Introduction: John Riley had been married for nearly 10 years when his wife filed for divorce. She had claimed that the lack of romance was to blame, but John suspected there was something else going on. John had hired a private investigator to follow around his soon to be ex-wife and find out if she was with another man. After following his wife for only a few hours, the P.I. found her in bed with another man. This tore a gaping hole into John's heart. He swore that he would never let this happen again.
Chapter I
After the divorce was finalized and several months of blind dates set up by friends later, John felt that he would never find love again. He knew he would never find another woman that he loved the same way he had loved his wife, but thought that someone out there had to be a woman who he could share the rest of his life with.
John signed up for several internet dating sites after the failed attempts of his friends to find him a woman. Still, months went by with only empty promises left by one night stands. John was about to give up on love when he received a message from a young girl named Charlotte. Being a 45 year-old, nearly overweight man, John didn't think he'd have a chance with this beautiful blonde 18 year-old college student. From her profile picture, he could see that she was athletic with curly blonde hair that fell halfway down her back. Her modest clothing didn't reveal much about her body, other than she was a beautiful tanned blonde.
John, being of average height and slightly overweight, didn't think that she would be interested in going out on a date with him, but she had sent him a message so he decided to go for it. He responded to the general 'hello' message and told her a short version of his life story. Charlotte seemed nervous, but John figured she would be, since she was barely of legal age. They began chatting about casual things, but soon things started escalating to a more intimate conversation. The two would share pictures of themselves naked and even started having phone sex. John was enjoying every second of the attention, but began to think that things were too good to be true.
Several times John had tried to arrange for Charlotte to come see him. He offered her the spare bedroom to ease her nerves about being intimate with someone she had never met. She would agree, but then at the last minute she would cancel without a reason. John was beginning to accept that she may not be who she said she was and that they may never meet.
Things all changed about 6 months into their online relationship. Charlotte expressed to John that the reason she had canceled all of the meeting arrangements was because she was embarrassed that she was so young. She told him that she didn't want to feel like a little kid with her father. John reassured her that he thought of her as a grown woman and would never think of her as a child, especially not his own!
Charlotte felt a little more comfortable and agreed to meet for dinner one night, but nothing more. John happily agreed and they set up to meet for a movie and then dinner for two at an upscale restaurant.
The days crept by as the date approached. John prepared himself by getting a haircut and trimming up his untidy "lumberjack" beard. He decided it was time for some new clothes to really complete the look, so he went out and bought a nice pair of dress pants and button up shirt for dinner the following night.
To ease her nerves a bit, John and Charlotte had decided it would be best to meet up at the theater instead of giving their addresses. John knew Charlotte was nervous and didn't want to make her any more uncomfortable than she already was. As John pulled up to the theater, Charlotte was nowhere to be seen. John thought that maybe she had bailed on him again. With less than a minute until the movie was scheduled to start, John saw Charlotte for the first time.
Chapter II
The petite blonde figure was walking his way. John was trying to conceal his nerves as the beautiful woman approached. Her pictures hadn't done her justice. He could see right away that her breasts were not the meager B-cup she proclaimed, but were almost a D! Her short flowered skirt showed just enough leg to be respectable yet sexy at the same time. Her thin white blouse showcased her upper body amazingly. With her curly blonde hair down her back, she looked like a real movie star.
John walked up to her and introduced himself to the stunning young lady. She nervously looked him over and gave a shy smile and apologized for being late. John suggested they go catch the movie quick before the previews ended.
Throughout the movie, John caught himself staring at Charlotte. Planet of the Apes was a background to the show John was enjoying. Every giggle and exclamation Charlotte expressed gave John the most genuine smile he'd ever given. Everything about her was perfect in his mind. He caught her glancing at him every few minutes and quickly turn away when she realized he was watching her.
When the movie concluded, John offered Charlotte his hand and asked her if she was ready for dinner. She took his hand and agreed that she was starving. As they climbed into John's car, John noticed Charlotte adjusting her makeup in the mirror. He had never appreciated how beautiful a woman could be. He could never remember a time when he just watched his wife as he was watching Charlotte now. He began to feel guilty that he had never given his wife the attention a woman deserves.
The short drive to the restaurant opened a quick conversation about the movie. John embarrassingly hadn't been paying much attention to the movie and was glad when they arrived at the restaurant. After finding their reservations, the couple sat down in a booth in a secluded corner of the restaurant. The waitress came and took their orders. Charlotte was looking down at the table. John asked her if she was nervous and she quickly shook her head 'yes'. After their food and drinks had arrived, Charlotte started opening up a bit more. John noticed they were making eye contact and even held hands across the table briefly. John had just started to give the punch line to the joke he had just told when Charlotte interrupted him by saying that she wanted to go home with him that night.
John was shocked. He thought the date was going pretty well, but never imagined she would be up for spending the night already. He quietly told her that if that's what she wanted, then he'd be happy to oblige. She shook her head and said that the only way to get over her fears were to face them head-on. John was excited and nervous at the same time. He hadn't planned on Charlotte staying the night and was quickly taking inventory in his head of all of the things he didn't clean around the house.
John told Charlotte that the spare room was clean, but there was quite a mess in the living room from his at-home business. She waved her hand at him and told him that she'd just like to sleep in his bed if he didn't mind. Of course John didn't mind, he just wasn't looking forward to sleeping on the couch the whole night.
After some more small talk, Charlotte suggested that they head to his apartment before it got too late. John paid the bill and helped Charlotte up as they headed for the door. John had seen a dramatic change in Charlotte in the past hour. She was much more cheerful and talkative. She even told him that she had played with herself all morning thinking about him. John was starting to get turned on as she described her morning to him.
