Much thanks to my editor, who made this story far more readable and enjoyable than it was before I put it in her hands.
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1 : The Magician
Black lace was the theme. The first item she slipped on was a thong so insubstantial that she felt as if she were still naked. As she Regarded her image in the mirror, she considered that some things were better than naked.
The delicate pattern of the lace somewhat obscured her mound, but it was still obvious that she was waxed smooth. Ribbons of soft velvet arched up from the lace to encircle her hips. They met just above her ass, and the g-string proceeded to plunge between her sculpted cheeks.
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"He's looking at you, Nell," said one of her teammates, gesturing to a man beside the field. Cornelia Roberts paused to re-tie her long blonde ponytail and casually turned her head to view the figure at the sidelines. The girl continued, "It's kind of creepy—him coming up to the soccer field during practice to ogle us..."
"Just pass me the ball," Nell laughed. "Don't worry about him. He's Lucy's brother."
Nell trapped the pass and returned it with swift accuracy. Soccer was something Nell was quite good at. She'd made the team effortlessly, and most of her teammates knew it.
While they continued the drill, Nell was always conscious of a set of eyes upon her, appraising everything except her technique. She stole glances whenever she could make it look natural. Lucy was a pretty girl, and her brother resembled her. He had the same auburn hair, golden tan, and well-proportioned features—plus an athlete's body evident from his broad shoulders and trim waist.
She wondered where he was staying and if he would be going out to the clubs with everyone else tonight. There weren't many clubs in Sandale—the students attending the University of Sandale were the majority of the attendees, and U of S was small.
After practice, Nell made sure that her path home passed by the handsome voyeur.
"Nice practice," he nodded to her. "You've got some talent under your belt."
She stopped walking and grinned. "I'm Nell," she said with an extended hand. "Forgive me, but if you were assessing anything more than the stability of our sports bras, you are unlike any hot, young spectator we've ever had at practice."
He took her hand and shook it. "Lawrence. A pleasure to meet you, and forgiven. To defend myself, I am a keen appreciator of the
entire
feminine anatomy."
"Are you going to be out at the clubs tonight?"
"I will be. Am I going to see you?"
"I'm not the sort to miss out on a Saturday night."
"Me neither—see you there."
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One... two... three hooks before her garter belt was secured. It rested on her hips, just below the apex of the thong straps. Five inches of lace hugged her closely, and lace ruffles were attached at the hem. The ruffles hinted at a juvenile femininity, but the cut was undeniably for grown-ups only.
***
Perched on a barstool, Nell scanned the dancing crowd. She was certain that Lawrence would show up here if he came to the clubs. For their imminent tryst, it couldn't be anywhere else.
"Picking up tonight, Nell?" A petite Asian girl—her neighbour, Claire— leaned against the bar and surveyed Nell's outfit. Nell sipped her drink, turning her body so that Claire could see the whole ensemble. It started at the bottom with white stiletto sandals that glowed in the black lights, tight black satin capri pants that showed off her athletic figure, and was topped with a deep, backless halter in white that showed off her modest cleavage.
"You're definitely picking up tonight. Who have you got your eye on?"
Nell started to answer, but a boy tugged on Claire's arm and said something in her ear. Claire smiled apologetically and followed her partner onto the dance floor. Nell watched them go and observed the crowd as she worked on her drink.
She had only been watching the dance floor for a few minutes before a hand grazed the naked small of her back, sending a shiver up her spine. Nell turned to see Lawrence, looking even more appealing than this afternoon. He was wearing khaki pants and a button-up shirt so sheer that she could almost make out the contours of his chest .
"Fancy meeting you here," she grinned. "I hope you're in the mood because I've been dying to dance." Without giving him a chance to respond, she placed a hand on his chest, pushing him out toward the dance floor.
She had abandoned her drink, but it was all about timing. She wanted Lawrence, and she wasn't going to give him a moment to even consider his options. His hand grasped hers as they moved through the throng. Just being among so many people gave her an adrenaline rush, and she couldn't help but sway to the driving beat of the music.
The best part of dancing in clubs was how the details just faded away. Her senses were heightened but analysis smothered, so the experience was entirely about one challenging smirk caught by the coloured lights, the touch of his hand pressed flat against the flesh of her back, the beat of the music moving their hips in sync, the smell of his musky cologne, and the salty taste of his sweat against her lips as she kissed the side of his neck.
Butterfly kisses weren't her style—instead, each kiss was demanding, firm and confident. His grip on her waist tightened and he pulled her close. One hand held her body against his, the other roamed up her back, touching the bare lines of her muscles. The hand holding the small of her back drifted down to cup her ass and press her hips against his.
He was definitely interested. The club was warm, but the throbbing heat of him against her thigh was something else again. His teeth teased her ear, and then his tongue and lips trailed along her jawbone. Nell was not inexperienced, but the sensations he was evoking still caught her off guard. She was melting. Heat pooled between her legs and she pressed herself against his thigh in an attempt to appease it.
Her lips were parted and moist by the time his mouth pressed against hers. He led with authority, teasing her lips into responses with small nibbles. She was just gaining the upper hand when he turned her so that her ass pressed into his groin while his mouth played along her shoulder and neck. His hand skimmed the waist of her pants only briefly before slipping up and inside her top to cup one of her naked breasts.
Toying with her nipple, he had her moaning aloud almost instantly. But it was never enough—after proving what he could make her feel with any combination of their extremities, he moved on. His hand now trailed across her flat stomach, delighting in the muscular ridges that marked her as an athlete. She knew he could please her, if only his hand would just ... slide ... lower. His fingertips slipped under the waistband of her pants, almost far enough to feel her cleft.
"Tomorrow," he breathed into her ear. "I have a hotel room in town. Say you'll see me tomorrow?"
"Tonight—you could come by my flat," she suggested. She felt the muscles of his cheek grin.
"I want you to wait and think about how much we want this." His hand suddenly thrust as deeply into her pants as it could and in one deft motion stroked the lubricated flesh between her legs to coat his finger with her juices. Once done, he trailed his finger up through her cleft and lit her clit on fire. In the next instant he was tasting her off his finger while taking a step back.
Staggered, but not about to be outdone, Nell withdrew a pen from her purse, took his other hand and slipped his index finger almost entirely into her mouth, maneuvering her tongue around it as if it were his cock. After withdrawing it slowly from her mouth, she scribbled her number on his palm.
"Catch you later," she said into his ear before breezing off the dance floor.
***
She picked up a black stocking from the package and smirked, thinking he had no idea what he was getting into. Her legs were flawlessly shaped and long enough to elicit stares from strangers. The sheer fabric slid over her well-defined calf and then over a powerful thigh. Genetics and a lifetime of soccer had given her legs to make a runway model envious and man's blood boil.
***
Nell got home shortly after leaving Lawrence at the club, and the memories of his hands on her skin still left her burning. In her room she stripped off her club clothes and tugged a satin slip on over her head. Her flatmates—her cousin Nicholas and his friend Jesse—were still out and the apartment was quiet. In the bathroom, she scrubbed off her makeup and mentally elaborated on Lawrence's promise of tomorrow.
In a public place, in an instant, he'd almost made her beg. In private, with plenty of time... she could only hope to have enough strength to walk home when they were sated.