Stacey - Male, 30
Debbie - Female, 32
It was my usual seat at the front of the cafe. I liked being perched high on a stool by the window, reading the faces of passers-by; I imagined where they'd come from, where they might be going. Debbie set the hand-crafted ceramic mug in front of me. The grey-white seafoam glaze was smooth under my palms, barely giving away its hot contents. "Flat white for your good self!" she chirped. I gave her a cursory glance and a forced half-smile. Debbie had a round face with high cheekbones, dimples on either side of full lips and freckles across the bridge of her nose. Her blunt fringe sat below a messy bun of dark brown hair tied at the crown with a gogo.
I'd say she stood at no more than five-feet and four inches in her cork sandals. Her slim frame was draped in a gorgeous, daffofil-yellow dress. "Everything okay Stacey?" Debbie asked, in that same lyrical tone, a bit quieter this time. I could tell she was genuinely concerned. "Yeah, ah...um, no. It's nothing". I let out a short breathy laugh as she stood there beside me. I didn't want to admit that I hated my job, or that I still hadn't worked up the courage to ask her out. As a guy it was rare to find someone who didn't make a sly remark when I introduced myself to them. I mean, how many guys do you know with the name Stacey? It wasn't that I was ashamed of my name either. I actually loved it. I especially loved the way Debbie said it, how it rolled off her tongue and danced in the air between us.
"Okay, well, you know I'm always here to chat" she replied. The sing song quality had left her voice and I felt somewhat guilty for taking the wind out of her sails.
"Yeah I know. Thanks Debbie. Really appreciate it." She placed a hand on my forearm and rubbed her thumb up and down through the short, dark hairs on the surface.
Debbie's smile returned and she pivoted back to the counter. Her dress fanned out as she twirled past me, tied at the waist with a tan-brown statement belt. She wore a pair of Birkenstock Arizonas with white straps. It felt weird to admit, but she always had such well-maintained feet. I wonder if she had regular pedicures. Her toenails were a natural colour, perfectly contoured and just a tad glossy. The afternoon sun bounced off them as she sashayed between customers. The heels of her feet curved into smooth, tanned calves that disappeared under the hem of her the dress. The mystery of those shapes drove my crazy. I could tell she had incredible legs just by how they began at her feet, slightly bowed, full and slender. I couldn't figure out if it was a work choice or that she just loved long dresses, but now that I thought about it, I don't think I'd seen her in anything else.
Something else was bugging me now. When she turned to walk away I felt something solid run over my knee. Maybe it was just the fabric getting caught?
The sun-dappled oak that stretched its arm over the cafe began to fall asleep and the sound of the steam wand became less frequent. Debbie waved goodbye to the last customer, flicked the door closed with a flourish from her fingertips and turned to face me. She leant her right elbow against the door and said, "I'd let you stay here tonight but I'm not sure a line of wooden chairs would make an ideal bed." She'd put on this fake announcer voice, like a commentator for the NBA. I laughed, looking down at my unfinished coffee. "I'm so sorry Debbie, I completely lost track of time!" I threw my notebooks into my satchel and made a beeline for the door. "Ohhhhh no, you're not getting off that easily" she retorted, lowering the blinds. I could feel her earth-brown eyes piercing me, asking me to meet them. I mustered up the courage to look right at her. It was like looking at the sun, dazzling and overwhelming. She surveyed me with a kind smile, proud dimples creasing up at the edges of her mouth. She closed the gap between us with a short stride. I could feel the heat from her body radiating outward, wafting her natural scent into my nostrils. The vanilla sweat from her chest was intoxicating. The soles of her feet peeled from her sandals. She mocked an expression of shock at the sound, and repeatedly lifted her heels, "Wow, is that what I sound like all day? That's fucking wild" We stood there laughing at the peel-slap sound when suddenly, Debbie bounced up on her tiptoes and kissed me on the mouth. Blood rushed through my hot ears. I closed my eyes and let out a quivering sigh. Debbie's hands ran slowly up and down the dark fuzz of my forearms. "When are you gonna let me in Stace? You know I'm crazy about you."
There it was again. That strange jerking motion under her dress. This time though, the air con was off and the doors were shut.
Debbie clocked my distracted gaze and took a sharp step away from me, grabbing the fabric at her sides.
"Debbie, I'm sorry I just-"
"I caught you looking today you know. You did it like five times. At least, five times that I counted"
"I...yeah I did. I'm sorry it's just-"
She stepped closer again, pressing her palms flat against my chest.
"Heyyy. It's okay. I kinda like that you notice. I thought I was being pretty discreet...unlike you" She she looked down at my crotch and back up to my eyes.
I could feel my bulge pulsing underneath the fine black fabric of my pants. I didn't exactly have what you would call an average size-penis. Getting caught out was a frequent concern.
Her right hand made its way down my inner-thigh, tracing circles around my hardening cock with long, slender fingertips. Her fingernails flicked over my tip like a jolt of welcome electricity. I let out a forlorn moan.
"Oh I think he likes me" she teased.
She cupped my face with her hand and kissed me deeply. Hers was unlike any kiss I'd ever had before. I'd fantasised about this moment for so long and I was finally here, alone with her. Hot air poured from her nostrils across my upper lip. I heard a strange, soft hissing noise, the noise of fabric moving over bare skin. I opened my eyes briefly to look for the source of the sound. Just behind Debbie's head a long, milky pink rope hovered in the air. It was the same colour as the skin on her face. The tip dangled about half a foot below the curve towards the wall; its shape reminded me of a wooden walking cane. It hovered there with ease, coaxing the cotton fabric of the dress down to her buttocks. I felt a hot wave of adrenaline wash over my body as I closed my eyes and lost myself in her mouth.
After the most intense kiss, Debbie pulled away, licking her lips. "Well, now you know" she sighed, deliberately wagging the appendage back and forth behind her. She interlocked her fingers in mine and bit her bottom lip, rubbing her thumbs against mine. Her tail moved silently through the air past her head and grazed my face with its soft skin. I got lost in her eyes, overwhelmed by the sensation of her tail pulling my hair past my ears. Suddenly it fell back to her legs, "Hey...wanna see a trick?"
Now wasn't the time for hesitation.
"Uh, yeah! Sure."
With her hands by her sides Debbie took two steps back, closed her eyes and let out a slow breath as the dress rose up again from behind. Her tail slid up through the bun of her hair as long black locks fell about her shoulders. With a sharp flick, the gogo hit me square in the face. She giggled impishly, "oops! Sorry!"
Debbie held out her arms and her tail eased the straps from her shoulders. There was something so hot about the soft hiss of skin from her tail brushing down each arm, so gentle, so sensual.
She pursed her lips with her slender arms held above her head and said, "Are you gonna help me?"
I stepped forward cautiously, mesmerised by the movements of her exotic muscle, poised in mid air, flexing and straightening with such deliberate ease. Her tail bounced at the end, flicking to her back and then toward the wall in a kind of pulsing motion.
I bent down and grasped each handful of hem, lifting it high in the air above Debbie's head. She yanked the dress from my hands and chucked it on the floor behind her with an involuntary whine. There she was, standing in nothing but a white t-shirt and sandals. As she kicked them off her feet she looked down at herself and back to me, "Well, what do you expect? They don't exactly make underwear for people like me."