It never should have happened. But it did. I never really expected it but when it did happen; I took the opportunity to make the most of it.
Dinner had been the usual affair of conversation, bullshit, and just relaxation really. The bottles of wine kept coming and we all really just kept drinking them. The walk back to the hotel was a loud mass of people, 6 or 8 in total, all staggering laughing, and leaning on each other.
When the elevator arrived people piled on and then it left. I somehow found myself alone in the lobby with Joanna, the two of us waiting for the next elevator car to arrive. Our relationship had always been professional, she the Senior VP of our partner firm in Louisville, myself the VP in our California location. While professional, the relationship was always friendly though as meetings and conferences usually led to us getting together a few times a year.
Tonight was like any other of those nights where we had all enjoyed each others company and it was time to retire and recover before the next mornings round of meetings and discussions. The only difference was that we both had seemed to drink a bit more than was typical.
When the next elevator car arrived and opened both of us nearly staggered in. Side by side, we both reached for a floor button and our hands connected and somehow entangled. I turned to her and she lifted her hand with mine and laughed. Our eyes met and we mutually pulled ourselves to each other.
Now while I may have been intoxicated, that fact had little to do with my overall desire for Joanna. At 53 her long, lithe frame was firm and curved perfectly. She kept herself in prime condition, her complexion showing barely a wrinkle, her blonde highlighted hair without a streak of gray. Her blue eyes typically sparkling with energy and beauty. Tonight they were twinkling in mischievous desire.
At 41 I was no slouch either, my 6'2" frame showing only the earliest signs of some flab in the middle, a fact that bothered me through my diet and daily workouts. My dark brown hair and goatee sprinkled with some gray, my blue eyes intelligent and serious.
As the elevator doors slid closed we crashed together against the side wall of the elevator car, pulling our bodies closer, caressing and kissing in a heated passion. As my tongue swirled with hers I managed to reach out and press the button for my floor. As the elevator car rose she lifted her left leg and I grasped it, pulling her closer to me, letting her feel my rising arousal. I thanked my luck at having the room three down from the elevator bank on my floor.