Prologue
It felt like I'd lived a lifetime, but if had only been 15 months since I lost my virginity. My first year in New York was filled with great joy and terrible heartache. Meeting Rob was the greatest experience of my young life, and the time I spent with him I will always hold dear. His death was a crushing blow to me. I was unable to cope with the sorrow I felt and the dreaded for my future without him. I wallowed in grief for almost seven weeks until my friend Steve the bartender helped cure my blues. Steve knew what I needed, and I knew what I needed. Together on a very special night, he helped liberate me from my depression and freed me to live again.
Everything seemed new and New York was alive and vibrant for me. I went to the college bookstore to get what I needed for my sophomore year and realized that I was really looking forward to going to school and meeting new friends. I was spending my afternoons and evenings walking the streets, looking in bookstores, shopping uptown, eating in bistros, sunning in the park and being a New Yorker .
Fourth
I was standing at the perfume counter at Neiman-Marcus, trying to decide if I should keep Chanel as my perfume of choice. The woman behind the counter, a frosted blonde in her 40's, wanted to to sell me something, anything. She had watched me buy a few hundred dollars of cosmetics and skin-care products and she wanted some of that money.
"I think you'll really like this one." she sprayed an undistinguished Calvin Klein.
"If she likes Chanel, just sell her that." the voice was almost liquid, soft and even with a hint of command in it. I looked over my shoulder to see the owner. Large round light brown eyes fixed mine directly. The crimson lips moved again.
"It is what you wear, isn't it ? No. 5?" her eyes never left mine. I turned to face her. In her heels she was taller that I was, with raven hair that fell straight to her shoulders and framed her beautiful face perfectly. Her skin was flawless, her lips full, with high cheekbones and a thin medium-size nose. In her mid 30's, she wore a clingy white silk blouse open to the top of her breasts, a triple strand of pearls around her neck and a knee length black leather skirt that hugged her slender hips. She wore no stockings, her tanned legs ending in black 4 in. pumps. Her eyes never left my face, they were neither hard nor soft but probing.
"Yes it is. Thank you for noticing." I wanted to remain composed. Her gaze was withering.
She slowly smiled. "She'll have the 3 oz bottle please. Put it on my account." she told the clerk without ever taking her eyes from me.
"Yes Mrs. Davis." I heard shuffling behind me and a bag being placed on the counter. I found it difficult to pull my eyes away from hers, but I did and turned to pick up the gift bag.
"Thank you again. I'm Shawna Thomas, and you are?" I extended my right hand.
"Karen Davis. It's a pleasure to meet you." the well manicured hand grasped mine lightly, her thumb gliding across the back of my hand. Her eyes were still on my face, and her smile remained. She nodded to her right" That is my friend Suzanne Wright." A tall auburn haired woman at the next counter turned and smiled at me. "I guess we all had the same idea today, a little shopping for something to make us feel beautiful. In your case I don't think you need anything to make you beautiful." I must have blushed because her smile widened slightly, still holding my hand.
" Flattery will get you everywhere." I met her smile with one of my own.
"We were about to go for some lunch, I would love to have you join us." those eyes, lips and that voice did something to me and I answered without even thinking.
"I'd like that. Thank you Karen."
" Suzanne, it's time. Would you like to ride with us?" she still held my hand as we turned and walked toward the escalator. Suzanne join us at the next counter. We made our way down to the street and were met by a black limousine. Wow, who were these women? I asked myself. We all climbed in. I sat in the back the next to Karen, Suzanne across from us. She was as lovely as Karen, also in her mid 30's, with fuller lips, a lighter tan and the most amazing gray eyes. She wore a black business suit that fit tightly from below her breasts through her hips. Her breasts were large and displayed prominently, creamy and smooth. She had no stockings on either, wearing high-heeled sandals that strapped around her ankles . A large diamond ring was her only jewelry.
"What would you like for lunch, Shawna?" Karen's voice was almost hypnotic. The toe of her shoe brushed the back of my calf lightly. I was startled, but didn't move. She let her foot continue to caress me. Suzanne smiled.
"Anything you ladies would like. I usually have a small salad and water, and I can get that just about anywhere." The car was filled with sexual energy. Karen's leather shoe caressing the skin of my calf was turning me on more than I thought it would. My cock was straining against the lace of my panties and my nipples were pushing into my bra.
It took 10 minutes to get uptown to a small French restaurant. We were seated at a small round table. Karen's foot returned to my calf and she continued to glide lightly over my skin. Two salads, a bowl of lobster bisque and three glasses of wine were ordered.