Seven years had passed since sheād seen Matt. Theyād been good friends in high school, ran with the same group, and flirted harmlessly from time to time, just for the fun of it. Jane had always been incredibly attracted to him. He was a swimmer, with a great body, a nice tan, and dirty blonde hair. Heād had a few girlfriends off and on, some of them good friends of Janeās, but nothing too serious. As much as Jane had tried to let him know how attracted she was to him, he didnāt seem to see it, or maybe, she thought, he just wasnāt attracted to her. Countless hours she listened to him ramble on about his crushes, his insecurities, his unrequited love. Jane didnāt understand how he could not see that every girl who knew him was crazy about him, herself no exception.
When Matt called her randomly the day after her twenty fifth birthday, Jane was very pleasantly surprised. When he offered to take her to dinner, she was thrilled. She picked out her outfit very carefully. Being around Matt made her very uncomfortable. She would look into his eyes as he spoke to her, wanting to be attentive, all the while resisting the urge to slide onto his lap and plant a wet kiss on him that he couldnāt resist. Matt had always been so friendly, even flirty, but his attitude kept her hesitant, not wanting to be rejected, not wanting to cause an embarrassing situation that could ruin their friendship.
Jane slipped into a new skirt, a flirty red miniskirt made out of the softest t-shirt material. She pulled a thin short sleeved white shirt on, gazing at herself in the mirror. The t-shirt tightened around her full breasts, and her black bra was just barely visible through the thin white material. The skirt was short, hugging her hips, then flaring out at the top of her thighs. It reminded her of a cheerleading skirt, showing off her long tan legs and incredible perky ass. She brushed her long wavy hair, trying to decide whether to pull it up or leave it down. She looked at her face in the mirror and realized she must be crazy to think that Matt wasnāt attracted to her. She had shiny strawberry blond hair and bright green eyes, and just a hint of freckles at the tops of her cheekbones. Her little girl lips and the slight dimple in her left cheek made her look like she was still a teenager. She often got carded at R-rated movies.
Satisfied that she looked sexy without looking trashy, she grabbed her sandals and went to brush her teeth. As she was rinsing, there was a knock on the apartment door. She hurriedly wiped her face and headed for the door, the forgotten sandals still on the bathroom floor.
The door swung open and Matt was greeted with a big smile, dimple and all. He looked her up and down quickly, starting with her bare, tan toes, up her long legs, over her breasts, up her neck past all that beautiful thick hair and into her smiling green eyes. She looked much the same as when theyād been in high school, but more refined. More sure of herself and more comfortable in her own skin. He grinned back at her, unable to help it, all of a sudden feeling a little flushed.
āHi,ā Jane said, still smiling. She was excited to see him, that much was obvious.
āHi. You look great, same as ever.ā He managed.
She moved out of the way so that he could step into the apartment, then threw her arms around his neck in a bear hug. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, pulling her body full length into his. She felt so soft and sexy, he couldnāt help but hold her just a second longer than a friendly hug would usually last. This was the way she used to hug in high school, when hugging was the typical hello between their friends.
āCome on in and sit down. We should catch up for a few minutes before we go.ā
She pulled him over to the couch and headed for the kitchen. Matt couldnāt help but stare at the gorgeous backs of her thighs. The apartment was small but nice, with large windows overlooking a flowery courtyard. The kitchen was mostly open to the living room, and Matt couldnāt tear his eyes away as Jane opened the refrigerator and bent over to look inside, her skirt lifting just enough that he though he could see the hint of her panties. He sat down heavily on the couch and leaned forward, elbows on knees, trying to clear his head. A week ago heād had a dream about Jane, and for two days after she was constantly in the back of his mind. When he realized her birthday was coming up, heād decided to call her and take her out, hoping to reinstate their fun friendship.
In high school Matt had suspected that Jane sort of liked him. Heād found her cute and funny, often sarcastic and cynical. She loved to talk about sex, but openly admitted being a virgin. She had a lot of friends and a lot of enemies. She was flirty, but didnāt have many boyfriends. A lot of the guys who had crushes on her were the dorky type, charmed by her shy beauty and melted by her kindness towards those who were often picked on. Never one to conform to a crowd, she had friends from all groups, and enemies from the same. Sheād given him good advice through a lot of his tough relationships, although he couldnāt remember ever following it. He often felt waves of guilt for not being a better friend to her and not keeping in touch.
āHere you go, hope you like dark beer, itās all Iāve got right now. I like to cook with it.ā
Jane came back into the living room, handing him a cold bottle and sitting cross legged on the floor a few feet in front of him. She pushed her skirt down between her legs and leaned back on her hands, smiling up at him. He took a long sweet swig.
āArenāt you going to have one?ā He asked.
āI had one earlier.ā
Jane gazed up at him. He looked more mature. Still in great shape, he was hot in a white t-shirt and jeans. He was wearing sporty sandals and his hair was streaked with blonde from the sun. His eyes stared back at her and she noticed something in his look that had never really been there before. To her, it looked like lust, and it made her nipples hard and her flesh broke out in goose bumps. She uncrossed her legs, sitting up on her ankles.
āItās been a long time. Iām so glad you called. I think about you sometimes and how much fun we had. I havenāt kept in touch with too many people from school. I talk to Tess every once in awhile, when I can track her down, and Melissa too, but none of the guys have called me backā¦ā
Jane was rambling, and she knew it. She wanted to break the ice a bit and get back into their old routine. When she realized sheād brought up Tess, an ex girlfriend of his, she swore silently. The last thing she wanted to do was talk all night about his ex-girlfriends.
āTess, huh? Howās she doing?ā Damn.
āSheās good, she married Jack last year. Theyāre trying to have a baby. Itās nuts, I canāt even imagine being married right now, much less having kids.ā Jane laughed. āI still feel like a kid myself.ā
āMarried? Wow. Well I guess it makes me feel a little bit better.ā
āWhy?ā
āWell, she left me for Jack. At least she didnāt leave me for some cheap fling, she left me for real love.ā
āYeah, I suppose. She never complains about him, so they must be getting along pretty well.ā
āTess was my first girlfriend. She was the only girl who seemed to really like me.ā
Jane laughed. āOh please, every girl in our grade wanted to devirginize you, myself included.ā