I was finally boarding the plane, after making my way through the maze of airport security, when my cell phone rang. Oh, good, it was my best friend Tina! We'd been playing phone tag for a few days, and I wanted to talk to her before taking off on this business trip.
"Hey, Tina, you just caught me - I'm getting on the plane right now!"
"I thought I might catch you, Kristie! I hope you have a great trip. I know you're not particularly excited about all of your meetings, but maybe you can have some fun while you're there?"
"Yeah, I'm sure I can - maybe I'll even meet someone new, see where things lead."
"Hey, maybe you'll meet someone new on the plane - finally join the mile high club!" Tina said with a chuckle, knowing I was far too straight-laced ever to do such a thing.
"Yeah, right, Tina, I'm sure. After all the uneventful flights I've had to and from business meetings, this will be the one where I join the mile high club." I blushed as I realized that a few people heard me as I walked down the aisle, looking for my seat. Oh well, I'm sure they could tell I was joking.
"OK, I'm at my seat now, I'd better go. I'll call you when I get there."
Tina, not ready to stop teasing, said, "OK, but first you have to describe to me the hottie you'll be sitting next to!"
"Jeez, Tina, why do you take such pleasure in embarrassing me? Luckily for me, there's nobody in the seat next to me, so I don't have to answer your question. Bye, I'll call you when I get there."
"OK, talk to you soon."
All kidding aside, I was glad there was nobody sitting next to me. It would be nice to stretch my legs a bit and put my carry-on bag in the seat next to me. I still needed a little time to prepare for my meetings. As soon as the plane was airborne, I pulled out my laptop and started going over my notes.
After about 20 minutes, the flight attendant came by with the beverage cart. "Can I offer you something, miss? Water, juice?"
Pulling my nose out of my laptop, I looked up at her, replying, "Water would be great, thanks."
"Here you go, miss. Oh, and you're in seat 34A? I have a note for you from another passenger."
I was baffled, but took the note from her anyway, unfolded it, and read it as I sipped my water. Most of the water came right back out of my mouth in an unintentional spit-take as the contents of the note sunk in. Not only had someone on the plane heard my 'mile high' comment, they appeared to be propositioning me. But who? And was it just a joke?
The note read, "I liked what I heard, and what I saw. I'm in 17F if you're interested in living out that little fantasy of yours. Walk over here and check me out. If you don't like what you see, just keep moving, and I'll leave you alone. If you do, give me a little nod and go back to your seat. I'll make the next move."
I could feel the blood rushing to my face, again embarrassed at my careless comment while getting on the plane. But I was also intrigued, and instantly turned on. What harm could it do to just follow the instructions?" If I wasn't interested once I got there, I could just keep on walking. After what seemed like forever, I got up the courage to put my laptop away and get out of my seat. I killed even more time by stopping in the bathroom, where I splashed some cold water on my face. Nope, it didn't cool me off. Still hot and bothered, I decided to keep going, and made my way through the aisles to the opposite side of the plane, in search of 17F.
I'm sure my mouth dropped open as I approached the seat and saw the occupant β it was a woman! I had just assumed that the note had come from a man. Shocked as I was, I was still turned on, and gave the hot young woman a little nod. She nodded back in understanding, and I returned to my seat.