Steve is a very likable guy, and is the type of fellow that will give a hug to anyone and everyone. The first time I met him and his wife, they both seemed to take a liking to my entire family. My daughters both attended the same high school as their teenage son, my youngest being a year older than their son. I have told Madelyn she should try and get with Brenda and Steve’s son, since he is a handsome guy and very likable, like his dad. But Madelyn is my “wild child” and is more interested in flirting with the older guys, than someone her own age.
I have always had a secret crush on Steve but kept it to myself. He is a handsome, six foot four, well built middle-aged man with sterling features, and a very successful business executive. Like myself, Steve has a passion for photography, and while photography is my “bread and butter”, along with the creative designing of ladies’ leather accessories (key chains, bracelets, necklaces, and small purses), Steve’s passion for photography is more of a hobby than a business interest. Still, he is good at whatever he choose to do or dabble in.
I wanted to dabble in Steve, but never really had the guts. I was a single mother and remained focused on making my rent and paying my bills. Rent was past due and I was getting pretty desperate to come up with the money, so when I ran into Steve, walking though the downtown shops in the small bedroom community where we lived, I was totally oblivious to his charm and warm hug.
That night, lying in my bed, I felt pretty stupid for not being friendlier and not capitalizing on an opportunity to be more engaging. I sent Steve a back channel message on social media and apologized for not being my usual self earlier in the day. He responded back, to my surprise and glee, that he understood, but that I’d have to make it up to him over a coffee one day.
As I looked at his message, I wondered why a happily married man would offer to take a single mother like myself out for coffee. I dialed my sister to catch up on a few things, and used the call as a cover the casually mention I had run into Steve, since I knew my sister and Steve’s wife were very good friends. Janet knew I was always on the prowl, but she had no idea that I had a secret crush on Steve. Still, somehow, she always knew when I might be heading down the wrong path. So I asked about Brenda and how she was doing in her new business endeavor. Brenda and Jen had gone to school together, years before. Jen told me Brenda was very happy with her new business opportunities.
Nervously, I typed out a delayed response to Steve’s offer for coffee.
“Name the place and time,” I replied.
A few seconds later, Steve responded, “How about tomorrow? I can come by and pick you up or meet you somewhere. It will be good to catch up with you. It's been while.”
I couldn’t believe he actually responded. Horrible thoughts, insane fantasies, crept into my mind, and almost immediately, my female senses tingled. I had to catch myself and remember, this was the husband of my sister's best friend.
“You can come by my place,” I typed into the space bar, adding, “Anytime after 9”
Steve responded and said he’d be by about 9:30.
I stared at Steve's message and social media photo for the longest time. I found myself extremely excited and slipped my hand into the waist band of my panties. After a few moments of self-indulgence, I drifted off to sleep.
I woke up at 4:30AM and my lap top was still sitting on the bed beside me. I turned it off and drifted back to sleep. My alarm clock buzzed at 7:00 and I shot out of bed. I quickly slipped on my spandex and a spandex sports top and headed out the door for my usual morning run. Thirty minutes later, I was back in my tiny apartment and in the shower. Stepping out the shower, I caught a glimpse of my fat ass in the bathroom vanity. I was proud of the fact that I had managed to lose about twenty pounds, but I still had a ways to go.
Suddenly, I heard a knock at the door. I glanced at the alarm clock on my dresser. It read "9:00AM". Steve was early. I hated that!
I wrapped a towel around my body and cracked open my front door. I peered around the corner,
‘You’re early,” I remarked, seeing that it was indeed, Steve.
“I can come back,” Steve remarked. There was no way I was going to let him leave. I opened the door and apologized.
“I just got out of the shower,” I remarked as Steve stepped into my tiny apartment. Water droplets cascaded off of my wet hair and down my bare shoulders.
“Can you give me a few minutes?” I asked.
I could tell he was a bit embarrassed.
“Sure,” he responded, taking a seat on my couch.
I quickly darted into my bedroom and tossed the towel on to my unmade bed. I grabbed a hair brush and ran it through my hair to comb out the tangles.
I was nervous and excited, all at the same time. My tangled hair frustrated me. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
I looked up and Steve was standing in the doorway, just watching me. Instinctively, I grabbed a sheet from the bed.
“Steve!” I exclaimed as I tried to cover myself.
“I didn’t get my obligatory hug,” he remarked.
I was speechless.
“I... uh... I... uhm... I ...” The words just wouldn’t flow.
“I am naked!” I extolled.
“I see that,” he replied.
Again, I couldn’t find the right order for my words.
“I... uh... uhm... I...”
I took a deep breath and forcefully exhaled. I had to calm down. My womanly senses tingled. I found myself lost in evil thoughts that flooded my mind. I was standing naked in front of a guy I had long fantasized about.
Steve stepped into my dimly lit bedroom.
“Oh shit!” I thought to myself.