Thursday morning I was so nervous, I couldn't masturbate. But, I was so excited about what was to come, I really, really wanted to. My virginity auction hit $930,000, and half would be mine by the end of the day. I didn't mind the other half going to the Club; after all, they were the reason this was an option in the first place.
I had picked my de-virginizer (de-flowerer? Maidenhead removal service?...?) at random when I fell asleep at my desk and my head hit the keyboard. Sir Harold Bixby was English, had the look of a swimmer's build, and blind. I'd never thought a knight would be my first, but I hoped he wouldn't be too chivalrous.
A driver picked me up from home to take me to the hotel on Saint Petersburg Beach. It was Thanksgiving, so traffic was light. He passed my bag to the bellhop and told me to go to the seafood restaurant of the hotel. The concierge directed me, and the hostess helped me find my date.
He was much better looking than his photo. He stood, when the hostess brought me to the table, and his crisp white button down with camel colored linen slacks was flattering on his trim build. Too young to be a silver fox, I guessed he was around 46 or 47. His eyes looked normal and were a nice shade of blue. A faint scar ran from the side of his face toward his right eye, went across the bridge of his nose, and one which came down from the outer corner of his left eye, almost like a slight tear.
I wouldn't have noticed it right off normally, but I studied at his eyes carefully. I stuck my hand out to shake his, and I realized how ludicrous that was. Before I withdrew it, he took my hand and smiled. "I'm Harold."
"Collette Hemming. It's nice to meet you," I said.
His smile immediately put me at ease, as we sat. "I trust you had a pleasant ride?"
"Yes, the driver was very safe."
"Excellent. Are you hungry?"
"I have to be honest, I'm a little too nervous to be hungry at the moment. Can we just talk, maybe get a drink?"
"Of course," he ordered a Bombay and tonic, and I ordered the same. "What would you like to talk about?"
"I have some questions. Understand, I have no idea what's appropriate to ask under these circumstances, so I apologize in advance if I am uncouth. I'm simply unsure of what advice Emily Post would give me, so I may misstep."
"For someone as purportedly nervous as you, it is impressive that you managed that mouthful of words."
"I'm very impressive when my mouth is full."
He blushed slightly, and said, "Oh, I like you."
I giggled. I'd never seen a man blush before. "First question, how did you know where my hand was when I went to shake your hand?"
"I felt the air move near my face and took a shot in the dark."
"Shot in the dark?"
He grinned again, and I laughed. He was good at putting me at ease.
The drinks came, we sipped, and the interrogation went on. "Were you born a 'Sir'?"
"I was knighted for my service in the Gulf War in 1991. I headed up a rescue mission for an important official and her family."