A covid inspired fantasy. I know the Lit crowd wishes more happened here, but this is my true story. Sorry if you are bored. I certainly wasn't.
After ending a 17-year marriage back in 2018 (I almost can't believe how long ago that feels), I tried to find my "new normal" as a newly single woman. I envisioned all these soap opera-type romantic flings or even daring erotic rendezvous--I was determined to find out who the real "me" was after a very restrictive and depressing relationship. I bought new clothes, new lingerie, new cologne, I cranked up Gloria Gaynor in my Jeep and sang along way too loudly. By the time 2019 rolled in, I vowed to myself that it would be My Year, whatever that meant. I was excited to find out.
My Christmas decorations were barely down, and I remember hearing about this SARS-like virus that was spreading in Asia. I wasn't necessarily sweating bullets, since I felt like we already knew the drill, and like most people, I never imagined something like the coronavirus could impact the US like it eventually did, but I did keep my eye on things, reading whatever I could. As a high school teacher, I knew that whatever form a new virus took, I was almost certain to be among the first group who would be impacted.
It was one of the first times I admit I hated being right about my concerns. By March, US businesses were shuttering doors, and by April, my school moved to remote learning. 2019, it seemed, would definitely, most assuredly, not be the year I had envisioned for myself.
Months wore on, and I found it impossible to get used to an empty bed after nearly two decades together with my former partner. Summer came and went, and my daughter went back to college (ridiculously taking her classes on Zoom, which made me wonder why she had to go back in the first place). By September it dawned on me, that here in my too-quiet house, I was alone for the very first time in my life as an adult.
I hated it.
I tried. I read novels. Then I read sexy novels. They just made me feel more alone and frustrated. Eventually I found this site, and a while after that, the chat rooms, which were a wonderful distraction. But...I ached for something real. I was so mad at the world for seemingly conspiring against me in my darkest times. I wanted to move on, and I was ready to. But there was nothing to move on to.
I fantasized and tried to be happy with little fits or bits of excitement. I am a suburban mom, a teacher, a former wife--it's not like I was the kind of person to jump right into orgies or whatever sexier, more exciting people than me do. So, I'd do things like--wearing a sexy lace bra under a snug tee-shirt to the grocery store. After a bit of pep talking, I even went braless a few times. I am a 36 E cup, so going braless isn't exactly something I do a lot of. Obviously I never dressed provocatively for work, so even doing something like going braless to the store felt exciting and new. Plus, since everyone, including me, had to "mask up," there was little risk in it. It seemed to be a safe way to be a "naughty woman."
My heart would race every time I caught a man's eye, and I was flattered that it happened pretty much every time I did my new little routine. I would pretend not to notice, but then arch my back to tighten the fabric of my top to my chest. I would feel a wash of excitement knowing my nipples were stiffening with my excitement, and sometimes I would even get an unmistakable smile from someone, even beneath his mask. I knew it was a silly pastime, but it was also a delicious treat for me. On one occasion, behind the anonymity of a certain stranger's mask, he breezed past me as we were alone in an aisle and whispered, "you have perfect tits."
I showed no outward reaction in the store, but felt so, so aroused. I barely made it back home with my groceries and actually had to masturbate even before I put the ice cream in the freezer. It was a reaction--a real one. I wondered about him. Who was he? Was he married? Was he doing the same time I was doing right that moment? Pleasuring myself for that short exchange at Stop and Shop? It made me soaked, and I climaxed intensely, more than once.
I realized this mask--this depressing piece of cloth we were all subjected to, might be my way into some unique experiences. I immediately began planning something much bigger and more daring (at least for me).