College Library
I went to a small liberal arts college in the Midwest. It was a classic sort of place, modeled after Ivy League schools, with the lawns and the walkways and the buildings arranged around the "quad". It was the end of my sophomore year, and it was almost the end of the semester. We were coming up to finals week, and we were all studying long hours to prepare. I was particularly worried about a linguistics class I had gotten myself mixed up in, which ended up being way over my head.
So I was in the library a lot. My dorm was too noisy and there were just too many distractions. Our library was a cool old building, six stories high. The upper floors where the stacks were arranged had seating areas on either end with windows looking out over campus, then rows of tall book stacks. The center of each floor had more study areas. Three rectangular tables in an open area just past the book stacks, then a center area two steps down with a row of privacy desks ("carrels" we used to call them) on each side, and some big armchairs in the center with side tables and lamps. It was all very cozy and old-school, kind of Hogwarts-y. The other end of the floor was the mirror image: two steps up, three tables then more stacks running to the other end of the floor.
I was sitting at the middle table just past the book shelves. To my left were three giant arched windows broken up into small panes. You could see the tree-lined quad and Old Main on the other side with its stone facade and white painted cupola. To the right, some restrooms and drinking fountains.
I was doing my best to concentrate, but I was already in hour four and the law of diminishing returns was setting in. There were only a few people here and there, not many. A lot of people had already left, but there was this guy, sitting in an armchair down in the sunken area.I'd noticed him a couple times daydreaming instead of reading. I was studying linguistics, after all. Not exactly a thrill ride. Anyway, this boy was cute.
I'd seen him around, but we'd never actually met. He was a runner. Not tall. Like, 5' 6, barefoot. He was wearing jeans with a threadbare spot on one knee and a white Oxford cloth button down shirt. He had removed his shoes and gotten comfy, with his feet tucked under him. We were facing toward one another, with a clear line of sight. And I noted that whenever I looked over, he was always looking my way, too--not making eye contact, but he definitely wasn't reading.
I slipped off my tennies and tucked one leg under me. I was wearing a linen skirt, full, that fell at my knees, a simple cami with lace straps about an inch wide, a little rose like you might see on a bralet, at the front. Over that, a cropped cardigan, black, and my signature white ruffled ankle socks.
Anyway, when I adjusted my skirt as I changed positions I realized that since his chair was in the lower area, he could see under my table. No wonder he wasn't making eye contact, I chuckled to myself! Well, that gave me a naughty idea, that immediately got my heart rate up. I felt my face warm at the thought. Checking around the room I could see there weren't many others around. At the table to my left, there was a guy who had filled the entire surface with papers and open books. There were one or two people on the other side, past the sunken area, in the corresponding tables from where I was sitting --one sound asleep, his head resting on his arms.
Just to see if my admirer was really paying attention to what I thought he was, I reached down and raised my skirt above my knees, opening my legs a little. He was definitely looking. His eyes darted up to see where my attention was, and we made eye contact for an instant. I immediately looked down at my book. He had definitely caught me, but I wasn't going to "discuss it" right then. I just looked down. But I moved my hand down again and slid around on my chair a little. I played at scratching my leg "absentmindedly," raising my skirt more. I rubbed around my neck and upper chest too, like I was having a little circulation check. I was sure to do some absentminded rubbing of my under boobs, as well. I wasn't wearing a bra. This was library time, and we were all dressed for comfort.