Carrie stood at the edge of the crowd, nervously pushing her hair back over her ear, her face pretty but anxious. She looked down at herself, checking her clothes one last time as the noise of the crowd, mostly teenage boys, grew. She stood on her toes, stretching up to see above the sea of heads. A few boys giggled nearby, watching the curve of her shapely bottom against the outline of her skirt. The butterflies in her stomach went berserk as the team began to file out of the training ground, one at a time.
Danny Baxter appeared with his trademark grin, chatting away, signing autographs and cracking jokes. She stared hard at his face, a face she'd seen on the telly so many times. Boyish, impish. Cheeky was the best word she knew to describe it. Carrie stepped forward awkwardly, not sure how to get his attention. Schoolboys nudged her out of the way, eager to get to their hero. She stared, mouth half open, hoping if she stood long enough he'd notice her. Suddenly, he looked up and did.
She held her breathe as he smiled at her momentarily, not daring to move. He was approaching his car as she stood there goggling. An elbow to her ribs and a stamp on her foot were the kicks she needed to get back to reality. Barging through the sea of urchins she got to his car just as he opened the door.
"Um, Danny?"
He looked her up and down, smiling slightly, eyebrows raised.
"Could you sign?" she stuttered, blushing uncontrollably.
Danny took the pen, and paused. Carrie stood tall, head back, directing his eyes to the exposed milky white skin above her breast. She smiled at her hero and waited. He grinned mischievously, leaning forward.
His hand felt warm and strong as it rested on her skin. He leaned close, glancing down her top at her cleavage, breathing over her chest, a hot heavy breathe. Carrie sighed a little too loudly, as his fingers probed her fleshy skin gently, his breath rolling over the long curve, brushing her nipple inside her bra. He wrote slowly and when done, stood back, smiling at her. She ached with pleasure to be so close to him, her body suddenly cold without his touch. He looked even sexier than she would've imagined, his face small and round, his head shaved. His eyes seemed to twinkle as he looked at her, full of mischief and naughtiness. She could easily picture him as a boy, his features had no doubt little changed. Take away the stubble and the well-defined body and the child would be staring back at you.
"Call me in five." He winked as he spoke.
Carrie made sense of the words only after he got into his car, a silver Mercedes. She stood back as he reversed slowly, beeping his horn, negotiating the crowd of kids still shouting and dancing. She watched them chase after him, running her fingers over her neck and chest forlornly, a sense of lonliness returning. She looked down at herself, struggled to read the words that were upside. "You are well hot! Danny x 0908..." Carrie began to laugh then covered her mouth with her hand, remembering she was still standing in a car park, surrounded by kids.
Ten minutes later, after finding a bathroom, re-arranging her clothes, and taking down the number several times, Carrie took a deep breathe, took out her phone and dialled. She held her breathe as the other end purred and clicked.
"Alright babe. Meet me at the back of the sports centre, ten minutes, yeah?"
"Ok", she whispered. The line went dead.
She knew exactly what was going to happen. She knew they weren't going to a romantic restaurant at 11.30 on a wednesday morning. She knew the only thing this day might have in common with brief encounter was the brevity of it, but she went anyway. This was Danny Baxter. Footballing superstar and famed lover, (if you believed the tabloids). Danny Baxter. You didn't just walk away from a "Bax" invitation!
He arrived a little late, opened the door, let her get in without a word. She leaned back in the soft leather, relaxing as he pulled back onto the road. Carrie glanced across at him nervously, half expecting something surreal - a giant rabbit or her aunt Georgia - something to reveal this was just a dream. But it wasn't. Danny was sitting there, smiling, his eyes moving up over her legs, up over the short skirt she'd puposefully worn. He let his eyes travel over her bust for a while, just occasionally glancing at the road. Carrie pushed her tits out for him a little, enjoying and struggling to believe she was the centre of his world. It wasn't that she lacked confidence, she knew she was a fit bird, as the blokes said. She knew loads of guys wanted to shag her. But Danny Baxter?
She grinned helplessly as his eyes finally moved level with her own.
"Where are we going, Danny?" she asked, adding his name hesitantly.
"You'll see babe, you'll see."
She glanced out of the window at all the familiar streets wizzing by. Old women shopping. Mothers pushing prams. Teenagers on the corner, smoking fags. All the things she could forget about, if only for a day.
The guy at the hotel desk hardly noticed her, payed her no attention.
"Your usual room Mr. Baxter?"