2016
Ohio
I'll admit it, I was sitting on a bench in a park playing that game. You know the one where you have to walk to hatch the eggs... that one. I run a great deal, so it's a good fit for my fitness routine.
I had sat down to catch my breath after a run when I saw her. She was a petite lady in jean caprice and copper coloured hair teased into a feather back hair style. In her hands she was clutching a large blue blanket folded up.
What made her different from all the other ladies in the park was that she looked visibly upset. She must have seen me looking at her, as she was headed in my direction.
"Are you Darterrius?" She asked taking a deep breath.
I looked into her brown eyes and wished that I was. "I'm sorry that I am not."
She looked on the verge of tears; always the gentleman, or maybe the hero, I wanted to be the Knight to save this princesses.
"Perhaps I can help you find him?" I asked.
She showed me her phone with the man's face, he had strong African features, but his skin was almost the same shade of caramel as my own.
"It doesn't matter!" She said sitting down beside me. "This is so ridiculous!"
"Did you have a date with him?" I asked.
"I do, or I think I did." She replied with a sigh. "We were going to watch the sunset."
I nodded my head as she spoke, but truth be told I was getting lost in her low cut top. I missed most of what she said, but I managed to look back at her eyes when she spoke next.
"I've had terrible luck dating since my husband died." She said hanging her head.
"Miss, are you feeling alright?" I asked moving closer.
"Please call me Claire." She said starting to sob. "And no I'm not feeling alright."
"Can I get you something?" I asked.
"I need a hug, that's what I truly need." She said between ragged breaths.
"I have two arms if you need them." I stated.
She was in my arms within a heart beat. I held her tightly to my chest as she cried, I could feel her tears mixing with the sweat on my shirt. I also felt her breasts pressing against my chest, I needed a deep breath of my own. When she had cleansed herself, she spoke up.
"I don't even know your name, or what you do for a living." She said sipping her eyes.
I told her my life story quickly, about my current career as a bank auditor, and my previous time with the Dutch army. She started to glow at my words, her hands were still on me; I could feel her fingers sliding across my abs.
"My husband was a soldier too." She said smiling. "He was with the 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan, that's where he died."
"I'm very sorry to hear that." I replied hugging her again.
I remembered that unit, I knew them during my time overseas, they were well trained, brave and very tough!
"He died doing what he loved, and doing what he believed in."
We spoke for sometime after that, the sun slowly setting as we got to know one another. She worked as a nurse at the county hospital, and it had been a bad week for her, several patients had died, and one had even committed suicide.
That fellow Darterrius didn't appear while we sat on that bench. Before we knew it, it was starting to get dark, and I had started to shiver.
"Use my blanket to stay warm." Claire said offering the blanket.
I wanted the warmth it provided, but I didn't want to look weak in her eyes.
"You're shivering!" She cried out laughing.
"Perhaps you can warm me?" I joked.
She moved close to me, and when my arms were wrapped around her she looked up into my eyes. Neither of us needed to speak, our mouths moved closer together. When I could feel the warmth of her lips close to mine I halted and waited.
I could tell that Claire was suddenly frustrated, she wanted to kiss. She wanted it so badly that she pressed her face into mine. Her lips were warm and moist. I could taste the faint hint of cigarettes as our tongues battled like two sumo wrestlers fighting for dominance. Finally she nipped at my lip.
"Oh my!" I declared holding a hand to my mouth, Claire at her devilish grin.
Claire glanced down at my shorts and saw the tent I had sprouted. She giggled while I struggled to pull down my shirt. When our lips pressed together a second time, I let my hands explore her body. Her curves were soft, her stomach taught, and when I squeezed her breast she moaned softly.
Stopping for a breath, Claire spoke. "I didn't plan on making out with you, or that other guy."
I chuckled, not at the irony of her statement but at how determined I was to convince her otherwise. The park was now empty, it was just us; the lights that ringed the pathways had switched on. Feeling bolder, as I knew that we were alone I grabbed her by the hair and pulled her head back.
With her neck exposed I attacked it with kisses, and small nibbles, my hand that was once on her thigh began its delicate climb up her leg. Claire didn't resist the crawling spider my hand had become.
I pressed on that square formed by the stitching of her jeans, Claire moaned again louder. When she didn't swat my hand, I pushed harder on that square, before commencing small circles. In a few moments I felt dampness, and a hand on my wrist.
"If you keep that up I'll mess my shorts!" Claire declared as she stabbed me with her nails.