Sandy's new life was on hold while she waited for her new home to be completed. Life really wasn't that bad living temporarily down by the sea, now that the sun had finally arrived. She tossed her head back, allowing her long blonde hair to fall out of her eyes as she moved her hand up to shield her eyes from the sun. She squinted down the street to spy her target for the day - an Internet Café across the street. Sandy quickly checked for traffic before stepping down from the curb and heading for the coffee house.
She had used the establishment a couple of times before and while she missed the privacy of internet access from home, it did enable her to keep in touch.
Sandy opened the door to the café and walked in. Looking around she spotted one terminal off to a private corner and thought,
'Privacy, just what I need - that will do just fine.'
She hurried off to the counter to order a cup of tea. She waited briefly before the tea arrived, anxiously watching her preferred spot in the corner. She paid and quickly made her way to the terminal.
Placing her tea on the table, she dropped her purse to the floor, and sat down. A frown crossed her face as she looked down at the terminal.
'These damn things are expensive!'
She thought to herself, but today she was going to treat herself. She deserved it.
Reaching down into her purse, she found her wallet and pulled out a credit card. Slipping it into the machine the screen blinked on, and started asking her personal information only to make sure the machine would be paid. She murmured to herself as she answered each question and then the monitor came to life. She was connected!
She looked up from the display, turning her head and surveying the room to see if anyone was paying attention to her. The few in the room were staring methodically at their own screens and Sandy's gaze fell back to the monitor before her. Already her fingers were quickly keying in the URL address of her email site; once there, she logged into her mail account.
There were six unread emails waiting for her.
'It was worth coming to the café,'
she whispered to herself. She spotted one email that caught her attention. Clicking on it, the file opened. It had a subject line of:
Yes, I am Still Writing.
She sat back in her chair and started to read the message. As she read a smile began to grow. It was another crazy message from Rusty...
Hi Sandy,
Welcome back on line! Hope your life away from home is going well. You had asked in your last email whether or not I was still writing. I am, but it was coming slowly. I started two new stories but didn't like the way they were going, so I filed them away for now...
Sandy had established that she was dealing with an older man. Rusty's stories had tickled her imagination, especially the
Charity Event.
Sandy had immersed herself into that story as Rusty's editor before it was published. It was well received by the Literotica community. She was convinced Rusty had a devilish mind. But he rushed his stories like younger men rushed their act of love. She needed to slow him down and teach him how to generate some emotion in his writing. He was learning and that pleased her knowing that she was directing him.
...
I'll be flying over to the UK in two weeks on business and I was wondering if we could meet for dinner. I would like to meet the woman who has been my internet editor
...
Sandy was curious about this man now that she has edited three of his stories. She had gotten to see a little of his inter-thoughts and this intrigued her. Rusty appeared to be a man who loved women and loved to put his women on a pedestal. She had experienced that first hand with some of his feedback. She wouldn't mind being spoiled for a short while, even if it were only over dinner.
...
I will be at
The Howard
in London for the weekend and would love to meet you over dinner say Sunday evening around eight
...
Sandy knew that was a Five Star hotel near the Thames. Why not, this would be his treat. He had written that this was his way of paying her back for all the free editing he had received from her. She didn't need the payback, but she did wonder about this person that appeared to spoil the women in his life.
Sandy replied to his email... "Yes, I would love to join you Sunday evening. I'll look for you in the lobby around eight. I will be wearing a long black skirt and while blouse. See if can find me."
Rusty liked challenges and she knew this would keep him guessing until that evening.
*** *** *** ***
Two weeks and a number of emails later, Rusty was on a Friday evening flight leaving New York. He arrived in London early Saturday morning. He needed Saturday and the next day to let the jet lag catch up with his biological clock. By Sunday evening, his body felt more in sink with local time. He was also very excited about meeting his editor. Through their emails he had learned that she was a younger woman who knew what she liked and clearly understood what men liked.
Sandy had checked herself into her hotel early Sunday on the South side of London. She needed the time to prep herself for a Five Star hotel. She was going to enjoy this evening no matter what happened.
Sandy entered the taxi at half pass the hour and arrived at
The Howard
just before eight. She paid the cabbie, slid out of the car, stepped to the pavement, and straightened her skirt. She wiggled her shoulders to make sure her blouse was perfectly in place. She looked at her reflection in the taxi's window and ran her fingers over her hair to make sure she was looking her best. After taking a purposeful breath, she turned and walked toward the entrance.
The doorman was quick to open the glass door as she arrived. His eyes ran up-and-down her body as a smile appeared on his face. "Good evening Miss, may I be of assistance?"
Sandy smiled. She knew she had dressed correctly. The reaction of the doorman was exactly what she was hoping for. "I'm meeting someone in the lobby - is that it through there?"
"Yes, Miss, straight through, you are quite right."
Sandy smiled, stepped through the door, and walked to the left side of the lobby to quietly observe.
Rusty had already arrived and having scanned those present, concluded Sandy had not reached the lobby ahead of him. From a carefully chosen seat at the window, Rusty maintained a silent vigil, studying each female that arrived at the front of the hotel. He watched a blonde alight from a taxi, she was wearing the colours described in her email so she was worthy of his attention. Something about her aroused his interest as he watched her pause to talk with the doorman before heading on into the lobby.
He stood and walked toward the front door, moving in on her from behind. As he approached, he noted her perfume and gently called her name, "Sandy?"
Sandy turned to find an older man holding a rose. He was taller than her, dressed nicely in an expensive looking suite. Extending the rose toward her, a warm friendly smile broke across his face. She smiled back at him and accepted the rose.
He was not the kind of man that generally would catch her attention in a crowd, but when she looked into those blue eyes and saw something very devilish, her smile came naturally. She liked what she saw.
"Rusty?" She replied.
"Yes, so very nice to meet you after all those emails." His hand lingered, capturing hers briefly before he relinquished the rose.
Sandy took the rose, and moved the red pedestals to her lips. She took in a breath and enjoyed the aroma. A smile appeared as she moved the rose away. "Thank you. The rose was very sweet."
"Are you hungry?"
"Yes, famished."
"I have reservations for eight sharp, so let's go in for dinner." He held out his arm and she took it. Rusty led the way to the restaurant. Giving his name, the maître d' took them directly to their table off to the right, away from the busy part of the restaurant.
Since Sandy was more familiar with any local specialties Rusty asked her to order. Sandy browsed the menu while Rusty settled down to study the wine list. She liked wine and was pleased when he ordered a very expensive bottle of California red wine.