She was always a statuesque beauty with eyes that sparkled with mischief. I remembered how she walked, astonishing poise and elegance. She was also a bloody nuisance with very definite ideas about what she wanted. As a school student she was friendly and mature for her age although reluctant to adhere to rules.
These thoughts were plaguing me as I tried to get involved in the conversation. Now she was a confident, very forthright and self possessed adult, she wasn't so much conversing as interrogating as we stood in a bar in the city centre.
She grasped my hand and checked where the wedding ring used to be, this intensified the interrogation.
The meeting lasted for far too short a time but we swapped phone numbers and agreed to meet for a coffee at a later date.
As the time for our coffee date came near I was surprised at how nervous I was, I couldn't put a finger on why but there it was. I was shaved, after-shaved and as presentable as I could be as I left my recently acquired lat to meet her.
Wow! In a dark bar after a night out with my friends I thought she was stunning. Standing looking at her now I realised I had underestimated her. We ended up in an Italian restaurant having forgotten the coffee. She was very interested in my life since we had last met, telling me how adventurous her own life had been and how she had travelled widely. Now, many years later her life experience had changed her greatly, she was no longer a gauche teen but a well rounded, forthright and attractive adult.
On reflection it was the eye contact that got me hooked. She looked at me like she was interested in me and was very skilled in directing the conversation back towards me. Everything was so very civilised until she reached across the table to hold my hand, she leaned closer to tell me how curious she was to see what I was like in bed. I was unsure which emotion was the strongest: flattery, amazement or desire. Once the confusion had eased desire won hands down.