Alex couldn't believe it. The day was finally here! He had been waiting for this Saturday for months, anticipating spending ACTUAL time with Erin, his work crush from the past. They had only seen each other once in nearly ten years, but no matter how much time passed, Alex just couldn't forget the way Erin made his heart race & his words jumble.
Alex first met Erin during a scary job transfer over a decade ago. He was in an unfamiliar town with no real friends. Being overweight & socially inept made it nearly impossible to meet new people. Erin seemed to sense his need for a friend and slowly lured him out of his shell. Before long they were sharing gossip, teasing, and flirting enough to make Alex wonder if there might be an opportunity for something more.
Often the two carpooled home after work, Erin's house being near their job. The close proximity of their bodies in the car, the soft intimate conversations, and seeing her in her natural habitat only seemed to strengthen their connection. Erin seemed to never judge Alex. Occasionally he would catch her looking at him and his heart would race. She often leaned forward dramatically when handing him a customer's order, offering him a view down her blouse that made him blush. He knew she had caught him staring more than once.
After several years working together, Alex was offered a promotion at a different location. Erin went back to school and found a better job in another city. Life, work, and situations gradually put distance between the two. Faye, however, seemed to bring them back together.
Since they had last seen each other, Alex was slowly gaining confidence in his looks. He had spent the last several years working hard after a divorce to get himself in relatively decent shape. He had shaggy brown hair that was starting to see some pepper. His bright blue eyes seemed to always be smiling. His former pudgy body was slowly transforming into a muscular, toned physique. In fact, people that he hadn't seen in years didn't even recognize him in public. Brightly colored tattoos swirled from his chest & shoulders to his feet, covering more of his body than they didn't. As a single man in his late 30's, all of his effort and time in the gym was starting to show.
They had agreed to meet at the local motocross track where Alex liked to practice riding his dirt bike. Surprisingly, it was only a few miles from Erin's house & his excuse for reaching out. He hoped that the wide open spaces, some distracting motorcycles, and relatively few other visitors might help put the shy Erin at ease & help them catch up a bit. Being only a few miles away made it nearly impossible for her to refuse Alex's offer to catch up with an old friend.
He sensed motion behind him moments before he heard the crunch of gravel under the tires of a SUV. Turning, Alex watched a GMC nearly slide to a stop ten feet from where he sat perched atop his dirt bike. The driver's door flung open with a hurried gusto of impatient excitement that couldn't be contained.
The siren who emerged was a sight Alex could never have prepared himself for. His confidence drained faster than his jaw dropped at the sight of a slightly older, softer, somehow MORE beautiful woman than he remembered.
The first thing Alex noticed was her hair. It couldn't be missed. It was long and dark brown with tight curls that just begged to be bounced and played with. It framed kind brown eyes and a bright, nervous smile that hinted at mischief. Or at least he hoped it was mischief.
Tracing their way down her collar bone to the top of her flowy, hippie inspired summer dress, Alex's eyes were drawn to the deep cleft of bare cleavage between her full breasts. The impossibly thin fabric of Erin's ankle length dress was losing the battle to contain them. The waning summer light backlit her nearly to a silhouette, accentuating the roundness of her hips and the fullness of her thighs. The fabric allowed light to filter through it, revealing only the slightest hint of the dark treasure nestled between her slightly parted legs.
"Eh hem!", Erin cleared her throat loudly. She was freaking out. He had been staring at her for nearly half a minute with a look of fear or confusion, she hadn't decided which. He blinked hurriedly & her doubt washed away. The intense blue gaze and familiar dimples instantly put her at ease, awakening memories of why she became friends with him to begin with.
If his eyes and lips were unchanged, the rest of Alex was the exact opposite. Erin hardly recognized the man who stood before her. Gone was her shy, overweight, forever friend. In his place sat a slightly athletic, confident man whose bright blue eyes beamed nearly to her core. She found him incredibly attractive. 'Fuck,' she thought, 'I'm undressing him with my eyes. Dammit Erin, could you BE more obvious?' He was sexy.