Maggie walked through the busy mall, one hand on the purse strap at her shoulder, the other jammed in the pocket of her brown suede jacket. She kept her steps slow, refusing to hurry. If she hurried, she'd probably turn around and run. This was not something she had really planned on. It had just happened.
As she neared the restaurant at the end of the mall, Maggie slowed her steps to a crawl. She and James had once had a professional relationship, but it had recently turned into just a bit more than friends. They had e-mailed, IMd, and texted one another daily. She had listened to him whisper erotic things to her as they both stroked themselves to orgasm nearly every day for the last two months. Now, she was going to see him for the first time in two years. And her husband knew nothing about it.
She loved her husband. Theirs was a deeply committed relationship, full of love and understanding. Their sex life was hot, their respect and admiration for one another so vast, their friends were in awe of it. Still, her husband traveled quite a bit for work, sometimes gone for entire months, and Maggie needed to be touched by someone other than herself for a change.
It was on this chilly winter's day she arranged a meeting with James. He, too, was married, but he and his wife had hit a rocky patch in their marriage. He wouldn't leave her, it could be worked out, but, like Maggie, James needed someone to share his sexual passion with. So they had agreed to meet.
He was waiting for her just outside the restaurant. He looked just as he had when he taught her class those years ago. She saw him first, for he was turned and looking out the main doors waiting for her. She had a moment to drink the sight of his profile in. He was a good fifteen years older than she, putting him in his early 50's. He was tall, at least six feet, with an average build. His dark hair was shot with grey throughout, and he wore his glasses on this day, plain wire rims that made him all the more attractive. He was wearing jeans, a button down shirt that was untucked, and a leather jacket. On his feet was the rattiest pair of loafers Maggie could ever remember seeing. The sight made her grin and, at that moment, James looked in her direction. She was only a few feet away, but his gaze stopped her in her tracks. She immediately went weak at the knees and she could feel her panties dampen at the thought of what would occur that afternoon.
"Maggie ...." James said, walking toward her. He gathered her into his arms, hugged her tightly and then kissed her lips. It was a soft kiss, one of greeting, but it held promise. "It's so good to see you again. You look well." He squeezed her close again then, taking her hand, led her into the restaurant.
"Are you hungry?" James asked as they were seated in a quiet booth. The lunch crowd was beginning to thin out so they would have some privacy.
"Oh gosh, no. Not a bit." Maggie said, feeling her body begin to tremble. James didn't release her hand until they were seated across from each other and then, he only dropped it long enough for them to remove their jackets.
"Neither am I, really. How about just a drink then?" James said, looking into her eyes as she nodded her answer to his question. "Wow. It is really good to finally see you in person." His hazel eyes looked into her green eyes and she immediately blushed and looked down at their linked fingers.
Just then, the waitress arrived. She was young and pleasantly asked if they would like anything. James looked to Maggie and she looked to the waitress and said, "Coffee, please. And could you bring extra cream, too?" The waitress smiled and nodded.
"I'll have the same." James said, quickly returning his attention to Maggie. "So ..."
"So ..." Maggie mimicked. "How have you been?"
"I've been alright. Nervous, though. You?" James gently rubbed the palms of Maggie's hands with his thumbs.
Maggie melted at his touch. If he could do this to her with an innocent hand holding, good grief, what would he do when she was in his bed? "You have no idea how nervous I've been." She laughed, relaxing a bit. The waitress brought their coffees and smiled at them before leaving.
The conversation paused while each of them added cream and sugar to their coffees. "Odd, isn't it? I can be on the phone with you and talk for hours but the minute I come face to face with you I can't think of a word to say." Maggie said before taking a sip of the steaming liquid.
James chuckled softly. "I know. My trouble is keeping myself from taking you into the men's room, locking the stall door, and having my way with you then and there."
Maggie grinned, relaxing all the more and took another sip. "So, tell me then, how do we get the end result but yet bypassing the bathroom?"
James swallowed his drink, and looked down into his cup. "Ahhhh ..." he sighed. "I have the house to myself until nine tonight. She's tied up in meetings until then. There's no chance of surprise visits either. My daughter is safely tucked away at school in the city and my son is staying with a friend."