I'm a 41-year-old guy living by myself in the North of England.
I first met Sophie when she was a young girl at primary school. She was a best friend of my daughter Lottie and used to visit our house quite a lot for a few years until Lottie left home for Uni.
Since then, Sophie kept in touch and would just drop in every once in a while, to say hello as she still lived nearby. She is a nice young woman, gained a good education, now working and has always had a great sense of humour.
When my wife Marion left me a couple of years ago for some other guy and I was on my own, Sophie would still call round. It was nice to see her and we would chat easily even though there was getting on for 30 years age difference. It never bothered me she would call when it was just me because she had been around for so long, she was almost like extended family.
She had always called me by my first name and we were very relaxed with each other. Around this time, she celebrated her 21st birthday. I bought her a gift. Although it was probably a bit more expensive than I would normally have done, I didn't spend much money anymore on anything else and thought why not.
She was a beautiful young woman. She had always been pretty but was now looking really cute. She was about 4'10", very slim, small features and looked a bit like a pixie. Dark hair, small up top, slim waist but round pert bottom. She had a button nose with freckles that just finished her off wonderfully.
I had never felt any attraction towards her, she was much younger and was like one of the family. However, when I gave her the necklace, she wanted to try it on and had me fasten it. For the first time ever I can remember, I got up close to her and when I struggled to fasten it and got up really close, I got a whiff of her perfume and it did something to me.
I looked at her glossy black hair over her slim neck. The skin looked so soft. She was giggling as I eventually managed to fasten it, but when she turned around, I looked at her with different eyes. Instead of my daughters' friend, I realised what a stunner she was and how attractive she was in all sorts of ways.
She loved the necklace and gave me a hug to thank me. I felt her body pressed up against mine and I put my arm around her slim waist and held her there for a moment. She had on a crop jumper and my hand was on her skin. I almost tingled. When she broke off, she also kissed my cheek.
She felt wonderful. I suddenly felt a massive attraction towards her, but realised I was barking up the wrong tree and calmed it down straight away in my mind. It was a ridiculous thought although I suppose there was nothing wrong to think it in my head. She was quite gorgeous and I can appreciate beauty of any age.
It was a Friday night and neither of us had any plans. So, she ended up staying for a couple of hours. I ordered a pizza for us as she hadn't eaten and we watched a film we both fancied. It was nice to have company. She sat with me on the settee and I couldn't keep my eyes off her, although I did it surreptitiously.
She had perfect features. Not someone who I would usually go for, I normally look for the curvier ones. Sophie was the opposite and petite all over, apart from her butt which filled her jeans in the most exquisite and exciting way.
When it was time to go, I offered her a lift as it was dark and she was walking. After some resistance she agreed and I drove her to her house. When she undid her seat belt, she said that was like we'd had a date and she'd really enjoyed the evening.
Then she said that a date deserved a kiss and kissed me on the cheek. I told her I'd enjoyed her visit too and to call round again soon. She smiled and got out.
My mind was filled with Sophie for the rest of the night until I fell asleep. I was seeing her in a new light, not just as a young friend of my daughters but as a young woman who happened to be very very cute. She was a woman to desire. I realised that she was more than cute, she was also actually quite sexy in a quiet way.
The next morning when I woke up, my mind was immediately drawn to Sophie. I went over the whole evening and how much I enjoyed it. I must admit if I was her age and single, I would definitely ask her out.
However, it was a non-starter. I would be an old man to her and it would be embarrassing to even go there and be shot down. It would likely ruin a long-standing friendship of sorts and my daughter would be mortified if she found out.
It was a Saturday morning and I had nothing planned but went on to my computer to look at all the photos I had on there, ones taken over many years. I was looking for ones of Sophie. There were quite a few as she had done a lot with our family and was in lots of the photos.
Many were as a young girl and although I could admire her beauty even then, I felt uncomfortable going there with what was in my mind. So, I fast forwarded to the last couple of years and concentrated my viewing there.
As I looked at the photos it sparked all sorts of memories that I now viewed in a different light. Like when she stopped over one weekend and I caught her and Lottie running round the house in their undies. I can remember clearly how Sophie looked in her bra and pants. They had come barging into my bedroom thinking I was downstairs.
Sophie was embarrassed but my daughter thought it hilarious. I had noticed the dark triangle in the front of her knickers and realised she was dark both on top and below. I also clearly remember her round butt as she raced out apologising.
There was a time she came with us on holiday. We went for a week camping in Cornwall and the weather for once was great. So, we spent a lot of time on the beach which meant Sophie was in either a costume or a bikini. There were quite a few photos of her sunbathing or playing beach games.
Although I hadn't thought much of it at the time, now they were like dynamite. There was one of her sunbathing on her front with her straps undone and her pert bottom forming a nice round mound encased in thin material that hardly disguised the deep crack of her arse. Part of the crack was on display and it was easy to imagine how her arse looked with nothing on.
It spurred me on to find more. I went through everything I could find and must have got about 500 photos of Sophie before I'd finished. I went through them all one by one and pulled out the best ones. I could see the way she had developed into the beauty she is today.
I was reminded of an occasion when we were camping and I was sat in the tent at a table reading a book trying to get out of the sun. Sophie had come into the tent to get changed into her cossie and went into one of the bedrooms. The fabric of the inner tent isn't sheer but with the sun behind, it cast a shadow and it almost felt like I could see through the material.
She got undressed and put on her cossie. It was quite to see as she took off every layer of clothing until she was naked. I could see the outline of her erect nipples on her small breasts. At that point I had gone outside because it felt like I was spying on her. I'm not so sure I'd go out now to be honest.
I also remembered another time when we'd all had a water fight in the back garden. I'd bought a few water guns for the kids and they were having a great time. When I'd gone out to photograph them, I got squirted. I had no water gun so got the hose out. I gave them a soaking until they gave up. The result was Sophie being drenched.
She had on a white T shirt and with the soaking it clung to her and you could not only see her white bra clearly underneath but also a shadow of her nipples which were partially erect.
By lunch time I had got all the photos I reckoned I had. They made a nice gallery. I also realised I was acting like I was infatuated but I laughed it off inside and went about my normal day.
Later I saw something glinting under the settee and realised it was an earring. It must have been Sophie's, it couldn't be anyone else's. I was delighted that I could send her a message to let her know I had it. A couple of minutes later she texted back to say she didn't realise it was gone and could I hang on to it, she'd be round to pick it up sometime.
I was actually quite excited by that prospect. I wanted to see her again, though with eyes of someone admiring a gorgeous woman rather than a family friend. It was also quite frustrating because I would likely only see her for a couple of minutes and then she would be gone and there was nothing I could do about it.
Unless of course I picked up courage to ask her to stop again, but I wasn't sure that would go down too well. I didn't want her to think I was doing what I clearly was.
About an hour later, I got another text. She said her friend had stood her up and she was at a loose end and did I fancy watching another film. She'd get the food this time.
It took me a minute to get my thoughts together. I very much wanted that but wondered if it was inappropriate given how I was thinking. Normally it wouldn't have been a problem, but now I was fancying her and it changed things.
In the end I reasoned that if she wanted to, then why not? There was nothing actually wrong with spending a little time with her, we had the previous night and done so for years in various forms.
So, I sent a message back to say yes but don't worry about the food, we could decide when she got here. I offered to pick her up but she said she was okay walking and would be with me shortly.
When she arrived, she looked amazing. She told me she had got ready to go out when she got stood up and couldn't be bothered getting changed. I said she looked stunning then realised I'd said it a bit too enthusiastically and actually blushed.