Janelle thought about what she was about to do. She would never before even thought about doing what she was about to do. She was certain she had lost her mind. She was a middle-aged housewife, a mother for crying out loud. Yet here she was sitting in a bar waiting on some stranger to join her for a drink. She knew that drink was a prelude to sex, an icebreaker if you will. She was not much of a drinker but she ordered a margarita while she waited on the man she had only talked to online and the phone.
Janelle enjoyed playing pool online. Most of the time she played the computer until this one day she was joined by a man who asked if she minded if he join her. Now and then, someone came in, played a game or two, and left and it was nice to play against a real person so she agreed. His screen name reminded her of a truck. They played a while, chatting and exchanging pleasantries. He asked if he could add her to his list and if they could play again sometime. She agreed and they played two or three times a week, whenever he was able to get computer access.
They began learning more and more about one another and becoming friends. He told her he drove truck and often stopped at the truck stop near her. He liked to spend time in her town exploring by the riverfront. They learned about one anotherâs lives, likes, dislikes, and needs or lack thereof. They found they had many similarities and they became fast friends. Finally, she agreed to talk to him on the phone.
He stopped at the local truck stop to fuel and called her while he ate. He would im her when he got there and then call if she said it was ok. They would talk until they announced that his truck was ready and then he would be on his way. Finally, he had gotten her to agree to meet him. They both knew their marriages were lacking romance and they craved the romance of life and loving. He told her that there was no sin in friends meeting for coffee or a drink, friends did that all the time. Both wanted to have someone whoâs hand they could hold, kiss and cuddle, it didnât really matter if it got any more intimate or not, just to be with someone who wanted to do these little romantic things would be enough although intimacy would be a bonus but not something that had to happen.
Janelle sat in the truck stop bar surrounded by other truckers, couples, and the usual array of women, some she was sure were hookers. She felt silly and yet seeing the looks, she was getting she felt oddly good. She knew she was a sexy, beautiful woman although she was sure some would not agree but that was their loss and yet seeing the approving looks, she got made her feel more confident. She was a real woman, not some Barbie doll, her beauty and sexiness was an inner quality although she was far from the ugly duckling. She sat there watching the couples dance and talk and the women try their best to get the eye of some man when someone tapped her shoulder. She started from her reverie as the tall blond trucker asked her to dance. She politely declined telling him she was waiting on a friend. He told her it was his loss and that the friend was a fortunate man.
She thanked him and he walked away never knowing the boost he had given her and her lagging confidence. She now sat a little taller with a gleam in her eyes that hadnât been there before. Her cell phone rang and she answered it. It was Eddy and he told her he had gotten a bit behind, he had just crossed the state line, which put him about three miles away, but he would be there in about 15 minutes. Her nervousness returned a bit but there was also a calmness that came over her. She ordered another drink and waited.
Eddy walked into the smoky bar; he immediately spotted the red haired beauty sitting alone at the corner table. Her pictures didnât do her justice. She was beautiful in a way a camera couldnât capture and when their eyes met he saw a fiery romantic passion that touched his soul. He made his way across the room to the slightly out of the way table she had chosen. In the smoky light her hair was the hue of a raging fire, her eyes intense yet sedate, her smile meltingly captivating. He came up beside her and touched her arm, leaned over, said hello into her ear and kissed her cheek while taking her hand in his. He slid into the booth beside her and immediately put his arm around her.
Janelle spotted him as he walked in the door. He was tall with raven hair and a smile that melted her to the core. As he leaned in to take her hand and kiss her cheek, she looked into the sexiest violet eyes sheâd ever seen. There was tenderness there and yet a look of content. She scooted over and let him slide in beside her, his muscled arm enveloped her firmly yet tenderly. She felt dwarfed beside his 6â4 frame. He was almost a foot taller than she was and very muscular. She immediately felt safe ad relaxed and nestled into his side. The waitress brought the drink heâd ordered when he walked in and they talked and sipped their drink. It was as if theyâd known each other forever.
A slow song began and he slid out and took her hand. He wrapped his arm around her and led her to the small dance floor. They melded together and danced to the music as if they were floating. Her face was nestled against his chest and she could smell his musky cologne and his manly scent. He felt her full body pressed against him, her warmth, her scent it was heavenly. He held her close as the song ended he kissed her then led her back to the table. After another drink, they decided to leave.
With his arm around her, they headed for the door. The tall blond man stopped them along the way, it turned out that Eddy knew him from previous stops.
âEddy, man I havenât seen you in a while,â the blond man said as he clapped him on the back. âMan I didnât even see you come in or Iâd have bought you a drink.â It was hen that he noticed Janelle, he nodded to her and said, âWell if it couldnât be me to captivate your attention Iâm glad itâs a good guy like Eddyâ He kissed her cheek.
Eddy smiled, Janelle blushed. âSo I see you 2 have met already.â Eddy said.
Before Janelle could answer the man said, âI tried but she shot me down manâ and laughed.
Janelle smiled. âWell had I known you 2 were friends I might have accepted your offer. I wouldnât have felt so strange sitting all alone.â
The trio chatted for a few minutes before Eddy excused them. They walked out the door into the fall evening. They strolled arm in arm to his truck while he got his bag. He had parked in the Holiday Inn lot since he had reserved a room already. They walked into the lobby and he registered and got the room key. Her butterflies returned as they headed to the room. He opened the door and hit the light switch and she went in ahead of him.
He finally got a good look at her. She was dressed in a black blouse with a flower print, which was unbuttoned enough to see her ample cleavage, and a black skirt that hit mid-calf and was slit high on either side showing black stockings with a sexy pair of black pumps with a high heel. He could see how they shaped her calves as she walked to the table to sit her purse down. She wore simple golden dangling earrings and a gold cross around her neck. She looked sexy, scrumptious and yet innocent all at the same time.
Janelle felt him looking at her and blushed. She had taken great care in picking her outfit. Her skirt and blouse were sexy but understated while her choice of lingerie wasnât. She felt safe yet nervous. She took out a cigarette and went to light it but Eddy was beside her taking the lighter and doing the honor. He watched as she brought the long white cigarette to her deep red lips, their eyes met, he noticed her perfect makeup, her eyes done in such a way as the shade and liner bought out the gray of her hazel eyes. They changed from a sultry grayish to a smoldering bluish color. He remembered her talking about the eye color changing with her mood and knew the blue was a good change. They sat at the table talking nervously. Both knew the time had come.
Janelle looked away from Eddy as she sat down. She finally looked around the room, the ice bucket was full, and there was an unopened bottle of Coke, which is her drink of choice sitting beside two tall glasses, real glass not the motel plastic. There were candles of all shapes and sizes jus waiting to be lit all around the room. She smiled to herself, he had been setting up the room not still on the road, and it meant he remembered their conversations.
With her lighter still in hand he got up and slowly began lighting all the candles and when finished turned out the lights. The room glittered in the flickering candlelight; he turned on a radio, which played the old romantic tunes she loved, her mood music. It was the perfect setting for making love. He walked towards the bed stand where she spied a vase with three roses in it, one red, one peach and one off white. She smiled again. He had remembered, he had all her favorites all her mood setters. She put her cigarette out and stood.
Eddy stood in the center of the room looking at her in the flickering candlelight, she had a more radiant. He watched her put the cigarette out, stands, her skirt fell back to normal, and he could only see her sexy ankles instead of her claves too. He started to move towards her but the look she gave him froze him in place. He watched as she raised her hands to the front of her blouse.
Janelle slowly unbuttoned her blouse allowing it to gently fall open. She untucked it from the back allowing it to open fully exposing the black slip-like top under it. With a shrug of her shoulders, the sheer blouse fell to the floor. Again, she reached behind her, first the zipper then the button and her skirt landed in a puddle at her feet. She now stood before him in a black corset style teddy with red trim, black elastic held up her black stockings and her heels.