Rehearsals were complete, tickets sold, volunteers arranged and the night had finally arrived.
I knew she would be nervous even before I rang the bell to her apartment. The performance to raise funds for both the church roof and the local amateur dramatics society was quite a task. The number of budding actors and performers that were involved in attempting to make it a success was quite alarming. The whole night was scheduled to last for well over a couple hours.
Alliah was tasked with quite the role. She had to perform a belly dance routine. She had been working on for months to perfect, between the two key parts of the whole night. She would be on stage, alone, for almost fifteen minutes, with the responsibility of keeping the audience entertained whilst the rest of the ensemble performed costume and scenery changes.
As the last remnants of the chime rescinded, the door opened, her nervous smile greeting me. The moment I saw her I couldn't help but smile back, the glimpse of her deep blue eyes and her soft golden hair always had the same reaction. "Thank God you're here" she spluttered, "I was worried you wouldn't make it."
Pushing into the hallway, I leant forwards to kiss her softly, only, to see her turn on her heels and walk into the living room, "am I going to be alright doing this?" I heard her mumble as I followed.
Coming close behind her, my hands slipping firmly to her hips, gripping her, leaning in and kissing the side of her neck softly, "You, my darling, will steal the show, you are perfect for this and you know it! Plus, I'm here to help you get ready. Remember?"
Feeling her soften, and melt a little in to my hands, the stiffness that was holding her back seemed to evaporate as I kissed her. I could feel her head tilt, allowing my lips to caress the skin and the soft sigh, "yes my love, thank you."
Slapping her backside playfully with the palm of my hand, chuckling. "Now, go and shower, I have to get my bag from the car, I'll make you some tea for when you have washed and dried."
Watching her as she skipped off to the bathroom, I hurried out to the car and grabbed my overnight bag and the small package I had specially purchased on my recent visit to the more seedy streets of London. Returning to the flat I could hear the cascading sound of the shower, my mind picturing her under the soft torrent of water, making me smile, contemplating just going in and watching her, I thought better of it and instead, turned left into the kitchen and filled the kettle before flicking the switch for it to boil.
The kitchen was always kept neat and tidy, reaching into the cupboard and getting her tea caddy, I popped a fresh tea bag into a mug I had retrieved from the cupboard, before scooping a spoonful of instant coffee into another next to it for myself. Waiting for the kettle to finally boil, I could hear her moving around in the bathroom, pouring the steaming hot water across her tea before finally repeating and adding the hot water to my coffee. As the tea finally brewed and I removed the spent tea bag, before adding the few grains of sugar she liked and pouring the milk into the mug, I could hear the bathroom door being opened, slipping into the living room with the two mugs, I called, "teas ready my love."
Placing the two mugs onto the coffee table, I turned, to see her enter. Her long natural blonde hair still wet as it laid back across her head, teasing down her back, the pale green towel wrapped around her, the top just revealing a hint of her cleavage as it pressed her full, C cup bosom tight, the bottom just caressing down across the top of her thighs, revealing her long, slender, lithe legs. My smile was instant, as was the slight tingle that shot through me. Her deep blue eyes glinted as she caught me staring, "I meet with your approval kind Sir?" She asked as she reached down and picked up the mug of tea, softly pursing her lips as she raised it to her lips and blowing across the steaming hot liquid. Chuckling lightly, "do you ever disappoint my love?"
Admiring her as she sat on the sofa, the towel raising up a little along the curve of her thighs. Her soft sensual smile beaming across her face as she sipped her tea, the sun caressing across her still damp hair, reflecting the blonde locks and making her deep blue eyes sparkle. Slipping across to her, lowering to my knees in front of her, whilst holding her gaze, smiling, before leaning right down and just kissing the cap of both her knee's, "I have a couple of special presents for you for tonight my love, I'm sure you will approve!" Giggling a little as I looked her in the eye, winking, "go and dry your hair, before you catch a cold and then I'll get you ready for your performance."
"Oh yes!" she laughed, "anything I should be worried about?" Taking her hand and helping her up to her feet, before delicately kissing the tip of her nose.