Ben had always been a bit lazy -- more of a chill in front of the TV type than one to get out and go on adventures or play sports. This hadn't had an impact on his physique in his younger adult years.
He was neither skinny, nor fat, but rather something in the middle, and paired with his six-foot frame, and the luck of some boyish good looks, he had always been a respectably attractive man. It never caused him issues.
Looking at himself in the mirror now, he realized those days were behind him. His small potbelly and pudgy, yet thin arms were giving off a soft-dad vibe didn't leave him feeling very confident as he turned from the mirror. He told himself for what must've been at least the hundredth time that he'd hit the gym hard tomorrow, knowing full well that the success rate of these sudden attempts to manifest discipline was close to zero.
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He had met his girlfriend Laura a few years earlier when he was 26, whilst they were both working at a bar in the city called Heartbreaker. Ben recalled the day Laura had started behind the bar. He had done his best not to stare too much at his new colleague, though he couldn't help but be incredibly attracted to her.
Her outfit had been humble and fitting of the bar's vibe -- tight denim shorts and a white singlet, with black Doc boots -- but her tattoos and natural swagger gave off an air of untouchable cool. Ben had already placed her as being out of his league.
He admired her body when she wasn't looking. She was almost the same height as him with tanned skin, long toned legs, powerful looking thighs, and what looked like perky, full breasts underneath her tight white singlet. She had a classically pretty face with dark hair and features, full lips and a cheeky, knowing smile.
At one point on that first night, he had tried not to drool as Laura played with her hair whilst talking to him. He couldn't help but notice how toned and naturally strong her arms looked -- not like a bodybuilder or anything -- but contrasted with her beautiful face, they looked powerful, and it was disarming in the sexiest way. He had become utterly infatuated from that very first day.
Though Laura had a boyfriend, her and Ben had always casually flirted with each other over that first year. Laura had mostly just liked the attention but had also thought the way that Ben adored her was just so cute.
Ben spent hours listening to Laura complain about her boyfriend. She would talk about how he was a macho asshole, that he was selfish and didn't respect her, and that he wanted a wifey to do all the chores and be submissive, and that just wasn't her.
When they finally broke up and Laura needed a rebound, she had only really planned on it being a one-night stand.
Laura was a very sexual woman and had a vast array of partners over the years, both men and women. Though she had tended to lean towards dominant men in her first few years, she had realized that by far the most satisfaction she got was when she would dominate more submissive women.
She was almost a little embarrassed by this though, as she had never considered herself gay. On the spectrum of things, she had always been far more drawn to men romantically, and thus felt as though she was mostly straight. As a result, she tried to keep her dominant side a complete secret, often acting overly feminine to compensate.
Laura usually had reserved that dominant energy for when she'd play sport. Since pre-school she had loved soccer and basketball, and her competitiveness during games would often activate an authoritative mean streak that pushed her to beat faster or more skilled opponents.
One night at the end of the shift, Laura had made her mind up that she was going to fuck Ben. She decided there was no need to worry about subtlety, she didn't want him to misinterpret it for romance, she just wanted a good rebound and that was that.
Ben couldn't believe his luck when after taking the garbage round the back he returned to find Laura blocking the doorway back into the bar. She had a cheeky look on his face, and he thought to himself "is she giving me the eye?"
"Not gonna let me past?" Ben asked playfully.
"Not unless you do something for me first..." Laura replied grinning.
"What's that?"
And with that Laura took two steps towards him, grabbed his head and kissed him softly, slowly pressing her full lips against his, gradually ramping up the intensity as the kiss went on.
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The sex was not great on that first night, not terrible, but it had a touch of awkwardness to it as they figured each other out. Ben was gentle with her, and loving, but didn't seem overly confident and certainly didn't know how to press her buttons the way others had. Still, as a rebound fuck, it was nice.
