Maxine, sometimes called Maxie, was 5'6", blonde, 45 and divorced. This morning she was also very frustrated and angry, another relationship had turned sour. It wasn't that he had tried to take over everything, she avoided men like that especially since she had found how selfish they were in bed. It wasn't that the sex was bad, he was better than average at that. It was more subtle, the guy had started to defer to her in the same way her husband had used to do
Her men did that to her, expecting her to make all the decisions and she loathed it. She ran her own company all day and when she came home she didn't want more of the same, she wanted the burden lifted a little. Jokes, surprises, a meal occasionally and good sex were all she really needed. Her marriage and her affairs all started well but gradually the guys turned into wimps. She ended up having to do everything except wipe their snotty noses. Last night Ted had asked what he should wear out tomorrow and the row had started. It had deteriorated into a one sided slanging match where he just accepted what she said but did nothing about it. That was how she had woken this morning about 5 in a large, but lonely, bed.
Lying there she decided to run off her frustrations early, she enjoyed jogging and when she got back she could have a nice shower with a bit of masturbation thrown in. By 5.30 she had changed into her running things and was headed out to her favoured spot, a country park on the edge of town. She knew she would be there by 6. Because the British are all chronically late risers she knew she would have the place to herself. But not this morning, there was another car parked.
About 10 minutes down the path she stopped to do some stretches and noticed someone else back from the path in a clearing. Curious she went to look. It was a young woman running through the slow and apparently effortless movements of a T'ai Chi set. Maxine had played T'ai Chi after she'd had her boobs tightened and knew that the effortlessness was an illusion. Looking at this woman she also knew that here was an expert. The form and way that it was done was on a completely different level to anything Maxine had achieved. She forgot her own plans watching the sheer beauty of the thing. Maxine found she could recall the strange, almost sensual names of some of the movements.
(Grasp birds tail, single whip, brush knee, needle at sea bottom)
The woman Maxine watched was Chinese and had a face which seemed ageless. Somewhere between 18 and 40 was Maxine's best guess. In the half light of the morning the ivory skin seemed to glow brightly and was framed by long, dark hair and the traditional loose black suit. That same suit made judging the build difficult but the jacket did not lie flat.
(Fan through back, carry tiger to mountain, snake creeps down, parting the wild horses mane)
Maxie's nipples were tightening. At first she thought it was the cold or the frustration. The vagrant thoughts ("better get back - I really need to come off - I don't do women,") floated through her mind but her mind and body were not one. She found she could not move, she had to watch to the end of the set. It was as if a spell had been cast.
(Golden cock stands on one leg, white snake turns and puts out tongue, stand up to form seven stars, conclusion)
There was a moment of complete stillness as the form ended with the two women standing nearly touching. Everything was in balance for that instant. Maxie wanted to speak but the other woman held one elegant finger to her lips commanding silence and fixing the western woman's eyes on their moist fullness. The only sounds were bird song and the shallow, gasping breaths coming from Maxine. The oriental lifted the top of Maxie's jogging suit but did not touch her skin. It was removed and discarded revealing the tight sports bra that chafed at Maxine's nipples. The slanted eyes regarded the flesh so far revealed and then looked into Maxie's eyes.