At opposite ends of the continent, each sat in front of a similar screen at a similar desk in a very similar room.
Anxiously, she logged into the familiar chat, looking forward to their nightly meeting.
At nearly the same moment, his fingers were tapping his password into his machine, and suddenly they were together.
As the bright screen displayed his arrival, she closed her eyes and saw him, in her mind's eye. As she tapped out a warm greeting, she pictured his face, his strong body, his arms open and waiting for an embrace.
Replying in kind, he saw her as well. A slight girl with a lovely face and a proportionally attractive figure, that was how he imagined her. Raven black hair cascaded down her back, splaying over her sweater-covered shoulders. He always imagined her a little shorter than himself, so that he could look down into her eyes and see deep inside her.
Running her hands over her own real body, clad only in a bra and a wispy pair of panties, she breathed deeply and began.
"God, I've missed you since last night," she typed, as she stepped forward into his imaginary arms.
"You're breathtaking as ever to me," he replied, as his fingers worked their way into her shoulder muscles.
Rolling her own nipple between her fingers, she responded to his hands by snuggling into his chest and reaching around to massage his posterior.
At their desks, sitting in front of their glowing screens, each closed their eyes, as did their imagined counterparts. Relaxing in each others' embrace, feeling secure in their lust, they let go momentarily and submerged themselves in their roles. As they stood there, arms about each other, rubbing and slowly grinding, a change came over them.
As their eyes simultaneously opened, they stared deep into those of the other, incredulous at this event. Gazing about, they found themselves in a place between everywhere, a square of ground among a wide blackness sparked with lights. There was a lush bed situated in the center on a piece of thick carpet, suspended in this unexplained space.
Gripping him tightly, she realized that he was now as solid as she. His fingers, paused for a moment, went back to work on her shoulders as he gazed at her with a slightly puzzled expression.
Moaning slightly at his touch, she decided to take advantage of this situation. Reaching up to his face, which looked just like she always imagined it, she grasped his smooth cheeks and brought him down to her lips. As they met, he responded, pressing his lips on hers, parting them, and darting his tongue into her mouth.
His hands slid slowly from her shoulders and grasped the bottom of her sweater. Tugging insistently, he pulled the garment up as far as it would go. Grudgingly breaking their kiss for a moment, she allowed him to remove it, and did the same to his shirt. Now, bare-chested, they pressed together, hot skin against hot skin, and resumed their tongue exploration.
His hands slid down her smooth back, disappearing beneath the band of her long black skirt. No panties were present, of course, and he didn't expect any. Cupping a smooth, creamy globe in each hand, he massaged gently, moving lower and lower as she moaned into his mouth. Brushing against her warm, hairless lips, he felt her dewy moisture leaking from between them.