Bill made his way through the mill of people at the airport. It had been his first time on a plane. His maiden voyage in the air was for a much greater first. The first time he would see...her.
There she was, just on the other side of the gate. Bill made his way through customs and walked quickly toward her. He did his best to appear confident, but inside he was shaking. Will she like me, will she run, are my shoes untied, are we going to...kiss?
Now, at a distance, while could perhaps do so unnoticed, he ran his eyes up her body. Black, two-inch high heels. No stockings...just smooth, womanly legs. Above the knee started a tan skirt. Hanging down from the waistline a fuzzy, black sweater. Just a patch of her chest showed as he looked up to her face. The lips were glistening red and full in a smile. The eyes were bright...and traveling up his body as well, then meeting his in a knowing glance. He stepped forward.
"If you're not Amanda, I'm about to be in a hell of a lot of trouble." With that, he tilted up her chin, bent low and kissed her on those waiting lips. Sweet, moist, full...his heart thudded. He pulled back, realizing he'd not expected to be so affected just by a kiss.
"Mmmhhh. If I wasn't Amanda, I'd wish I was" she said after in her sexy Texas drawl. "Good thing I am."
Bill tried to maintain his demeanor, but his heart was racing. He'd waited so long for this woman...wanted this woman for so long. All their conversations...all their flirtations...all their statements of how they felt. He still couldn't be sure it was real.
Then, as they turned to head for the baggage claim, her small, cool hand slipped into his, and he knew.
**** ***** *****
The car ride to the hotel was torture. She drove...this was her car and her city. Bill tried to busy himself with idle chatter about the plane ride. He'd found a few funny stories here and there. He'd tried to busy himself with looking out the windows at the stores...the cars...the sites of Houston. It was definetely not Phoenix, but, as he'd found before, most American cities look the same these days to some extent or another. Mostly, he found himself watching her arms control the car, her fingers seductively wrapped around the wheel, her legs pumping the gas and the brake, her eyes occasionally flicking over to him to see the effect she was having on him. At every stoplight Bill was tempted to grab her and pull her to his lips. At every stoplight, his will overpowered his desire...for now.
Mercifully the car ride ended and they moved into the lobby. Here Bill was in his element for the first time since Phoenix. If working for a hotel chain for 11 years had taught him anything, it was how to deal with a front desk staff. The check-in went smoothly and efficiently...despite her cool, soft hand having found its way back into his. Then with his bags on a shoulder strap, they walked to the room.