Author's Note: The very first comment on my first published story was from an enigmatic Literotarian appellationed madalice. She avered a fetish for blowjobs and offered the following challenge to those who perused her Biography tab.
Married, monogamous, occasionally bored and wanting to hear and ONLY hear what you would like to do if you were in a dark room with me on my knees in front of you and you had 20 minutes to do whatever you wanted before you had to leave. Not interested in meeting, emailing, or chatting, just want to hear your fantasies.
I wrote the following story in response to her challenge. When it was published I contacted her to tell her what I'd done. I never heard from her. Not once. But I still think of her fondly from time to time.
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I was moving across country, from South Florida to East Washington State. A long first day's drive got me to the hills of Western North Carolina where I sought refuge from the road, and a drink. The twenty minutes I spent in that bar were the most unforgettable moments of my life.
Minutes One Through Five
The room was very dark, easily the darkest tavern I've ever been in. The bar, and indeed the entire place, was illuminated entirely by three small candles. I wondered if there was a power outage. I approach the flame that flickered in the center and stood beside you. Including the bartender, you, and me, there were exactly as many people as there were candles. You must have known I stood next to you intentionally.
I placed my order. "A pitcher of Cosmopolitans, please."
"Look mister," the barkeep said eyeing my silk slacks and cashmere sweater that, even in low light, told him I was a stranger to that town even if my order hadn't. "We're just a beer and whiskey joint..."
I took out a money clip and placed a hundred dollar bill on the bar. As the bartender picked up his complimentary copy of Mr. Boston's
Official Bartender's & Party Guide
(courtesy of the Mr. Boston sales rep no doubt) and retreated, I realized my first drink was still several minutes away.
Turning to look at you, I realized I know you. Not by name or anything, the inner you, the existential you.
Your profile was patrician: straight nose, high cheekbones and forehead, and beautiful, full lips. Glancing down, I saw a peasant blouse with a low neckline emphasizing a large round bosom.
Farther down, your skirt was short; too short for a timid woman but then, you weren't the scared sort, were you. Your legs were bare with the hint of last summer's tan still clinging to them. They were crossed and there was a glint of gold on your right ankle.
"Hi, I'm Luke," I said, sitting down.
You turned and I saw your full face framed in candlelight. It was beautiful in a way few women are. Not movie star gorgeous in the manner most men think of beauty. Yours was a beauty of burning desire, a scorching projection of the yearning that tormented you.
"I don't know you," you said, refusing to look at me.
It didn't matter what you said, I just wanted you to speak. I wanted you to open your mouth so I could glimpse your pink tongue. It was a pretty, pale pink. Beautiful. I knew because I'm a tongue aficionado. I brushed your hair behind your ear letting my fingers trail gently along your neck and bare shoulder.
The bartender returned with a pitcher full of a pink concoction some of which was poured into a whiskey sour glass. Taking the glass and raising it in salute, I took a sip. I nodded and he smiled.
"Another glass please," I said. "Won't you join me?"
I deliberately ordered my sentences to let you, and him, know that, to me, your answer was a foregone conclusion. Rising from my stool, I nodded to a table in a far, even darker corner.
"I'm married."
"It doesn't matter. I have something your husband doesn't."
You glanced at the bartender. I couldn't see him; I was looking only at you. You lifted your hand to me and I helped you up.
Placing the pitcher and glasses on the table, I held a chair for you. I made sure I angled it as I helped slide it in. I sat next to rather than across from you. I poured full glasses; we sipped the sweet, potent liquid.
Minutes Six Through Ten
"I find you ravishingly beautiful."
"You want something."
"All men want something. I, however, have something. Something you want."
"What? What do you have?" I could make out the tiniest of smiles on your lips.
Your legs were again crossed. Your skirt hem was at mid-thigh. The gold chain on your ankle was only a few inches from my hand. A charm of bright-red enameled lips dangled from the gold. Gently I touched it.
"May I?" I asked only after I'd already done that for which I sought permission. My fingertips traced along your bare flesh.
"Do you like it?" you asked.
"Why do you wear it?"
"Don't you know?" You were already on your second Cosmo.
"Some married women wear ankle jewelry to send messages of sexual availability, that they are "hot wives." Is that what you are? Does your husband like you to fool around with other men?"
You sipped in silence knowing your lack of a denial encouraged me, was tantamount to a yes. I continued to caress your lower leg.
"Your skin is so incredibly smooth and soft. I'd love to kiss you all over your body. Would you like that?"