This piece is set in a fantasy world where COVID and STDs are not a thing. Part 1 & 2 exist, so if you want continuity, go check them out first. This is my first time writing erotica so if you have feedback, would love it. Enjoy!
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"Ooh! I like this one!" I hear my friend Payal say from her bedroom. I had basically brought all my things over, in an effort to get ready for her friend's party.
I look at myself in the bathroom mirror. I'd picked the blouse to cover up the fading hickey my ex had given me during my layover in Paris. A slightly inconvenient yet delicious gift. All I had to do was run my fingers over the marks to feel myself get wet again. I pull myself back from the memories, zip up my jeans and step out.
"Wear this instead!" Payal throws a bundled-up outfit at me that I barely manage to catch. I unfurl the short body-hugging black dress, long sleeves and high neck with a tie to hold it in place. And a plunging back.
"Payal, I love this dress but I'm not looking to be 'slutty America-returned NRI' tonight."
"Why did you bring it then?"
She has a good point.
"Listen, I know you hold the 1990s version of us in your heart, but you can actually wear this now. At least to where we're going. Look at what I'm wearing!"
I look her over, and love how her red dress highlights her perfectly balanced figure and ample cleavage. Some might call her chubby as though she can't be fat and stunning. If she wasn't straight, I'd probably be all over her. Fucking Indian/desi patriarchy, unable to see beauty even when it's wearing a bright red dress. How much more help does it want?
Payal's smile is bright against her clear brown skin. "Come on, you'll look great in this."
"Are you sure this will be alright? I'm really not looking to be even more obviously NRI than I am."
"The dress isn't going matter -- you already shriek foreigner," She teases. "Besides, you can always wear a jacket to hide the back if you want. Check out the party vibe and you can decide."
My phone beeped, a message from an unknown number popped up.
-Want to miss another flight with me this evening?-
I grab my phone and the dress. "Alright, I'll go change."
I decide to quickly check my phone - It's been 5 days since I've been back and I imagine this message is from Ahaan, texting me for the first time. He knows how to keep a girl waiting.
-I have plans tonight with friends. Free later this week?-
I see the "..." flashing on the screen, indicating Ahaan's presence.
-What about Saturday night?-
-Okay. See you then. Figure out details later?-
I pull the dress over my head, tug it over my hips, and knot up the ties behind my neck. I smile and grab my discarded clothes and phone before stepping out of the bathroom.
"Damn! You look classy hot! Look at that back! Everyone can see your foreigner tattoo." Payal nods approvingly while also teasing me -- she knows I got that tattoo here.
"Haha" I say and roll my eyes. Payal is more tattoo-ed than I am, though her dress reveals none of those inked stories tonight. "Remember when we'd sneak out to go dancing?"
"Thank god that's over." She says, as she grabs her purse.
"Amen."
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I ring the doorbell to Payal's friend's house on the outskirts of town, and a stunning man opens the door. He's close to 6 feet, with deep brown eyes and strong cheekbones that I want to lick. His lips are dark and full, the way only a South Indian man's lips could be.
"Payal! it's good to see you!" He hugs Payal, and then turns to me.
"Kunal, this is Aisha, my friend from the US. Aisha, this is Kunal, Janvi's husband."
Kunal leans in for a hug, and I hug him back. I can smell his cologne as his arms circle me. Ahaan's text might be making me hornier than I either expected or wanted to be - I wasn't expecting to be sniffing up the host and I needed to stop. No bra meant aroused nipples would be on full display.
"Thanks so much for allowing me to join," I say, as I step into an impeccably decorated home.
Payal was right about the vibe, folk embodying a sensual fusion of Indo-western clothing and languages. A slim dark-skinned woman with a gold nosering, in a tailored mid-riff baring choli and dhoti set catches my attention. As Payal, Kunal, and I begin to chat about his home and my visit back, I find myself often needing to redirect back from the slim woman and Kunal's scent.
"Shit, I've been such a bad host." Kunal exclaims, "What can I get you both?"