My day of meetings had been intense, and I was looking forward to a quiet dinner in the hotel’s restaurant and then a peaceful sleep before heading home the next day. When I reached the restaurant I learned that a convention was in town and therefore I had to wait till a table was ready. I was pleased, however, when I was finally taken to a two-person table in a quiet corner of the restaurant near the front.
I was sipping a glass a wine and had just started to read the menu when the waiter came to ask if I would mind sharing my table with another guest. The waiter directed my attention to the waiting area where an attractive slim woman in her mid-forties was standing with a rather impatient expression on her face. She was dressed in a business suite with a knee length skirt and elegant white blouse. After glancing at the woman I shrugged my shoulders and agreed to share my table. I figured that it would be more fun than eating alone, but I had no idea what this accidental dinner guest would lead to.
The waiter showed the woman to my table, and I stood to greet her. Her name was Mary and she was also in town on business. Like me, she was also a bit annoyed with the cowed caused by the convention. At first she expressed no interest in conversation, and I almost gave up trying but tried one last time by asking if she would like to share a bottle of wine with me and that it would be my treat. Mary paused, cocked her head to one side considering my offer with a half semi-smile held tight across her lips and then accepted my offer with gratitude and a friendly smile.
After we toasted the evening with her first sip of wine she seemed to relax. As we perused the menu I made small talk, asking her about her day and what she was in town for. Before responding to my questions, she turned the conversation to the menu and we compared thoughts on the different selections. Soon we chose similar meals and the waiter returned to take our order. The starters arrived promptly, and I poured a second glass of wine for both of us. Soon Mary was smiling and laughing as I told her about an amusing experience in a meeting that day.
The conversation warmed as the wine and jazz piano had its soothing effect on both of us. It turned out that we both worked for non-profit organizations and were in town seeking funding from the same foundation. We compared notes on our experiences and made friendly wagers about our chances of success. As the second glass of wine came to an end our dinner arrived and the waiter poured a third and asked if I wanted to order a second bottle. I raised my eyebrows in question to Mary who laughed and exclaimed that she might as well since she was only flying home tomorrow and deserved to unwind from the day’s hard work.
As we ate slowly and drank the wine our conversation became more friendly and intimate. We started sharing stories of our youth, the trials and tribulations of teen age dating, and our first sexual experiences. We laughed at our childish pranks and toasted our experiences with skinning dipping and sex on the beach. With a quiet question from Mary our conversation turned to our sexual fantasies. I must have blushed because Mary giggled and pointed at my face saying that the question must have touched a sensitive nerve. I tried to regain some composure with little success till Mary came to my rescue offering to share one of her fantasies. She leaned over her plate and motioned me close as she spoke in a quiet soft voice that was barley audible.
“One of my fantasies,” Mary breathed as she looked around to make sure none of our neighbors was watching, “is to ….” She stopped and covered her mouth with her hand as she spoke saying that she couldn’t tell me because she know I would be shocked and would laugh at her. I assured her that I wouldn’t be shocked and that I wouldn’t laugh and urged her on. She made me promise not to laugh before she started to speak again. Finally she leaned forward again and spoke in a voice I could hardly hear. I leaned close holding my tie to keep it from flopping onto my plate.
Mary cleared her throat and smiled at me in a way that I found very exciting. “One of my favorite fantasies,” she began again, “is to… mmmm. Now don’t laugh! Is to watch a man … mm I can’t dam this is too embarrassing!”
I tried to assure her that it would be okay and that I wouldn’t laugh as my mind raced with excitement. Could it be that she and I shared a similar fantasy!
Mary started again, “I fantasize about sitting in a room fully dressed as I order a man to strip nude for me and masturbate!” She spoke the last part quickly looking down at her plate and when she finished she said, “There, I told you! Oh God, how embarrassing?” Mary exclaimed as she took a deep drink of wine and refused to make eye contact with me. Her hand shook as she returned the glass to the table.
My mind was a flame! I couldn’t believe what I had just heard. How could such an attractive woman share the reverse of my favorite fantasy? I was so stunned it took me what seemed for ever to regain my composure and react to Mary’s worried fidgeting as she said under her breath, “God you must think I’m crazy or weird or something? Maybe I should just pay for my meal and leave.” Mary made a motion toward the waiter and I quickly reached across the table to pull her hand down with mine and squeezed it gently as I signed the waiter to stay away and finally spoke.
“No, please Mary don’t leave, and I don’t think you are crazy! In fact I find your fantasy extremely exciting. In fact, I explained, it is the exact reverse of mine!” She paused and looked at me intensely for a moment, then her face turned angry.
“You are just saying that to make me feel better! I don’t like to be patronized!” She exclaimed as she started to tug her hand away from mine.