I nonchalantly try to check my hair in the reflection of the glass at the Arrivals gate. Anxiously I brush it behind my ears, argh, do my ears look too big? I shake the curls free and glance up at the monitor. You’ve been on the ground exactly 5 minutes but it feels more like 5 hours. I tug at the leg of my black jeans, maybe I should have worn a dress, what if I look too casual. Another glance in the glass, trying to see what you’ll see.
People begin strolling through the gate. I scan the crowd looking for … what? Is that him? What about that guy over there? Oh no, what if he changed his mind? Hmm, I wonder … and then there’s that cautious smile, that tentative step towards me and I know, without a doubt in my mind …
“Hi, welcome to the Frozen North,” I smile, giving you a gentle hug.
“Thanks,” you grin back at me, grabbing your luggage.
We walk out into the spring drizzle and hail a cab for the ride downtown.
“The Sylvia, please,” I tell the driver as we settle into the back seat, your arm around my shoulder. I look up at you as your finger traces a soft line down my neck.
“Lexi,” you whisper, your lips touching mine. I breathe in the scent of you as your warm tongue teases my mouth. My hand reaches around to caress the back of your neck as I press my breasts against your chest. You force your tongue deeper into my mouth, lips pressing against teeth as I moan deeply. On and on it goes, rubbing against each other, wanting you, disbelief that you’re finally here, kissing me.
“Uh miss, we’re here,” the driver announces tentatively from the front seat.
“Huh, what,” I gasp, turning from you to look through the steamy windows.
“The Sylvia, your hotel?” the driver says.
“Lexi, hon, I think we’re here,” you chuckle in my ear.