Alex is my best friend of many years. He's sweet, smart, and has a dry wit that is completely disarming. He's considered and measured: he's the most level headed person I've ever met.
This is part of what makes him so appealing to me. I know he'd never blur the lines of our carefully drawn friendship, but I yearn to. I want to surprise him out of his composure and feel him desire me. I feel a little insecure about the fact that he doesn't seem even slightly into me. I can describe an entire sexual encounter I've had and he won't raise an eyebrow, let alone lust for me.
Not that I've been trying to seduce him. At least, not really. But I decided to change that.
It was a hot summer's day and he was staying at my house for the night. We live in different cities and he was crashing on my floor during a visit.
We had an amazing day and really connected. We talked about what was going on with our families, our work, our health, our minds... I felt so close to him emotionally, and I wanted to be that close to him physically.
When we got in I decided to tease him a little and see if he responded. I was wearing a summer dress - blue, floaty, and just the kind of thing that makes me feel like a lady. We sat on the floor chatting, and I pulled my knees in towards me so that my underwear was exposed to him. I saw his eyes flicker down to my knickers a few times, but he didn't seem to react.
I decided a less subtle approach was needed.
"Alex," I started, my voice light "what do you think about when you masturbate? Do you watch porn?"
He frowns a little and holds my gaze. It's slightly out of the blue, but this question isn't really outside our usual limits of conversation.
He looks away and sighs. "I don't know, really... I usually watch porn, but I feel like that's getting a bit old at this point."