A wooden shack; nothing impressive about it. Paneled sides, a couple of glass windows and some old wardrobes used to store kitbags. There were a couple of false walls providing changing rooms, although this is too grand a title given the shower and toilet block were installed in a concrete block next door.
My old school cricket pavilion, my second home. I am 20 now; I left school two years ago. During that time I played three times a week, twice with school and once with my weekend club and both, by chance, played at the school ground. I guess I was lucky. Some guys can't put one in front of the other between the ages of 13 and 16. I was always dexterous, good hand eye co-ordination, good fitness and a tall lean frame and cricket was my chosen game.
We rotated responsibility for cleaning and locking up the pavillion after games. This particular weekend was my rota slot. It had been a good game, we won, and I played well. I had been watched by a few friends and my relatively new girlfriend Karen. Karen and I had been dating nearly three months, she was a tennis player, older than me at 26, and sport for her was a way of life. She would be quite happy watching my games, a bottle of wine and book. I think secretly she enjoyed ogling at me and my team mates, well that was my excuse for enjoying tennis!
The only problem with being on the pavilion rota was that everyone else leaves early, usually to get to the pub. She waited for me while I swept through and put the various leftover items in a cupboard. I had just started to undress to get my shower, the final part of the process.
"You could do some serious damage with one of these couldn't you?"
I turned and Karen was stood in front of me wielding my bat.
I thought she was referring to the game and responded "Yepo, did you see how far Jimmy hit that fella earlier, nearly cleared the fence."
I caught the look in here eye, one that I had seen before, and was increasingly familiar to me as I learned about Karen.
"Oh no," she said, "I meant much more personal damage."
She walked across and tapped me on the bum playfully. I was keen to get finished and get out.
"Well it may be a bit heavy for that kind of thing."
"Hmmm." She was obviously reflecting. "And actually, its the top end that reminds me of something else".
The glint in her eye had now become a full-blown eyebrow raise as she swung the bat around and held its handle. I noticed here long slender finger clenching its shaft, her middle finger and thumb not quite being able to meet in the middle.
I laughed. "Where have I seen that technique before?"
"But I have to say I don't match it for length."
"Oh I don't know" she replied "It's hardly a fair comparison at the moment."
I was now naked, grabbing my towel for the shower, quite flaccid.
"We'll just have to compare properly later!" She winked.
I went out of the changing room, across the creaky floorboards, and outside to the shower block. I reflected on Karen. She wasn't classically beautiful, by her own admission she was no model. Not quite tall enough for "perfection" not quite high boned, or pale enough for that "chosen complexion". But one of the things that attracted me to her was her individuality and sense of style. She dressed well, she had her hair cut into layers that suited her face, and wore obscure glasses that I am sure only she could have pulled off. She could be streetwise and savvy one minute, minxing with the girls, and subservient goody-two-shoes the next.
Our relationship has started slowly. A couple of dances in a club, a couple of meals out, some mutual friends parties. I guess we were mentally sparring, and she was working out with personality to show.
We were quite guarded sexually too at first, slowly moving to a position where we were comfortable with each other's bodies, trying to understand what worked and what didn't. I think I was seeing Karen as Karen thought a nice girlfriend would be. Being careful to please, but not quite herself. But that was slowly changing.
Last week, after a good night out in a sweaty club, we had vigorous sex, alone together in my flat. She was aggressive. Not overly so, but was more controlling that I have known before, and more vocal. Her first orgasm, induced by tongue had led to a shriek of delight. Her second was loud, repetitive panting followed by some post coital chat that was coarse, and revealed something more animalistic in her personality.