Chapter 02 - The Date
It was cold and wet, the Sunday of our first date: the temperature would have been struggling to make thirteen degrees centigrade. People hunched in jackets and raincoats along the street, splashing past me as I waited outside the cinema. And then I saw Roshni coming along the sidewalk, in a black sleeveless mini-dress, beneath a blue umbrella. Her bare brown shoulders and bare arms, her long brown legs, her black open-toed shoes, were all in complete defiance of the cold. There was vapour on her breath, and yet she gave every impression that she didn't even notice the chill day. Teenage boys gawked at her, older men sent envious glances.
Roshni was twenty-three, Indian, and gorgeous. Her skin was the colour of rich coffee, her eyes pure black, her eyebrows thick and dark. Her long hair was glossy black, flicked over one bare shoulder. She was very slender, with slim hips, tight butt, a flat stomach, and tiny, high breasts. Her lips, chocolate-dark, had a natural pout.
As Roshni approached the cinema steps, she saw me, and smiled. She said 'hello,' and lifted her face for my welcoming kiss. At close range, she was even more beautiful. The cold day had a wonderful effect on her body. Her nipples were like bullets, pushing two bumps in the fabric of her dress. Her bare arms and legs were covered with goosebumps, the hairs standing fiercely on end.
There was no mistaking, she had body hair. From her shoulders to elbows it was a soft downy fluff, similar on her thighs. On her forearms, the hairs were slightly longer, but just as fluffy and fine: in the cold they all bristled maybe a half-inch in length. When she closed her umbrella, I saw the hair in her armpit: thick, black. She had never shaved her underarms in her life. And why should she? Roshni was beautiful. She knew it, too: she had a crushing head-to-toe glance that she gave any woman who dared to disapprove. I'd never met anybody like her.
"Shall we go inside?" I offered.
During the movie, Roshni snuggled against me. It was still cold in the theatre, and I cradled her close to keep her warm, my hand slowly caressing up and down her bare arm. I could feel the texture of her skin, the tiny bristles of the soft hairs. I could smell her, too; the most alluring mix of feminine flesh and the natural aroma of her body. Roshni never wore perfume of any kind.
Her apartment was within walking distance, and it had stopped raining, but it was still cold. Despite this, Roshni seemed happy in her little dress, with goosebumps on her brown bare limbs, chatting as we walked. She attracted plenty of attention, guys' heads swivelling as they drove past.
None of her room-mates were home, when we arrived at her apartment. In the kitchen, Roshni rubbed her bare arms. "Fuck! It's cold!"
"So let's get sweaty," I challenged.
I put my arms around her and kissed her on the mouth. She squeaked, then started kissing me back, her tongue pushing inside my mouth, her hands gripping my shoulder blades.