Kevin had never been the tallest person. He would be the first to admit that he was pretty damn short. He only stood 5 feet 3 inches tall and, because of that, he tended to be overlooked by people in general, but by women in particular. They were always looking for someone who was taller, someone bigger. Never mind that they claimed they wanted a guy who was intelligent, had a sense of humor, romantic, and blah, blah, blah. The invariably honed in on the 6 foot tall beefcake who was as dumb as a geranium and as sensitive as a rock. Through all this, though, Kevin was far from bitter about it. He kept a sense of humor about his size. He would be the first to crack a joke on himself. He learned at an early age the he could either laugh about whatever life threw his way, or cry about it, and he decided that laughing felt a lot better. He would often joke that his world was made of breasts and belt buckles.
Privately, however, he kept an active fantasy life, often imaging what it would be like to have certain women in his life. He would spend long periods of time considering what techniques would bring them the most pleasure, what skills he would use if given the chance. One in particular he dreamt about was Roslyn. Roslyn was, if one could actually believe it, even shorter than he was. She stood a diminutive 4 feet 8 inches tall. Like Kevin, she maintained a healthy sense of humor about her height, or rather, lack thereof. Through a mutual understanding of one another, they became fast friends. But he still fantasized about her, and it seemed he did it a little more every day. Finally, more out of a sense of just needing to get it done, he asked her out to dinner, expecting her to decline. Much to his surprise, she said yes and they set that Friday as a date.
Friday arrived and Kevin pulled up in front of apartment building to pick her up. She stood waiting by the by the front wearing a black full length skirt with a slit that came up to mid-thigh, a red v-neck blouse, and a pair of 2 inch heels. He resisted the urge to crack a joke that she was wearing heels and still wouldn't be able to get on an amusement park ride. His smile, however, belied the fact he was thinking about it, and Roslyn shot him a glance as she climbed in the car.
"Something funny that I should know about?" she asked, knowing him well enough to figure out that there was a joke on the tip of his tongue. When he declined to say anything, she simply sat back in her seat and buckled her seat belt. She him over and saw that he was wearing a poison of khaki pants with a hunter green button down shirt and a black belt. As they drove to the restaurant, he looked over at her while they chatted casually.
"By the way, I just wanted to say that you look very good tonight." she shifted slightly as she thanked him. The v of her blouse opened and he caught a glimpse of the swell of her breast. His breath hitched in his throat and he quickly reverted his gaze to the road, concentrating on driving, to avoid thinking about the glimpse of flesh he had just seen. After a few moments, he was able to collect his thoughts enough to continue with the conversation as if nothing had happened, and hoped that she hadn't noticed anything wrong.
He pulled into the parking lot at the restaurant and grabbed the first available spot he could. As they walked to the front door, Roslyn slipped an arm into his and leaned towards him a little. Normally, he would have been as comfortable as she seemed, but the sight of her cleavage still played through his mind. The little bit of contact of her arm linked with his threatened to make his body respond against his will, especially when the breast that he had seen earlier brushed the outside of his arm. With every shred of self control that he had, he kept things from getting out of hand. As it was, his pulse was still racing and he felt beads of sweat starting to form on his brow. Getting into the restaurant, they were shown to their seats. As they sat down, Kevin heard a snickered comment from behind them that someone should get the "little lady" a booster seat. He merely grinned at Roslyn who, having heard the comment also, grinned back. She leaned out and looked the speaker in the eye.
"No, I really don't need a booster seat," she told them with heavy sarcasm in her voice, "but if you have an extra phone book or two, I'd like to be able to see over the table. Thanks." Laughter erupted from the other tables around them as the gentleman who made the joke turned a bit red from being called out. After they had ordered their drinks, they settled back to peruse their menus. Once both of them had decided on what they wanted and ordered, the conversation continued easily.
Dinner passed and as they sat waiting for the check, Kevin cleared his throat and asked her, "so, it really doesn't bother you when people make short jokes?" He searched her face while she answered, the thought coming unbidden to his mind of what it would be like to kiss her. How would her lips taste? Would they be as soft as they looked? With a wrench, he pulled himself back in time to hear her answer.
"Not really," she replied, "it's not like I can do all that much about it, so I might as well have some fun with it," she said with a small shrug, "there is one thing that kind of bother me though, and it's not the jokes." When he asked what it was, she continued, "to be truthful," she said slowly, letting her gaze fall to the table, "it's the fact that most guys don't look at me as a woman. They see me as like a teenage sister or something." Her hands knotted on the table in front of her as she went on, "that's the only part that bothers me. I'd like to have someone see me as something other than a kid. I mean, I'm an adult in her 20's, what do I have to do?"
Kevin reached across the table took her hands with one of his while the other gently cupped her chin and raised her face so her eyes met his. "I don't know if it will help, but not all guys see you like that. Trust me, I'm one of them." Roslyn's eyes grew soft under his steady gaze, "I have something to confess to you. I keep wondering what it would be like to kiss you."