Strolling the quaint streets of old St. Augustine was a delight in the off-season. It was nice to be there on vacation before the tourists invaded Florida. The colorful spring flowers scented the air, the nearby ocean added itโs own unique flavor to the air. I slipped into a shop exhibiting wonderfully carved animal figures. An exquisite dolphin leaping high caught my eye, the wood grain so luminous it almost shone. My fingers caressed its sensuous smoothness and subtle curves.
"Magnificent, isn't it?" a soft voice said behind me. "Wood can be so beautiful if worked correctly - almost erotic and sensuous too. Don't you think?" I turned, expecting to find a saleslady, and was startled to see a lovely woman slightly older than I. She had sparkling blue eyes, and her long, wavy blonde hair framed an angelic face. She wore a smart white linen dress, matching shoes, purse and picture hat. Her hand touched mine briefly as she drew her long fingers over the wood. My knees went so weak I had to leave the shop.
She smiled at me as I blundered out of the shop. Damn, that shook me to the core. Why did I flee the shop? I was an idiot! Iโd probably never see her again in my life. I wanted to kick myself around the block for that blunder. Her beauty caught me off guard. I wasnโt used to having another woman shake me up so much with a mere touch of her hand. The picture of the beautiful woman stayed in my mind for hours. I even went back to the shop but she was gone.
I could not remember ever being so attracted to another woman. Why did I bolt? Why didnโt I stay and talk to her? I was devastated! What a blunder, what an idiot, for a woman who was supposed to be so smart! Brain smart, perhaps, but seeing her was like a jolt of electricity hitting me, it went to the center of my very being. This was emotion, deep emotion. I felt dejected I had blundered so in running away from her. Why, why, my mind echoed. I had no answer.
The hotel dining room was almost empty when I came down from my room for dinner that evening. In this stately hotel I dressed up with an ankle length dinner gown that was cut low enough to show off my breasts to the best advantage, and hugged my tall slender body. The maitre d' had hardly seated me when I felt a soft touch on my shoulder.
When I turned, she was there. When I looked at her beautiful face my heart soared. She asked me if I was alone, and when I finally managed to say โyesโ, she invited me to join her and her husband for dinner. I took several deep breaths to steady and compose myself. By the time I moved to their table I was relatively calm, but my heart was racing at the thought that I had met her again, however improbable that was.
She had stressed "husband" slightly, and when we arrived at her table, I was glad she had, for I might have taken him for her father and committed a really embarrassing faux pas. He rose from his seat as I approached their table and took my hand in his. He was a gentleman of the old school, poised, a Cary Grant type who then kissed my hand. Do men still do that? He was an absolute charmer, and it was as if we had been friends for years and were just renewing our acquaintance after a long time apart. I found he was in the world of finance, as was I. His endeavors were in the investment end, mine in the analysis of investments.
As we talked, I found that Mandy and Clarence had been married for five years, and she had studied at the Sorbonne. I hoped someday to gain her casual grace, charm and manners.
We had a very pleasant dinner of fresh seafood delights cooked to perfection served with a particularly fine wine that Clarence chose. The conversation was stimulating and I was enraptured by Mandy. Clarence kept me laughing with his wonderful wit and financial acumen. Pleasantly full, I accompanied my new friends to their sumptuous suite in the hotel for an after-dinner drink. The suite had a view of the square and, behind it, the bay, sparkling with moonlight. I was already giddy from the wine and Mandy's presence. I felt so attracted to her I ached.
Clarence kept my glass filled, and Mandy disappeared for a few minutes to reappear in an obviously expensive gossamer white peignoir, so lovely and exquisite, I gasped. Her perfect figure was concealed yet revealed. My eyes tried to bore through the thin material. I caught tantalizing brief glimpses of her breasts, erect nipples and below, her softly rounded belly, and long legs. I saw no signs of pubic hair. She could not help but know I was trying to fathom her beauty and see her body beneath the shimmering veil like cloth.
We talked for a long while, and then Clarence excused himself. Mandy moved beside me, her subtle, erotic perfume making my head swim and her closeness making me ache to hold and caress her. "I had an ulterior motive in asking you up this evening," she said softly as she took my hand, caressing it. "Clarence allows me the freedom to pick lovers as I choose. He has unfortunately been impotent for years, an accident, and asks only that he be allowed to watch. The moment we met, I knew you would be perfect for us. I haven't shocked you, have I?"
Iโm sure my face flushed. Her subtle smile told that she knew of my discomfiture. I was able to compose myself finally. โNo, Iโm not shocked. When I saw you in the shop this afternoon you flustered me so much I fled the shop. I donโt know why. I was immediately and totally attracted to you. I could think of nothing else the rest of the afternoon but your face. I even went back to the shop in the hope of seeing you again.โ