It was a long time ago -- my first day at work. The usual routine -- going around the office, getting introduced to people, smiling that false smile till my jaws ached, and fighting that familiar feeling of being smothered by the mundaneness of it all. Until I met Lakshmi, that is.
She was not someone you would call strikingly beautiful. She had a good figure, her top bulged at the right places, and her booty called out for attention. More than her physical attributes, it was her attitude that got me. Before even the pleasantries were exchanged, she popped the question, "So, have you had sex before?"
I had seen the ring on her finger. I knew this question was one of those meant to flummox a newbie. I played along, not on the lines she expected though.
"Are you proposing an after?" I replied.
It took a while to register. She shook the cobwebs in her brain, and replied in the negative. From the resounding laughter of those around, I got the feeling that this was the first time someone had given this woman a repartee for her retorts. I could see in her eyes a glint of desire. Or may be it was my over-active imagination. Either way, I decided to take some action.
Fridays are days meant for clearing up pending work for the week. The office is usually half empty by afternoon. Perfect. I walk into her cabin, and for a while we make small talk. When I was certain there was only one direction in which we both wanted the conversation to go, I chipped "How long have you been divorced?"
"You asked people about me? Were you thinking about me all this while?" she quipped.
"Nope. Did not have to ask. I noticed the ring on your finger -- you wear it to keep men off. It is not the only thing I noticed, by the way." I said with a gleam in my eye.
"I am sure. But humour me. What else did you notice?" she chided.
"Well," I began "you had on lace underwear on that fateful day. Today, you have on a thong."
Her eyes popped out, "What?!! How do you know that?"
"Women's underwear is my speciality." I explained.
She was quiet. I had no idea what she was thinking. But I knew she had bitten the bait. Suddenly I said, "Take me out to coffee."
"Coffee?" she was surprised.
"For now" I said "But make it interesting. Take me someplace I would not expect you to take me. Or may be that is where I would exactly expect you to take me?"
"Grab your things" she said with a smile "Let's go!"
"Umm, my things?" I asked with a mock laugh and pointed between my legs "those things?"