Linda took a deep breath when she looked out the window of the plane and saw Heathrow Airport. She has made this trip before, but this one will be special. This time, she has an appointment to visit a special friend.
As she was walking through the airport, she reached in her purse, pulled out her cell phone and with one touch of a button, she immediately said, "Hi honey. Just landed. I'll see you in a week. Have fun with the boys. Love you."
Looking at her, people would never guess Linda was a ball of nerves. She has taken many vacations without her husband, this was the first time she was planning on deceiving him. Knowing he planned his annual fishing trip with his friends on this week, Linda decided this was the perfect week to meet "him".
"Him" is a man she met a year ago in the Yahoo chatroom. It started with a non-personal friendly conversation on a lonely night. As they continued to meet online, Linda and Dave found they had a lot in common. They were able to talk about their most innermost secrets including feelings they weren't able to tell their spouses. It always amused them that they were able to finish each other's sentences. Often these conversations would turn to sex. They would meet online to have cyber sex and eventually it would lead to phone sex. They were both happily married but their mutual desire and passion for each other seemed to intensify.
After a year of many cyber meetings, phone conversations and exchange of photos, they decided to meet in person. In two days, they will meet at a discreet neighborhood pub in downtown London. Since Dave was busy with family obligations until Monday, Linda decided to fill her time with some shopping and visit several museums.
Feeling the need to freshen up, Linda walked in the nearest ladies room. She splashed some cold water on her face to wash away some of the jet lag. After she applied some fresh lipstick, she studied herself in the mirror and thought she looked a lot better.
As she pulled her red hair out of it's ponytail, Linda heard the door open, followed by a click. Chills ran through her body, when she didn't hear any footsteps. Looking back in the mirror, she noticed all the stalls were empty and she was alone.
Heavy footsteps seemed to come closer. She ran in the closest stall and locked herself in. The footsteps stopped at each stall and continued toward hers. Quietly, she stood on the toilet seat, hoping this person couldn't see her feet. As the footsteps passed her, she noticed the shoes belonged to a man. She felt her body shake and she can hear her heart beating furiously. Then the footsteps came back and she heard the door next to her stall open.
"This is my opportunity to run now." she thought.
All of a sudden, a voice boomed over her head. "Linda...what are you doing?"
She looked up and found a familiar face. Staring down at her was "him", Dave her cyber lover.