This is an entry into the HALLOWEEN 2024 contest.
She was dark and beautiful, mysterious and alluring. She seemed to set her sights on me, and from that moment, I couldn't escape if I wanted to. And I didn't want to. She was a dream. The dream one of which we all went through as 13-year-olds.
From her magnificent breasts to her spider like waist, over a hip and an ass that could make men cream just by looking, she was a walking wet dream. When she came up to me and asked me to dance, the jaws on my friends all dropped. As did mine. I was a lummox, 6'5" of dumb; worse, clumsy dumb, who barely could tie his shoes. I was just smart enough to know how dumb I am.
And my face showed all the fights I'd lost. Because of my size, everyone thought I'd be a fierce boxer, with a great arm reach. How could I lose? Well, by being slow and dumb, which left me with a squashed nose, cauliflower ears, and a face full of scar tissue. My eyes were so battered, I looked like a picture of a Cro-Magnon man.
But she took me out to the dance floor, and made me feel like Don Juan, Fred Astaire, and Errol Flynn, rolled into one. She laughed along with me, instead of at me, when I tried to joke. She somehow made me feel like I was gliding on air on the dance floor; not once did I step on her shoes, or on mine!
And best of all, at the end of the dance, she pulled down my head for a deep kiss, then looked me in the eye and asked, "Shall we leave now, or do I have to dance some more with you before taking you home?" I'm dumb and slow, but not that dumb and slow. We left.
She had an apartment up on Nob Hill, in an old Victorian, with a great view of the bay and the bridges. Not that I noticed that night. The view of the Twin Peaks she offered me was better than any view the skyline of San Francisco could ever offer.
My one asset came in handy. I had stamina. It was almost 9 AM before she called it quits, which was good by me. I was drained.
But she was energized, cheerfully making me a Michelin level breakfast. She laughed happily as I ate like a starving man. Some girls aren't at their best after a night of sex, but Ariadne was even more gorgeous in morning. She glowed.
I didn't want the day to end, but like I said, I'm dumb but not stupid. I knew that soon she'd be wondering how to get the lummox out of her house. I stood up and said, "Well, I guess I better go, now. It was real fun, Are-rey-need." Damn, I could not remember how the hell to pronounce her name.
She looked sadly at me. "Just call me Ari." She tilted her head and asked morosely, "Don't you like me? I thought you might want to stay."
My mouth hung open. I closed it when I felt drool threatened to pour out. "Stay? Are you kidding? You want me to stay?"
Ari threw herself into my arms and kissed me. She laughed happily. "Yes, I want you to stay. Welcome to my web, lover!"
Before the week was out, I'd moved in with her. As I was moving out of my old place, my friends couldn't believe it. They kept looking at Ari and then looking at me, shaking their heads. "I don't get it," several of them said.
Ari glared at them and told me not to pay any attention. "You're perfect for me." She gave me a quick kiss. "You won't be seeing them again, anyway," she said. "You're going to be too busy making love to me."
It was wonderful. I'd never been more contented. Anything I wanted, even before I knew I wanted it, Ari got for me or did for me. She was wealthy and didn't work. I liked working and resisted her entreaties for me to quit, but it seemed to upset her, so I finally gave in. We were together 24/7 and my stamina was put to the test every day.