It all started when Anna had insisted on taking Ellie out for drinks after work one Friday night. It's not like Ellie knew Anna all that well, but their schedules meant that they often ended up eating lunch together, and a lunchtime talk had gotten to be a bit of a routine for them. And then one day Ellie found herself telling Anna about the breakup of her marriage, moving into a small apartment in the city, and how she was feeling a bit down about it all. Anna just listened to it all, offering sympathetic noises at the right moments and occasionally patting Ellie's hand comfortingly. Ellie got a bit teary at one point, which made them both a bit late getting back from their break. Late that afternoon, the younger woman came up to Ellie's desk, leaned over her computer monitor, and informed her that "You and I are going out for drinks after work tonight. You need it. I'll meet you at the door at 5." Then she walked off without waiting for a reply.
Ellie's first instinct was to tell Anna she couldn't do that, but then she mentally shrugged her shoulders and thought "why the hell not?" It's not like she had anything in particular to go home to, right? And Anna was probably right. It wouldn't hurt to let her hair down for a change, go out with Anna, have a couple of glasses of wine and relax. She could resume her 'Stargate' marathon when she got home later.
That was how she found herself wedged into a corner table at a local pub that she'd never even noticed before, sipping wine while Anna tried to cheer her up. They made an odd pair, Ellie thought as she caught a glimpse of their reflections in the mirror behind the bar. Ellie was in her usual conservative office wear: plain black pants, sensible black shoes, plain white blouse. None of it did much to flatter her forty year old body, with the loose blouse effectively hiding her small breasts and the pants concealing the legs that Ellie secretly thought were her best feature. In the dim light of the pub she couldn't see the faint lines that marked her face, especially when she tilted her head forward to let her shoulder-length light brown hair swing forward.
Anna, in contrast, looked (and was) at least ten years younger, with long dark hair, striking blue eyes (much darker than Ellie's), and tastefully done makeup. Her version of office dress didn't have much in common with Ellie's either. She was wearing a tight black skirt that ended just above the knees, low heels, and a thin clingy scoop-neck wool sweater that seemed like it had been designed to show off Anna's ample breasts and cleavage - to the point where Ellie found it hard to avoid staring when Anna's animated conversation made her breasts jiggle and sway.
Helped along by the wine and Anna's coaxing, Ellie managed to relax and even have a good time. She was glad she hadn't turned down Anna's invitation, even if it had seemed a bit more like an order. She was surprised, though, when she found herself admitting that she hadn't had sex in months and that it was driving her a bit crazy. Leaning forward on her crossed arms on the table, eyes going back and forth between Anna's bright blue eyes and her deep cleavage, Ellie told her (in language she rarely used) "I could really use a good fuck. I haven't had a cock between my legs for too long, and my fingers just aren't doing the trick, you know?" And then she took an overlarge swallow of wine, to cover her shock at what she'd just said. They were on to their second or third bottle, she thought. She'd kind of lost track.
Anna reached out and took her hands. "I know what you mean, honey," she said. "But cheer up! I'm sure something good will come your way any day now!" She refilled Ellie's wine glass and smiled at her.
Ellie didn't really remember leaving the pub. She had a hazy recollection of leaning heavily on Anna as they went out and hailed a cab. But surely she hadn't actually ridden the whole way back to her apartment stretched across the back seat of the cab with her head on Anna's lap, had she? Lying there staring up blearily at Anna's big tits just above her face feeling the urge to reach up and suck on one of her big nipples while the younger woman stroked her hair and told her to relax while she took care of everything?
All she knew for sure was that she woke up the next morning in her own bed, feeling surprisingly not hung-over for the amount she'd drunk the night before. Someone - Anna, presumably - had taken off her shoes, pulled a blanket over her, and left a big glass of water and two aspirin on the bedside table. Ellie gratefully swallowed the pills and downed the water before she climbed out of bed.
In the small kitchen, she found a folded note and a long, narrow box lying on the table. The note read simply "Ellie - I hope you had a good time last night. You needed to relax! Give me a call if you feel like chatting anytime, and I'll see you at work on Monday. In the meantime, enjoy the gift - I couldn't resist, and I think you'll like it! Anna." There was a phone number at the bottom. That was nice of her, thought Ellie, and she had had a good time.