I guess I knew it was going to happen. There were little signs, had I been paying attention. The way she touched my arm when she laughed. The way her fingers lingered just a moment as she brushed a stray hair from my cheek. Maybe it was in her eyes, bright green, smiling, or the way she placed her hand on the small of my back as we walked through the crowd to leave. Maybe I just subconsciously chose to ignore them at first but there were signs.
She wanted it, and I wanted it too. From the moment I saw her at the party, clichΓ© as it sounds, our eyes met and there was a spark. We had cloistered ourselves away from the other guests and I was entranced by her. Her beauty, her elegance. The world around me ceased to exist. I had never been with a woman. It had been a thought, a fantasy, not something I ever imagined myself doing. Especially at a business function. But here I was, leaving with her, and I knew by the end of the night it would not be just a fantasy anymore.
We walked out slowly. The only sound was the faint remnants of the party we had left inside. When we reached her car, a sporty little silver BMW convertible, she opened the door for me. I paused for a moment to look at her, as if for assurance that I was not mistaken about her intentions. She smiled again and I relaxed.
It wasn't a long ride to her place but the tension made it feel like an eternity. I couldn't take my eyes off of her. Her long black hair flowing in the breeze. The way her short silk skirt showed so much of her well-toned thighs. Just the sight of her was making me tremble. I tried so hard to focus on the warm spring air. I looked at the city disappearing and the moon sitting high in the sky, but my eyes were always drawn back to her.
When we pulled into her driveway it was as though we had pulled into the past. It was a small guest cottage, once part of an elaborate estate. The ancient walls hung thick with ivy. The roof was thatched and there were small lush gardens surrounding the whole cottage. But it seemed to fit her. It was elegant and beautiful. We walked down a winding cobblestone path to the door and she fumbled with her keys. Her fumbling was the only sign that she was as nervous as I was.