“No… no…no” I whispered. My damn eyes were opening.
“Un-fucking-believable, the dreaded unfulfilled sex dream strikes again! Aw hell!” I held my eyes shut tight and I remained perfectly still with the hope that the cobra would strike and my paused dream would resume play.
“Sleep, oh please, please, please just go back to sleep,” I prayed and I began to drift.
…And then the less than subtle, “Womp… womp… womp… womp” of that damn Classic Alarm tone startled the shit out of me! Alas, I had to move now because there was a fire truck in my bed with no one staffing the damn fire hose.
“Shit!” The crotch of my panties felt like I’d been grinding all night and was on the verge of a cum. Unfortunately, I was nowhere near an orgasm. I located the fire truck and I swiped the iPhone screen to shush the noise. I rolled out of my comfortable warm sleeping space, grabbed my pink fleece robe, snatched my iPhone, and made my way to the caffeine.
The path to the kitchen was a chilly walk on hardwood that made me wish I’d slid my feet into my snuggly sheepskin slippers. I needed caffeine, a lot of caffeine to get anything done worth doing today. Flights, meetings, and hotels and then more flights, meetings, and hotels had me tremendously exhausted. But, I had to keep moving forward.
I opened the cabinet to discover that I had a few choices: French roast, Blonde roast... An Italian dark roast would do it. I grabbed the coffee grinder, added a few scoops of fresh beans, and pressed the button. When I opened the grinder, the scent of rich fresh ground cocoa goodness wafted up my nostrils. Relief for my looming caffeine headache and consolation for my disturbing horniness was just moments away. I quickly got the coffee maker started.
I tiptoed over to the sofa table and sifted through the small mountain of last week’s mail that amounted to five days’ worth of trash. I took a few steps forward, and I let my bare toes sink deep into my fuzzy area rug. I lingered there for just a moment.
A personal day of self-love would be perfect: Lush Stories, some cyber, and my long thick dildo… chilled. I’d light a fire in the fireplace and rub on my cookie all day. I digressed for a bit. I shook off my frozen fantasy. Hmm. As I deposited my junk mail in file thirteen (the kitchen trash can), my phone rang. It was Tony, my coworker.
“Good morning, Tony,” I sang as my eyes rolled in the back of my head. He was good-looking although quite annoying.
“Hey, how are you doing Tahari”, Tony inquired, “You ready to go?”
“I’m still packing. I got in late last night and I just finished unpacking. This turn around hasn’t been a party you know.” I’d just come from a five-day company meeting in New Orleans. My flight got into Atlanta late last night and our flight to Chicago was leaving in five…oh shit, three hours.
“Chop-chop Miss Lady time is ticking. You know your local forecaster is calling for sleet and snow in the ATL this morning, right? Do you want me to swing by and get you, are you driving, or are you taking a car service? Give me your address. I’ll come and get you, okay?” Tony rambled with bothersome anticipation.
Hmm, I was definitely not driving and I’ll be damned if I was gonna reveal the directions to my house to that office flirt. Tony’s been trying to get on board for a while now, and he has quite the reputation at work. The last thing I needed was ole boy stalking my home. “Car service…I’m taking a car service. I’ll meet you at the gate Tony. Okay?”
“You want a triple grande soy caramel macchiato no foam, right?” Tony asked while playing the role of my personal barista. He seemed exceptionally pleased with his memory of my drink preferences.
“Yes, thank you colleague,” I answered.
“You’re welcome, Tahari. See you at the gate,” and he ended the call.
I poured my first cup of coffee, added caramel syrup and vanilla soymilk, took a lengthy sip, and called the car service. The man on the other end of the call let me know that he wouldn’t have anyone available to pick me up until two in the afternoon. Our flight left at noon. I thanked him and released the call.
At that moment, my mind entered the boxing ring with my fingers. I needed to make a decision whether to give Tony my address or not. Do I dial him or not? So, I played out the scenario of driving myself to the airport.
Let’s see…I’m already late and it’s snowing. I enter the long-term parking lot but I can’t find a parking space in long-term parking lot. So, I have double back in two miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic to park in the short-term lot, which will cost me triple parking fees when I return. I inadvertently leave my cosmetics and my toothbrush at home because of the rush. (Fast forward..) I’ll be a stink-breath unbeat-faced trying to sell somebody an idea tomorrow at eight in the morning. I ultimately miss the flight.
Ding, ding, ding, and the round was over! My mind won Mike Tyson style. I knew what I needed to do. My index finger gave in with heavy resistance and I hit Tony’s cell.
“Hi Tahari!” Tony was entirely too hyped at this time of the morning. I could hear the grin all over his face. My mind was angry at my finger. Now, what did he know that I didn’t?
“Hey Tony. I need a favor. Would you swing by and get me?” I reluctantly asked while silently cursing my finger.
“Of course I will. That will be no problem. I’m actually on my way to the airport now. Give me your address and I’ll come by and get you. It’s starting to snow Miss Ma’am.” If nothing else, Tony was a handsome, intelligent, and informative vanilla-guy from New York. He just didn’t have any game. But I had to give Tony credit. He knew me, and he knew that I was running late.
“Okay. I hear you. I’ll be ready. I promise. See you in a few!” I quickly gave him my address and scurried to get ready.
Two hours later, I could hear the sleet tapping on the windows in my house. I opened the front door to discover three inches of heavy wet snow on the walkway. The snowfall in my yard resembled the fluffy foam the barista scoops off my caramel macchiato.
“Uh oh.” I winced. Is this man lost? What is going on? I dialed Tony. “Hey. What’s happening?”
“Tahari, the roads are in really bad shape. There are so many accidents. Do me a favor and see if our flight is delayed or cancelled; not that we would make it at this point.” The slight panic in Tony’s voice was obvious.
“Okay, Tony. Hold on one sec,” I put Tony on speakerphone, opened the Delta app, and entered our flight number. “It’s cancelled Tony. The flight is cancelled. I’ll call Don in Chicago and let him know that we won’t make the meeting in the morning.”
“Oh, okay. Thanks Tahari,” Tony responded.
“Well, I guess I’ll see you on Monday. Bye.” I looked at the phone to release the call but I had a thought. “Hey… quick question…Do you think that I can beat the worst of the snowfall if I run to the store now? I haven’t gone grocery shopping in weeks.”
“NO! Tahari, don’t come out in this mess. I’m about four miles away from you and I see a grocery store on my left. Make a list of what you need, send me the list by email, and I’ll bring your groceries to you, Tahari.” Tony insisted.
Because I’d been traveling, I had very little food in the house. Furthermore, I hated driving in bad weather. So, I was grateful that Tony offered to make the grocery run. I took inventory of my kitchen cabinets, made an extensive food list, and emailed it right on over to Tony. He returned the email, “Damn, are you stocking up for the apocalypse? I’ll see you in a few, Tahari!”
Two and a half hours later…
I opened the front door to look at the growing piles of snow in my driveway. “Is it still Thursday or am I dreaming?” I muttered under my breath. Just then, Tony pulled up. “Ah, sustenance has arrived.”
I glanced in the foyer mirror to check the chocolate. I’d already changed into some black leggings, a cream fitted thermal henley shirt, and thick socks after learning about the cancelled flight. My little outfit was a tad tight and trampy. My shirt exposed my 34 H jugs, and my painted-on pants accentuated my curvy 38-inch hips. But shit, I really didn’t care because I dressed to please me. I planned my dinner and my personal-pleasure session down to the minute. My caramel cookie was gonna get it tonight! I stepped into my snow boots and headed out to Tony’s car.
“Hey Tony!”
Tony’s piercing blue-green eyes traveled from the crown of my head to my toes like somebody’s father inspecting his child. “Go inside Tahari. Where’s your coat and hat?” Is he salty? He wore a charcoal peacoat, a navy turtleneck, and grey slacks that were stylish and soaked from the snow. Ice adorned his caramel brown close-cropped hatless hair. Tony’s arms were full of those annoying plastic grocery bags that don’t do anything good for the environment.
I attempt to do my part and use canvas bags when I shop. I tried to grab a few bags from him but he snatched his arm away from my grasp. What the hell? Damn, caveman! So, I led him in the direction of the kitchen. “Okay, I’m just trying to help. I know the list I sent you was long. I hadn’t…”
“Ya think?” Tony smirked and semi-slammed the bags down on the kitchen counter. Tony quickly made three more trips to his car to retrieve enough groceries to feed every refugee stranded in the snow on interstates 20 and 75. He seems pissed. He offered to pick up these groceries. I didn’t ask him to do this for me. He carried the weather in on his coat all snappy-like side-stepping my doormat. He seemed to track the dampness and slush from my front door all the way into my kitchen on purpose.
Let me get this man out of my house. “Thank you, sir. How much do I owe you?” I grabbed my wallet to reimburse Tony for the groceries and his gas and his time. My intent was threefold: my horniness, my hunger, and my desire to get him back on the road as soon as possible.
Ice chunks fell from his hair as Tony looked around the room and asked, “May I use your restroom?”
“Oh sure. The loo is down the hall and to the right,” I answered pointing down the hall. I started putting away the groceries, and I was careful to leave the ingredients for my dinner on the counter.