One Night in London
Amanda distractedly tucked a loose strand of blonde hair behind her ear as the train left Reading. Not long now and she would reach her destination, London. She wasn't meeting her daughter until tomorrow morning but didn't want to be travelling in the early morning, instead preferring to travel down the evening before and stay in a hotel. At her age and after three divorces she thought she deserved, and could afford, a little luxury now and again.
She watched the countryside fly past, thinking about how lovely it was going to be to catch up with Laura. They tried to get together a few times a year, when Laura could schedule her in around her busy job as a PR consultant, her wide circle of friends and her new boyfriend. Amanda was keen to hear all the gossip.
'Anyone sitting here?' said a voice from the aisle.
Amanda turned to the voice, a young man with model-like chiselled features wearing jeans and a tight green t-shirt, his eyes were a deep blue and he had an illuminating wide smile.
'No,' said Amanda returning the smile and moving her handbag to the floor.
The young man reached up and across to place his holdall in the luggage rack above, as he did his t-shirt rode up to reveal taught defined abs. He caught Amanda staring and smiled again as he sat down.
'Going all the way?' he asked.
'Sorry?'
'Going all the way? To Paddington?'
'Oh!' said Amanda, 'Yes. You?'
'Yeah, caught up with a mate last night, going back home now,' he said, 'I've not long woken up.'
'Its 7pm.' said Amanda, 'Must have been a good night!'
'Oh it was!' he laughed. 'Business or pleasure? What are you coming to London for?'
'Pleasure,' said Amanda with a raised eye brow.
'Pleasure is very good, I recommend it.'
His eyes moved from her eyes, slowly scanning her body. They travelled from her red silk blouse that revealed an ample cleavage down to her tight short black pencil skirt and on down to her shapely legs and black patent stilettos. Amanda could sense him mentally undressing her and it felt good.
'So what's tonight's pleasure then?' he asked, 'Meeting up with your husband or boyfriend?'
'No. I'm very single. I'm meeting up with my daughter tomorrow.'
'So no plans tonight then?'
Amanda licked her lip unconsciously. 'No, just a relaxing evening in a hotel with some pampering.'
'Would you like some company to help you with your pampering?'
'I think I can manage,' smiled Amanda.
'Are you sure? I'm an excellent 'pamperer', guaranteed to make you feel really relaxed and satisfied,' he winked and rummage into his pocket, handing Amanda a business card, 'here's my number, give me a call if you change your mind.'
Amanda took the card,
Tom Church -- Landscape Gardener,
and imagined him gardening topless like the Diet Coke man in the adverts.
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After enjoying a chicken salad in the hotel bar washed down with a two glasses of champagne Amanda retired to her room for the night. Freshly showered and nude on the super king-sized bed she kept looking at Tom's business card she'd placed on the bedside table. She was wide awake even though it was 11pm, maybe due to the coffee earlier, the champagne or the hormones racing around her body when she thought of him. Her hands wandered across her body, even though she wasn't in the flush of youth anymore she was in the prime of her life and was proud of her hourglass figure that had stayed with her.
Picking up the business card and her phone she typed a text message,
Grange Holborn Hotel, room 314, now.
Her hand moved to between her legs and her fingers gently stroked and rubbed.
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