It was a decent Christmas party, lots of people, laughing, drinks flowing, good food. The music wasn't bad, but at some point it was just too much... too loud, too hot, too many people. I set my drink down carefully, maybe I'd had enough. I needed some air. I looked for him while I walked through the crowd, trying to find a door that would let me escape into the frosty night.
I found a back door onto an elaborate deck, and took a last glance over my shoulder, to see if he was nearby, watching me. I caught his eyes, like they were the only ones in the room, and had to stop myself from immediately looking away. I swallowed, and tried to make my face go blank, instead of expectant or desperate, and turned back to walk outside.
Ahh, the cold hit me like a fist, and took my breath away for a moment. My eyes watered and my nose burned, but this was just what I was looking for. It hadn't snowed yet, but it was surely coming, I could smell it in the air. I took a deep breath, and another one, clearing the fog from my head. I felt my heart leap when I heard the deck door open and close behind me. I didn't have to turn around to know who it was.
His hand touched the nape of my neck, in that sensitive spot just where it meets my shoulder. If the cold hadn't made my nipples hard, they certainly were now. I could not help but respond to this man with my whole body, and my heart wasn't far behind.
"You didn't wear a coat out here," he said, stating the obvious.