Her name was Marta, she said, originally from Croatia. We are regulars at a Tai Chi class at a local park in Raleigh-Durham. Nice park, just down the block from my townhouse. I started about 6 months ago to improve my balance and flexibility, and to find a form of moving meditation. I don't do well sitting still. So, Marta. She has a light brown ponytail, fair skinned, petite, about 5'3", blue green eyes. Very slender, legs just a touch on the skinny side. Butt likewise very cute but verging on tiny. Today she was wearing a simple cotton top, tight yoga pants. As we practiced some moves, her the top bloused out enough to show side bra, not side boob. The bra appeared to be a lacy white, and the boobs a nice perky cupcake size with just a hint of nipple showing. Her English was good, with a delightful Eastern European lilt.
My name is Neal, divorced, 38 years old. I run a high-end bicycle shop here, doing well. No kids, pretty uncomplicated divorce from a lovely lady who I married too early. We grew apart as we matured and parted as fairly good friends. I'm 6'1", 175, slender but reasonably muscular. Light brown hair, stubble beard. The graceful movements of Tai Chi are intriguing and am just now beginning to relax and flow. Marta on the other has practiced longer and moves elegantly. Our post-class chatter let me know that she was into ballet as a teen, so her graceful moves make sense. She is around 30 I'd guess and said she came her for university and stayed, working now in customer relations for one of the Research Triangle's many mid-size tech companies.
We wrapped up a class, and Marta and I visited for a bit, rehydrating from Yeti (me) and Stanley (her) bottles. A sudden burst of cool wind and a clap of thunder suddenly changed the day. The Tai Chi spot is about a quarter mile inside the park, and big splats of rain blew in, almost horizontally. She and I walked briskly towards the park entrance, no shelters in that direction. As we walked straight into the storm, we were immediately drenched and chilled. Her cotton top was now sheer and those previously faint nipples were now erect and leading the way.
"Is your car near? I live just down the way," I asked.
"No, my place is about a mile away and I walk over," she answered.
"If you'd like, we can stop at my place, it's close, and dry off and wait for the rain to quit," I offered.
"I'm freezing, let's go," she says with chattering teeth and increasingly blue lips.
We reach my townhouse building and take the elevator to my second-floor entrance, leaving puddles in the foyer and elevator. Inside, I turn back the air conditioner and welcome Marta in. "I'll go get some towels, come on in."
"Oh, would it be possible for me to get a quick shower to warm up? I hate to impose," she asks, sheepishly but may be a touch coquettishly also.
"Of course, I should have offered. You can use the master bath and I'll put some dry clothes out for you," I reply. She approaches me, for a drenched hug. Her arms open wide, my eyes open wide at those lovely nips coming my way. We do a sloshy hug, those pointy nipples against my wet shirt.
"You are so sweet," she says. I usher her towards the bath, which has a roomy shower, and point to a stack of fresh towels. A hair dryer is on the counter next to the sink.
"I'll use the guest bath. Put your wet clothes outside and I'll put them in the wash, then the dryer."
In a minute or so, the door eases open, a slim arm comes out, and a clump of wet clothes splat on the bedroom floor. I leave a fresh Trek t shirt on the bed along with a pair of boxers. No panties stashed in the place. In the laundry room, I separate out the blouse, bra, yoga pants and a dainty white thong that matches the bra. That explains the lack of panty lines in those tight yoga pants that almost seemed painted on her dainty butt. I start a load after stripping out of my wet things and adding them to the load in the washer. After I wrap with a towel, I start a fresh pot of coffee that will help take away the chill. A quick shower for me, then I dress in loose athletic shorts and an REI tee, then move to the living room sofa.
After a bit, I hear the hair dryer, running just a minute. Marta emerges from the bedroom, doing a curtsy in the doorway with a hand tugging on each side of the tee. "Hope the boxers are ok, and sorry I didn't have a bra for you," I explain.
"Oh I bet you're sorry you didn't have a bra, unless, you know, you like to dress up," she says with a giggle. I wave my arms in a shrug and vigorously shake my head no. She moves to the sofa and curls both legs under her, tented by the shirt.
"I hope you warmed up, but I made some coffee, and can add brandy or Kahlua if you'd like," I offer.
"A splash of Kahlua would be lovely," she smiles. What a change from the soaked, shivering pixie to the fresh and confident young woman settling into the sofa cushions. I make her cup, then take mine with a little brandy. Shoulder to shoulder on the sofa, we catch up. She came to NC State from Dubrovnik, where she grew up and worked as a tour guide between high school and college. Her family is there still, and she visits every year or so. Marta talks of the differences, with her home city mobbed by tourists in the high season and quiet after. Our area is vibrant and young, with lots of career opportunities, unlike her home. She loves the lively music scene and nearly mountains.