Hello and welcome to my readers. Thanks for the votes, PC's and e-mail comments on my previous stories. In this tale, a chance meeting blossoms into a passionate encounter and two women reveal what really fuels their arousal for one another.
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Carole looked up from untangling the lace on her hiking boot. That woman was staring at her again. She had been watching her since the two hiking clubs decided to traverse a section of the Appalachian Trail together. Each time Carole returned the gaze, the woman would grin at her with an occasional wink.
She's pretty. All the men pay attention to her. I wish I looked like that…
Carole shook her head, driving the negative thought away. She had joined the Red Top Hiking Club because she loved the outdoors and to build her self-confidence. Her fiancée had left her for a sexy little brunette and although a year had passed, Carole had not recovered from being abandoned. Friends told her she needed to become involved in something that would occupy her mind…
Why does she keep staring at me?
She smiled back at the woman who winked and licked her lips. A sudden wave of heat suffused through Carole at the sight, and she smiled again. The woman arose from her crouch before the smoldering campfire and walked toward her. She was taller than Carole, her long muscular legs carrying her with effortless grace. Her trim waist and firm breasts combined with a mane of copper colored hair, gave her a sensual appearance that made Carole shiver in the warm evening.
Carole stood up as the woman offered her hand and said in a warm contralto, "Hi, I'm Maddie."
They clasped hands and felt a pleasant tingle.
"Carole, pleased to meet you."
Maddie's eyes widened at Carole's touch. The woman had intrigued her from the time the two clubs met at a trail entry point. Something about Carole's stylishly cut blonde hair, shapely legs and curvaceous body made Maddie's heart beat faster. Try as she might, she could not stop looking at Carole's gorgeous ass as she hiked ahead of her on the trail.
"May I join you?"
"Yes, of course."
They sat cross legged on Carole's sleeping bag, facing each other.
"I love the outdoors. I especially enjoy hiking. How long have you been with the Red Top's?"
"I joined just a year ago. How long have you been with the Trail Striders?"
"Three years now. We've been all over the country. Even went up Mt. McKinley. Now that was tough. I ached for a week afterwards, but I made it."
"I could never do that. I would have been worn out halfway up the trail."
"If you were with me, I would have helped you. We'd have made it."
Carole felt the heat rising from deep inside and she knew she was blushing. The sudden thought of Maddie's hands touching her made her shiver again.
"That's sweet of you Maddie. Would you like to be my hiking partner tomorrow?"
Omigod. I can't believe I said that. I barely know her. She's going to think I'm needy…I'm so embarrassed.
"I would like that very much Carole. Thank you for asking me."
As if anything could keep me away. She's beautiful. She's getting me hot just looking at her. I better go before I do something foolish. There'll be time later when we camp again.
"I better let you get some sleep. I think we're tackling steep parts of the trail tomorrow. Goodnight Carole."
"Goodnight Maddie. See you in the morning."
Carole watched Maddie stroll to her tent, firm buttocks swaying in her tight shorts, long legs flashing in the firelight. Carole slid into her sleeping bag and removed her shorts and panties; the crotches soaked from her arousal. Her last thought before going to sleep was how nice it would be if Maddie was with her.
Maddie was having the same thoughts about Carole as she masturbated discreetly inside her sleeping bag. She brought herself off with a low moan as her body jerked in release. Soon she was asleep as well.
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Carole and Maddie ate breakfast together and chatted about their lives. Carole told of her husband leaving for another woman, Maddie explaining her decision to leave an increasingly dominating husband and how she was enjoying her freedom. Both were in their mid-thirties, college graduates, mid-level managers in finance and advertising; enjoyed live theater, Mexican and Thai food, decorating their apartments…
Their conversation was interrupted by the two hiking club presidents announcing details of the continuing hike. They walked over as one was saying "…and finally we have a surprise for you. You will have a choice of two hiking groups, one clothed and one nude. Many of you have suggested this, but it is your option. We'll maintain a quarter-mile interval between the groups and reconvene at the Rocky Falls campground this afternoon. So choose your group and let's get moving."
"Nude hiking, what fun, I'm with that group," Maddie said excitedly. "You coming with, Carole?"
Carole's mind was racing. She wanted to stay with Maddie, but the thought of exposing herself to strangers, much less people in her own club, filled her with apprehension.