Anne had worked in the Royal Hotel in Inverness for two years, since she was fifteen. She had left school and was now eighteen. She worked as a chambermaid and she noticed a guest who had been there a few days.
He was an Englishman and Anne had sneaked a look at the register, to find what his name was.
He was Roger Smart, he was 37 years old and he came from Leeds.
He was slim built and although, he had premature silver hair, he still looked young. Anne was cleaning his room one Saturday morning when he came into the room.
Would you like me to finish off now, or shall I come back, said Anne?
Thatβs O.K. he said you can finish the room off.
As she cleaned, he watched her.
What is there to do in Inverness on a Saturday night, he asked Anne?
Not much, replied Anne.
βWhere do you and your boyfriend goβ he asked?
I donβt have a boyfriend just now, replied Anne. But my friends and I, usually go to the dancing she said.
Whereβs that, he asked? It's at Strathpeffer, said Anne.
The bus leaves, at seven from outside the post office she said.
So, he said, you'll be dancing tonight.
No actually, said Anne, my friend is going to a wedding, so I might not go to the dancing tonight, she said.
Would you like to join me for a drink, he asked?
Anne, didn't know, what to say. She said that she wasn't sure if she would go to the dancing or not, she didn't yet know, what she would be doing tonight.
Why not come for a couple of drinks with me, he said. I've got a car, and I can drop you at the dancing later.
Anne couldn't see a way out of this, so she said she would meet him, for a drink, but not in the High St.
They made arrangements, and he would pick her up, at the bridge, at seven o'clock.
As he approached the bridge, he saw her standing by the side of the road.
She was wearing, a suede bomber jacket, with a sheepskin collar and a brown midi-skirt and tie-front boots, with a yellow skinny-ribbed polo neck jumper.
She quickly got into the car, and as they drove off, he asked her for directions.
Anne told him, they were going to the pub, at the top of the Struie.
She wanted to take him there, as she didn't drink in Inverness, other than in the Royal or the Ness, because everyone knew her, and she didn't want to take him there.
When they got to the Struie, he asked her what she would like to drink, she asked for a vodka, and lime. He got her, her drink, and a pint of lager shandy for himself. They chatted, about Inverness, and Leeds, he asked her about herself and her boyfriends,
Anne hadn't had, a regular boyfriend, she had a few quick, kisses outside the dancing, and once let a guy put his hand on her tit, but that was the extent of her experience with men. So she told him that she had just broken up with a guy from Dingwall, and that was why she didn't want to go to the dancing.
He lied, and told her he didn't have a girlfriend.
He actually had a wife, and kid.
When he asked Anne what age, she was, she said she was Eighteen, and that was the reason, she couldn't drink in Inverness. He also lied about his age, he told Anne he was 29, and hoped she didn't mind being out, with a man, a little older than herself. He got up, and bought another drink for them. This time, he got himself a tomato juice.
Don't you drink, said Anne? Yes, it's just that I don't want to drink and drive, as I'm not sure of the roads around here. Iβm sorry said Anne, it's thoughtless of me dragging you all the way up here, when you can't take a drink.
That's O.K., he said. Ill get a drink after I've dropped you at the dancing.
I'm not going to the dancing, said Anne.
Well why don't we go back to the Royal for a drink then, asked Roger.
But they won't serve me, until I'm 21, said Anne, not wanting him to know that she had half pints of lager and blackcurrant, when she worked late.
Roger said, if you don't mind, we could go to my room for a drink.
As they drove into the Royal car park, Anne sneaked in the side door with the keys to Roger's room. He went into the bar, ordered a pint of lager and asked for a bottle of vodka, a bottle of lime and a couple of cans of lager.
He got a tray, and asked if it was O.K. to take them to his room. When he got to the room, Anne was sitting on a chair still wearing her jacket.
Take your jacket off, he said.
As she hung her jacket up, he looked her up and down.
She had a tiny waist, which accentuated her full hips, and chest. Anne was 5β4ββ and 36-20-36.
He poured them a drink, and Anne sat on a chair, while he sat on the bed.
As Anne sat there, her Midi-skirt which was unbuttoned to just above the knee, fell open and he could see her ample thighs.
It was only nine o'clock, and Anne had told her parents, she was going to the dancing, so they wouldn't expect her home, until two.
They chatted, he told her funny stories and some dirty ones, which Anne didn't really understand.
When Anne got up from the seat, to go to the toilet she stumbled, and he jumped from the bed, to catch her.
As he held her in his arms, he moved closer to her and kissed her, full on the lips.
Anne let him kiss her but when his tongue went into her mouth, she broke away saying she really had to go to the toilet.
When she came out he was sitting back on the bed, with his back against the headboard.
Why don't you take your boots off, and sit beside me, he said?
Anne said she was fine on the chair.
But after a little bit of egging on, she took off her boots and sat back beside him, on the bed.
They kept on talking and he took her hand in his, held it to his lips and kissed it.
This was the first time anyone had kissed her hand and Anne felt very flattered. So she didn't mind when he leant across, and kissed her.
This time his tongue came back into her mouth, and she felt it mingling with her own. Anne was starting to enjoy, French kissing.
When he rolled them both over and he was lying on top of her, kissing her, she felt his hardness against her.
She knew what it was, because she had felt it before with boys at the dancing.
Roger moved, and in doing so he ended up with his hardness, right between her legs.
Anne jumped up, blushing.
I'm sorry, he said, don't you like that.
Anne was still blushing.
I get it he said. You're a virgin, aren't you.
Anne went to get off the bed. But he took her hand in his.
Iβm sorry he said, I didn't realise, please forgive me.
Its not your fault said Anne, it's just that no one's really tried before and I don't know what to do.
Surely you must he said.