Wine Country Girl Ch.02
On the third day, Alex meets a college-bound girl at the inn.
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As I pulled my rental car into the parking lot of the B&B, I already knew this was going to be a down day for me. After last night's beautiful romp with Stacey, I was pleasantly satisfied and exhausted and now on the third day of what was to be my honeymoon, it was time for me to chill and take a day off from drinking wine. But first, I needed something to eat since my only nourishment in the last 24 hours had been, well, Stacey.
I walked up the front steps well aware that my makeup was a mess and my face probably looked like a glazed donut after she had cum all over it a couple of times. I was thankful for my fedora now as I pulled it lower on my head hoping no one would notice me as I went through the front door. Fortunately, there was no one around as I bolted straight for the stairs to head up to my room to clean up.
As I hurriedly turned the blind corner I literally ran into a freakin' family that was standing at the bottom of the steps. Apparently, they were waiting for a table to open up in the adjacent breakfast room. As my luck of late would have it, I tripped over the Chuck Taylor's on the feet of the poor unfortunate girl that happened to be sitting on the bottom step, knocking her back as I started to fall on top of her.
Thankfully I caught myself before I crushed her altogether but I was straddling her with my hands and knees on the steps and my face just inches from her own as I looked her into her surprised eyes. Mortified, I pushed myself up as I began to apologize profusely.
"I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" I gasped as I stood up trying to straighten my skimpy little skirt in the process, sure I had flashed my ass to the rest of her family.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," the girl replied with an initial look of irritation on her face.
Now I could see that the person I just knocked over on the steps was a cute little teenage girl wearing a short pixie haircut. I quickly reached out to her to help her up and as she took my hand, I saw her eyes give me the once over and I was suddenly conscientious of how I looked (and probably smelled) from yesterday's fun. Her initial look of shock quickly turned into a smile as I pulled her to her feet.
"I'm so clumsy. Are you sure you're all right?" I asked again.
"Oh yeah, I'm just fine," she repeated with that grin on her face.
I wasn't sure what she found so amusing as I turned to her parents and sister that were standing next to the bannister. The other girl just glared at me as she shook her head and then turned away.
"I'm really very sorry. I guess I was in a hurry and wasn't looking. I'm so embarrassed," I said, sure my face had turned a crimson red.
I expected to get the evil eye from her mother but she just smiled and assured me everything was okay.
With that I gave them a demure nod and thanked them as I turned and went up the stairs to my room. As I hit the landing halfway up, I turned and looked back down and the girl was just standing there staring up at me with that curious smile on her face. I turned away and bounded up the final steps and down the hallway.
Dropping my clothes to the floor, I pulled my hair back into a pony tail and cleaned up as best I could without taking a shower. I fully intended to go for a run sometime this morning but first I needed something in my stomach. I pulled on my running tights and sports bra and then satisfied I wouldn't scare anyone, I headed back down to the dining room.
I walked in and sat down at a small table across the room from where the girl and her family sat having their breakfast. I quickly ordered some hot tea from the server and as I waited, I looked around the cute dining room at all the wine-themed art and other tasteful decorations and furniture. As my gaze went to the area around the family of four, I suddenly caught the girl looking at me intently. When she saw that I had caught her looking at me, she quickly averted her eyes and went back to eating.
I looked the family over and the parents looked fairly young, probably in their early 40's, a good-looking couple and obviously quite fit. The girl I almost flattened was a cute little brunette. I guessed she was probably in high school and maybe 16 or 17 years old at most. Her sister had red hair with freckles and looked maybe a year older. All in all, they seemed like the prototypical family of four.
As I ate my own breakfast, I scanned several apps on my phone to catch up on the latest news and events back in Kansas City where I live. I looked up briefly and there she was staring at me again, her head cocked as if she was contemplating something. When she saw me looking back at her, she lowered her head and looked away again.
Hmm, shy little thing isn't she, I thought to myself. I went back to eating my breakfast and reading the news. When I finished, I got up and headed towards the door. As I approached their table, the girl looked up and stared at me again, her eyes dropping to stare at my chest and my very visible party caps for a long moment.
Suddenly a look of surprise came over her face as she jerked her head slightly, her eyebrows shot up and her mouth dropped open slightly. I smiled at her as I swept past them. As I turned to go up the steps I looked back and saw her leaning in and whispering excitedly to her sister as she nodded her head in my direction.
Back in my room I kicked back and did a little reading to kill some time while my stomach settled. Tired, I was tempted to crawl into bed and get some sleep but I knew if I did that I'd probably blow off my run, something I felt I desperately needed considering the amount of wine I'd consumed yesterday. So after a bit, I headed back out for another trip through the vines. This time I found a bike path that kept me off the streets and away from the traffic.
While I was running, I kept thinking about Monday night at The Creekside and how Maggie had made some winery recommendations and how she had specifically recommended Privatino and Stacey for a tasting (no pun intended). I know we didn't discuss that part of my personal life, but was I sending out some sort of lesbian vibe or something?
I'm beginning to wonder if maybe this whole introduction wasn't a complete set-up orchestrated by Maggie and Stacey. Don't get me wrong, Stacey is beautiful and hot as hell and I enjoyed every moment of our time together. Hell, I hadn't climaxed like that in years...not since Elyse anyway, and it gave me some much-needed release from all the pent-up stress and frustration I've been under the past few weeks.
But I'm pretty sure Stacey correctly sensed that I'm at a sort of crossroads in my life -- I was definitely guarded and maybe a little unwilling to let anyone get too close right now in matters of the heart. Lord knows I've been paying the price for that one.
My approach to love is the same as my approach to life. I don't just tip my toe in, I'm all the way in. I can't help but think that's probably what caused Hunter to hit the brakes in wanting to follow through with marrying me. When we were dating, I told him everything about my past and I didn't hold back any details. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have told him my
entire
history but then, I'm pretty transparent with people...what you see is what you get.
He used to constantly tell me how horny it made him to think about me with other women and how he would love to do a three-way, something that didn't appeal to me at all. But it got really tiresome when we would be out having drinks or dinner and he would see some random girl and point her out to me, usually accompanied with some sophomoric comment like, "She's so hot...would you do her?" or "I'll bet her pussy tastes good," then nudge me on the arm. What a jerk.
He didn't leave his frat boy behavior behind once he graduated and it should have raised a red flag but I ignored it all. I guess I'd become so enamored with the idea of becoming Hunter's wife that I'd lost sight of what was really important in my life. I think I'm coming around to the conclusion that he did both of us a huge favor by calling things off. In any case, fuck him...his loss.
As my run wound down, I did a cool-down, walking the last couple of blocks back to the B&B knowing I was going to hit the inn's hot tub next. As I stretched my legs on the front steps, the front door suddenly flew open and out came that same girl from breakfast. She looked a little boyish with her hair style and was wearing black leggings and a loose sweatshirt and at first glance, looked a little flat-chested.
Looking up, I smiled back at her and said, "Careful, don't want to trip over me like I did to you earlier."
"Don't worry, I won't," she said with a giggle.