I was in Wichita, Kansas on business a few summers ago, looking to close a deal for my company. This was my chance to prove my worth, as I had just started working there a month earlier and my boss told me this trip was beyond urgent. "The supplier in Wichita is the only one I trust," she said, "if you can't close a deal, don't bother coming in to work when you get back." With those words echoing in my head, I met with the supplier the day after I flew in. The meeting was promising, but I felt it didn't go anywhere, as the supplier said he would have to consider my boss's offer. I was to be in town for five days, in case the supplier had more questions, so I looked around on my drive back to the hotel.
I passed the gamut of restaurants, car shops, and retail stores, but also noticed a promising nightclub only a block from the hotel. Without much else to do, and still fretting how the deal with the supplier would go, I decided to go there that night to blow off some steam. After some McDonald's, I walked to the club and got online to be carded around 8 PM. Inside, I went to the bar and got a Moscow Mule, my go-to cocktail, to loosen up. With a Mule in my system, I started dancing when the DJ played "Club Can't Hold Me" by Flo Rida. I soon began looking for a girl to dance with, but the only ones I saw were taken. Defeated, I went back to the bar, took a seat, and waited for one of the bartenders to order another Mule.
That's when I heard a female voice next to me say: "Are you alone, too?" I looked over and saw a dark-haired girl in a black dress holding an empty glass. I said:
"Yeah, are you?" She replied she was and asked if she could buy me my next drink. I said sure and she took the seat next to me. Little did I know what would unfold over the next few hours... or the next few days. The bartender poured my next Moscow Mule and we got to talking.
She introduced herself: "I'm Nicole, but my friends call me 'Cole;' you can too." After our drinks were drunk, Nicole took me to the dance floor and we danced for as long as I can remember. By closing time, the ice between the two of us was broken and melted, and Nicole gave me her address out in the parking lot. "Why don't you come over tomorrow? I can show you around," she asked. After she confirmed she was serious, I said I'd be over around 9 AM the next morning. When the club closed, I walked back to the hotel and went to bed. I was awoken by my iPhone ringing. It was my boss, who told me some good news: the supplier accepted his bid and as a result, I could enjoy my remaining days in Wichita however I liked:
"I was your age once," she said, "and I know a thing or two about working hard, but playing harder, so enjoy yourself. The supplier has a daughter who could show you around town." I said okay and my boss hung up with me. Seeing the napkin with Nicole's address on the nightstand, I got ready to go visit her. Downstairs, I entered the address into the GPS of my rental car and headed on my way. The GPS Nicole lived about 45 miles away, so I settled in for a long drive. As that drive wore on, though, I couldn't help but notice I was heading further & further away from the city: one minute, I was looking at office buildings & stores: the next, I was seeing fields and farms.
After about 50 minutes on the road, the voice on the GPS told me: "You have arrived!" as I pulled up to a farmhouse with what looked like a barn and a stable attached. Wondering if this was Nicole's house, I looked at the name on the mailbox; it was: "Nicole Jackson." Fairly confident I was at the right place, I locked the car, went up to the front door, and knocked; to my relief, Nicole answered the door a moment later.
"Oh, welcome! I'm so glad you came," she said as she threw her arms around me. "Come on in, are you thirsty?"
"I am, what have you got?" I asked.
"Oh, the usual suspects - water, sodas, beer, wine." she replied, "I also just made a pitcher of iced tea," I said I'd have a glass of iced tea, Nicole said okay and went into the kitchen to get it. I looked around the living, seeing the usual family pictures as well as a piano. I asked Nicole if she played. She replied that she did and could play some songs later. She then returned with two glasses of iced tea, handed me one and we sat down on two armchairs to talk as we drank. "You in town for long?" she asked after a few questions.
"Only until Friday night," I told her, "I'm here on business. But my boss said the daughter of the supplier I talked with yesterday could show me around." Nicole then asked if the supplier in question worked at the company I was at yesterday; I was not prepared for what she had to say after I confirmed that. "Oh my God, you spoke with my daddy yesterday," she exclaimed, "he hasn't told me yet! But I'm glad I found you last night."
"Well, I sure am glad you found me, too," I replied. By now, the tea had been drunk and Nicole was eager to show me around.
"We can start here, then go around town in the following days," she suggested, putting on a pair of rubber boots. I said that was a good idea, so she led me out back and had me meet the four horses in the stable. They all seemed friendly, but Nicole did warn me not to startle them, especially "Thunder," the white horse. "He's a kicker, so be very careful around him," she said. After I had met the horses, she then took me to the barn to meet the rest of the animals. The barn was full of farm animals: six dairy cows, four sheep, nine chickens, and three goats, with two pigs in a mud bath outside. Nicole asked if I'd like to help her milk two of the cows, and I agreed.
We sat down beside one cow and began milking her. Nicole said I was a natural, despite me telling her I had seen a live cow, let alone milked one, before in my life. "Not bad for a city slicker," she said at one point. The bucket for the first cow was full within ten minutes, so she moved to the next one. The next cow, however, was proving hard to milk, so Nicole took over and just had me watch after my own failed attempts. She had success in milking the second cow and began leading me out of the barn. As we walked past the pigs, however, one of them slipped and fell into the mudbath, splashing some mud on Nicole's red & white dress and my clothes.
"Looks like we got some laundry to do," she said with a chuckle, "let's get back to the house. I'll fill the washbasin to wash our clothes." Back at the house, she began filling the basin with her garden hose told me to take off my muddy clothes as she unbuttoned her dress. I didn't know about stripping down to my underwear in front of Nicole, but then she took her dress off, revealing she was wearing panties with no bra underneath. "Don't mind my boobies," she said, "but I don't wear bras; they hurt. Anyway, go ahead and take your pants off so I can wash them."