All characters are over the age of 21.
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ClichΓ©. But true.
He saw the woman in the red dress across a crowded room and knew he had to get to meet her. It was a large trade association cocktail party. The room was jammed with two and three person clusters of sales people trying to impress potential customers with their social graces and credibility while only occasionally referring to their products.
Bill looked across the room trying to study the woman while still carrying on an intelligent 'soft sell' talk with a customer. He'd done some business with the man but not been able to close on the big sale. He had invested a lot of time with this customer and didn't want to blow his chances. On the other hand, he really wanted to ditch the guy and make his way across the room. For the moment he tried to talk sincerely while taking as many glances at the woman as possible.
It had been the long silky hair that had first caught his eye. He'd then seen that the hair was atop a tall well- built woman. Her red dress wasn't blatantly sexy but it did hug what seemed to be a very nice body. Further glances had confirmed her to be young and her face very attractive while also revealing that her body was stunning.
Bill's mind flashed through the various short hand terms used to describe a woman's body type such as skinny, swimmer, athletic, and the like. This woman's body didn't match those labels- it was simply 'fucking hot' to Bill. He laughed to himself at his crudeness and decided the more politically correct term might be 'voluptuous.' To Bill that meant that she wasn't skinny or fat- she had curves that looked like they'd be perfect for feeling and enjoying while having sex. It meant she had a large chest but not fake tits stuck on a stick-like body. Her lower body seemed trim but curvy. Her height was enough to carry her large chest and other curves without looking fat. Fucking hot.
While Bill couldn't get a good look at her legs through the crowd the few glimpses he had suggested her legs looked well shaped and long. He wanted to study her more from the waist down but there were simply too many bodies in front of her.
Combining her body traits with beautiful hair and a nice face made the woman seem perfect. She was Bill's dream girl; the imaginary women he frequently visualized when he masturbated. He really wanted to meet this woman. If he could eventually get her into his bed he'd be a happy man.
As he repeatedly stole glances at her Bill thought she might have noticed his attention. He was slightly embarrassed but also hopeful that perhaps she'd be receptive if he approached her.
Bill's conversation demanded a half minute of undivided attention. When he looked back across the room a minute later the red dress was gone. He scanned the room but couldn't find her.
A long few minutes later Bill was able to end his sales pitch and excuse himself. He made his way through the crowd searching for the red dress but it was nowhere to be found. That made the evening a bust even if some good sales eventually came from it.
Bill spent more time than he should the next day at the trade show looking for his dream girl. He walked the floor and checked those manning the booths several times but came up empty. He thought of the woman off and on for all day.
That night it was Bill's responsibility to host a dinner for some of his company's best customers. The dinner arrangements including restaurant selection and private dining room were left to Bill's assistant subject to his approval. She'd done well with the task for several years so Bill's involvement was minimal. Each year including the current one about three weeks before the trade show he'd select which companies were to be invited. He would personally extend the invitation to their VP of Sales with it being explained that two to four people could come and RSVPs should go to his assistant. Thus Bill knew which companies would attend but not the identity of the guests. Since he knew most of the purchasing agents there was usually only a face or two out of roughly 30 guests he didn't know.
He was therefore shocked and delighted to see his mystery woman enter their private dining room that evening. Her body looked even shapelier than he'd thought. Her chest looked very large on an otherwise fit but curvy body. As discretely as possible he watched the group she was with to determine if she was accompanying anyone in particular. He certainly couldn't hit on her if she was the wife of a customer's rep. Within a few minutes he guessed she was with a group of singles- no one seemed particularly attached to anyone else.
Bill went out of his way to casually move close to her and to then introduce himself. The woman identified herself as Missy Smith and gave her job title and area of responsibility.
After a brief exchange about the man with whom Bill had previously dealt with in her position, Missy said, "I saw you watching me last night. It looked like your tongue was hanging out; you wanted to meet me and hit on me, right? I believe the phrase is 'undressing me with your eyes'.
Bill blushed. He was speechless for the moment- having been shocked at her statement. How should he respond? He could deny everything but she'd know he was lying and there probably wasn't any good outcome if he started down that path.
At the other extreme he could agree that he'd been lusting for her but that might be too piggish and result in a slap or quick end to their conversation. A middle response seemed safer. Even though it sounded lame he said, "Well, I didn't mean to be creepy but you looked great and I was trying to remember if we'd ever met."
"I didn't say you were creepy. Inappropriate for a business gathering perhaps but I somewhat enjoyed being the subject of your stares."
Bill was thrilled. He said he'd searched for her at the party but she'd apparently left. She shocked him again by observing that - at the risk of sounding egotistical- she'd seen him searching today and assumed she was the object of his wandering the floor of the trade show. Bill admitted that he had looked for her and wondered how she'd seen him while not being seen by him. She confessed that she deliberately avoided him. She knew she would be attending his dinner and thought it would add to the surprise meeting at the dinner if she eluded his search. Bill smiled and said that she'd been right.
Bill had to excuse himself to meet and greet his other guests but they agreed to meet at a bar on the far side of the hotel for a private drink after the dinner. Bill explained that he would need to first have one post-dinner drink at the nearest bar with the inevitable stragglers from the dinner. He'd need to stay for about 15 minutes and then could slip away. She said she understood.
He worked the private dining room and served as the perfect host for the dinner- all as his job required. While meeting his responsibilities his mind and eyes repeatedly focused on Missy Smith. He couldn't help speculating on where things might lead when they were alone. They'd barely met and yet she seemed to be welcoming his lust.
Finally the dinner wrapped up and Bill hung out to have one social drink with the half dozen reps that always lingered at the bar afterwards. He slipped away and was relieved to find Missy waiting outside the distant bar. As he approached he was again able to study her overall body. She looked taller than he'd thought. He suspected that was from her high heels and her very erect posture. He was again struck by how great her chest looked.
They sat at the quiet bar and got to know each other a bit. For starters they were both unmarried and uncommitted to anyone. She lived and worked in Chicago which wasn't too far from his home in Milwaukee- about an hour's drive. Missy's erect posture on the barstool puzzled Bill but he felt he couldn't say anything. He wondered if she was wearing a back brace to cope with a spinal injury or had some other spinal issue. While he felt sympathy for any medical problem she might have he couldn't help but notice how her chest was pushed out. It was as if her breasts were being presented to him on a shelf. He felt guilty but stole many glances at her impressive rack while they spoke.
Finally Missy said, "I know you're trying to be discrete in staring at my chest but you're really not very good at it."
Bill blushed and muttered an apology. He didn't know whether to say anything about her posture -trying to use it as an excuse- but decided it would be smarter not to say anything more.
Missy saved him by saying, "It's not totally your fault. I'm wearing a very tight corset. It makes me sit with my back abnormally straight and that pushes my chest out a bit."
Bill nodded and simply said, "Oh." Again he shut up since he didn't know whether she was wearing a post-surgical brace-like corset or a corset intended as sexual lingerie. After an awkward pause he very tentatively said, "When you say 'corset' is it something you wear for fashion, or... pleasure, or is it medical? You certainly don't need it to look trim."
"Private pleasure would be the right category. Corsets make me feel sexy. Right now it's feeling less than comfortable so the word pleasure is a bit of a stretch. Too many hours of cocktail party standing and bar stool sitting take their toll."