It was a beautiful sunny October afternoon on the campus of the Pensacola University in Florida. Eduardo was a young man half Portuguese and half Polish. He was shorter than average with the shoulders of a swimmer. His auburn hair was longish and he had a stud in his nose and a ring in his lip. He was a pre-med student, and he was in class studying anatomy and physiology. That is, he was attempting to study. He was seriously distracted by a classmate named Sunna. Today was the first time he realized he was dazzled. She was far beyond pretty; she was the kind of gal who would look good in a burlap sack. She was well proportioned with a sinuous grace. To add to the glory was a thick head of braided sun-like hair, radiant enough to light up a dark room. He didn't want to pass a note to her; that would be immature. They had no common friends that he knew of.
Just as soon as the sun's light shone through the tops of the windows, they finished their task of dissecting fetal pigs and went on to the next task, drawing blood from each other. After the brief instructions, the needles and syringes were handed out. Eduardo stepped sideways to Sunna and said, "Can I poke you?"
Sunna laughed. "That's original," she grinned. "Where do you want to poke me?" she teased him.
"Your forearm will do fine." He wrapped the rubber tourniquet below her elbow. To her it seemed like he was wrapping a present. She could feel his warmth, and liked the smell of him too. She noticed he was looking out of the corner of his eye at her fine bosom. She thought this was polite as most guys just stared. He was showing real interest in her, diverting her attention away from the needle with a couple of corny jokes.
"Gee, I barely felt that," she said. "I think you've got talent."
"Yes, quite a few actually."
It was his turn to be poked. As he sat he noticed a strong ray of sunlight illuminating her golden hair, giving her the optical effect of a halo. "You're awfully sunny," he grinned. Do you dazzle everyone or is it just me?" He thought he'd gone too far -- he had just revealed his feelings about her after about three minutes of interaction. Much too fast.
But she smiled. "Not many guys tell me that. Do you mean it?"
"Considering the short amount of time we've spent together, I'd say yes. Say, are you a fire sign, like Sagittarius?"
She wrapped his arm snugly, doing a lot of feeling of his biceps. "No, I'm a Leo."
"That explains it. Leo is ruled by the Sun, and Leos often have a mane."
"I don't believe in astrology. Do you?" She wiped his skin with an alcohol wipe.
He replied, "It's a very interesting game, but the asteroids have destroyed astrology. Astrologers recognized the 4 biggest asteroids -"
She stuck him, and could barely concentrate on her work. Eduardo had an erection. He blushed as she looked at him and then smiled as she said, "Go on."
"But there are hundreds of thousands of asteroids. If you admit one, you must admit them all; that's simple logic. "
She put a folded 2 x2 and a band aid over the small wound. "Did it hurt?"
"A little," he admitted, "but I've had worse pain from horseflies."
She was looking, almost staring at his erection. She'd broken up with her last boyfriend, a real loser with a mad desire to control everything. That had been 11 months ago, and all she'd had for relief was her internet porn and a few dildos. She was more than ready to handle her next lover. "You were saying?"
"So if you do admit them all, a computer could calculate their positions, but you'd never be able to interpret a single horoscope."
He stood up. She gave him a coy look, with her hand casually stroking her round breast."You're unusual, Eduardo. Most people are dogmatic."
"I'm more automatic," he joked.
In her presence he was beginning to feel like a tree basking in the morning light. This was pleasant, but also a little scary, as he had never felt so infatuated so early in a relationship, if you could call it that. The effect was electric, stimulating, illuminating and lusty. He remembered that she had stroked his biceps repeatedly. This meant she was definitely interested. He began to hum one of the Cream's old songs, "In the Sunshine of Your Love."
He sat next to her at the next lecture about codones and anti-codones. He took the time to study her face. Her face was heart shaped with high cheekbones and luminous aqua eyes. She wore some make up. Her mouth was plump and moist and very kissable with a rose shade of lipstick. Her breasts were prominent.
Classes finished at about 6. Sunna surprised him by suggesting they go to a cafe or restaurant.
She took him to one she liked, the Moon Bow Diner. The owners were Native American. As they sat at the table conversing while the food was being prepared, they looked out at the splendor of the sky. She brought to his mind an image of icicles gleaming in the sunlight and melting. She said, "You look kind of dreamy."
"Well, I've never had this happen before. I had a very strong mental image of icicles melting in the spring. Are you doing this to me?"
"I wish I could," she laughed. "But no one has ever said anything like that to me, either. You're either a master of flattery or poetic by nature. Are you playing with me?"
