It was somewhat chilly, considering that it was supposed to be summer already. The air had a slight bite to it, and I pulled my cardigan from my bag and slipped it over my shoulders as I walked home from the underground station. Suddenly, tingles spread up my spine and I realized someone was walking close to me β turning around I could see the silhouette of a woman barely a metre away.
"Fran?" a voice emitted from the outline, and I saw the shadow of her hip bump out as she shifted her weight from one leg to the other. Who was she, how did she know my name? I licked my lips and felt my mouth get a little dry... something about the way her hip curved in the shadow was doing strange things to my mind.
"Who are you?" I replied, nervously running my fingers over my neck before linking them together and biting my lip.
She laughed, the sound very seductive in the darkness and she took a step closer β "don't you remember me? I was at school with you, I'm Jenny..."
Jenny... I racked my mind but the only Jenny I could remember was a short, skinny mousy girl who I was partners with in science β this gorgeously curvaceous woman couldn't be that same Jenny... but now I thought of it, there was something in the sound of her voice that struck a chord in my Biology lesson memories. "Science Jenny?" I asked, just to make certain. Her outlines head bobbed up and down and I heard her chuckle softly, "wow," I continued, "you sure grew up well!"
Jenny laughed, and reached out to pat my arm β "from what I can see, so did you! Fancy getting a drink to catch up tomorrow? It would be great to know what you've been up to..."
I paused for a second, trying to work out if I was right and there was a flirty tone in her voice or if it was just wishful thinking on my part... I wasn't sure, but I remembered that Jenny had had a relationship with a girl called Charlotte in our final college year so there was a fair chance that I was correct and the bote in her voice was indeed a come one... and, God, I sure hoped it was.
"That sounds lovely," I replied, injecting a flirty tone into my voice as I moved slightly closer to her, "what time would be good for you?"
She let out a soft sigh that sent shivers down my spine to curl deep within my stomach as she swayed slightly closer to me and I felt her breath on my skin as she exhaled. "I could get to the cafΓ© down the road here for about 7:30 if that's any good for you?" Jenny said softly, and I knew for sure that I was not imagining the tender tone in her voice now.
"That sounds lovely," I murmured back β she was close enough to hear me speaking in such a soft tone. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow, then..." I moved towards her and kissed her cheek, "I can't wait to catch up."
She moved so quickly that I barely realized what she was doing until I felt her soft, full lips on mine, coaxing a response out of my surprised gasp. The kiss lasted barely five seconds, but the feel of her lips was imprinted on my mind and I knew I'd be thinking of her until I saw her the following day. "Just making sure you don't forget," she breathed into my ear, one hand stroking my neck as she moved away and walked briskly down the dark road, leaving me staring after her.
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