I felt oddly domestic as I circulated the meeting room of the local Council On Aging, a tray of cookies and brownies, balanced on the palm of my hand. I offered the tray to the attendees of the investment conference due to begin in just moments. Matt, my significant other, had been asked to donate his time for a short lecture on IRA and 401K investments for retirees. It was a community service he was providing, giving free advice to those who might fall victim to vulture scam artists that the receding economy had given birth to. With nothing better to do that evening, I had offered to attend as well, and I had quickly been ordered to assist with refreshments.
"If those cookies taste as good as you look, I'd like to try one." The gentleman stopped me his hand resting on my arm.
"Thanks!" I smiled at him. He was easily sixty, a full head of gray hair and a slightly round belly. He had broad shoulders that stretched the material of his sport coat. He took a cookie from the tray and chuckled.
"Steve." He said, as he bit into the cookie.
"Kelly." I replied, still taking him in.
He asked a few general questions about what I was doing there, noting that he'd never run into me at the Senior Center before. He told me he was there for the lecture series and that he was recently widowed, his wife had suffered a sudden stroke the summer before. I offered him my sympathies and squeezed his arm affectionately. He asked my age and occupation while he scanned the room, nodding often as other guests passed by us.
"I'm 23," I told him, "I'm a freelance writer."
I watched as Matt took his seat at the panel table on stage. The major portion of the event was devoted to questions from the attendees. All of the guest speakers were there to help guide anyone who might need their advice.
"Nice necklace, Kelly." He stared lasciviously at the pearl tear drop nestled in the small swell of cleavage that a red satin Victoria's Secret miracle bra provided.
"Nice belt." I toyed with him, this dirty old man was peaking my interest.
"Mm." He chewed off another bit of cookie, "Tell me, Kelly, do you taste as sweet as these cookies?"
My mouth formed a small "o" as my cheeks flamed. Steve was not kidding with me. I giggled at him and he let out a deep throaty chuckle. His eyes lit up at the prospect that I might be open to his lusty attention.