Two weeks ago was the first time she had been to a football match. Her husband went occasionally, but usually only when the team was doing well. He always asked her if she wanted to go with him, but until two weeks ago she had always said no. Partly because football didn't really interest her, and partly because it was an afternoon out for him with his friends.
His friends couldn't go this time, so when he asked her if she wanted to go, she said she would, although she didn't know what to expect. She hadn't expected to see such a large crowd and was surprised to see so many women there. They stood in the terraces. He liked to watch the game from there because, as he said, "You can jump up and down and shout and swear because it's mostly guys who stand there and they are all shouting and waving their arms around."
It had been a fairly mild day and she wore a pair of jeans and a mid length coat. It was very crowded and she felt a little nervous as they pushed their way to a spot about halfway down the terrace. By the time the game started the bodies were packed tightly around her and she smiled to herself as she was jostled, spilling the drink she had in the paper cup.
She was pleased that the view of the game was uninterrupted, and as it went on the noise and the jostling increased. The crowd of mostly men around her cheered loudly when the team did something well, or jeered good-naturedly when something happened that they disagreed with. Although she didn't really understand rules of the game she soon found herself enjoying the atmosphere of the crowd, jumping up and down when those around her did, and cheering along with them. Her husband looked at her and winked.
"Having a good time?" he shouted. Her face flushed with excitement, she nodded.
At half-time the crush eased a bit as some of the crowd went and got a drink or something to eat.
"Do you want anything?" her husband said. "I'm going to get another drink. Do you want to come with me?"
"No," she shook her head. "I'll have another drink too. Can you find your way back?"
"I know this place well. See you soon."
It was still pretty crowded and the banter between the spectators amused her. A small group of them engaged her in conversation and were good-naturedly teasing her and joking about her knowledge of the game. She was soon laughing and joking right back at them. It was nearly time for the game to start again and the crowd had flowed back and bodies were pressing against each other. Suddenly her husband was there.
"Hi there," he passed her the drink. "Just in time."
The game started again and the noise and the jostling increased. She felt the bodies pressing all around her and she thought to herself that she was really enjoying this.
So today when he asked her if she wanted to go to the match she didn't hesitate. The weather was unseasonably warm, almost like a summer's day, so she decided to take advantage of it and wore a T-shirt and a pleated skirt which sat on her hips and reached midway down her thighs. She decided to take a light sweater too, just in case it got a bit cooler in the afternoon.
The team had been doing quite well recently and there was a huge crowd at the game. They weaved and made their way through to about the centre of the terrace and found a spot by a low barrier. The crowd around them quickly built up with much jostling and loud voices. Her husband pushed his way through the crowd, trying to get as close to the front as he could, but finding his way blocked he decided they'd gone as far as they were able.
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The crowd was thick here and he found himself standing right behind some guy and the girl he was with. She was a bit shorter than he was, and to keep his balance and to stop being pushed into her, several times he had to put his hands on her shoulders or on her waist. The crush from behind forced him against the woman and at times his face was pressed in to her hair. It felt soft and warm and smelled of soap.
The game started and the swaying and jostling increased. Bodies pressed all round and more than once she felt a hand on her shoulder or on her hip. She found it impossible to escape the crush and found herself swaying and being moved by the bodies against her. There wasn't anything she could do so she went with the flow.
At half-time her husband left to get them both a drink and by the time he returned the game was just about ready to start again. He wasn't able to stand beside her behind the barrier so he stood in front leaning back against it. The crowd pressed forward again and she found herself surrounded by moving and swaying bodies.
The crowd had eased slightly and he saw that the girl's partner went off somewhere. He was able to stand back a bit and not press against her, but he was looking forward to the crush of the crowd again. He didn't see him come back, but saw her guy was now in front of her on the other side of the barrier.
The crowd pressed forward and to his pleasure he was pushed against her again. He wasn't able to stop being pressed against her and, with the constant friction of her bottom against him, he began to get aroused. Several times he put his hands on her shoulders as the crowd pressed forward and during a brief lull in the game he felt her pull her sweater from around her waist.