The events that follow in this story are, as far as I can remember, entirely true, except for the time frame - we didn't meet and go camping the next day. The names have been changed to protect the not so innocent. I also want to thank lowercase and turtlecrossing for taking the time to edit my story and offer some much needed suggestions. I hope you enjoy it...
I was down in New York for a little while, working at a horse show, and seeing a few of my friends who lived in the area. I had been having a blast for the first few days - working hard, playing harder, and one of my friends was coming to see me that night. After a very long day at work, I went to a cook out my boss was throwing on the show grounds to have a few beers, smoke a joint, and unwind. I grabbed some steak, a beer, and went to sit down at the picnic table and wait for my friend Mallory to show up.
After an hour or so of chatting with the other people at the party, I heard someone shouting behind me, "HEY! Steve!" I whirled around and there's Mallory, waving and walking across the grass towards me. Walking next to her was a gorgeous girl who I had never seen before. My friend smiled and gave me a hug.
"It's great to see you again. How've you been? Staying out of trouble?" she asked as she stepped back and looked at me appraisingly.
"Well Mal," I laughed, "I never stay out of trouble, but I've been great. Working hard, enjoying my trip. I've been doing a lot of biking down here."
"That's great, good to hear it. This is Katie by the way; she's one of my co-workers, on a trip to the U.S. for a while. She's been watching the horse show for a couple days, and said she didn't have anything to do tonight, so I thought I'd bring her along - you don't mind, do you?" she asked, looking at me worriedly, as if I'd object.
I shook my head. "Of course not," I said, then turned to Katie and held out my hand. "I'm Steve, it's pleasure to meet you."
I glanced her over as we shook hands. This girl was quite something. The first thing that struck me was how short she was: I topped her by a good six or seven inches. She had beautiful brown hair that hinted at red in the light, and trailed down far past her shoulders. Her face was finely boned, almost delicate, with dark eyes that brightened as she smiled. Her breasts weren't enormous, but they were ample and nicely accented her slim figure and long legs, all shown off by the halter top and black stretch pants she wore. It took me a minute to find my voice again.
"So Katie, how long are you in the States for?" I asked.
"Just until the end of the week. I've been here for nearly a month now, thoroughly enjoying myself," she said. Her beautiful Irish accent made it clear where she had traveled from.
"Where in Ireland are you from?"
She looked at me in surprise, as if she hadn't expected me to pick up on the accent. "Dublin," she said.
I smiled at her and said, "Well, welcome to the party. Would you like something to eat?"
I spent the next couple of hours talking with Mallory and Katie: eating, drinking beer, and enjoying their company. Eventually, my friend left to talk with a couple of other people she knew, and Katie and I were left to talk.
I grinned at Katie and asked, "Do you smoke?"
She raised her eyebrows and said, "Well, not cigarettes."
I laughed and replied, "Good, I wasn't talking about cigarettes anyway. Want to go for a walk with me?" She gave me a mischievous smile and nodded.
I found Mal and told her I was going to give Katie a tour of the showgrounds. She said that she wasn't leaving until the party was over anyway, so we could take our time. I turned to Katie and said, "Care to go for a stroll with me, my dear?" and offered my arm to her. She giggled, put her hand on my arm, and we wandered off. Walking to the grandstand behind the main arena, we climbed to the top and sat overlooking the grounds. I pulled my weed and rolling papers out of my wallet, and began to break up the bud in my lap. As I was doing this, I asked Katie if she knew how to roll. She shook her head, saying that she was inept at it, and was always impressed by people who could. I grinned and said if there was anything I could do well, it was roll a joint. I went ahead and rolled it, taking my time so that it'd burn well. Katie watched the whole process with great interest, looking impressed when I was done and held up the finished product.
We smoked as we chatted about our respective vacations, and by the end we were both quite giddy. By this time it was about 11:00 or so, and a heavy fog had rolled in over the grounds. Being so far up in the grandstand, we could see the show grounds clearly over the fog, which had risen just high enough to obscure the few cars that were left overnight. The moon was enormous, just above the horizon, and millions of stars were visible over our heads. Katie sighed and put her head on my shoulder, whispering, "It's beautiful..." I agreed and smiled to myself as she subtly snuggled closer. I turned my head and, burying my nose in her hair, kissed the top of her head gently. She sighed again, and we continued to sit in silence for a little longer, content for the moment in each other's company.
Suddenly she turned to me with a huge smile on her face and said, "Race you down!" We both leaped to our feet and started to sprint down the grandstand. Still high, and laughing hysterically, she tripped once and went sprawling into me. I caught her in both arms and started laughing, and she glared up at me. Still grinning broadly, I brought that smile down to her mouth and we kissed once, very gently, her lips tasting vaguely like strawberries. Then I pushed her away and said, "I'm still going to beat you!" as I began jumping over the benches again. She shrieked and found a path between the benches, running for the bottom. I won.
"So, I win. And as we all know, the winner gets something from the loser. What shall it be?" I said to her.
Pouting up at me from under her eyelashes, she said, "Well, what do you want?"
I pretended to think deeply for a minute. "I know!" I exclaimed; "I demand a date from you before you go home."
She started laughing and replied, "Fine. Tomorrow night sound good, around 7?"
I nodded. She whirled suddenly and tripped me, pushing me back at the same time. I hit the grass at the bottom of the grandstand with a thud and she jumped on me, pinning my shoulders to the ground.
She grinned evilly, "I guess I win now. So a winner gets something from the loser? What shall it be, hmmm?" she breathed, as she leaned down and kissed me deeply. Her soft lips parted, and her tongue slipped into my mouth, exploring, and then pulled back as she nibbled gently on my bottom lip.
After a few minutes we got up, dusted ourselves off, and rejoined the party, still high as kites. Everyone's voices seemed so loud, and the light from the citronella candles appeared to be incredibly intense. By the time we got back to the tables, we were giggling uncontrollably, and more than one person gave us a knowing look. We eventually settled down as my friend came back to join us and she asked, "Did you two have a good time?" Katie and I glanced at each other and burst out in laughter again, unable to stop long enough to answer the question. My friend smiled and said, "I'll take that as a yes." For a little while, we just sat, enjoying the high and the spectacle of the party. Soon, though, the party came to a close, and my friend and Katie got up to leave. I hugged my friend, telling her I'd keep in touch, then turned to Katie and said, "You, I will see tomorrow night as promised. At seven o'clock, and not a second later. Where do I pick you up?" She gave me directions to a house on a street nearby, hugged me, and left. Already I couldn't wait until the next evening.