"So, are you ready for New York?" I asked, as he threw his bag into the back and climbed into the passenger seat.
"Hell, yes!" he said, big stupid grin on his face. Even though it was six a.m., he still looked fantastic, and smelled even better.
You see, I'd had a crush on Dameon since he'd joined my theatre department the year before. At first, it was just his looks—tall, olive skin, thick brown hair, deep brown eyes, chiseled body. It was simply my thirty-eight year old mind allowing itself free reign—when I was in high school, boys didn't look like him, and even in college, there were only a few. The crush got worse when I realized he could act, too. Talent and looks. What was a woman to do? I thought it would go away when he graduated, but no—we spent the summer working on a show together, and then he decided to go to acting school, and of course, I volunteered to be his coach. Now, here we were, and I was about to spend four days alone with him in New York. It was my fantasy—but . . .
The eight hour car ride there was uneventful. We talked, we laughed, we sang really loudly to all the 80's songs we knew. At one point, almost four hours into the trip, he said, "Man, I am so excited! This is better than sex!"
I laughed out loud. "Really? Well, then you must not be doing it right." That began a very involved conversation about experiences, positions and fantasies. There was a part of me that wanted to say something cheesy like, "Why don't you let a real woman show you," but I held my tongue. But all the while, I had to keep shifting in my seat, as my panties got wetter and wetter, imagining what he and I could be doing together.
We got to New York and checked into the hotel. In order to save money, we were sharing a room. It had two beds, and as he flung himself down on one and stretched, I caught a glimpse of his rock hard abs, and I thought back to our earlier conversation. I realized how hard the next few days would be, and how little sleep I would probably be getting.
We decided to have an early night because his audition was in the morning. I went to sleep that night imagining his hands running all over my naked body. My dreams were unsettling, to say the least.
The next morning, we were up bright and early. As he got dressed, I tried not to stare. He kept changing his shirt and every time he took one off, I had to control my breathing and resist the urge to run my fingers across his smooth chest. When he finally picked an outfit—tight black slacks—tight enough to emphasize his toned ass and other attributes, but not too tight as to be obscene—and a red button shirt, the first few buttons open, showing his smooth chest and the definition of his biceps and six-pack. He turned to me and said, "So, how do I look?"
He smiled and what I wanted to say was "Fuckable." What I actually said was, "Perfect. Now turn around." He turned his back to me and I smoothed the shoulders of his shirt, picking off a few bits of lint. Just like they always did, my fingers tingled when they touched him, and my stomach did a flip-flop. How much I wanted to turn him around and ravage him right then and there, but it just wasn't right. We headed out the door and off to his audition.
When we got to midtown, I could tell his nerves were getting the better of him. He couldn't stop fidgeting the whole way up, and he was inordinately loud. He kept checking his hair and kept asking me if he looked okay. He was mouthing his monologues under his breath, and I could see the sweaty handprints he was leaving on his print portfolio. I finally wrenched it out of his hands and rubbed his back, trying to relax him. My own urges were pushed down as I tried to get him focused on the audition and the door to his future. They finally called his name and he stood and headed towards the door. As he got to the door, he stopped, turned, and came back to me.
"What is it? It's your turn."
"I don't know if I can do this. I have never been so nervous in my life. What if I don't get this? This is all I've ever wanted."
"Dameon, relax. Perform them the way you have for the last two months, and you'll get in. I promise you."
He didn't speak, and just looked at me. I not sure why I did it, but I pulled him to me and kissed him lightly on the lips. My stomach leaped into my throat, and I had to fight with all my being not to press myself against him. As we parted, I said, "For luck." He turned and entered the room.
As I waited, I worried that I had so creeped him out with the kiss that he flubbed his audition. I knew that I would have to explain myself, and that our relationship would never be the same again. I just hoped that I hadn't lost his friendship—as much as I wanted to consummate our relationship, I valued our friendship more than any one-night stand that would happen between us. The doors finally opened once more and he came out, smiling ear to ear. He rushed to me and picked me up in a bear hug, spinning me.
"I guess it went well."
"It was awesome. The directors seemed totally into me. One even ignored their cellphone when it beeped at them during second monologue."
"Did they give you any ideas as to when you'd know."
"Well, they said within the next two weeks, but it could be as soon as tomorrow."
We walked out onto the streets of midtown, and I was relieved that he said nothing about the kiss. We spent the rest of the day in the city, checking out all the tourist sites. We headed back to the hotel to freshen up before dinner and the show that night. As we got dressed for a night on the town, I noticed he became very thoughtful and didn't say much. He didn't seem unhappy, just lost in his own world. I was too, trying to control my emotions as I looked at him, dressed in a suit and tie, and just wishing that things were different between us—that after our evening out we'd have a long night of passion waiting for us, a night where our only goal was to taste every inch of the other person.
We decided to splurge on a cab to take us to 42nd Street, and as he held the door for me, he whispered in my ear, "You look fantastic." I blushed, totally caught by surprise. All throughout dinner I noticed him looking at me strangely, but when I caught him staring, he'd start being goofy, so I assumed it was just him thinking of the day past. As we watched the show, I noticed him sitting closer to me then he had to, and he seemed to accidently brush my arm quite a few times. Each time he did I was distracted from the show, and my stomach flipped over and over. I barely even remember the show we saw.