He called. She didn't answer. She told herself that after the movie experience she wasn't going to play that game. Sure, she had never before experienced such sensations in her life, but she had a real life and this was both stupid and dangerous.
He left a message. 'I'll just delete it without listening' she told herself. As soon as she heard his voice she froze, listening, her finger resting just above the delete button.
He expected her to meet him Wednesday afternoon. He did not invite her, he simply gave a date, time and place. He chose the park where they went the first time they met in person, when he was gentle, and kind, and kissed her so sweetly. His message said nothing about her calling him back, he just told her where and when. She wouldn't go.
Wednesday came. No work that day. She got the kids off to school, made coffee and worked on cleaning the kitchen while the coffee brewed. Her husband left such a mess. The guys came over the night before after happy hour, leaving beer bottles, half eaten sandwiches and frozen pizza mess everywhere. She was so frustrated at home.
It was now 10:00 a.m. Kitchen cleaned, she sat to enjoy a cup of coffee. He wanted to meet at noon. She wouldn't go, she couldn't go. She caught her hand touching her upper thigh idly, fingers gently making little circles. 'What am I doing?' she asked herself. 'Take a shower, you will feel better.'
She showered, but was distracted. As her hands cleaned her body, she thought of his hands on her. She decided to shave her legs. Today wouldn't normally have been a shaving day, but she found herself doing it without thinking about it. She shaved down there, again without thinking about it. 'Shit. I am going to go see him. We will be in a public park, it will be sweet again. I won't let it get out of hand,' she lied to herself.
She put on perfume. She reached for simple cotton panties but her hand ended up on lace ones. She started to pick out a pair of shorts, but opted for a skirt instead, something tasteful, nothing risquΓ©. She grabbed the bra that matched the panties, and a polo that showed a bit of cleavage. She slid on sandals and found herself heading for the car.
She drove to the park. She no longer was trying to convince herself she didn't want to see him. It was a large park, an oasis of woods bisected by a ravine and a winding stream. Several different trails wound their way through the park. He said to meet him at the first bridge over the ravine. The spot where he had stopped her the first time they met and asked to kiss her. She arrived a few minutes early. 'Oh my God, I seem eager,' she marveled. Her panties were moist.
He walked up casually. She saw him coming and watched him. She chided herself as her attempts to seem casual turned into eager stares. She shifted her weight, rubbing her thighs together. Her panties were wetter. 'He is going to smell my excitement. What is wrong with me? What have I become?'
He reached her, casually placed his hand on her elbow, leaned in, kissed her cheek, brushed his lips against her ear and whispered. "You look lovely. I am so glad you made it. It would have disappointed me had you not come."
Her breath caught a little, he was pleased with her and thought she looked lovely. She felt warm inside. Then other emotions came over her. 'What does that mean, 'disappointed'? Why am I so worried about disappointing him?' She was pondering that question as he took her hand in his and led her across the bridge and to a path that winds along the river. She began to relax. It was so nice to walk with a man, hand in hand, on a beautiful day in a beautiful setting. She couldn't remember the last time her husband held her hand, romanticly or not.
After a short while he chose a less traveled path that headed away from the river. She didn't remember this path. It wound through the woods. They came upon an old bench deep in the woods. He gently ushered her to sit and he sat next to her. They faced each other and he gently took her hand in his. He was so handsome as he smiled at her. He was pleased she had come, but he didn't seem surprised. She felt warm all over, but especially down there, as he gazed upon her. She lowered her eyes demurely.
He gently took her chin in his hand and lifted her mouth up to meet his. He held the kiss, mostly closed mouthed, but open enough and offset enough for him to gently capture her upper lip between his lips. He shifted, tilting his head slightly, pressing gently, opening his mouth slightly. She reacted instinctively, her tongue meeting his. As lightheadedness set in she realized she had been holding her breath. She broke the kiss, pulled back a bit, gasped for breath. She was flushed. His smile was warm but slightly smug, or maybe just knowing. But his eyes - they both scared and excited her - looked at her with raw hunger.
He took her hand and guided her to stand before him. He remained seated. His eyes met hers, as he maintained that smile that told her she was his and that he was pleased. His eyes then traveled down her body, ever so slowly, drinking her in. She felt so naked although fully clothed. She shuddered involuntarily.
"Take them off," he finally said. Her breath caught, it was just like at the movie. She knew he meant her panties only. Even though she expected this, she still was caught unprepared. She steeled her nerves, reached under her skirt, hooked her thumbs in the waist band, and shimmied out of her panties. She handed them to him. He held them to his face, breathing in her arousal and rubbing the silky, but moist, material on his cheek. He put them in his pocket.
"Everything" he said.
She looked at him confused. He couldn't possibly expect her to take off all her clothes in the middle of a city park in broad daylight. OK, the spot was secluded and the daylight was muted by a dense canopy of branches and leaves, but someone could stumble upon them. He repeated himself: "Everything." This time with greater insistence in his voice. She pleaded. Without making a sound her lips mouthed "please, no."
He sighed, an incredibly disappointed look on his face. He stood, ignoring her, and started to return towards the river on the path. As he walked he reached into his pocket, found her panties and dropped them on the ground.
"Wait," she cried, urgently and louder than she had intended, just before he would have turned a corner and out of sight.
He froze without turning, seemingly giving her time to begin the process. She was sure she had better have started disrobing before he turned. Her hands were pulling up the hem of her shirt before she realized what she was doing. She removed her shirt. He turned back to her, smiled sweetly at her, seemingly proud of her for this decision to push herself and to place her trust in him. He walked up to her, subtly taking her shirt out of her hand as he bowed his head to kiss her, gently at first then fully open mouthed with unadulterated passion as he pulled her body tight against his. Just as quickly as the kiss heated, he broke it off and sat back down on the bench, putting her shirt next to him.
Smiling, he looked at her standing there in only her bra and skirt, and said warmly: "I am proud of you. You look so beautiful. Please continue." With a deep breath, nerves steeled and her eyes never leaving his she reached behind her back and unfastened her bra and shrugged it off her shoulders. Her nerves began to fail her, though, as she held the bra against her breast, not yet capable of baring her breasts in this secluded yet unprotected place. She averted her gaze from his and looked around to make sure no one else was around. Every bird chirp and squirrel leaf rustle caused her to flinch and feel ever more exposed and unprotected. She burned with shame she was there, shame she was doing this, but perhaps mostly shame she was struggling to go through with it, for she also was burning with something else. Her gaze downward, she saw his hand reach forward, brush hers, and grip the fabric of the bra. Her cheeks blazing with embarrassment and excitement, she allowed him to take the bra from her, relieved and emboldened by his leadership.
"Now the skirt," he said gently.
Her head still bowed, she unfastened her skirt, stepped out of it and handed it to him. She was now naked except for the sandals. She didn't like looking at herself naked in the daylight. To stand naked before this man, outside, in the daylight, where, however unlikely, someone might come upon them, was almost too much for her to bear. Her knees began to buckle but she regained her balance - if not her composure - before falling. Her cheeks burned with embarrassment. She could not bring her gaze to meet his.