There comes a time in every girl's life when she has to make that decision – are you ready for that next step? Ready to become a woman?
This is not a decision to be taken lightly and if the answer is yes then some careful planning is called for. I mean, you don't want to find yourself being initiated by some loser, or have the choice taken out of your hands because you had one glass too many (or he did).
Having finally made the choice myself I then had to decide who I would select. Most of the guys I knew I could dismiss out of hand. Deadbeats with no ambition who would proceed to hang on like grim death. I wanted someone nicer, a little more sophisticated, genteel, with a respect for women.
I finally settled on Clive. He was a nice guy and I genuinely liked him. I could see a long term relationship developing with him. He was kind and not pushy, slightly shy even. I'd been out with him several times, basically to work related functions (his work), and he'd never been a handy sort of man. A gentle kiss at the end of the night was all he expected.
Now it just so happened that I had a babysitting job on Saturday afternoon just up the street from Clive's place. After the sitting job was finished what would be more natural than for me to drop in and see a friend? A little chat and a little cleavage to get him in the right mood and we'd see what developed.
The trouble was what to wear. Tony, the guy who had hired me, didn't have any kids of his own. He was, however, looking after two small boys and had promised them they could have a small party on Saturday, as that was the day their parents were picking them up. Not being a complete idiot, Tony had then hired me to run the party and help look after the various children that turned up.
Party and children were the source of my current problem. What I would wear to the party and what I would wear to the place where I might be reluctantly seduced afterwards were two different things. The top was no problem. Just wear a frilly blouse with a lacy bra. A button or two would make the difference between demure babysitter and potential lover.
The bottom half on the other hand. . . To visit Clive I had wanted to wear a short flirty skirt with naughty panties underneath. A bit of cleavage and a short skirt showing of a pair of excellent legs would tempt Clive to run his hands along those legs and under the skirt and then nature could take its course. To wear the same items to a kid's party was inviting disaster. I was damn sure that at some stage of the party I'd be crawling around on the floor and I had no intention of showing off my bottom and naughty panties to all and sundry, be they kids or any adults in attendance.
My solution was quite simple. A flirty skirt and naughty knickers but include a pair of yoga pants. After the party the yoga pants would finish up in my purse and I'd be appropriately dressed for my date with Clive. And you never know, the yoga pants might come in handy after the seduction.
The party went much as I expected. Laughter and tears. More laughter than tears so you can say it was a success. I had to hang on to the bitter end, when the boy's parents turning up to relieve Tony of his charges before the party ended. That sort of indicated the party was over and shortly after that the crowd of little imps had been dispersed to their various homes and Tony and I were alone.
I excused myself to go and use the bathroom to tidy up before leaving while Tony went to get my pay. I tidied my hair, refreshed my makeup, undid another button on my blouse, then another one, and whipped off the yoga pants and stuffed them in my bag.
I strolled back out and found Tony. He handed me my wages and I was stuffing them in my bag when he really looked at me and gave a low whistle.
"Very nice," he said. "Who's the lucky guy?"
"I don't know what you mean," I replied, blushing slightly.
"Yes, you do," Tony contradicted. "A woman doesn't dress up like that without a guy in mind. Are you old enough for what you're inviting?"
"Now I really don't know what you're getting at," I said, flaring up. How dare he make such a crude assumption? "I'm eighteen, anyway. Quite old enough to know what I'm doing."
"Somehow I doubt that," he said in a sardonic voice. "You still haven't answered the question. Who's the lucky guy?"
I shrugged. "I thought that since I'm in the neighbourhood I'd stop by and see Clive. He lives a few doors up."
For some reason Tony seemed to find this wildly humorous.
"Clive? You mean Clive Anderson, two doors up?"
I nodded.
"I bet he doesn't know you're coming, does he?" he said, with a great big smirk on his face.
"It's a spur of the moment thing," I admitted. "Seeing I'm here sitting for you it just seems natural that I should drop in and see him now that I've finished. It might seem rude not to, since I'm in the neighbourhood."
"So you thought you might give him a surprise," Tony said, still grinning like a demented monkey. "Or in his case, a horrible shock. Too bad I'll have to miss seeing it."
"What the hell do you mean a horrible shock?" I demanded. "What's wrong with me?"
"As far as I'm concerned, nothing. Where Clive is concerned you might just be not quite to his taste."
"I don't see how you can say that. I've been on several dates with him and we've always got on fine."
"Maybe, but I'll bet they were all to work functions where he'd feel uncomfortable taking his boyfriend. Not that it matters, because Clive and Jesse have gone fishing for the weekend. At least, that's what they say they'll be doing."
I deflated.
"You mean he's not home?"
Tony sadly shook his head. Then the rest of what he said caught up with me.
"Boyfriend?" I shrieked.
That swine didn't even try to keep a straight face.
"You've been out with him several time and never guessed the man was as queer as a three dollar bill? He openly admits he's gay, just not at work. Or to you, apparently. Didn't the fact that he's been out with you several times and didn't try to drag you into the nearest bed give you a clue?"
"I thought he was being very gentlemanly and not pushing any further than I might be prepared to go," I rather lamely said. No wonder he'd always been so considerate and not gone the grope.
"I take it you'd decided the time was ripe to seduce him?" asked Tony, smiling. He could afford to smile. He wasn't being let down so badly. He could have fun at my expense.
"Seduce him? Certainly not," I exclaimed. "A nice girl doesn't go around seducing people. I find it rather insulting that you would suggest I would."
'Oh. Sorry," he said, not sounding at all sorry. "Ah, may I take it that you wouldn't have been too adverse if he'd tried his hand at seducing you?"
"That," I said loftily, "would have been his decision. I would have been at liberty to accept or reject his advances."
"Uh-huh," he said, running his eyes over me again, his eyes seeming to linger at my cleavage and my legs. "I get where you're coming from."
We were standing in the front room at the time and there was a big fat lounge-chair just behind Tony. Somewhat to my surprise he took hold of my arm, sat on the chair, and then pulled me down onto his lap.
I had time to yell, "What are you doing?" and then he was kissing me.
He could kiss quite well, too, I have to admit. I found myself kissing him back, little thrills running down my spine. Then common sense reasserted itself and I jerked my head away.
"You stop that. Just what are you trying to pull?"