Nick sat back in his chair and reached for his coffee cup. As he took a sip, he began to reflect on recent events. In the last forty-eight hours, his life had really changed and that was a severe understatement! On any other Tuesday morning, he would have risen at 6, shaved, showered, had breakfast, and been on the 7:15 bus to the city. Coffee and a doughnut while reading the morning paper at McDonald's, then into the office by 8:20. It was now 10:30 and he still couldn't really believe what had already happened to him this week.
On Monday morning, he met Julie on the way to the bus. They had immediately hit it off conversationally. She invited him into her unit on Monday night on the way home and he ended up in her bed. Then, this morning, Tuesday, he stopped by her place as arranged at 7 am, only to be greeted by Julie in her robe and horny as hell. In no time flat, he was again in her bed, having the time of his life. Well and truly screwed by this wonderful woman twice in two days, no, in twelve hours! I sure hope I'm not dreaming, he thought, waking up now would be absolutely horrible. Just then the phone rang. He must be still in the dream because it was Julie on the other end.
"Nick Nelson." he answered.
"Hi, Nick Nelson, this is Julie Ward. I just called to say I think you are wonderful."
"Just say what's on your mind, Julie, don't beat around the bush. Are you sure you mean the entire person and not just specific parts of my anatomy? After all, we only met yesterday."
"Yes, I know we only met yesterday and Yes, I mean the entire person, and Yes, that includes specific parts of your anatomy as well, so there!" she spat back.
"Ok, truce." He laughed. "Now then, how are you this fine morning, love."
"Absolutely fabulous, darling, I wouldn't trade this morning for anything in the whole wide world. My body is still reminding me of you. Can we meet for lunch?"
"Does lunch include food? I seem to have used up the energy from my breakfast."
"Yes, of course it does, silly, and you can choose the place."
"OK, lunch it is. I'll meet you in the lobby about noon, OK?"
"Sounds good to me. See you then. Bye."
No question about it. Nick Nelson was definitely on a roll!
The bells atop City Hall were chiming 12 when Nick reached the lobby. Julie was nowhere is sight, so he waited near the door. A few minutes later, he was relieved to see her exit the lift. She smiled brightly and came straight across the lobby to greet him. "Hi", she said, and leaned up to kiss him. He returned her kiss lightly and said, "Hi, yourself." Holding hands, they exited the building.
"Any place in particular you would like to eat?"
"Somewhere close, darling, I'm absolutely starving."
"Close it is. There is a place I know just across the square."
Ten minutes later they were seated next to each other in a booth, examining a menu. Her hand was on his thigh with her leg pressed against his. His arm was stretched across her shoulder blades with his hand nearly touching her breast. He could smell the fresh scent of her with each inhale and thought he had never smelled anything quite as lovely. After a few minutes, a waitress came by the table and they placed their order. She shifted in the booth to face him more directly.
"Nick, we have to talk seriously but there is so much to say I don't know where to start."
"Let's just start with what we know and try to fill in the blanks, OK?" He suggested. "For instance, we know each other's names, where we live, age, IQ, marital status (mostly), where we work, that we are attracted to each other and, so far anyway, are sexually compatible. I suppose we should fill in the marital status first, don't you think? The fact that we are already lovers should help us overcome some of the rough spots, I think."
"Yes, it certainly will." She agreed. "I'll go first, ok, and you can ask any questions you like as I go along."
Julie then began to relate the highlights of her life story. Occasionally, he asked a curiosity question, but mostly he just let her talk. She talked about growing up in Oklahoma, college in Texas, marriage to a cowboy followed by divorce after two children, jobs she had held, her move to Australia and marriage to an Australian that ended in a second divorce. In the end, she mentioned her two grown daughters, stating that one of them was here in Queensland but not in Brisbane. By the time she finished, it was time to go back to work.
As they approached the building, she asked, "Will I see you tonight?"