As she boarded the plane for the convention, she noticed him sitting across the aisle from her assigned seat. He was busy reading the paper and appeared not to notice her as she placed her carry-on luggage in the compartment above her head.
He did notice though, as his eyes darted from the paper to the soft curves of her body before him.
She could almost feel his eyes on her as she stood on her toes to make her bag fit, and for a moment, she began to imagine the possibilities. Then, reality hit her as she remembered all the work that she still had to do before she arrived at the convention.
With that, she pulled out her laptop and began working on her presentation.
The next thing she remembered, was being told by the flight attendant that they had landed. She didn't even remember falling asleep, quickly noticing that the attractive man sitting across the aisle had already departed. Probably for the best she thought.
On the cab ride from the airport, she couldn't resist fantasizing about what might have been. Perhaps if she was able to let go of her tendency to always be in control, she might have given him the signal that she was ready to give herself to him - if only for a short while. Maybe next time she thought, as she rushed into the hotel where the convention was being held.
After checking in she stopped at the bar for a glass of wine before heading to the convention floor. She sat alone for some time, enjoying the quiet of her thoughts. Then, without warning, she heard his voice.
"I hope I'm not being to forward, but do you mind if I join you?" he asked.
She turned to tell him that she would rather be alone right now, but only made it halfway through her sentence. It was him, and her words trailed off as she sat speechless, staring into his eyes.
"I'm sorry, I noticed you on the flight earlier, and was kicking myself for not introducing myself, then I see you here and thought, I would have never forgiven myself if I didn't at least say hello." He said.
She wanted to speak, but remained silent, her mind moving faster than she could remember. Then, before he could say another word, she reached forward and pulled an ink pen from his suit pocket. He looked puzzled at first as she grabbed a bar napkin and began writing something on it. She then stood up, placed the napkin in his front pocket and leaned in close to his ear.
In a whisper, she said, "Give me 5 minutes, then come find me."
As the elevator doors closed she felt flush, nervous and excited - all at once. Did she just do what she thinks she did? Did she just invite a perfect stranger to her room?
As she entered her hotel suite she began to wonder if she had lost her mind. She wondered if he would come, and if he did, would she even open the door.
Just then, she heard a firm nock on the door.
With a deep breath, she looked through the peephole to see him standing there and knew at this point there was no turning back.
Opening the door she motioned for him to come in. He began to speak when she brought her finger to his lips. He understood, as he took hold of her hand and led her to the large king size bed.