She was meeting him at the hotel at 3 p.m. She must hurry. Getting out of the car in the garage in which she discreetly parked her car, she began to pull her T Antony tote bags out of the car quickly. Once retrieved, she quickly bent down to look at herself using the car mirror on the driverâs side. Pushing her hair in place and blotting her lipstick with the swift move of a woman who is accustomed to doing this sort of quick grooming a thousand times. After looking in the mirror and touching up her lipstick, she quickly adjusted her stockings for those unseemly runs that mysteriously popped up when you least expected. Well, everything seemed to be in order. Smiling to herself, she walked down the ramp to the elevator and pushed the button that indicated down.
Killing time in the large upscale department store, gave him time to think. What the hell am I doing? He was in town visiting friends and had decided to give his wife a birthday surprise. A party, which would include family members and her closet dearest friends. He really did not need this extracurricular activity. He hadnât plan on seeing her again, yet his recollection of meeting her 43 years ago had not dimmed. She was still stunning. A tall regal black woman in her early 60âs, she had retained her sense of style and elegance with just a touch of mystery which he had always found beguiling. Their chance meeting occurred during a social function at the house of their friendâs son. He and his wife had been a guest at one of her best friendâs home a short distance from her sonâs estate. The dinner had been planned in advance and his wifeâs friends wanted them to meet their son and his fiancĂ©. Her husband was there as well. But he seems preoccupied with a lawsuit his firm was handling. Whatever the reason, both had seen the opportunity and slipped out unnoticed.
Earlier the next morning, she slipped a note into his shirt. âMeet me at the Rihga Hotel at 3pm today. His heart jump. Never in his life has he expected to be unfaithful to his wife who had been his rock of Gibraltar throughout their many years together. To betray her would sullied her honor, not to mentioned their wedding vows. Yet his deeply buried carnal instinct betrayed him. He could
not
refuse her request. Of all the women who had flirted with him throughout the years, she was the only one he really wanted to experience a secret sexual rendezvous with. As a matter of fact she was the
one
that got away. He had fallen deeply in love with her the first time they met. Just the thought of the few dates in their early years made him inwardly groan.
They met many years ago in Washington, D. C. He was a rookie cop and, she a teaching associate at the Howard University. While waiting at the stop light in front of the college, he looked out his front window and saw the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. And that hair. It was blowing in the wind. She looked like she was lost. When she saw he had stopped, she walks over to the window and said in that southern lilt, âGood evening, officer. Could you tell me what bus to take to get back across town? My friends told me this morning, but I lost the piece of paper I wrote the directions on. Looking into those warm brown eyes, he was mesmerized. âCertainly, he replied. He gave her the instructions and then asked if he could take her to her destination. She looked at him curiously and then said. âAlright, if itâs not out of your way. He replied that it was not. Thus the beginning of a new, but very short friendship.
He remembered their first date like it was yesterday. They went to the movies and then to dinner. Being a southern man, he was still getting used to the North and itsâ somewhat overbearing ways. But meeting her was like a breathe of fresh air. She had a wonderful way about herself. She knew a great many things, especially as it related to business and world affairs.
It was during their fifth date that she informed him that another woman had become smitten by him. He couldnât imagine whom. Between working full-time as a cop and his job at the liquor store, he didnât have much time for socializing. Plus, at this point, his mind, body and soul had been set on her. Their subsequent sensual petting sessions after their dates before he escorted her to her rooming house had always left both of them sexually frustrated. Then she dropped the bombshell one evening. She was not going to see him anymore. âWhy, he urgently asked?.â âYou and I come from different sides of the coin, and I think it best that we remain just friends. My business will ultimately drive a wedge between us. I really don't want our friendship frayed by my sense of obligation to my board members. Plus, another girl really likes you. Give her chance. Iâm really not your type. He looked at her. They say the windows of the soul are seen through a personâs eyes. And her brown eyes were the pools of her soul. âYou are a wonderful man, and I like you, but I am in love with someone else. This affair should we embark upon it, will be doomed. Why not get a fresh perspective with someone who would love you unconditionally? He nodded his head, but his heart was heavy. He knew there was someone else but was hoping that she would leave this other man. He decided not to push her. After all, what could he offer her on a rookie copâs pay?