(This was written with a special someone in mind...you know who you are...)
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It was amazing. A thousand miles from home, and now only a hundred yards from her. As he watched her run the track, he remembered how she had finally agreed to meet him. On her terms, naturally. Be at the track, she had told him, and she had made him recite it all back, making sure he knew the time and date. She had spoken professionally, almost reluctantly, telling him that it might not be a good thing. Asking if he was sure of what he was getting into. Reminding him that this was his idea. Insisting that he wear running clothes, also.
As she neared him, he got his first good look at her, and was not disappointed. He knew from the pictures she had emailed him that she was pretty, despite her reluctance to send him a decent face shot. Now, live and in person, he saw that she was more than that. Her eyes, so startling and so green, were alive with life. Her smile, as she noticed him, was warmer than the sun. Her body, that lean sexy form that he had studied so closely in her photos, was more graceful than she had admitted to. The sports bra and abbreviated white shorts she wore only served to enhance the tanned flatness of her belly.
She pulled up ten feet from him, smiling. He thought, as she looked at him, that she would probably think he looked ridiculous in his sweatshirt and shorts, but it appeared that she approved, from the way her eyes swept over him once, then again. She walked up to him, opening her arms. She had recognized him as soon as he had approached the track, and now she didn't regret letting him come to her.
"Hi, gorgeous," she said, wrapping her arms around his neck. He searched for words to express what he was feeling, but there was too much emotion, and too few words. No witty comebacks here, in real life!
"H-hi, there," he stammered, more nervous than he had been in his entire life. My god, he had spoken with the governor of his state once, and had chaired countless committee meetings, and suddenly he was tongue-tied?
She laughed at his awkwardness, and he suddenly had an idea, something to cover his nervous state. He backed away from her, breaking her embrace, and stared at her.
"Y-y-you t-t-think it's f-funny, t-t-that I s-st-stutter?" he asked loudly. "M-m-my g-g-od!"
He watched her face fall. Her expression went from humor to horror in one quick instant, then into total embarrassment! Her mouth fell open, and suddenly she had no words to say!
"No!" she finally managed. "NO! I just meant that....Oh, GOD!" He watched with mounting amusement her attempt to rectify this situation, but he couldn't allow her embarrassment to go on for too long. Stepping into her once again, he slid his arms around her waist and pulled her close. He planted a quick, tender kiss on her cheek.
"There," he said. "Even a tiny kiss has the power to restore speech. Imagine what having sex with you could do for me!" As he said this, he tightened his grip on her waist, as she began to figure out that she had been hoodwinked. Sure enough, she struggled to get free, but he held her tightly.
"You shit!" she blasted, laughing in spite of herself. "If I could get loose, I'd kick your ass!"
"Well, then, you WON'T get loose, if I have to hold you like this forever," he promised. "Which, by the way, doesn't seem like such a bad idea at the moment."
She suddenly noticed his hardness, as her leg was between his own. "Mmmmm," she thought. "I could get to like this!" She was pleased that she could have this effect on him, and his obvious excitement triggered hers. She pressed just a little bit harder against him, savoring the moment. Then she turned her face up to his, suddenly, and kissed him. He kissed her back, grateful that she wasn't mad at him. It was a long kiss, like old lovers would share.
"Let's go somewhere," he said to her, at last, but she shook her head.
"No," she stated flatly. "I have to run. C'mon, run with me." And with that, she turned from him and began to trot away, looking over her shoulder at him and smiling.
'What the..." he thought. "Is this a date, or a contest?" Nevertheless, he began to run, obediently following her around the track, though not nearly as effortlessly. She was obviously in top condition, having done this religiously for the last few years. He, on the other hand, was soon breathing heavily. By the second lap, his legs felt like they had doubled their weight, and he was having difficulty getting his feet high enough to skirt small twigs and the like, on the path.
She had been carrying on a one-sided conversation, due to his inability to speak without gasping, and at last he begged her to stop for a moment. She pulled up, smiling smugly, and watched him attempting to regain the use of his lungs.
"Want an oxygen tank?" she asked, laughing.
It was a musical laugh, the sweetest sound he had ever heard, but he answered irritably, saying, "No thanks. I'll be okay...I think." She reeled over, trying to suppress another outburst of laughter.
"This isn't going well," she suddenly thought. " I had forgotten. Men don't like to be bested, at anything, especially physically." This brought her emotions in check, and she decided to play it a little less offensively.
"I'm sorry, honey," she said, placing an arm around his waist. "I should have told you I was a serious runner."
"Oh, you did," he admitted. "I just didn't know you were Olympic-quality!" Then he laughed, and she knew he was all right with the situation, if he could joke about it. "Besides," he said, giving her a sly look, "now that I've tired you out, I can catch you more easily." He grabbed her around the waist and pulled her to him, once again enjoying the feel of her lean body in his arms.
As she stretched up to kiss him again, she said softly, "Oh, I didn't think you'd have much of a problem, there." Then she surrendered her lips to him. This, their second kiss, was even better than the first, and she soon found her body molding into his, eager to feel his hardness against her once again; to feel his desire for her.
When they broke, they were both out of breath. He held her at arm's length and looked deeply into her eyes. "My god," he breathed, staring at her. "I can't believe we finally got together. All those emails..."
She shushed him with her fingertip on his lips. She knew what they both needed. "No more talk," she told him. "I want you next to me, naked." Her eyes held his captive, and he found himself smiling, as he knew there would be no awkwardness with her. She set the terms, as usual. All he had to do was comply, and that he was happy to do!