I hadn't seen Jen in close to a year. Her message had been a bolt from the blue and left me with mixed feelings. On the one hand it drew up unpleasant memories of our parting. I had taken the break up quite badly at the time and was worried any meeting might stir up those emotions again. On the other hand, I had been mildly curious. The text itself had been innocuous enough. A general ask for a catch up and a chat over coffee. But amidst the uncertainty, the unexpected nature of it had piqued my curiosity. I had tried to keep clear of her social media but knew that at least since New Year she had been seeing someone new. A brief bit of online snooping and I found just how to her taste he was. Tall, chiselled good looks, brawny. A former fitness instructor turned engineer. I read as far as that and no further.
There had always been a part of me that placed Jen out of my league. She had long flowing chestnut hair, emerald eyes and finely sculpted good looks. A daintily shaped nose with plump lips. Her body was equally spectacular. A fitness fanatic, she admitted more than once to having an 'Amazonian' figure, standing just slightly taller than me even in flat shoes, with a bountiful chest, toned ass and long powerful, athletic legs. It came as a surprise to her that my tastes lay with what was at the end of them. This was particularly since she had size 8 feet, larger than most women. She had met my foot fetish with bemused curiosity, which I welcomed compared to the harsh judgment or disgust some women responded with.
Our first night together she had played her cards well, displaying her toes with a freshly painted pedicure. I still vividly recall the passion of that evening. My gentle invitation for her to 'experiment' with something new, as I took her feet into my hands and her smirking reply of 'go ahead'. Her eyes opening wide and her smirk slipping to a smile as she gazed at me sucking on her toes, something no man had ever done to her before or as far as I was aware, since. From that moment I had been enraptured. We had been together much of the previous summer and things had been progressing well, meeting friends and many dates. But as the Autumn crept in things began to grow distant. As much fun as I thought we were having in bed, it soon grew clear my enthusiasm was not reciprocated and the fire soon faded. I had sensed all was not well, but the final farewell still hit hard.
As open as I had been with my foot fetish with Jen, I had never revealed to her my darker and more sordid fantasies. In particular, I had been quiet about my taste for being dominated by a gorgeous Goddess, though I certainly thought on more than one occasion she would be capable of it. Deeper and darker still, I kept quiet about my cuckolding fantasies. The idea of watching a gorgeous Goddess be taken by a superior man as I kneel on the floor, sniffing her worn, fragrant shoes and occasionally permitted to suck and lick at her writhing feet. Those fantasies stayed with me.
I nevertheless had many thoughts racing through my mind as I drove to meet her for coffee. As far as I was aware there was no chance or likelihood of our relationship returning. Equally I had no indication that things had even ended with her new beau. Historically any relationships I had which ended, the maximum distance possible would normally grow between me and the other person. Yet for some reason she had felt impelled to contact me. Where it was to lead would take me totally by surprise.
I arrived at the coffee shop about 10 minutes early. I took a window seat and ordered a cappuccino. I nursed it and stirred at the foam, gazing out at the busy street. Suddenly she appeared from a side street. I remembered instantly why I fell for her. She looked as good as ever, wearing a leather jacket and tight jeans, flowing down to ballet pumps with ankle socks on her feet. She raised her sunglasses onto her forehead and smiled down at me as she entered.
"Hey there! Long time no see!" She chirped.
"I know, practically a lifetime." I replied as we leaned in for an awkward hug.
"Oh you've ordered. Do you fancy another to take away? It's such a nice day I thought we might walk down along the coast path."
"Yeah I could take another. That sounds great. Let me get these."
"No, I'll get this one. Another cappuccino?"
"Yes please."
Jen turned and ordered and the cups came quickly. I opened the door for her and we strode out into the morning sunlight. We walked down towards the harbour and the start of the coast path. She talked about the usual topics of conversation, how work was, some improvements she had done to her house, planned holidays and I replied with my own ups and downs since we last spoke. I found myself distracted by her beauty even still. It seemed just a glance at her smiling face and radiant looks made my forlorn feelings melt away. We made it down past the end of the harbour and on to the start of the coastal path which wound around a series of cliffs and small bays before reaching a quiet wood. The path grew less crowded until it was just the two of us. We came to a silent clearing with a single picnic table and views out across the sea. Jen sat opposite me and moved the conversation into surprising territory.
"So, are you seeing anyone at the moment?"
"Umm, no. Not really. Just occasional dates through the usual apps but nothing serious. How about you?" I asked, already knowing the answer from my research.
"Uh yeah actually I'm seeing someone. We started dating back before Christmas. His name is Steve and things seem to be going well. We have the same interests. He is quite sporty so we got into gym fitness stuff together. Fitness and martial arts classes. He works as an engineer. But yeah, things are going good."
"Sounds like it is going well. I'm happy for you."
"Thanks, it means a lot. Really..." Jen said. She reached out and placed her hand on mine, her eyes met my gaze. "Listen, I know it seemed really shit when I ended things and how much you must have been hurting from it. Honestly it was nothing personal. I just felt the romantic chemistry wasn't quite there, you know? But you are a really nice guy and you will find someone."
"Thanks Jen. But honestly you don't need to apologise. It is what it is. As you say the chemistry wasn't there and if one person isn't feeling it they can't be forced to have feelings. I mean, for what it's worth you look spectacular. Steve is a very lucky guy."
"Thanks. Maybe he doesn't know how lucky yet." Jen said, retracting her hand.
"What do you mean?"
"Well...God I feel so weird bringing this up." Jen said with a sigh. "Being totally honest with you there is a reason I wanted to talk. And a reason why I wanted it to be somewhere...private..."