I needed a vacation away from everyone and all my usual problems. I got in my car and ended up at the coast. I checked in to a small hotel with a nice view. The Oregon Coast is beautiful and I love it most in the winter, with the wind and rain. There is nothing like the power and the beauty of a storm at the beach.
When I started out it was just drizzling so I wore a sweatshirt and carried my shoes. I walked for a couple of miles enjoying the sounds of the ocean and watching the seagulls. The beach was deserted except for one other person. I passed him as he walked by in the other direction. He said hello with a sweet southern drawl. I smiled at him and his voice seemed to stay with me as I walked by echoing through my mind.
I kept walking for another mile or so enjoying the cold sand on my bare feet and the slight sting of the wind. When it started to rain heavily I decided to turn back. It didn't take me long to realize that the tide was rolling in very quickly. I wondered if I would have time to make it back. I jogged down the beach hoping to beat the tide.
I saw him in the distance just making it past the breaking waves, I knew by the time I reached that part of the beach it would be to late. It wouldn't be the first time I had stayed out to long and gotten stranded.
I looked around for somewhere to wait out the tide. There was a log close to the sand dunes that looked safe enough. There was nothing else to do but wait. I leaned back against the log and started to laugh when the rain began to pour down so hard it made divots in the sand. I turned my attention to the man approaching on the beach. I watched as he drew closer. He was tall with short dark hair He smiled and looked down at me.
"You like getting wet, or are you stuck till the tide changes?" he asked.
"Stuck," I said moving to sit up on the log. He sat down next to me and we watched the waves for a while.
"My place is just down the beach a ways," he paused as if gauging my response.
"You want to go sit by the fire until the tide goes back out?" My eyes widened in surprise. I shivered involuntarily. He grinned and stood up holding out his hand to me. I stared at him and then his hand. I shrugged my shoulders and took his hand, he pulled me to my feet but he didn't let go. We walked together hand in hand without saying a word until a house overlooking the ocean came into view.
"That's it," he said pointing towards it. There was a sandy path and he led me up to it and to the door.
"Wait a minute," I said still holding on to his hand.
"I don't even know your name."
He grinned at me and said, "Joe." He paused for a moment and then added, "Are you going to tell me your or shall I guess?"
I laughed. "I'm Melissa." We smiled at each other as he unlocked the door. It was a cozy house with wood floors and large stone fireplace. I watched as he hung his coat up and disappeared down the hall. He returned with a gray flannel shirt.
"Here, you can put this on, the bathrooms down the hall, first door on the left." I hesitated for a minute before reaching out and taking it. He turned and started to build a fire. I closed the bathroom door and leaned against it.
"What am I doing?" I kept saying to myself. I was shaking with cold as I peeled off my sweatshirt and bra. I looked down at my pants, they were soaking. I stripped them off and then my panties. I pulled on the shirt, it was nice and big and came down halfway to my knees. A knock at the door made me jump and gasp.
"I forgot to give you a towel," he said. I pulled open the door and he handed it to me. "If you want to give me those," he said pointing to my pile of clothes on the floor. "I'll throw them in the dryer." I bent to pick them up without thinking how much the shirt would reveal. I heard his sharp intake of breath. It made me smile. I moved slower knowing he was watching. the hem of the shirt rise higher until he could see my ass. I took my time gathering them and straightening up. I could feel myself getting wet just from knowing he was watching. I handed the clothes to him and smiled looking him in the eye. A slow grin spread across his face as he took them from me and walked back across the hall to load them into the dryer.
The fire was warm and it felt good. We sat in front of it, I was finally starting to thaw out when he said.
"There are better ways to get warm." I laughed and leaned back against him and he folded me into his arms. He moved my hair away from my neck and kissed me softly. His legs surrounded me and his hands moved up and down my arms, then wrapped around me.
"Better?" he asked quietly against my ear.