The email came from him, and it just said "Invitation to a Private Screening."
She had been emailing with him for weeks. They started out innocent enough, just getting to know each other and killing time. She has responded to an ad he posted online, and they had been intrigued by each other from the start. True, she was young. But she was worldly and wise and not interested in boys her age. He was in his early 40s and looked good.
When their emails got more personal, she learned that he was a writer. He had written several movies and as she was an aspiring actress, he seemed like a good guy to get to know. Their talk about movies had been very professional, and it was only later that their talk turned intimate.
She had initiated the turn toward the sexual. She alluded to naughty pictures and he was unable to resist asking to see them. She sent one, then more, and their conversations took on an entirely different character. They still had regular conversations too, but there was an undercurrent of sex to lots of their dialogue. She knew it, he knew it. Neither pretended it wasn't there, and it secretly thrilled them both.
But they never took steps to meet. It was discussed and joked about, but nothing concrete came of it. At first he was reluctant, later she was. She was nervous because she liked him and wanted to maintain the fantasy of him in her head. But she knew that, at some point, a flawed man beat a perfect fantasy. Fantasies couldn't provide the sexual release she so desperately needed.
So when the invitation arrived, her heart almost stopped. Here it was. A specific place and time when they would meet.
The invitation was to a private screening of the new movie he had written. It was premiering the following week, but the invitation said there would be a private screening at the Living Room Theaters downtown. A private screening sounded safe. There would be people around, which was important because she didn't trust herself. She knew he was a gentleman who would take "no" for an answer. She just wasn't sure she could give that answer.
When the evening of the screening arrived, she spent a long time getting ready. She tried on everything in her closet, and settled on a pair of heels, skin-tight jeans and a low-cut black top. Her long red hair was spilling over her shoulders. She knew her breasts were small but perfectly formed, and her cleavage (courtesy of Victoria's Secret) looked amazing. On a scale of 1 to 10, she looked about a 14, but she was self-critical and would have said only an 8.
She arrived at the Theaters ten minutes before the screening, and saw a line of people waiting. She assumed they were there for the screening as well, and she went to the back of the line. After only a few seconds, a man approached her.
"Miss? I believe you're here for the screening of Lone Wolf?"
"Yes, I am."
"Then you don't need to wait in this line. Please follow me."
She felt like a princess and was smiling broadly (and blushing a little) as the usher led her around the crowd. The women in the crowd gave her dirty looks for skipping the line. The men in the crowd wanted to, but couldn't help but smile at the beautiful face, amazing boobs and perfect ass that sauntered by.
The usher led her through the lobby to one of the theaters, which had a sign out front that announced it was hosting a private screening. He opened the door for her and then led her in to the main theater space. While the room was filled with couches and easy chairs, there were no people. None. She looked at him quizzically.
"Your host will be here shortly. He can explain."
The usher led her to the couch in the very center of the room. It was a plush, purple couch, amazingly comfortable. She sat down and saw, on the table next to her, a bottle of water, a diet Coke and a small popcorn. Exactly what she had once told him she always got at the movies. She smiled and felt a slight chill down her spine.
While she looked at the scrolling ads on the screen, she didn't hear the door open and close. The next thing she knew, there was a gentle hand on her shoulder from the back of the couch. She started slightly, but wasn't afraid.
"I'm so glad you could come."
"Thank you for inviting me. Where are the other people?"
"I didn't think we needed other people. I just wanted you to see my movie."
He came around the couch and stood before her. He looked fit and trim, and was dressed in jeans that hugged his athletic frame , a button down shirt and a zip-up sweater. All stylish, all expensive, all well suited to him. She looked him up and down, almost inadvertently, and sighed. Just what she had dreamed of.
"I hope you aren't disappointed?" he asked.