PART 1
I had to leap down the escalators in great bounds and dash across the platform, but I successfully managed to jump between the closing train doors without making too much of an embarrassing spectacle of myself! I stood for a moment in front of the doors as the train slowly pulled away from St Pancras, surveying the rows of seats before choosing where to sit. The carriage was surprisingly empty. No matter that it was midweek and quite late in the evening, the trains from here heading north towards Luton are usually busy. I like it that way as it affords lots of potential for people watching!
A quick scan revealed one half of the carriage to have only two occupants...an elderly gentleman wearing an equally aged blazer, deep in one-sided conversation with a heavy-set balding city-type, who appeared to be desperate to read his newspaper. The other side of the carriage looked far more promising...4 occupants of wide diversity.
At the far end a young chap...toned and well groomed with short wavy hair and a navy polo shirt...an instinctive guess put him in his mid 20's...attached to his ears were the ubiquitous white leads of an ipod.
Three people occupied the set of 4 seats immediately in front of him...facing me, a pair of teenage girls, chatting and giggling as only teenage girls do!...one rather plump with untidy shortish red hair and a mischievous laugh ...the other Asian...slim and petite, wearing trendy black-rimmed glasses which together with her unusually short hair for an Indian girl, gave her a startlingly modern and even rebellious air. Facing them was a woman I couldn't see terribly well...judging from the sleek black skirt and expensive looking heels, I guessed a business woman...her ankles and calves appeared rather shapely from this range! Her hair was mostly grey and tied loosely in a bun on the top of her head, though I couldn't see her face or body from this angle, I assumed her to be in her fifties or perhaps sixties.
The final occupant was female also...early to mid-thirties I guessed...gorgeous long wavy brunette hair and stunning brown eyes that momentarily caught mine as I scanned the carriage.
My initial thought was to sit in the bank of seats diagonally across the isle from the attractive woman...not invasive, but allowing me the occasional glance during my journey...however, I quickly discovered that those seats had all been quite badly vandalized. Frustrated in my plan, I looked across to the seats adjacent across the isle. I wouldn't be able to see the woman, but the giggling teens may provide some entertainment. These seats were strewn with rubbish...empty drinks cans and sandwich cartons mostly, the remains of the sandwiches and indeterminate crumbs scattered over the seats. I could have swept them to the side, I suppose...but whoever does that?! Instead I had little option but to walk to the empty set of seats across the isle from the lone guy, or to sit opposite the attractive woman. The train was in full motion by now, so I opted for the closest seats!
She looked up as I shuffled across to my seat and smiled politely before returning her attention to her magazine. Like most London-dwellers, I rarely speak to strangers on public transport, but her smile had disarmed me...not to mention the 4 glasses of wine that I had consumed earlier...so I mumbled a self-conscious 'Good Evening' as I sat down. To my surprise, she looked up again, fixed me with another killer smile, and returned the greeting. Of course, any guy with an ounce of sense or self-confidence would have found a way to prolong the conversation. I've always been rather shy around women though, so could only blush and avert my gaze...idiot! That said, in my defence, I had just had a fantastic evening with my date...romantic, fun, sexy and ultimately naughtily erotic...so my focus was understandably elsewhere!
We haven't been dating very long so we are still discovering each other...still seeing only each others attractive features and habits! It has been passionate from the beginning after being introduced by mutual friends at a party...so much so that we only didn't have sex at the party because, we discovered later, that we were both concerned the other would think we were 'easy'! After a few nights of heated telephone calls, it was no surprise that our relationship was consummated at our very next date!
Tonight we met at a small bar close to her work. The lighting was dim and the dΓ©cor of deep autumnal shades generated an intimate atmosphere. It wasn't really the ideal setting for London's after work social drinkers, but I imagined that it was a popular venue for romantic, and probably also illicit, encounters.
I arrived early and found a seat in corner that was secluded but also allowed me a good view of the entrance. She arrived almost on time, appearing in the door frame silhouetted against the bright evening light behind her. I couldn't make out any details, but I could see her shape perfectly...I could tell she was wearing a blouse and a pencil skirt which accentuated her narrow waist and full hips. She was wearing her thick chestnut hair long tonight and had forgotten to remove the glasses that I hadn't been aware she needed.