Jennifer looked at herself in the mirror. What a mess I look, she thought to herself. But then itâs always been that way with me. All through school they would laugh at me with my glasses and my pigtails and my plain looks.
Look at me she said again to herself. What boy would want me? Nearly nineteen and never been kissed! She knew that some of her school friends had been going out with boys for years and she gave a little shudder as she imagined the sexual adventures they must have experienced. Lucky things, she thought.
She decided to go to the cinema arrived to join a short queue.
âOn your own, Honeyâ? It was good-looking boy with an American accent. Jennifer looked behind her to see who he was talking to.
âYes, youâ, he said. Jennifer blushed and said yes, she was alone. The boy, who said his name was Mark, smiled at her and she smiled back at him. âWhy donât we go in togetherâ, he said.
It was very dark inside and they had to wait for an usherette with a torch to show them to their seats. Mark held her gently to him as he whispered into her ear. âWhat is your nameâ?
âJenniferâ, she replied nervously.
âLet me take your coat Jenniferâ. She undid the buttons and he pulled it off her shoulders and lightly ran his hands down her figure as he removed it for her. She shuddered as he did so. She supposed it was done innocently enough but even such a mild caress as that was affecting her composure.
He held her hand as they were shown to their seats and seemed reluctant to let go of it when they sat down. The film hadnât started and the cinema lights were half up as a number of film âtrailersâ were being shown. Mark lost no time in once again whispering in her ear.
âYou look really nice, Honey. Just love those pigtailsâ!
Jennifer had for a long time considered getting rid of them but because she had almost always had them didnât know how her hair could be styled in any other way. After all, wasnât she just plain Jennifer and there was no point in trying to glamorise herself? Now this nice boy was telling her that he liked them!
The lights went down and just as the main feature was getting under way Jennifer could feel Mark put his hand underneath her coat which was on her lap. Her heart missed a beat. What was he trying to do? She sat there like a frightened rabbit but he found her hand and just wanted to hold it. She looked at him and he just smiled and squeezed her hand.
Innocent, inexperienced little Jennifer was thrilled.
Both of them were far more interested in each other than the boring film. They were no longer holding hands but Markâs hand remained on Jenniferâs lap underneath her coat. She became aware that he was pulling her dress up over her thighs. When his hand was on her bare thigh he began slowly to slide it up between her legs.
Jennifer was petrified but at the same time becoming very aroused. She found herself unable to resist and his hand slid easily between her thighs.
Then rescue came as the film came to an end and the lights went up. Oh why did that have to happen just then?
They found themselves outside the cinema. Jennifer had been dreading that moment when she quite expected this handsome boy to look again into her face and see just âplain Jenniferâ.
Instead Mark asked her if he could take her to the local pub for a drink. Shyly she accepted. This was another first in her life. She had never been inside the only pub in the area!
They entered and Jennifer immediately recognised the girl behind the bar. Gloria was the daughter of the landlord and someone who had been through school with her and mostly in the same class. She was the complete opposite to Jennifer.
Gloria recognised her and smiled to herself. âWho would have thought it â seeing Jennifer in her pub and with a boyfriend tooâ! For herself she had been conscious of her sexuality from an early age and now she stood confidently behind the bar with her plunging neckline and thrusting breasts.
They sat at a table in the corner and Mark explained that an American satellite station was being set up in the local area and he would be part of a team to manage it. Jennifer contributed very little to the discussion but despite her obvious shyness, what she didnât know was that Mark was really quite taken by her. Perhaps it was her shyness and vulnerability that attracted him.
They left the pub and Mark put his arms around Jennifer and kissed her. She returned his kiss with passion. As they were kissing Markâs hand dropped to Jenniferâs bottom and he pressed her to him.
She suddenly realised that it was his erection that she could feel against her. She gasped and broke away from him.
âI do believe that you are blushing again said Markâ, with a wicked grin!
They arranged to meet the following evening and Mark picked her up in his car at the end of the road so that Jenniferâs Father, who was very strict, wouldnât know. They drove to the large house which had been leased by the American authorities to house most of their staff.
âLets go to my roomâ, said Mark and Jennifer nervously followed him up a flight of stairs.
When she was shown into the room she realised that it was a combined lounge and bedroom. Her eyes went straight to the double bed and she coloured up.