartment building.
"This is me," she said indicating that this was her apartment building.
"Oh, well Lila I had a great time getting to know you tonight," I said.
"Would you like to come up and get to know me better?" Lila said with the same look in her eye that she'd had all night. I recognized it now clearly.
Desire.
I had to play this right. Every instinct in my body said if we went up there, I'd be in one-night stand territory. Normally, even one night with this goddess would be worth months of bragging, self-confidence, and spank bank material.
But I didn't wanna do it. I knew this woman was special from the beginning and I wasn't going to screw it up by just trying to get some booty. I breathed deep and hoped I was doing the right thing.
"I would like to come up," I admitted, damn near gritting my teeth with what I was about to do. "But I'm not going to."
She looked at me very confused. I took another deep breath.
"I really like you and the time we've spent, but I'm not looking for a hook-up. If I go up with you, it's gonna be because there's something more here. Please take my number if you decide that's something you're interested in too."
Still looking confused she managed to get her phone out of her purse. I entered my phone number into it.