The leaves had already started to turn and were falling from the branches of the trees around the park. The sun peeked out from behind a cloud and shed its last light on the river flowing peacefully by in front of the bench on the hillside. There was still enough warmth in the atmosphere that the cool breeze floating over from the bridge felt pleasant in the evening air.
Paula paced back and forth as she looked down at her phone. Five-thirty was the agreed upon time and it was already ten minutes past. Maybe he had gotten here early and when she wasn't here, decided to leave. She wouldn't blame him but she had worked all day and when they had decided on a time she was so excited to finally meet him that she hadn't thought about how little time that left her to go home and change after work. She was glad she did though, she felt so much better now that she had showered and put on different clothes. She loved the pattern on her new black and white blouse and she especially liked the way it hugged her breasts and showed off her cleavage.
I sat down on the bench, popped the cork on the bottle and started pouring wine into one of the two glasses. I had specifically said the bench right down the hill from the Haley House tavern, the one at the top of the hill, not the one closest to the bridge. However, I was enjoying watching Paula pacing back and forth, nervously checking the time on her watch and wondering if it was too late. I slipped the bottle under my arm and took a glass in each of my hands and walked down the hill towards her.
"Looking for me?" I asked, as I walked over to her bench and leaned against the backrest. She stopped pacing for a moment and looked up from her phone. She smiled as I handed her one of the glasses and that made all of this worth it.
I could already tell she was a great kisser based on our conversations, most intelligent people are. You aren't born a great kisser, it's a skill that you learn and fortunately it is fairly easy to learn. It takes patience, experience, passion and most importantly confidence. Paula has plenty of each of those, at least from what I've learned about her so far.
"Thank you!" She said, as she pulled her sweater tight with one hand and tasted the peach moscato with the other.
She leaned against the bench next to me and before we even spoke there was this sudden feeling of comfort and recognition like we were already friends and understood each other on a soul level. The wine went down smoothly and the conversation shifted easily from the weather and small talk, to work, hobbies and eventually sex.