“I like your apartment Chris,” she called out to me. I’d snuck into the bathroom to relieve myself, and also to wash up quickly and wipe off the make-up I’d been wearing all day. As I washed up, water splashed onto my blouse. Great. This rules out any plans to strip-tease.

“Thanks!” I answered as I re-entered the bedroom, wearing a purple silk kimono that skirted my knees. I was still dressed in my lingerie underneath, though.

Talking about the interior décor of the apartment allowed me to wander around my room unselfconsciously. I settled on a skirt and spandex-like top with cut-outs in the shoulders, sides, and back. While Aerin continued chatting with me as I walked around the room, I noticed she’d stopped talking when I disrobed, slipped the skirt on first, and then squirmed into the tight-fitting top, next.

“Aerin?” I asked again, over my shoulder, when she didn’t respond.

I could only hope she enjoyed the quick peep show I’d given her, and figured we’d talk about it later, when we talked about everything else that I could sense she was ready for. I straightened out the skirt with my hands, and headed for the shoe rack.

A few seconds later I felt her arms go around my waist, and then I felt her soft lips kiss their way up my neck and make their way to my nape, before tracking a wet path to the other side of my neck, discovering secrets spots along the way that shot lightning bolts to my brain every time her lips landed on them. I’m not sure how long I can hold out if she keeps doing this.

Her arms were shaky and her body was trembling slightly.

“Chris, you are sooo sexy and beautiful,” she whispered hoarsely. “And you feel damn good in my arms.”

I caught my breath and grasped the strong arms that embraced me. “Ditto,” I answered quietly.

We stayed like that for several minutes, swaying to a certain rhythm that flowed between us. It felt like we were floating on air.

When I could piece two thoughts together, something told me to check my watch. I thought it had been just five minutes, but, after I checked, I was surprised to see that we’d been holding each other like this for nearly twenty minutes. I turned around, keen to keep contact with her warm frame as I did, and asked, “Do you want something to eat?”