A Rendezvous or Just a One-Night-Stand of Passion?
He was handsome, appeared genuine and honest, but, Sara supposed that was what every woman wanted to think about an available man she had just met and was attracted to quickly.
His name turned out to be Ken. He was a soldier, a Marine for the U.S. Military. He fought for our country during every war in the last 25 years including Iraq. Sara thought that he must have been such a brave man fighting all those battles that a common citizen only reads about or listens to on the news. Wars that American don't support. Sara knew Ken was honorable, while modest and polite. "It wasn't as bad as people think," he commented but Sara was sure they had to be terrible especially after stories she had heard from her students who were discharged from Iraq.
All Sara could picture in her imagination was this tall and handsome man in his Marines uniform, decorated, armed and worldly, perhaps, a younger man, fearless and courageous. Ken was at least six feet tall without an ounce of fat on him. His shoulders were broad and his smile was wide and his teeth sparkled. It seemed like older men approaching 50 were so out-of-shape these days so this man was a treat to stare at with her lusting eyes and her lustful appetite that she had suppressed for several years now.
Sara was widowed, alone, on vacation in Las Vegas for a few days and needing to make up for lost time. She wasn't used to seeing an adult man in Santa Barbara anymore who took care of himself and was in such great physical shape in latent life. It wasn't like the forties or fifties were that old nowadays. She wasn't sure of Ken's age. His hair looked white in the sun so she thought he was probably younger than he looked but he had no wrinkles. He was probably younger than her but she was sure they were close in age by their conversation but she couldn't tell how much younger he was than her. Sara looked much younger than she was and if a man didn't ask, she didn't tell. The last few years had worsened her health but she had always taken care of her skin and stayed out of the sun with her milky white complexion.
Sara had gone down to the Jacuzzi to sooth her aching muscles and back. It turned out that Ken had to. As he pulled the chaise lounge up close to her bathing in the Jacuzzi away from anyone else, Sara was pleasantly surprised. She smiled at the man and said, "Are these your kids in the Jacuzzi?" She astounded herself at that suggestive, leading question. She was wondering if he was single, so that's why she asked, wondering if he was traveling alone or with his wife and family but she wasn't usually so forward or direct although it was just a normal question.
"My kids are in South Carolina," Ken replied. Sara was relieved to hear that but she still wondered whether he was with a significant other as she peered at his wedding finger and noticed that he wasn't wearing a wedding ring.
"That's a long way from Las Vegas," Sara said. "What brings you to the City of Sin? (Las Vegas where what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas).
"I'm here on business with the Marines," replied the good-looking man. "I'm here for two weeks. I was in Las Vegas for five months last year but like anything, it got old," replied Ken but without a look of fatigue.
Sara treasured Ken the minute she sought eyes on him. She caught herself just staring at him and looking deeply in his eyes as he spoke and she only half-listened. He spoke about how he was retired from the Marines but still worked for the Military.
"What do you do?" asked Sara with intrigue.
"I'm an event planner," Ken replied. "I plan events for the military across the United States and the headquarters is here.
Sara and Ken continued to make small talk. Ken liked to do most of the talking and she was relieved. She was usually the one carrying on the conversation. She didn't say too much about herself but tried to make it clear that she was traveling alone and had met a couple in Las Vegas from a previous trip. It was a birthday reunion of sorts. While they were talking he did mention a wife and Sara was wholeheartedly disappointed but that didn't discourage her or hasten her interest in Ken.
It wasn't like Sara to be interested in a married man but Ken sure didn't act like he was married. He was interesting, a good conversationalist and still interested in life. He didn't act as if he accepted life at this point or was sedentary. She wondered how he could travel alone so often and not fool around. Well, that question could probably answer itself.
Sara had been trying for several years to hold her self together after the funeral. The first year was the hardest but she still hadn't moved on with her life or a relationship. She kept busy, kept the wine flowing and adding any distraction she could to escape the deep-set pain she was feeling since her husband died from cancer. She wasn't going to let her true feelings show now, or even let her guard down so she kept smiling and laughing as Ken spoke and joked around. She didn't bring up Paul in the conversation.
"It's about 4:30," Ken said. Happy Hour starts in about an hour. They continued talking but Sara knew she needed to leave and meet her friends by 5:15 p.m. She just didn't want to get out of the Jacuzzi yet.
Sara didn't tell the stranger that it was her 50th birthday yesterday but she did make sure to mention that she was staying at the hotel an extra night.
Sara had taken a bad fall in the parking lot going to dinner last night with her friends. They had a few drinks before they left for dinner and it had been a long celebration day before that happened. She showed Ken her scraped and bruised arm. The Jacuzzi had seemed to ease the pain quite a bit but it was one of three bad falls she had taken in the last two weeks due to a modification in her blood pressure medicine. She was on the third different prescription that kept giving her dizzy spells and her ankle must have slipped out of place last night. Sara felt old physically but not mentally.
Sara didn't take her eyes off Ken and he didn't seem to take his eyes off of her. She was pretty sure that all Ken was concentrating on politely was her low cut black bathing suit and voluptuous cleavage.
"Did you say it's about 4:30?" Sara asked not keeping track of the time her self.
"Well, it's about a quarter to five by now," Ken replied.
"I should get going then. I need to shower and need to get dressed. It was nice meeting you. Maybe I'll see you upstairs," Sara remarked. She treaded getting out of the Jacuzzi to grab her towel and robe with her hind side facing Ken. She didn't want to know if he was looking so she walked away slowly in her bathing suit and quickly started to talk to the woman lying across from her. She thought to herself, 'He'll either like what he sees or not.' The rest was out of her control.
"I wish the pool was outside," noted the stranger; however, Sara wasn't going to stay to hear her complain about anything else. She was elated still from talking to Ken and she wanted to hold on to that feeling till she went upstairs to shower and then to the bar to meet her friends hoping she would speak to Ken further later in the night and maybe... Well, she wasn't going to dream too much further.
If possible, Sara felt as if it was much more than just a change encounter meeting Ken that day. She at least hoped that it would be more than just a casual meeting or passing. She felt silly but they just seemed to communicate on the same wave length. They had a lot in common as they spoke during the brief time by the Jacuzzi. They must have spoken for an hour but it seemed like less time because the conversation flowed so easily.
When she hopped in the shower, Sara began to fondle herself and rub soap on her breasts. It had been too long since she had sex and it felt good to fantasize about Ken. She grabbed the razor and first shaved under her arms, then each leg and then her pussy. As she felt her naked pussy, she wished she had brought a vibrator with her so she could bring herself to climax in the shower because her fingers weren't enough.
Sara put on a low-cut black blouse and black jeans. She wore a lace black bra and panties hoping she would be able to show them off later.
As she pressed the elevator button, she looked around for Ken but she didn't see him. Her friends were waiting for her at the bar and she sat in between them. "Do you want the end seat, Sara?" James asked. "No, I'm fine," replied Sara not really thinking ahead that she wasn't making herself very approachable if Ken did want to talk to her.
Sara saw Ken in line for a drink at one point but he didn't acknowledge her. She turned to Anne and mentioned to her that she had met the man in line at the Jacuzzi. "OMG, Sara. Get him over here," said Anne. As Ken stood at the counter in back of them, Anne kept looking over at Ken. "Stop that, you're embarrassing me," said Sara. "He's just not that into me. He'll work his way over if he is." Sara was disappointed. She wanted to invite him out with them for the evening and dinner but she was too shy to make the first overture.
A few times, Ken threw some quick comments over to Sara but he never got up to talk to her. The drinks kept flowing and Sara quit thinking about him as she was engrossed in the other people around her and joking with the bartenders Elena and Mary that she had met on a previous trip.