"Damn it's cold in here," I think, wishing that I could shove my hands into my bra to warm up my achingly taut nipples. I cross my legs again in an attempt to stay awake as yet another vice president of blahblahblah spouts company rhetoric. As my left leg drops over my right knee, my skirt slides a little higher up my thigh than probably it should, given the environment. I don't care though, you are wearing cologne or aftershave that probably has more to do with making my nipples taut then the freezing temperatures in the room. I glance over at you and notice your awareness of the view of my thigh. I smile innocently as you catch my gaze, thinking it will embarrass you. I am wrong, and I am surprised. You hold my gaze, slowly smiling and lowering your glance back to my thigh. I find myself warming as the blush creeps up my face—not usually one to be demure, I find myself unable to look you in the eye. From my surreptitious glance I see your slightly smug smile as you gives your attention back to Mr. BlahBlah at the front of the room. I can no longer concentrate and just let my mind wander. I imagine you reaching over to slide your hand up my thigh where we sit. The thought makes me squirm and I am forced to uncross my legs and sit a little straighter trying to fight for control.
Eventually, Mr. BlahBlah has finished his presentation and we all clap politely as we gather our materials—pretending to be excited over the reports we are required to complete for tomorrow morning's session of the conference. Inwardly I am groaning---I was looking forward to climbing naked into the smooth Egyptian cotton sheets and enjoying the quiet evening. "So much for that little fantasy," I mutter.
"Excuse me?" you ask.
"Oh nothing," I reply. "Shit. I said that out loud," I think to myself.
"I was looking forward to a nice drink at the bar and then relaxing in my room. And now we have this damn report to do!"
I laugh, "That's actually what I was just muttering about!"
You chuckle. "I bet EVERYONE is muttering—but smiling about it so they don't appear disgruntled!"
"You are probably right. Well, enjoy your evening of reports!" I lean over to grab my bag so that I can go grab a bite to eat and perhaps one drink before thrusting myself into the land of reports and spreadsheets.
"Hey, I have an idea," you say, gathering your belongings also. "If you'd like, maybe we can grab dinner, discuss the reports, then do them together so that we can have some portion of our evening be enjoyable."
The smile on your face charms my nipples into tautness again as I again imagine your hands on me. "That sounds great!"
"How about we meet in the lobby in twenty minutes and have dinner at the restaurant. I've heard it's actually not vile and that the drinks are good."
"Sounds like a deal!" As I walk passed you, you put your hand on the small of my back and walk with me. Your hand through my thin blouse is scalding, instantly warming the chill of the room out of my entire body. We continue to make small talk as we exit the conference, introducing ourselves.
"My room is on the first level," you tell me.
"I'm on 3. I will see you in twenty?"
"Sounds great. I'm not going to change---except I'm losing the jacket and tie. I hope that's ok. I didn't really pack any presentable in public clothes except the suits."
"Me either! I was just looking forward to getting comfortable and having room service."
"Well, if you'd rather not go to dinner...."
"Oh, no! That's not it. I'm glad you suggested combining efforts. I think it will go much faster and then we'll be able to do what the bosses want AND we can have a chance to relax," I reassure you.
"Ok, see you in twenty!"
Once in my room, I toss my luggage down, put my laptop bag on the desk, and go into the restroom and get a glance at the flush of my skin just thinking about being near you for an extended period of time. "Damn! You are not a teenager any more. You are a professional woman. Get a grip. He is probably not interested in you like that anyhow." Ignoring myself, I massage lotion onto my arms and on my neck. The scent of gardenia rises to mingle with the memory of the scent of you. I slide my hand inside my bra and rub lotion on my breast, pinching the nipple. I repeat on the other side, closing my eyes and imagining it is your hand. I shake my head to snap myself into reality so that I can make it to the lobby. I can feel the damp in between my legs and the accompanying ache. I wish I had time to give myself release so that I can concentrate on the reports we'll have to do after dinner. I decide that if you are going to remove the constrictions of your tie, I'm going to eliminate my hose. I slide them down and realize that my legs could use lotion as well. I lift my bare leg onto the counter and rub the lotion slowly up my ankle to calf and down again. I pour more lotion into my hand and massage the silky smooth gardenia scent along my thigh. At the top, near the dampness, I allow the back of my hand to graze the moist heat. I bite my lip—wishing again we'd agreed on thirty minutes. Quickly I apply lotion onto the other thigh, wondering if I should put the hose back on to get myself under control. I decide that I will live dangerously and hope that I remember not to bend over too far and expose that I was most decidedly not wearing panties. I spray a touch of identical scent over my dress and turn out the light. I grab my room key and purse, take a deep breath and prepare to torment myself with your nearness for dinner.
As I step off the elevator, I see you walking towards the lobby. I feel the tightening in between my legs and hope that you aren't aware of the thoughts that I'd had about you just moments ago.
"You got comfortable as well," your eyes slide up my bare legs.
"It's only fair! You got to take off your noose!"
You laugh as you again place your hand on the small of my back. "True. True. Let's have dinner."
Dinner is a blur. I am sure the dinner tasted fabulous. My drink is made to perfection. Tart and sweet. "Just like me," I smile to myself.
"What's that smile for?"
"Oh, nothing. Was just enjoying my drink. Although if we are going to get this report done and be able to get some sleep before the meeting in the morning I think I need to stop drinking." I think I keep the blush from creeping into my face again, but I thought I'd kept the smile to myself too.
"Are you sure you don't want another?" as you ask, your hand touches my bare arm and my skin sizzles at the connection.
I can't even speak I am so inexplicably turned on at the slightest of physical connection so I merely nod my assent. I shift not so uncomfortably in my chair and as I do, my leg connects with yours. "I have clearly had too much to drink already," I think as the heat immediately goes straight up my leg to the increasingly moist area between them. I finally notice that you are entirely still, looking at me. I hope that you are having the same reaction so that I'm not alone in my state.
The waitress brings us what I've determined is truly the last round for me. You tilt your beer bottle towards my drink, "To our combined efforts." I smile and nod.
I'm not sure how I make it through the rest of the drink. My throat feels dry despite the icy liquid. My mind has taken me places it shouldn't go with a co-worker. Somehow it doesn't seem to matter to the rest of my body—tight with anticipation of what I'm afraid may be a one sided desire.
I find myself standing with you in the lobby, not sure exactly sure of the details bringing us to this point.
"Your room or mine?" I shake myself out of a lustfilled haze at your question.
"Excuse me?"
"Should we do the report in your room or mine? Or would you be more comfortable dragging the laptops and the rest of what we need down here?"
"Oh, yes. I wasn't thinking clearly. Perhaps I shouldn't have had that last drink! My room is fine. I have my laptop, I just need to power it up. Do you need to stop by your room first for anything?"
"I need to grab one thing and then I can meet you at yours, say, in ten minutes?"
"Sounds great. Room 3151. See you in ten." I go up to my room and power up the laptop. I also take the chance to freshen up and apply a touch more lotion. My hand lingers near the moist heat between my thighs as I hear a knock at the door. I take a deep breath and let you in.