Helen's friend had asked her to come out to the pub to meet some guy. He was her current lover's mate who was just in town for the night. Could she just come out to make things even?
Not much of a pub goer, but happy to help her friend, Helen agreed to be picked up at 7:30pm. When the phone rang at six she hadn't even started getting ready.
There would be a change of plan. Mark, the mate, was collecting her in fifteen minutes as they now had a booking for dinner at 6:30!
Wow! Thanks for the notice! Five minutes in the shower and five more for makeup. Time was ticking.
She was just slipping into her dress as the doorbell rang.
That was when the zip decided to stick! Helen tried and tried but couldn't get it to budge.
The doorbell rang again. Now she had no choice but to answer it with the dress gaping all the way down the back. Flushed with embarrassment, and nerves, she opened the door to be met by the most captivating man she had laid eyes on.
He was just over six foot, with fair skin, piercing blue eyes that creased in the corners as he smiled, and the sexiest voice she had ever heard. As he offered his hand in greeting she forgot the dress, and was reaching out her hand when her shoulder strap began to slip down her arm. Snatching her hand back, she managed to stop the dress from falling off, leading to her reluctantly explaining to Mark about her zip. Watching her closely, with a look she couldn't read, he asked if he could try to fix it.
Turning, she realised the whole of her back was exposed to this sexy stranger; whatever must he think? It was like electricity passing through her when his fingers brushed her skin.
Easily he got the zip to work, but appeared to be taking his time sliding it up against her tingling spine. When the dress was fastened correctly, he put his hands on her shoulders and pulled her closer before leaving a lingering kiss on her neck.
"Thats the most pleasant welcome I have ever received, thank you!" Mark chuckled.
Helen was now completely flustered and falling under his spell as she let herself be led out to the waiting taxi. As he closed the cab's door Mark explained, plausibly, another change of plan! Their friends would no longer be joining them as something had cropped up, hence the change to the dining arrangements.
"So sorry for the short notice, it was the only booking I could get." Then after the shortest of pauses, "Did I mentioned how incredible you look? That dress is fantastic!"
Before Helen had time to respond once her blush had subsided, Mark announced they had arrived at the restaurant.
It was a small Italian restaurant with candles flickering on each table; they were led to a secluded corner, and left alone. As she looked across at him, she found he was already gazing at her with a look that gave her goosebumps.
"Mind if I move my chair closer? Easier for talking; I want to know as much about you as I can," Mark said.
When he was re-settled, their chairs were so close that their legs were touching. Conversation flowed easily as the delicious food just seemed to disappear from their plates, and throughout it all Mark's touch was constant. His thigh against hers, his hand touching her arm, his eyes on hers.
Sometime during the meal, the conversation turned from friendly to flirty, and then, downright seductive.
Mark's hand moved to her knee as he turned further towards her, trailing his fingers down her cheek. Looking intently into her eyes, he leaned in close as their mouths touched. Her breathing stopped as his lips sensually caressed hers, but too soon it was over. The twinkle in his eyes showed it was just a tease.
They shared a dessert and several kisses, each one lingering longer than the previous, until his tongue was tasting hers and the back of his hand was brushing her breast.
His fingers were sliding up the inside of her thigh, when a discreet cough from the waiter brought them back to reality.
Forgoing the coffee and paying the bill, they hurried outside hand in hand. Mark pulled her around a corner to an unlit spot and pinned her against a wall. His hands roamed over her as he kissed her with increasing passion; all logical thoughts had gone.
Mark stooped a little, grinding his hardened crotch against hers. Her heart spoke to her, 'Oh god, it feels good, ' but her conscience responded, 'you're still in the car park for anyone to see!'
"Mark, we need to go," Helen finally managed to whisper.
Dragging his lips from her skin, Mark had a dazed look before realisation dawned, and he eased himself away. He paused for a second, walked into the rays of street light, then hailed a passing taxi.
Raw nerves tingling, she collapsed into the taxi seat trying to make sense of the situation. Here she was with an almost complete stranger and all she wanted was to to feel his touch all over her; how could that be?
She wasn't normally the type to give into her feelings so easily, but this man had rendered her senseless from the first touch.
When the taxi stopped outside a club, she was a little surprised.
"I don't want this evening to end just yet," Mark explained as he led her into the crowded room. "Lets have a drink and a dance first."
Helen didn't protest.
They managed to get seats right at the end of the bar against the wall, and as she sat down her dress rose up; Mark was watching. He reached out and pulled her stool closer, so close that his knees were either side of her right leg. They continued chatting and drinking as she learnt more about his family, the company he worked for, and the fact that he actually came through Helen's town fairly regularly.
Kissing her again, she felt him shift even closer so that his left knee was in her crotch. While one hand held her head close, his other hand pulled the small of her back closer still. Then she felt him grinding his knee into her - oooh, that felt good!
She realized her arousal had been growing quickly ever since he zipped her dress earlier that evening.
Mark groaned as he pulled his lips from hers and said, "Lets dance."
Oh no! Was that a damp spot on his knee? She knew she was turned on, but was ridiculous to think that she could have caused that!
On the crowded dance floor, he held her closely.