My heart was stampeding around my chest as I sat alone in a booth of a stylish cocktail bar, waiting to see if I was going to have to stay alone. I subconsciously sipped my glass of gin as I scanned the room for the hundredth time for any sign of the woman I was here to meet, a constant stream of worst-case scenarios ricocheting around my head.
We had matched online a couple of weeks ago and had been talking every day since, getting to know each other's interests before we finally had the ideal opportunity to meet in person. I was coming to Leeds for work and would be staying in a city-centre hotel, all alone, for two whole weeks. Sophia recommended the cocktail bar, the kind with deep booths and dark lighting, perfect for spending time together privately in an entirely public place.
I could feel beads of sweat beginning to slither down my skin as the nervousness got the better of me; I've never been more grateful for having the foresight to bring a jacket.
I raised my glass back up to my lips for another sip of courage, hoping to drown out the annoying voice constantly insisting that everything was going to go wrong. I didn't need the gin; the voice subsided in an instant when, over the rim of my glass, I glimpsed Sophia pushing through the door and standing near the entrance to scan the room.
I stood up to get her attention, her face was split by a brilliant and reassuring smile as she caught sight of me walking over to greet her. I bent in to kiss her on the cheek, being careful not to disturb the short auburn hair that she'd swept over to one side.
"You look spectacular!" I declared, stepping back a little to admire her red-wine minidress that revealed every flowing contour of her slender figure, the lace lining of her thigh-high stockings poking out under the hem.
"Thank you; you don't look so bad yourself," she offered, half-curtseying with another gorgeous grin.
"Come on over, I got you a drink." We had agreed in advance that whoever arrived first would have a drink ready and waiting for the latecomer.
I waited for a moment while she slid into the booth, before easing myself in and settling down beside her. I raised my glass to her, "Here's to finally getting to meet in person."
"Cheers," she said as our glasses clinked together.
"Can I say, you look gorgeous in your profile, but I'm honestly stunned by how beautiful you are!"
"Thanks," she smiled.
"Oof, did that sound as cheesy as it felt saying it?" I joked.
"Absolutely!" She teased, giggling. "But, I liked it anyway, you can compliment again," she said, with a casual smile.
"Oh, I plan to. I'll tell you what: I'll do it five more times before the end of the night. And, I'll try to make each one even cheesier than the last," I promised, doing my best to flash a cheeky grin.
"I'll hold you to that, I'll be keeping count."
With the ice broken, the conversation flowed comfortably, picking up from where we left off in our last online chat. We joked and laughed for hours, while the drinks kept flowing in and the conversation turned to sex, as it always seemed to when we talked. We shared our interests, turn-ons and offs and kinks, seeking out the common ground that we shared.
"I really want to kiss you!" I declared, leaning forward slightly to gauge her response.
"Yeah, why don't you?" She teased, holding my gaze.
I reached out to lightly place my hand on her cheek and pulled her gently towards me, leaning in and pressing my lips to hers. I felt her lips part and snaked my tongue out to meet hers, tasting the wine as her tongue danced against mine. My free hand snuck under the table to rest on her thigh, my fingertips caressing around the hem of her dress.
Without breaking off the kiss she shifted herself closer to me, pressing her thigh against mine. She placed her own hand on my thigh, copying mine, and started to squeeze and stroke through the material. I took hold of her hand and moved it to rest on my crotch, letting her feel how hard I already was. She took the implied instruction without hesitating and wrapped her fingers around my shaft, squeezing and rubbing through my trousers.
"Mmm, that feels good," I moaned softly, encouraging her to keep going. My lips shifted from hers and kissed along her cheek and the line of her jaw, seeking out the side of her neck.
I scanned the room quickly to make sure we didn't have an audience before whispering an order in her ear, "Take off your knickers!" I felt the slight change in her breathing and she squeezed hard on my cock as her nerves fought with her arousal.