Sat. May 4
th
, 2015; In the Locker room of Morningside Gym
:
The sweat dripped from his forehead, and rolled down his face, before he got ahold of his towel. Jefferson was tired after leading his hip-hop aerobics class, and his chiseled frame was soaked from hour-long workout. The spandex outfit would be a bitch to pull off, but it was well worth the hungry looks he got from the women in the class. During today's class, he had caught one of the women pointing at him while talking to her friend, during the water break, and from then on both women's eyes were locked on his sweat drenched crotch. He was sure they could make out his package in his wet compression shorts.
The empty locker room was always a great place to be after a long day of working with people who want so badly to be in good shape, but lack the discipline to achieve it. Walking past the mirrors on the way to the lockers was a small reward at the end of the workday. This moment of vanity was earned by the hard work that he put forth on a daily basis. Many days, when the room was empty, Jefferson would strip down to nothing and walk past the mirror naked to admire his own physic. Plus, it always felt good to get out of the tight compression shorts, and hang loose. Today was one of those days.
First, he peeled off his soaked under armor sleeveless shirt to reveal his carved stomach and chest. As he craned his neck to the right to peer first into his own eyes then down to his upper body in the mirror he though, "thank you, football!" All the hours in the weight room as a younger man still had a lasting effect. After removing his shoes and socks, he took ahold of his waste band. He dropped his compression shorts. Now he stood, as naked as the day he was born, and allowed himself the relaxing moment of feeling the cool air caressing his body. Jefferson headed toward his locker.
After entering his combination, he undid the lock with a loud
Clank
. Rummaging through his belongings in his gym bag, he saw that his text alert light was blinking on his phone. With no one around, Jefferson figured that getting dressed could wait. He unlocked the screen, and saw that he had a private message. Jefferson didn't have a wife or girlfriend, but he liked to keep names or pieces of messages from popping up if they were from women that he found attractive or flirted with.
With much curiosity, he thumbed in the passcode with all the ease of a pro ballplayer shooting a free throw. To his surprise the name on the message was Mary Yarm... suddenly he felt a chill race down his naked back. "Mary Yarm..." he thought. His reflections started to take him back into time so suddenly that is was as if he phased through time and space. He remembered her, but not like remembering and event. He remembered her smell, which was the sweet muted fragrance of fresh flowers and linen. He remembered her dark brown hair as it was spread across the bed, and her body positioned on the bed the last time they made love. Her skin was so milky and smooth with little freckles. Her breasts were perky and perfect, and her athletic frame was positioned in an angelic pose.
His memories of her always began like this because the one time that they had made love, as friends, had meant more than any sexual encounter he had ever experienced. He had always wanted more. Sharing his entire self with her was what he had desired for so long, but he never had the courage to be upfront with her. He ended up placing himself in her friend-zone, because he feared losing her from his life. Jefferson wasn't much of a gambler.
With his breathing deep, and his heart fluttering, Jefferson opened the text message from his dream girl.
Mary Yarm: "Mr. Knighting!"
He replied.
"Ms. Yarm!": Jefferson Knighting
Her replies came back so swiftly, that it seemed as if she had talk to text.
Mary Yarm: "It seems like its been forever, how have you been? I miss talking with you!"
"I've been doing ok, working hard. I definitely miss talking with you, Mary Mary.": Jefferson Knighting
Mary Yarm: "So guess what? I'M IN KY!! I'm visiting Devon at Kentucky State, and I'm like the ONLY white person in a couple miles radius, it's a weird feeling, but I don't mind. Lol."
"I'm sure you don't mind that, you're around my people, they'll take good care of you! Plus, you never minded attention from black men, anyhow, haha.": Jefferson Knighting
Mary Yarm: "Specific black guys, ;P"
"J":Jefferson Knighting
Now the feelings of his longing to make her smile increased, like they always did a few message or words into a conversation with her. She was always so flirty with him, but he never had enough guts to just tell her his feelings. This ended up opening the door for her to date other guys, and him having to listen to her problems about those clowns. All the while, he listened jealously, and silently hated himself for not being the guy she was seeing, and just being the "friend."
Mary Yarm: ";-)"
"So, just being in KY makes you think of me? I must have a strong link to this state in your mind.": Jefferson Knighting
Mary Yarm: " Yea, being back in "the Bluegrass State" reminds me of you, a lot, But, That's not really why I contacted you..."
"Uh Oh... is it a boy or girl? HAHA.": Jefferson Knighting
Mary Yarm: " Its funny that you say that... but, no, I'm not pregnant. I did do something along those lines, and I need my best friend."
"Aren't you with your girl Devon?": Jefferson Knighting
Mary Yarm: " Yup, but you know that you are my best friend, silly! You are the only person that knows everything about me, and the only person I fully trust."
"Aww, that sweet. You've never put it that way, but I guess we look at each other the same way...": Jefferson Knighting
Jefferson felt like an idiot. He was doing it again. He was setting himself up to hear a sad story about her, and some guy that she'd fallen for, slept with too early, and now felt disconnected with. As much as he wanted to avoid this, his feelings wouldn't allow for him to speak out against hearing what he knew was coming.
He stood up, walked to the urinal and relieved himself. As he pulled back his foreskin to revealed the head of his dick, he thought to himself, "why did I never get circumcised..." He brushed the thought away, and focused on the task at hand. He shook his package dry, and headed back to the bench in front of his locker. He plopped his bare ass on the cool wooden bench, and picked up his phone. The freedom of being naked in a public place invigorated him, though he now had a pit in his stomach, contemplating who or what these next few texts will entail.
Mary Yarm: "I really need you to not judge me, after I share this with you. Your nonjudgmental listening is what is most needed in my life, cause I don't know how to feel about this."
"You didn't kill anyone, or run off and get married, did you? That's a hell of a preamble to lay on someone, before you tell them something.": Jefferson Knighting
Mary Yarm: "It might have been easier to talk about had I done something like that."
"Oh, wow, I'm really nervous now.": Jefferson Knighting
The funny part was, Jefferson WAS nervous about this news that Mary was about to reveal. He had no clue of what it could be, and he had no idea of how he'd react. He fully expected to be about her and a new suitor, but, hopefully, it was something trivial.
Mary Yarm: "Like, I can't even bring myself to talk about it. Can I just send you a video?"