It was the end of a long glorious ski day, I had decided this would be my last run, it was late and getting cold, and more importantly, I was getting tired. In the singles line, I paired up with another skier across the cue, a woman I noticed because of her clothing, all of us of course completely obscured by helmets and cold weather gear. We converged and grabbed our part of the chair and were swept upwards. After glancing at the utter beauty of the mountains and the conditions, we rose up the mountain in silence. Having skied single since yesterday when my husband met his buddies for a few days in Austria, I had either been making small talk with chair-mates or remained happily silent.
I noticed she had the same skis as mine, which apparently she did at the same time.
"You have my skis, I thought I was the only one," I joked.
"You speak English," she replied in a French accent, not unusual for this Swiss resort. "You have my skis, I thought I was the only one," she laughed.
We laughed and began a comfortable patter, mostly about how much we liked our new equipment and how short lived the experience is of being the first one to own the latest gear. Disembarking at the terminus but giggling at the coincidence, she asked me if I wanted to ski down together. I accepted, as I enjoyed skiing with someone more than being alone and it was the end of the day.
Preparing for the descent, she removed her helmet and goggles for a minute to adjust her hair. She was blond and stunning, a French beauty with full lips and perfect features. She looked at me staring at her,
"You have seen me naked," she laughed, "this is what I look like, what about you?"
"We'll see at the bottom," I replied, keeping my helmet and goggles secure.
"Yes, I'm sure," she said with confidence. She put her gloves back on, and we were off. Now I had been on my college race team years ago and had skied regularly since, often coming to Europe, so I can say I still had some game. We seemed to be around the same age (early 50s), but oh... she could fly. Especially after this day, this week... I was tired. I had to work to keep up. She had beautiful and natural form, it was a joy to follow her.
At the base we found our way to the hotel valet and put up our skies, taking off our helmets.
"Now I can see your face, very nice," she said, holding into my eyes for a moment. "Shall we have a drink?," she asked.
"Absolutely," I replied, and we walked into the grand hotel, finding two spots at the bar.
"I'm glad you picked this bar, I'm staying here," I said.
"Oh, me too," she replied, "Isn't it just great... so old and stately, beautiful, I love it."
Two glasses of champagne arrived and we toasted. We spent an hour chitchatting and getting some foundational details. Her name was Chloe, single for about a year, having broken up with her girlfriend of a decade. Mostly a lesbian, had been married for 15 years and had two grown children. She lived in Paris and worked in finance. That was the resume she shared with me.
"I lived with my girlfriend for two years after college," I confided in her, "I loved that life and the pureness of it, but we were young. I met my husband shortly after and we've been together for about 25 years."
"Why did he leave you alone while he seeks out pleasure with his friends?" she challenge me.
"We let each other do our own thing, it's fine."
"How do you like living in New York, doing your own thing?" she teased me.
"Oh, stop. Listen," I told her, "I have a spa appointment at 6, in about half an hour, I need to get going. You want to meet for dinner later?" I asked hopefully, imagining a lot of possibilities.
"Oui, oui," she responded, "I have a massage at 6 too. How funny. I have to change out of these clothes, I'll meet you down there."
I arrived down at the spa changing room and found her wrapped in a robe, closing her locker. She looked so delicious I gasped subconsciously at the sight. Perfectly sculpted calves showing under the robe, lovely feet. So lovely. She looked up at me admiring her beauty and caught my eye,
"I'll meet you over in the reception room, pointing the way." Her robe was slightly open at the top revealing a compelling cleavage.
I quickly undressed, pulled on a robe and sought her out in the next room. She was lying down on a soft lounge, eyes closed. I quietly lay down on the chaise next to her.
"About time," she snickered in her accented English. She reached to the small table between us, two glasses of fresh champagne sparkling for us, I did the same. Our fingers brushed briefly and I felt an electric pulse through my hand, up my arm, into my torso. We each took a small sip and returned the glasses, lying down quietly.