This is part 1 of a planned 3-part series, with an opening to write a possible fourth. This chapter has been re-edited.
Unlike everything else I have submitted, there is a core in this tale that really happened to me. There was an Amie, with red hair and small breasts. Fifteen years between us. Most of the rest is fiction.
I hope you will enjoy the story of Steve and Amie.
All sexual activity referred to or inferred in this story is by persons over the age of 18.
Dedicated to Amie
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"Hi."
My heart beat a little faster. I recognized her voice immediately. "Hi Babe, how are you?"
"I'm great! I'm at your home, sitting on the sofa, wondering when you're coming home.
"I'm naked."
Amie.
The center of my thoughts and dreams the past six months, and more than a few erotic ones. Ridiculous of me to act this way--I'm 15 years older. She's in her mid 20s-- but what a babe! Glorious red hair--I have such a weakness there.
Wonderful long legs that I've fantasized about in stockings. Small breasts, but I've always had a longing for small, sensitive ones. Eyes that light my fire. Oh, and wonderfully sensual lips--great for kissing.
That's all we'd done so far. Long, passionate sessions. Sure, a little groping, too. But I've never seen her naked, and now she was plainly offering herself to me!
We had met one glorious, spring day at the park. The weather was so nice, I did something unusual and made a sack lunch to eat at the park. I was sitting on the grass, having finished my lunch, reading a book.
She came walking by. I happened to glance up and see her and was mesmerized. Beautiful red hair... and those legs!
Our eyes met and she smiled. Then she came over and sat next to me.
She asked what I was reading and what it was about. We talked about a lot of random things. Sometimes the topic doesn't matter. She was so easy to talk to.
She asked whether I was married. I said my wife had died.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I really am."
As we talked, her eyes were full of life and she was, for some reason, interested in me. She made this clear by reaching over several times to touch my arm as she talked.
"I'm Amie."
"Steve."
"When our eyes met, I don't know what you were thinking. I saw a handsome man I would like to date. I've never been this forward with a stranger, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? If you'll unlock your phone and hand it to me, I'll enter my number so you can call me. If you'd like to go out sometime, I will definitely say 'yes.' It's up to you."
I waited a couple of days, debating whether I should call. Curiosity won out. Curiosity and lust.
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My wife had died of cancer a little more than two years before, although she fought it for six years. We had been married about 7 years when she was diagnosed. We had wanted children, but with no success.
Becky went to see her doctor and he wanted her to have a complete physical and blood labs. The good news: we found out why she was not getting pregnant. The bad news was a death sentence.
She fought her cancer valiantly for six years. The cancer won.
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I called her.
"Hi, Amie. This is Steve. We met in..."
"Hi! I'm so glad you called. Yes."
"Yes, what?
"Yes, I'll go out with you. What do you want to do on our first date?"
I had to laugh, but deep down I was also grateful. She took away my hesitation and nervousness.
"I'll let you choose. I'd like to have dinner with you. We can go to a restaurant, or I can cook dinner for us. I love to cook."
"Can I choose both? A restaurant this week and you cook for me next week?"
"I love that idea. That also means I don't have to get all nervous again about asking you out!"
"Why were you nervous? I already told you I would say 'yes!'"
"I haven't asked a woman out for 15 years. You're the first one since my wife died. I'm no better at calling a girl for a date than I was when I was 16!"
"I'm so glad men usually do the calling. I would be nervous. I'm really glad you were full of courage and called me!"
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We had a great dinner together at one of my favorite restaurants. She ordered steak, which surprised me a little. I expected her to order a salad or something lighter. Something someone her age would view as 'healthier.'
I love steak and love to grill. I tucked that away for the future.
The next week was at my house. I didn't want to ask about her address yet, so I suggested I pick her up at some neutral place for her.
"Why don't you want to pick me up at my apartment?"
Yeah, that was simpler. Clearly she trusts me.
I planned salmon filets in a lemon sauce, with rice and a tossed green salad. Since I was picking her up, I couldn't start cooking until we got to my house, but I had cut up everything in advance. I made the salad and covered it.
"Sit down and relax for a few minutes while I cook."
"No way! You can teach me how to cook this and I can be next to you."
She was definitely growing on me.
We cooked together, She stood next to me, her hand often on my shoulder. At one point, it was on my ass. I got hard and took a half step closer to the stove to hide it.
Amie moved her head by my ear and whispered, "Sorry. I didn't mean to cause you discomfort."
I looked over at her and she was smiling from ear-to-ear. Sorry my ass!
As we ate, we talked about a lot of things. We laughed a lot. Then came the moment.
"I hope you can talk to me about this. Tell me about your wife."
I told her about how we met, what she was like, our wedding. I told her of our desire to have children and how that led to discovery of her cancer.
"It must have been awful when she died."
"Even though I had known for six years that she would probably die, I was unprepared. No one can be prepared. No one can know what the loneliness will be like."
I had tears in my eyes and had to stop. I just looked down at my plate. My eyes swimming.
Amie stood and stood next to me. She put her arm around me and kissed me on the cheek.
"Thank you for sharing that with me. I'm so impressed by how much you still love Becky."
It was a few minutes before I could resume talking.
After dinner we rinsed the dishes and put them in the dishwasher.
"Steve, let's go sit on your sofa and talk."
I figured she wanted to make out. I was ok with that, but surprised at what happened.
"I wanted to share something about me, about my feelings also. I'm a virgin. I know that's weird to just announce that, but I want you to know. For now, I want to stay that way. I hope I mean enough to you that you won't disappear now."
"You stay a virgin as long as you want. I won't pressure you to do anything before you want to. Just so you know, I haven't dated anyone else since Becky died. Just you. I am not into recreational sex. It meant too much with Becky to want so much less with a stranger."
She sat next to me, and I put my arm around her.
"Would you mind if I kissed you?"
"I was wondering whether I had bad breath or something."
I kissed her. Wow, can she kiss! It got passionate quickly.
She was moaning. Her hand was behind my head, taking it captive to serve her lips. Finally the kiss ended and we were gasping for air.
"Steve, we may need oxygen nearby in the future. That was amazing!"
She glanced down at my pants. Ok, she glanced at my obvious erection in my pants.