I'm a people watcher, always have been. I love to imagine what they are like based on their appearance and dress, especially women. Any woman, all ages, sizes, and colors.
And so, upon seeing Ava time and again, I had a whole scenario built around her. I didn't know her name at the time, but couldn't have found a better one.
I first saw her in the neighborhood pub, having dinner with my neighbor, Nancy. Ava was tall, about 5'10, with white hair cropped short, not quite man-ish. Instead of greying, she turned white, and wisely chose not to color it: the hair seemed to be illuminated, it was so white. She also wore black, exclusively, the first day, black jeans and collared blouse. Her skin was ivory, and smooth, a handsome face, not cute, but attractive, and the ice-blue eyes seemed to draw me.
I sat having a beer, and Ava caught me looking, and commented to Nancy, who recognized me and waved. I waved back, happy that Nancy would convince her I was looking at her, not Ava. But Ava met my look and those eyes seemed to lock me in a frozen state.
A little background. I'm 27, 6 foot, 180, dark hair and full beard, single, and permanently horny. Ava was Nancy's age, about 55, and was either amused or annoyed at my stares.
Being dressed in black, with the white shock of hair, I imagined Ava to be comfortable in whips and leather, taking a mousy little bald guy her age, and controlling him.
Each week, they would stop in, Ava always in black, our eyes always meeting, and after the hello to Nancy, I began saying hello to Ava, but never got a response. Was I a little gnat she wanted to just go away? I couldn't tell.
Finally, a Friday came, and they weren't there. I had wild thoughts of Nancy being forced to perform all sorts of acts on Ava, and was instantly hard. Nancy was no great fox, but the thought excited me.
None of my cohorts were around, and I watched some game on the Tube. A deep rich voice said from behind, "Can I have a Vodka Tonic, lime?"
I turned to find Ava standing there. "Oh, hi, you wanna get in here?"
She smiled, which was a great smile, white teeth, shining. "No, thanks, I've got room."
When the drink came, I said the Bobby, "Take that with me, Bob, thanks."
She said, "I can pay for my own."
"I'm sure you can, but you're a friend of Nancy's so I thought I'd buy. Where is she, by the way?"
She stared for a second. I thought she may refuse the drink, but instead said, "Under the weather. I thought I'd stop in anyway, maybe I'd see a familiar face."
"I'm familiar, right?" "I know you're Nancy's neighbor, but that's it."
I acted hurt. "She didn't say Best Neighbor, or Handsomest Neighbor?"
I thought she would smile, but thought better of it, keeping the image of sternness. "Just that you're harmless."
She's trying to break my balls, mentally, I thought. "Harmless? Wow! That sounds really weak! I'm Harry, nice to meet you," reaching out my hand.
She stared at my hand, then reluctantly took it. "I'm Ava. Thank you for the drink, but it wasn't necessary," still trying to establish dominance.
A side-bar: Although the fantasy of her dominating someone in just black leather and a whip was super-hot, I could never allow myself to be dominated. Not my style. I just think women look sexy in black leather.
"You're welcome," playfully going back at her, "And now that we're old friends, I hope you'll stop by more frequently, when you're having dinner, you and Nancy. Or alone!"
Those blue eyes dug in deeply to mine and she replied, "My Dear Harry, although you seem quite amusing, I prefer men closer to my age."`