I couldn't imagine why Erin would have wanted to make sure that I was going to be at Ellen's party. It had been almost five years since she had dumped me in high school and she was engaged to be married in just over a year. We had stayed in touch throughout college, but I still harbored some resentment for her abrupt termination of our relationship.
My fear was that she wanted to make sure I was at this party so she could get some kind of closure and go on to marry Joe with a clear conscience. The last thing I wanted to do at a swinging party was sit in the corner with Erin rehashing the past.
I made sure my buddy, Rob, was going with me and we devised a handful of emergency signals in the event I needed rescuing. Despite receiving a phone call from Erin that Friday at work as she was driving into town to make sure I was going to be at the party, I didn't head over to Ellen's with any sense of dread. I vowed not to let Erin's desire for closure or whatever get in the way of my having a good time.
Rob and I showed up about an hour after the party kicked off. Part of that, of course, was wanting Erin to sweat a little bit. No sooner were we across the threshold than she was there greeting us. I have to be honest, she was looking good. She has long, black hair, green eyes, fair skin and a nice physique despite smallish boobs. That evening she was wearing a black tank top and a long, wraparound skirt. I didn't get dragged off right away but she did say she hoped we could talk later. I don't think she caught Rob rolling his eyes.
It wasn't until after the sun had set and I had a couple of beers in me that Erin finally managed to get me alone. By that time I was much more agreeable to it and followed her out Ellen's back door and into the yard. It was very dark out there, lit only by a partial moon, but Erin seemed to know exactly where we were heading.
She stopped in a part of the garden that was blocked from view from the house by a large hedge. She faced me and took my hands and was silent for a minute as if gathering her thoughts. Since I figured she'd probably gone over whatever she was about to say in her head who knows how many times, I just shut up and listened and let her get through the whole thing.
"I know that you are aware that Joe and I are getting married next fall," she started "and I feel like there is something between you and me that has been left unfinished. I don't know if you are aware that Joe and I have lived together since college so I'm no longer the nun I was back in high school."
(we'd never gotten past second base)
"You may also remember that my mom married my dad because she got pregnant with me the first time she ever had sex and, as far as I know, she has never had sex with anyone else in her life."
This didn't sound like it was going where I was expecting it to.
"I've been really careful not to get pregnant before I am ready and I plan to be married to Joe forever, but I don't know if I want to go through life not knowing what sex with somebody else could be like."
I think she was looking into my eyes, but it was too dark to tell.
"I am going to propose something, but I don't want you to decide right away. I want you to think about it for a while and let me know. I'm staying here at Ellen's tonight and she and I are the only ones who will be here. I'd really like it if you would stay with me tonight so we can experience and experiment with things we never got to while we were dating. Don't decide now but give me just a few more minutes to try and influence your decision then I will leave you alone for a while."
She let go of my hands and I felt her arms go around my neck and her lips on mine. We opened our mouths and made out passionately for a few seconds just like we were back in high school. I had just placed my hands on her waist when she broke the kiss.