Authors Note: This is a true story, at least most of it is true. All characters are at least 18 years old at the time of the events. The story captures a women whom is about to take an adventurous, and possibly dangerous, step forward in life while recalling keystone experiences from her youth. Follow along as the girl, Michelle, comes to the self-actualization all women seek.
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She lived in a garden location but as a teen didn't realize how delightful and special that was. Growing up in a town sitting on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan provided a temperate environment; warmer winters and cool summers with a westerly breeze that kept most days fresh. We take for granted what we have and it was many years later, thinking about that fateful afternoon, when she realized how much she missed her hometown.
She had never thought much about her teen years, or her teen fantasies, since marrying, finishing college, having children and pursuing a career. She was alone this weekend as her husband had taken their two children for a long weekend visit with his family. Normally she would have gone with them but they left on Thursday evening (it is a long 12 hour drive) and she had a critical client meeting Friday that couldn't be moved. It is now Friday evening, work is done, and she finds herself sitting alone, listening to oldies from her teen years, sipping a glass of cabernet and feeling sorry for herself.
Her name is Michelle and she is adorable. Michelle is tall for a lady at 5-11 and her form is sleek, elegant and classy. When she enters a room with high-heels she is stunning, with her dark brown hair flowing to her shoulders, her teak eyes, long legs and charming smile. As she crosses a floor one observes that she glides more than walks. While she always wished for more than a 30-A on top, men (and many women) never see that as a deficiency for she exudes grace, beauty and sex appeal at every turn.
Being in sales she has contact with many men and is the frequent recipient of flirtations that she knows could go much further. Michelle is smart at using her bountiful sex appeal and charm to build rapport but has always maintained a firewall between work and any personal entanglements. For one, she loves her husband and family very much, and doesn't want to jeopardize her relationship for any reason. In addition she long ago learned from watching others that business and sex never mixed.
As she pours her second glass of wine she remembers wistfully a male client whom did get to her. She smiles to herself as she remembers his confident style. He wasn't a sophisticated man but rather a self-made owner of a motorcycle shop and a biker himself. She met him at his office several times before he agreed to buy and she remembers how she felt when his eyes locked on hers, power emanating from somewhere she couldn't describe any more than she could describe her reaction to him. She knew he wanted more, and maybe something "different" but she never allowed anything to progress, though her curiosity was piqued.
The clock reports it is 6:30, the evening just beginning. Michelle sits bored and lonely. A ring from her cell phone, the ring a Bach invention, interrupts her self-pity. She enjoys the tune for a brief moment before looking at the screen to see that the call is from her husband. She answers with a curious mix of emotions. On one hand she is happy he reached out to her. In truth she would have taken a call from a telemarketer just to have someone with whom to talk.
"Hi" she says as she mindlessly answers the phone. "Yea" he says, "We're here. Everything is OK. Kids are fine. Mom says 'hi'." "That's good" she responds. Then follows an awkward silence. "OK, then, I'll call you when we leave," he says. "OK" she responds, "Love you." "Uh, yea, me too. Bye," he says, hanging up. "Bye" she says to empty air, and closes the phone. "Well, that sure cheered me up" she thinks to herself as she takes another sip of wine.
She wonders why men can't show more passion. Memories of her teen boyfriend's clumsiness flood back. The time she had sex with a selfish boy in the back of his car. Then there were those boys who would get her worked up, slide their cock inside and cum instantly. Of course, as she remembers, the boys would roll off and turn their attention to something else, leaving her to take care of her own needs when she got home. She remembers how she yearned for a strong older man who knew how to please, but knew what he wanted. "What class those dip-shits had," she thinks to herself.
Then she remembers that July afternoon so many years ago. She was at Riverview Park, a secluded 100+ acre tract bordered by woods on one side, a wooded hill on another with the river on the remaining two borders. It was a Friday and she was there with her friend Tara having gone on a picnic with a young couple from their youth group. The park was lined with trees along the river and both sides of the boundary road. The park was well manicured and included a full-size baseball field with stands, lights and all. As she ate her lunch and chattered she admired the beauty of the park and the prevalent Lake breeze, kicking off her sandals and allowing her feet to dangle in the soft grass.
The day at the park had been planned for no special reason other than the young married couple liked the two girls and enjoyed their company. They were friends of Michelle's family and had the day off from work. Summer could get long and boring sometimes, especially during the day, so both girls jumped at the invitation for a picnic.
As lunch was nearly finished the group heard the sound of machinery, and looked across a field to see a tractor pulling a spray rig with two workers. The sprayer appeared to be some kind of blower and they were spraying high into the trees. The tractor was moving slowly along the tree line and was approaching their table. As the tractor drew near, the worker on the sprayer platform shut down the very noisy machine.
"Hi" said the man driving the tractor. He was a young man, but very much a man, with long brown hair, a beard, and sunglasses. Michelle remembers judging that he was probably a college student, maybe a senior or grad student, because his demeanor was not that of a city worker, whatever that might have meant. He was shirtless and she admired his abs and golden tan. "Definitely cool" she remembers thinking to herself.
"Hey!" Michelle responded and jumped from the picnic table to great them. The man shut off the tractor and looked at her, half smiling while showing an air of self-confidence. "College jock" she thought. "I'm Jack," he said, "and this is Crash" pointing without looking to the man on the sprayer platform. Michelle looked at Crash and was unimpressed. "A boy" she thought to herself.
"I'm Michelle and this is Tara," she responded pointing to her friend. Tara had begun to get up, slowly, obviously not as enthused as Michelle about this encounter. "These are some family friends," Michelle remembers continuing, pointing toward her other companions. They smiled and nodded their heads in an open, friendly and casual manner.
"Hi," said Jack the driver, nodding to them, and appraising both Michelle and Tara. She remembers wondering what he was thinking as he scanned both girls. Michelle was tall and lanky as a blossoming teen while Tara was short and petite. But Michelle always thought that, while Tara had a nice form, she had a "mousy" look about her, with her style of dress and hair, and was never much interested in boys. Michelle, on the other hand, had become quite accustomed to boys hanging around her. For her age she thought herself pretty and self-confident.