I'd lived on an Air Force Base in Shreveport, LA throughout middle school and was returning to the area (now in my early 20s) for a very brief business trip (the Midwestern fuel supplier I worked for was scouting out a potential new branch located further south). I'd insisted to my boss that I go on this particular trip, both because I knew the area and because I wanted to see some old friends from school. Well, one old friend in particular (who I'd already contacted and agreed to meet for lunch): Grace Norman.
I'd always had a bit of a crush on her, which many in our social circle suspected might have been reciprocated. A guy can only hope.
Grace had always been a pretty girl, and, I might add, one of the females in my class who had "matured early," but I wouldn't have expected her to look like this.
Her attire had changed not a bit since I knew her; summer weather notwithstanding, she was wearing pink lululemon stretch pants and a white tank top. Her breasts had obviously grown out of proportion with the rest of her body; she was still only 5'5, but her boobs were practically spilling out of her top, and they jiggled uncontrollably as she ran toward me. She greeted me with a tight embrace, and I somehow resisted the urge to glance down at her cleavage as we broke away.
"It's so good to see you, Jack. We've got a lot to catch up on," she practically whispered in my ear.
"I won't argue with that," I replied, eliciting a light giggle from Grace as she pulled my arm away from the bookstore in the outlet mall where we'd agreed to meet.
As we passed an Italian restaurant, Grace pointed and said "Ooh, let's go there!"
"Fine by me," I said.
We sat down and almost immediately fell into our old conversational cadence, exchanging info on our current lives and hobbies (some of mine centered on my new gym membership) and reminiscing on tines past. Grace worked as a nurse's assistant in a local hospital, but she intended to go back to school and attain a bachelor's degree in nursing. She seemed impressed by details of my job, and overall, this reconnection was turning out better than I could've imagined.
Suddenly she looked uncomfortable, shifting in her seat.
"What's the matter? Am I boring you to death?" I chuckled.
"No, it's just..." She squirmed. "I need to go to the bathroom."
"Of course. Don't let me stop you."
Watching her walk away I noticed for the first time that her butt had grown almost as much as her breasts. It looked like a giant ripe peach through her nearly see-through pants as she sauntered toward the ladies' room. Hmm... don't get any awful ideas. She just wants to chat with an old friend.
I absentmindedly sipped water as I awaited her return. Dammit. I realized I'd taken (and was now drinking) her water.
Soon enough she came back and sat down.
"Hey Grace, don't be mad, but I accidentally took a sip of your water."
"No problem," she said, lifting the glass to her lips. I watched as she savored a long drink of water, never breaking eye contact with me, and I even thought I saw her give the rim of the cup a quick lick as she set it down.
The waiter approached our table and took our orders: mine a meatball pasta, hers a simple Caesar salad. We continued our conversation in the same vein as we waited on our food.
It arrived about 20 minutes later, my pasta meaty and filling, her salad crisp and healthy. We each took a few bites, and then I noticed her eyeing my plate.
"That looks so good," she said between mouthfuls.
"It's quite good. Wanna try some?"