The first time that Jade caught the eye of Hunter was on the running trails that cover the hills above the suburban town where Jade is a 21 year old Au Pair for the Larkins. Jade was assigned to look after the two Larkin kids. A young boy and his little sister. Hunter was the coach of the young boys soccer team. Dropping the boy off for practice is when Jade first saw Hunter. It was 2021, which meant that being outside and running, the social norm was that masks were not required. But it was still common for many people to still were masks in casual public settings. While the pandemic raised all hell for media to campaign fear and promote social distancing protocols, much of the town was moderately relaxed, with a "you do you" vibe, and no one forced anyone to subscribe to any policy or shame anyones choice regarding masks. Hunter, being the coach, did not wear a mask while performing his duties which required running and heavy breathing. It made sense to the parents, and many of the kids also went on playing without masks.
Meanwhile, a majority of parents whom stood or sat with each other socializing and watching the kid's soccer matches would wear masks and gathered at a comfortable distance from one another. Jade was amongst the masked crowd, hiding behind a bulky mask that covered half of her face. She did sometimes participate in socializing and was a welcomed member of the parental squad, but it was not a situation in which she felt like dressing up. Depending on the weather, she would be covered up in sweats, or on a hot day wear a long sleeve shirt covering all her skin and a skirt that went down to the ankles. Nothing fancy. She had seen the in-shape coach break a sweat on the field but had never spoken with him. He kept his focus on the kids and only engaged with parents when the approached him. He was clearly passionate with the game and loved coaching soccer.
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On her days off, Jade liked to run. Her runner's wardrobe compliments her body well. A white sports bra with plenty of openness to let her C cups breathe. Her pierced navel sparkled drawing attention to her tanned-hazel and skinny belly. Her shorts were a bright orange lightweight fabric with slits cut on each side permitting a view of the skin where her bronzed thighs meet her cheeks. From the right angles, Jade could show a youthful bubble butt curve dropping below the trim of her shorts. For Jade, running is a freeing activity. She allows herself to be liberated from a masks when working the trails, which have virtually no traffic since the anti-virus campaign went into effect. She can often get a full run in without ever seeing another human. Jade has been an Au Pair for over a year now and, aside from the Larkin family, does not have much of a social life. Back home she had friends and lovers, and now she sometimes gets homesick or lonely. Her runs help balance the loneliness, but she still had womanly desires left unfulfilled by a lack of physical attention.
The first time Jade had caught the eye of Hunter was on the running trails. He ran every day, attacking all the surrounding trails he made a point to know all the spots. He knew where the best look-out vistas were that showed paint worthy views of the valley, he knew all the back trails that led to beautiful lakes and ponds. He even knew of a lesser known trail that ends under an oak tree where a bench overlooks a field of lavender. The trail to the oak tree was a long one that did have many crossroads connecting to other trails in the circuit and no signs including it on the map. It was like a secret locals only trail. But someone else did know of its existence.
For Jade, the trail that leads to the oak tree was her favorite. The long distance was enough to get a good sweat going, and the refreshing scent of lavender was a nice reward for the workout. She often would rest at the bench a meditate with her eyes closed inhaling the lavender and breathing in rhythm with the breeze that brushed the field. Jade often felt a connection with that place. As if under the oak tree she could be herself, with mother nature. At the Larkin house. There was never quietness. It was hard to find any moments for intimacy. The oak tree was the opposite. In her meditation, Jade could allow her mind to find a fantasy and play with desires that she longed for in her loneliness. The trail to the oak tree isn't a straight shot. It snakes through the trees and only clears a view of the oak tree in the last twenty steps. For Hunter, who would not have expected to see anyone else on this trail, he would be caught off guard as he came around the last bend to see the bench being occupied.
As the noon sun set in place, the heat of the day picked up. Jade laid out on the bench and breathed in the lavender. The sensation stirred her freely wandering mind to fantasize a scenario where she would meet a man in her life. She played with the idea of flirting with the clerk at the grocery store when she picked out food for the family. In this scene she pictured herself dressed as she was, and the clerk, a skinny young man checking her out as he scanned the items. She would bend down low to reach the jars of honey at the bottom of the cart giving him a tease of her cleavage. He would say something like "oh how delicious is your honey". And she would joke back "you want to taste?" Jade felt her body heat up as her breath sped up. Eyes closed and hands innocently exploring her body as she lay there. She was diving into a sensation of pleasure that stimulated her senses. She felt herself giving away the human constraints of right and wrong, and giving in to animalistic natures of what her body needs. Her fingers played with the hem of her shorts and traced her belly button. Her mind was made up. This is happening.
Her mind drifted back into the fantasy, this time she was in a bikini in the grocery store. She looked longingly at the clerk as he speechlessly watched her open the jar of honey. His eyes popped open as she dipped a finger in the honey and slowly brushed her tongue before swallowing her finger whole. Reenacting the fantasy playing in her mind Jade removed her hand from fondling her shorts to her mouth and slide a finger between her lips. In the store, she tilted the jar so that honey dripped slowly to coat her breast. She leaned forward into the clerk who began licking up her mess. Jade lay on the bench tickling her exposed cleavage and then reached under her bra to caress her nipple. Her other hand plunged under her waistband between her legs.
