Chapter 2
"Yes, I'm in the sales division. Last quarter I maxed out; two hundred and fifty K, plus incentives and bonuses."
I drag my gaze away from the untouched coq au vin on my dinner plate, between two burning tapers and find my date across the table. Karen's blonde bob complements her black cocktail dress and perfectly frames her prideful countenance. "That's impressive." I offer a smile and feign interest.
"Would you like to sample the wine, ma'am?"
Without looking up, Karen pushes her wine glass toward our waiter who pours a small amount of Opus One in her glass. She continues while aerating the wine, "I ended up second in the country. I would have been first but some bitch in Florida, who's probably fucking her boss, got some sort of 'special' bonus." Our server waits patiently as she continues, "I mean, who does that shit? It's the 21st century and we're still blowing our boss to get ahead? I'm not spending my career beneath someone's desk. I'm a lady. I have morals." Karen downs the sample while motioning impatiently to the waiter to pour.
"Delilah, you wrote in your dating profile that you're in therapy. What's that like? I've never been." She takes a bite of bread, then speaks through the crumbs. "Don't need it. Besides, the whole thing is a scam. Mental illness is all in your head, you know? It's simple. You just gotta get out of your head."
"Excuse me." I interrupt Karen, fall in behind the retreating waiter and make my way to the bathroom at the rear of the restaurant.
In the safety of a lady's room stall, I retrieve a phone from my purse and dial Penny. "Girlfriend! I need you to call me in ten minutes and tell me you have an emergency."
Penny laughs. "Bad date?"
"You have no idea," I laugh back. "Ten minutes. Call twice, just like it's an emergency. Don't forget."
"Okay. Twice. Ten minutes."
Back at the table, Karen carries on, "Good, you're back. So, anyway, I get this lead about a possible sale in Salinas, right? I book the flight and hire a-"
Mercifully, she is interrupted by an obnoxiously loud ringtone coming from her oversized purse. She lifts it off of the chair next to her and fishes out a phone. "Karen Narcissi, sales. Uh huh. Uh huh. What?!"
Karen covers the mouthpiece of her phone, looks at me and whispers, "This will be a minute," then goes back to her call.
"Listen. I don't care who you ax. This is going to go through as planned, right?
Right
??...I don't want to hear excuses, just get it-"
I take a long sip from my wine glass as my date's incessant chatter prattles on...
..."Hold still, Delilah." Julie unzips the back of my black sequined tank dress and lets it drop to the polished hardwood floor below. I face her. I'm blushing.
"Wow..." she comments, breathing through the word.
Beneath, I'm wearing an ivory colored, silk cupless basque, nude back seam stockings, matching full coverage lace panties and vintage black mules with a modest heel. My exposed nipples are hard.
"You looked so sexy all night, especially when we were dancing. And I've been waiting for this moment since I watched you walk to the bar to get drinks. Your legs are divine."Julie pauses to look in my eyes and brush my cheek with her fingertips. "Happy anniversary, Babe."
"These three months have gone by so fast. Happy anniversary to you too, Babe." She kisses me and we linger. Breaking away, I look down, wriggle out of my shoes and sit on the foot of Julie's king size four poster canopy bed with my right leg tucked under.
I look her up and down and smile, "Wow is right." Julie has removed her heels, black pencil skirt and off-white blouse to reveal a black lace bra with cream colored silk panels sewn into the cups, a matching garter belt with sheer nude stockings and a black satin thong. She smells of Ivoire - her favorite perfume - which imbues me with a heady sense of arousal.
"Kiss me again," I whisper.
"I like it when you're demanding,"She says and approaches. I lower my leg. My lover leans over, pulls me toward her and alternates gentle kisses with bites on the side of my neck. In response I emit tiny cries of pleasure and hushed grunts of pain. With Julie's superior position, she leans my head back and stares into my eyes, turns her head slightly and locks her lips on mine, forcing her tongue into my mouth. I open to better receive her and she teases by running her tongue around my lips several times, causing shivers of excitement to rattle my body.
Julie stands erect, places her hands on my shoulders and guides me back on the bed while placing one knee beside me. Once I am prone, she swings her other leg over my hips. Straddling me and in control, Julie lowers her face to mine and we kiss. After a long minute she stops and raises herself above me. I open my eyes to an impish grin. "Tell me what you want, babe. Tell me what you need."