Chapter 5 Jeff and Kelly travel again.
Hey guys! Welcome back!
I was content to leave the story alone and keep the rest of the details of my travels with Kelly private. I thought I covered enough of the fun parts to make it entertaining, and I hope I told a story worth reading. However, after reading some of the comments, I thought I might continue telling you more of my story. So, without further delay, here goes!
After the sweaty foot domination and worship session (which again, was fucking amazing (excuse my language)) she left to shower, we ate dinner, and we retired to our respective rooms for the evening. It was only then that I realized we had another two days of travel and another night in another hotel in another town. I was nervous yet incredibly excited. I'm not sure why I was nervous, honestly, I had just smelled and licked her sweaty post workout feet and it had been her idea. I don't know how to platonically be more comfortable around a person.
"What can we possibly due for an encore tomorrow that will top that?" I said out loud, to myself, sitting in the office chair while sipping on my rum drink alone in my room. I had no answer for my open ended question posed to the empty room.
The next day passed uneventfully. Similar to the previous mornings after our foot play, we met for breakfast and we both acted like nothing had happened. I was surprised how easy it was to pretend nothing happened and carry on professionally. She had no issues either, which surprised me even more.
It felt odd that it was so easy to compartmentalize the foot games and that weird intimacy that came with them. We all know that when two people are dating or screwing it's usually obvious to everyone in the room. Right? We all know the signs, don't we? She showed none of them. Not. One.
No extended eye contact. No flirty laugh at things I said that weren't that funny. No quiet conversations in voices so low that only we can hear. She didn't even put her bags next to mine in the breakfast area when we ate the continental breakfast after checking out but before leaving, she put them on the other side of the table, opposite where mine sat.
All of this was good for both of us, we both knew that no one at work or any bank we visited could be allowed to suspect something was going on.
Anyway, that day passed uneventfully, just like I said, and we left that town to move to the next town near the bank we were set to visit the next day. It was a longer workday than expected, and after the drive and a quick fast food stop we didn't arrive at our hotel until past 8. After checking in, I got bad news.
"Ok Jeff, it looks like I'm in room 238. What time do you want to meet for breakfast tomorrow?" she said in the elevator.
"I'm in 318. I don't know, 7:15? That puts us at the bank by 7:45? Will that work?" I replied, worried about being the one to approach the foot worship subject.
"Perfect!" she said casually. She didn't say anything else. The silence in the small elevator was deafening. It then dinged at her floor, she got out and turned around.
"Ok, see you at breakfast."
I paused. I didn't know what to do. Ask her up to my room for drink? Ask her if she is going to the pool? Leave it alone? Be careful not to scare her off? Be careful not to be too needy?
'Dammit Jeff, think fast!' I told myself, but words refused to come as the doors began to close.
It was then that I think she picked up on my inner monologue and the fight with myself that was unfolding in my head while I probably stared awkwardly at her. She kicked out her foot to stop the door, smiled at me, and spoke again:
"Jeeeeffff...." she said musically, "..see you at breakfast?"
She finished with that upward inflection letting me know it was a question and not a statement.
"Yeah, breakfast sounds good." I said, unsure what to say but just happy to hear words leave my mouth.
"Ok, it's getting late, I have to call home anyway." She said. I may have deflated a bit, so she quickly followed that by saying "I am sure we will.... travel... again Jeff. I enjoy our.... travels.... too!"
She sounded out the word "travel" like she was using her air quotes again, but her hands were full of bags so there were no air quotes. Her meaning was obvious: "travel" meant foot play and we would both have to wait until next time.
"Ok, I look forward to it!" I said as the doors closed and she smiled at me again.
"Boo-freaking-YAH!" I whispered excitedly when the elevator moved upwards to my floor. "She likes it too, that's fricking awesome! Next time! Come on next time!" I continued in excited whispers as the door opened to my floor.
I found sleep hard to come by, I was so insanely excited about the conversation and the fact she gave words to what we both knew. We both liked our little foot games. I knew it. She knew it. But she gave words to it when she didn't have to. Our goodnight wishes as she walked out of the elevator were enough, she didn't have to add that she likes to "travel".
It reminded me of that moment early on in the dating game, very early on. It was that moment when she first kisses you in front of her friends, showing them all that you are legit boyfriend material. Sure, she can show you affection when no one is around, and that is huge too, but kissing you in public in front of her friends is a big step. We all know it. We may not talk about it, but we all know it. Right?
This weirdly felt the same, but alas there would be no games tonight.
I hooked up with my "friend" on Friday of that week, and it was more of the same. She texted me the night before to make plans, we ate at a decent restaurant, had some pretty great sex, and went our separate ways the next morning. We also made plans for the next Saturday, which was both new and nice: we had never made plans like that before. All of our meetings/dates were set up by phone call (we are in our late 40's after all) or text: this was our first date planned in advance. I was excited it may be a sign that this could be moving forward, but I tempered my excitement to avoid disappointment.
The next week came, and Kelly and I were scheduled to travel again: two nights in a town a few hours away. Another person was supposed to join to "add redundancy" to the process, but lucky me the powers that be cancelled that idea. So, it would be just Kelly and I. I was insanely excited, and I started thinking about a few things we could do with two nights in the same hotel. My hopes were dashed, however, on the drive to the hotel.
It turns out our destination was 25 minutes from one of her best friends, Tara. It seemed they went to high school together, played volleyball together, and went to the same college. Also, this friend was free and would be coming over to see Kelly.
Kelly asked if it was ok if Tara could join us for dinner after our workday was over. I was so disappointed. If her lifelong friend was going to be here, then certainly dinner and catching up would take hours and there was going to be no time left for our foot games.
'Talk about a real kick in the dick...' I thought silently as Kelly talked about Tara coming over for dinner. But what could I say? Any real friend would be excited for her and her chance to see her old friend, and I was going to act like I was excited for her too.