I rushed in, dropping my files all over the floor, and got to the phone just in time.
"Did I interrupt something, or do you always sound out of breath when we talk?"
"Who's this?" I sort of recognised the voice, but was having trouble concentrating, then it dawned on me...
"Chris! What are you doing? Where did you get my number?"
"Well, it was on Jess phone, I hope you don't mind..."
"No, but...well. It's a surprise. What are you calling for?"
"Well, I'd like to see you again. You don't have to come here. There's a hotel near to you, I found it on the net. I could book a room, drive up. I can't stop thinking about you, Louise, come on."
I was shocked. A drunken one night was one thing, but wilfully planning to be unfaithful to my husband was something else. There is a big step between wondering and doing and making a decision like that...
"Look. Get a pen, here's my number. Text or call me anytime, and I'll arrange everything. I really want to see you again, I do."
Which was how I found myself in a hotel lobby a few weeks later, waiting a little nervously for Chris. I had an okay marriage, sex was okay. No real complaints. But the excitement, the thrill of this had gotten the better of me, so I had text Chris to let him know, and he had booked at once. I sipped my drink, hoping he would arrive soon, I felt a little odd on my own in a hotel bar. Not that I looked out of place, I was dressed 'business'. Black skirt, blouse, jacket, heels. I had my overnight bag with me, the picture of a working traveller stopping for a night, but still...
"Hi, hope you weren't here too long" a voice said at my shoulder. I turned and there was Chris. Smart and good looking in trousers, and a shirt open at the throat. A little shiver ran through me at the thought of unbuttoning it and drawing my nails across his smooth and muscular chest...
He ordered a drink, and another for me. As the bartender turned to pour them, Chris leaned in close to me, his hand brushing my knee
"You look gorgeous, Louise. I'm so glad you came, I've been thinking about this all week, especially when I'm on my own in bed, the shower..."
"Chris! That's...you know..."
I blushed, slapping his hand away. It was quite a kick, to be honest. A good looking man, 23 years my junior, fantasising about me. It made me feel good, wanted, attractive, sexy. I would definitely be thanking him for that feeling later, I thought.