Chapter 01
Lust in the Afternoon
This series is about a friend of mine and her sensual awakening, This led in later chapters to her embracing the lifestyle of sharing intimacy with friends and casual lovers. Please feel free to comment and offer suggestions as this is my first offering to the group. Thank you to my editors who helped me prepare these stories.
Five pm on a sunny afternoon in Rangers Head. Returning from a day's shopping on the Gold Coast, Anne drew her shiny white Audi to the parking lot at the rear of Opra Bistro. The boot was laden with new treasures and bargains with many fine clothes and shoes.
To toast her good fortune, Anne intended to have celebratory Mojito before driving up the hill towards home. She strode to the covered walkway leading to her favourite bar; her hips swaying in the tight, black silk slacks which clung to her curvy behind. Her cream, crepe blouse was open two buttons at the neck, exposing the curve of her soft luscious breasts. A lacy edge of her bra framing the swelling globes.
She approached the bar, climbed on to a bar stool and looked around. At that time of the afternoon there were few patrons. One man caught her attention however. He was standing a few feet up the bar, nursing what appeared to be a Scotch and ice.
As he leaned forward, both elbows on the bar, a smile was playing on his lips. Her imagination engaged; she wondered what a man drinking alone would be smiling at. Intrigued, she allowed her gaze to linger as she ran her eyes down his form. Tall, wavy brown hair, deep set blue eyes and a firm jaw. Her gaze dropped lower to the white polo shirt and then to the tan slacks that ended above a pair of brown loafers. The arms below the short sleeved shirt were tanned and covered with a soft bleached down.
At that moment, Grace, the waitress greeted Anne and asked for her order
"Mojito please Grace. Just the way I like, with a little brown sugar to highlight the rum."
Grace turned away to make the drink,
The man's head snapped up. "Grace, is that the way you always make a Mojito?"
Grace turned and smiled "No it is a special for Anne, she likes it just that way."
He turned and appraised Anne and, with one eyebrow raised said, "May I pay for this drink."
Grace looked up from filling the mortar with mint leaves and ice to say, "Allow me to introduce John Devenish, he is a part owner of the Bistro. John meet Anne, one of our favourite customers."
Anne smiled and gazed into those deep blue eyes; her heart gave a little flutter, he was really handsome.
"How come I haven't met you before? I call here a couple of times a week."
"I moved up here from Sydney and just settled on a unit today. But, you will be seeing more of me, as I take a more hands on role in the business." He said. His smile widening as his gaze took in the curves of Anne's waist and hips as she swivelled on her stool to face him.
Anne picked up her freshly made drink and they chinked glasses. "Welcome to Rangers Head," she said, "I'm pleased the town is getting some new blood and I hope you enjoy your life here. Where did you buy?"
"A Studio apartment on the beach front, close to work and big enough for one" he said.
This definitely was interesting, new blood at her favourite bar and by the look of it, single. She started to feel a little squirmy, quietly rubbing her thighs together to stop her labia from fluttering. Anne felt her vagina give a little squeeze as a fantasy of her with this new man flashed across her mind. 'Slowly, slowly,' she said to herself. 'Don't get too far ahead. You are attached but, Dan has been away for a week and a girl deserved a little flirt now and again, what's the harm?'
John moved closer, stood beside her and proceeded to tell her of his life in Sydney as a hospitality manager for a large hotel chain and his yearning for a break and a quieter life after 20 years in the business.
They slowly sipped their drinks, lost in conversation. When she looked at the wall clock she noticed an hour had passed. She started to make her excuses, thanked John and was ready to head home.
"Not a bit of it," said John, "I insist you have an early dinner with me. We are testing a new menu and I would like us to sample some of the dishes."
'What the heck,' thought Anne to herself, 'I would only be going home to leftovers and a cold bed; why not?.' "Yes John, I would love to try some of the new dishes," She responded.