It was a warm rainy Monday morning. Katherine had just returned from dropping her kids off at summer camp and was putting up a load of laundry in the utility room when the doorbell rang.
Who the heck could that be?
she thought. She quickly walked to the front door. When she got to there, she looked outside and was surprised to see Becky standing there in the rain. She was wearing black yoga pants and a grey sports bra. She was clearly soaked.
Katherine quickly opened the door.
"Becky?" was all she could muster.
"Can I please come in?" Becky said.
Katherine nodded and moved back so allow Becky inside. Once Becky was inside Katherine closed the door.
"I was jogging when it started to downpour and I just didn't know where else to go," Becky said as she wrapped her arms around her chest to fight the shivers.
Katherine immediately went into "mother mode," grabbed a towel from a nearby closet and gave it to Becky as she would do for one of her own children.
"Let's get you out of those wet clothes," she said gingerly.
Becky nodded and bent down to take off her wet running shoes. She then followed Katherine to the nearby bathroom.
"Why don't you take off your wet clothes and I'll go put them in the dryer?" she suggested.
Becky nodded and walked into the bathroom, pulling the door closed behind her.
As she waited outside, Katherine started to fantasize about Becky's naked body. It was almost surreal. The woman she lusted for was now naked in her bathroom!
A minute later, Becky opened the Bathroom door and handed Katherine her wet clothes. She then came out of the bathroom barefoot and wrapped in a towel. She had undone her ponytail to let her hair dry and her black hair flowed freely over her exposed shoulders.
"Why don't we go sit in the living room while I put these clothes up to the dry then I'll make you a warm cup of tea?" Katherine suggested.
Becky smiled and nodded as she slowly walked towards the living room.
Katherine then walked to the laundry and put Becky's clothes in the dryer. She then went to the kitchen, filled the tea kettle and turned on the stove before walking into the living room. There she found Becky sitting on the couch with her knees tucked in, covering herself as best she could with the towel.
"Thank you so much for letting me in," Becky said.
Katherine smiled at her. Suddenly the image of the sassy and spoiled Becky she had known before had turned into a vulnerable young woman. Katherine immediately felt guilty about the way she had judged Becky.
"Do you go jogging around here often?" Katherine asked.
"Sometimes, when I feel like varying my route," Becky replied.
Just then the tea kettle began whistling and Katherine got up and walked towards the kitchen. A few minutes later she returned with a nice cup of peppermint tea with honey and fresh lemon. She handed it to Becky.
"Thank you," Becky replied as she took the warm cup from Katherine.
"Your welcome," Katherine replied.
"Your house is very nice," Becky said as she looked around and sipped her tea.
"Thank you," Katherine replied.
