Copyright 2001 Del Edwards
She was standing very close to him as he sat at his computer. Her hands were holding the hem of her ankle-length black scarf skirt near his right shoulder so he could read the label. He was having a bit of difficulty concentrating on the label because of her finely formed bare legs just beyond and the fact that she was so close to him. Then there was the matter of typing the words into the machine in a foreign language so he was going slowly.
He had noticed it a couple of weeks ago while he waited at the counter for his raspberry mocha chip frappuccino. She already had her coffee and selected a table against the wall and seated herself. He had been admiring her fine firm, slim ass as she walked to the table. When she sat the white label had caught his eye. He commented that it was an unusual place to put a label when he arrived at the table. She had fished at the hem of her skirt and displayed the label commenting that it was in Spanish and she would have to find someone to translate it for her so she would know if it had to be dry cleaned or could be washed. That's when he had noticed that the black material was semitransparent and there must be several layers to the skirt since he couldn't see her legs through it.
Part of their conversation that day had been about movies she had seen and liked. "Higher content" was the term she used to describe a couple of foreign films she enjoyed. She named a French film and said it contained one of her favorite fantasies. When he ask what the fantasy was she smiled and said, "Rent it and see if you can spot it. You might be surprised."
"And what if I guess wrong. Will you tell me then?" he asked.
"Yes, I will," she said earnestly.
He had rented the film and watched it twice so he would have it firmly in mind. There were several possibilities since the story involved a woman and her lover as well as several other men with whom she was sexual in a variety of forms. He knew from some reading he had done on the subject that one of the most common fantasies among women was sex with a perfect stranger.
During a lull in their phone conversation to set their next coffee meeting he said to her, "The total stranger on the stairs who propositions her."
After a few seconds of silence she responded, "What are you talking about?"
"The movie. That's your fantasy...to have sex with a total stranger...just once," he said.
"Oh, oh, aaah, no, that's not it," she replied.
"Well then, what?" he asked.
"Well...aaaah...it's where she allows the older guy to tie her up and then he cuts her panties off."
"Ummmmmh, okay," he responded.
"Are you surprised?" she asked.
"A little. I figured you were pretty straight and conventional," he said.
"Well, I was telling you the truth when I admitted that I fantasize about you while I masturbate," she countered.
"As I do you," he said.
"I know. It's very affirming and affectionate of you."
"Can you say 'I love you" as I do to you?" he asked.
"Yes, I do...love you," she replied. Then the conversation veered in a new direction.
"Hey, why don't you come here for coffee and bring that black skirt with the labels in Spanish. I found a translator site on the net."
"Oh great," she said. "I'll just wear it. Tuesday at ten thirty, your place. I've been curious to see how you live, see you then. Bye."
He was surprised at how excited he became just thinking about doing those things to her. Tying her hand and foot. Making her helpless against his desires. He huffed out a couple of breaths and grinned about how aroused he had become. Not only did he love her as a friend, he lusted for her. He wanted to penetrate and fulfill her. To fill her with pleasure and completeness until she moaned non-word sounds.
They had never been physically intimate but often were spiritually and emotionally connected. It was new to him and puzzling to her, having believed she could only be dedicated to one man at a time.
He wondered if making it physical would ruin what they had or add another dimension to the pleasant and powerful mix they both enjoyed so much.
After the text of the first label was entered he clicked the 'translate' button and waited. The screen flickered and a page began to load. When she leaned toward him to read the screen the full aroma of her perfume went straight into his brain like a snort of cocaine. And it was just as intoxicating. She nodded and turned her eyes to his. Her face was very close. He had long known that he must let her kiss him first, that he must never be the initiator even though when they hugged on parting he so much wanted to do just that.
"This is very nice of you," she whispered in his ear, still quite close. He could feel her warm breath. Then there was the unmistakable smack of an air kiss