She blinked three times as the mid-morning sun tried its best to wrench her from sleep. She tried without conviction to untangle her right calf from the cream colored sheets, as her mind drifted hazily to her 7:30 flight. Before she could focus her thoughts, a strong arm, exactly the color of coffee with just the right amount of cream, slid across her bare breasts. A barely audible sigh escaped her lips as the toned thigh of a former track star draped across her own. Slowly she drew her arms around his warm body as she breathed in the heady scent of his skin. In one seductively slow movement they shifted so they could both feel one another in all their naked glory.
It had been five years since Katherine Bradshaw had been in Baton Rouge. After graduating from LSU she had moved to New York where she accepted a job with one of the largest PR firms in the country. She loved her job and New York, but she never meant to stay away from home for so long. Every year since graduation she and two of her sorority sisters had taken yearly vacations together. This year they decided it was time to return to their old stomping ground, then fly to New Orleans for the rest of the week. The vacation would be the perfect time to relax and prepare for the busy season coming up. The three sisters were thrilled to be back in Baton Rouge and it was perfect timing since it coincided with their friend’s guest lecture and book signing on campus.
Juandia, Graciela, and Katherine arrived in the city just in time to enjoy an early dinner before heading to Lilit’s lecture. They watched, without envy, as a new generation of college students flirted and fondled, kicking College Night off to an early start. The minute they set foot back on campus they felt that old familiar rush of “Fighting Tiger” pride. By the time the trio reached Johnson Memorial Auditorium, they felt as if they had never left.
Lilit’s throaty sensual laugh could be heard long before they entered the room. It was clear she had already seduced the lecture guests, both students and faculty. Juandia, Graciela and Katherine waited near the entrance of the auditorium for their friend to notice their arrival. Once Lilit caught sight of them she ran across the room, her silken locks dancing merrily with the collar of her vintage suit. The old friends didn’t want to monopolize the famous author’s time so they chatted briefly then let her mingle with the other guests.
They watched with amusement as Lilit left their side to charm the rest of her fans and critics alike. Katherine wasn’t sure how she heard the name over the din of chatter, but it caught her attention.
“Hey, Dr. Stevens! I didn’t know you were a Lilit fan,” the excited voice of a freshman said. Stevens, Stevens, why did they name sound so familiar? Slowly, as if afraid of what she mind find, Katherine turned toward the student’s voice. There stood Dustin Stevens. Though five years had given him a title it hadn’t changed him much. His dreads were still barely to his shoulders, though the trinket shells that once adorned them were gone. His lean athletic figure was clad in a powder blue collared shirt. Tan slacks clung tantalizingly to his slim hips. Though she tried, Katherine couldn’t focus on the words of his response but his voice still had that deep rich haunting quality she had heard so many times in her dreams. Everything in the room stood still and spun at the same time as he turned in her direction. Their eyes met and five years disappeared. A slow smile spread across his perfect lips as he closed the distance between them.
“Kat Bradshaw,” he said simply as he took her in his arms with a friendly embrace. If anyone had been paying attention they would have seen that embrace last longer than necessary. Katherine’s mind went blank, but Juandia and Graciela saw the way the two let their bodies enjoy the heat from one another much longer than should be decent in public. The rest of the night seemed to drag by for Katherine, yet she applauded extra loudly when Lilit finished her lecture.
“Uh, y’all,” Katherine began hesitantly. “I . . .I,” she searched for a way to explain the situation, but her sisters didn’t need to hear it.
“Go,” Juandia said with her sultry accent. “Get ya self barked at tonight, aight,” her pearly white teeth were displayed perfectly as she laughed out loud.
“Yeah, go get the chewin’ ”, Graciela said with a giggle as she used their favorite slang for oral sex.
“Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve heard that,” Katherine said with relief.
“Are you sure y’all aren’t mad?” she asked.
“Of course not, girl! We know how you felt about him and after the way he hugged you, it’s obvious he felt the same way and still does.” Graciela replied.
“Yuh, and ya know Gotdamn well that we’d do da same if our old flames were hur.” Juandia said, her island flavor punctuating each vowel.
Before she realized what was happening, Katherine was walking down the hallway of the student union with Dustin Stevens. They were silent and didn’t touch, Katherine longed to say a million things but she was afraid she would break some magic spell if she spoke.
“I need to drop some things off in my office,” Dustin’s smooth voice slipped into the silence so naturally. Katherine didn’t even stop to notice that he carried nothing with him.
“Sure ‘Dr. Stevens’ ” she replied with a sly grin as she used his formal title.
“Katherine, you haven’t changed a bit,” he emphasized her given name rather than the nickname she had used in college. As he spoke he drew back a few steps to admire the way her mid length black skirt clung perfectly to every curve of her body.
Katherine felt an uncontrollable heat rising within her as Dustin opened the door of his office. She tried to take everything in and ignore the intoxicating scent of his cologne. The room wasn’t large but every inch of it seethed with his presence. Fraternity paraphernalia decorated much of the white cinderblock walls. A thick Persian rug covered the hard tile floor. Her eyes drifted to the scholarly awards that hung discreetly on the back wall. Before she could bring them into focus she felt his familiar touch on her hip and the urgent heat of his body as he pressed against her.
“Kat, I’ve missed you,” he murmured just before his teeth grazed the side of her ear and his tongue flicked gently against her left lobe. She almost sighed his name, but her breath caught in her throat and his hand slid purposefully up her body to her right breast.
“I would ask you what you’ve been doing for the past five years, but right now I don’t really care,” he said matter-of-factly.
“Me either,” Kat said, finding her voice at last. She was surprised at the forcefulness she heard in her own voice as she turned around and took his bottom lip gently between her teeth. She kept her eyes open just long enough to see a look of mild surprise and pleasure cross his deep brown eyes as she began to unbutton his blue shirt. Their kiss deepened as they both fumbled recklessly with one another’s clothes. Katherine unbuckled belt and fly in one deft movement as Dustin’s gifted hands slid beneath her skirt. His breath grew faster against her mouth as she gently stroked the full length of his erection. He gave her ass a few more intense squeezes then unzipped the skirt and let it fall to the floor exposing her sexy lace thong. Their lips parted for the first time since they had begun kissing. They gasped for air as he unhooked her black bra. He admired her full breasts as he slipped his hand inside the front of her thong. His fingers found what they were looking for and he pushed them inside her already wet center. He bent and placed his mouth aggressively on her left breast. He flicked his tongue against her already hard nipple until it seemed it would burst from pleasure.
“How thin are these walls,” Kat gasped between moans as his fingers continued to caress her clitoris.
