The thought of his lips on her clit sent a buzz through her belly and up her spine -- like sexual thoughts had intoxicated her mind when she was a teenager.
But she was no longer a teenager.
Professor Sherry looked in the mirror in the restroom before she walked back to her class. She didn't look 40. She definitely didn't feel 40. Her palms pushed down against her pert breasts covered in her deep purple blouse. She didn't remember the last time they were used sexually -- that was a drunk one night stand, and that guy was clueless as much as she could remember. He groped weakly at her curves and slumped his pathetic manhood into her body.
That night was a miserable experience. Almost as miserable as the mail that greeted her three days ago. All of her education -- a bachelor's degree in both English and Public Speaking; a master's degree in communications' a Ph.D. in Linguistics -- and the only words she could manage in reaction of the situation was:
"Fucking AARP. I'm not old."
She had told her basic communications class about the letter two days before. The AARP -- American Association For Retired People -- sent her a form letter informing her of her new eligibility, since she was turning 50-years-old.
But she wasn't 50. She was just turning 40. Just barely out of her sexual peak -- not that the fact mattered. Sherry spent most nights of her sexual peak reading love novels and snuggling against an oversized teddy bear her daughter gave her for Christmas.
She ranted about the letter to her class. Most of the 18-year-old freshman students paid it little attention. An older student -- Matthew -- kidded with her about it.
"Maybe the AARP is getting too old itself to do numbers accurately. Cognitive math skills are some of the first skills to leave, Professor Sherry. Or maybe they think your qualify -- the way you act as opposed to your actual age."
She threw an eraser at him in a joking matter, and he threw it back. A small battle of erasers and wadded paper took place until everyone was laughing about the way the two "adults" of the class could act so silly and flirtatious.
Matthew wasn't like the majority of students. He was in his mid-twenties and had spent the previous eight years traveling the world and doing "classified" duties as a Navy SEAL. When everyone introduced themselves on the first day of the semester, he said he got out of the military when he was shot in his knee and his ACL was destroyed. He could have stayed in as a desk jockey, but decided to go back to college.
It was final's week at the college. Matthew was acing the course unless he really fumbled the final -- and Sherry doubted that would happen.
He didn't look like a Navy SEAL. He was thinner than she thought he'd be. Muscular, but not John Rambo like. Matthew was cute, though. Very cute.
Very -- what's the word she heard her daughter use in describing her online friend? "Doable." That's what Matthew was. About 6 feet 2 inches tall, short brown hair, brown eyes and a quick smile.
Sherry admonished herself for even thinking about it. The guy was closer to her 18-year-old daughter Samantha's age. Matthew was at least 15 years younger than her -- and a student no less.
Still, she considered her own 5 foot 9 inch body melding onto his -- riding him slowly as they made love. Her long brown hair falling around his shoulders. His smile widening as he entered her seemingly dormant sex. Sherry felt the pinch of desire drift from her eyes down her spine.
"Jesus, woman. Get a hold of yourself."
She straightened herself and went to the classroom. There he was -- a brightspot among the other coeds. Not in a fraternity. Not trying to fit in. But not an outcast either. One of those few people who was comfortable with who he was and what he wanted. He simply desired to learn and travel.
It was a day for final speeches, and Professor Sherry watched as four students gave 15 minute presentations. Jen the Cheerleader talked about fashion; Randolph the Geek spoke about Star Trek and the computer systems of the Enterprise; John the Fratboy discussed the importance of fraternities.
Than Matthew stood up to give his presentation. How America must be careful when trying to establish its culture to other countries -- and how it needs to embrace other societies instead of trying to homogenizing them.
It was smart, witty, and somehow sexual.
At least, the way he was looking at Professor Sherry seemed sexual. Eye contact. "Strong" she wrote next to the word on her grading paper. Expression "Great" she jotted down. Sherry felt her eye contact falling toward his crotch and was finding herself staring at his khakis' bulge. Maybe it was just the lay of the fabric. Maybe it was his instrument of sexuality.
She wondered if any of the other students were staring as well. Surely some of the girls had to be impressed with him. Or maybe they were simply too young to understand why he was significant. Sherry understood. She adjusted herself in her seat and felt moisture within her wanting to spread. Her eyes closed trying to avoid the dirty thoughts.
As he finished up, he referred back to the AARP letter. "We must know how to treat other cultures -- if they speak different from us. If they look different from us. If they are older than us," he smirked. "Because those who speak differently, look different and those who are older than us all have something to teach each of us -- individually and as a nation."