Kari looked down at her watch again and wondered if the plane was taking the scenic route around the airport. Jesse's plane should've landed twenty minutes ago and the parking garage charged by the quarter hour. But she had yet to see anyone who even remotely resembled the scrawny little kid that had palled around with her brother Josh for as far back as she could recall. Although, to be honest, she hadn't seen Jesse since the boys had graduated from high school. And then it was pretty much just a 'Hi' and 'Bye' before he rushed off to join his family.
She remembered taking the boys to little league games, the movies, to the arcade…hell, there were even times when Jesse was there to help her with stuff when Josh was no where to be found. How could she have said 'No' when Jesse called a few days ago and asked if he could stay when he came into town on a couple of job interviews? From what Josh had told her his childhood companion had apparently done quite well in college and was now being courted by some of the larger tech firms in the United States.
And she was looking forward to a visit from home, even if it was in the form of her brother's best friend. Kari had gone off to college when the boys were still in junior high and met Ryan, the love of her life (or at least she had thought he was the love of her life.) She had followed Ryan to the other side of the country and her visits home had dwindled over the years. But Mr. Not-so-wonderful had skipped out on her with his dental hygienist three months earlier Kari decided to stay here in the life she had settled into. She had a good job that she enjoyed and good friends that kept her from feeling lonely.
"Excuse me, Kari?" The man walking up to her seemed to recognize her, which was sadly more than she could say because he was gorgeous.
"Yes?" She responded politely, wondering if he had maybe been a friend of Ryan's. No, she certainly would have remembered a friend that looked this yummy.
"It's me." At her completely blank look he continued. "Jesse."
Holy crap! Jesse was no longer the scrawny little kid that she remembered. Not by a long shot. "Wow. You grew up nicely." Nicely was an understatement. Hubba Hubba was more like it.
Jesse grinned playfully and wrapped her in a friendly hug. "You didn't do so badly yourself."
Jesse wasn't overly tall, which was okay because neither was she. But instead of the scrawny, gangly kid she remembered he was solid and muscular and just plain sexy. He even smelled good. "How was your flight?" She asked, pulling away from him and recovering her ability to speak again.
"Good, thanks." He handed her over a bag he had been carrying. "This is from my mom…in way of thanks for letting me stay with you."
Kari peeked into the bag and found a batch of her world-famous fudge. No kidding, his mom had to make the best fudge on the entire planet. She closed her eyes and moaned. "Oh I think I've died and gone to heaven."
"There should be enough there for both of you." Jesse looked around curiously. "Speaking of, where's your boyfriend?"
"We broke up a few months ago." Kari looked at him in surprise. "I'm surprised Josh didn't mention it."
Jesse shrugged, looking a little uncomfortable. "We don't see as much of each other as we used to. He's kind of busy with his new girlfriend."
"Hey, it's not like I expect you guys to sit around talking about my personal life anyway." Kari took his discomfort to be about Josh and wanted to put him at ease. "In fact, I'd think it was really rather sad if you did."
Jesse's laughter was rich and deep. "Oh yeah. In fact, you're all we ever talk about."
"Sad." Kari shook her head, trying not to grin but failing miserably. "Very sad."
"That's why I'm really here, in fact." Jesse easily fell into step beside her as she led him toward the parking garage. Kari glanced at him quizzically and he expounded, "To collect all the juicy details."
Kari did laugh outright this time. "Well if you find any, be sure to let me know."
******
Jesse was starting to wonder if this was some sort of penance for jerking off too many times or something. Not only was Josh's sister even hotter than he remembered, but she was suddenly and rather inconveniently unattached. Of course he didn't think for a moment that he had a chance in hell with her, but there was no telling his semi-stiff cock that.
"I think those two girls over there are checking you out." Kari indicated two blondes across the bar before taking another sip of her beer.
Jesse watched her lips press against the beer bottle, at the moment completely unconcerned if there were ten naked women playing volleyball right in front of him. "I wasn't really looking to—"
"Girl at home then?" Kari asked conversationally. "Josh never tells me anything either."
Jesse took a big swig of his beer. He could've taken the easy way out and agreed that he was being loyal to that special someone, but he didn't feel comfortable lying about it either. "No. Not really. Just not into the one night stand thing."
Kari laughed. "Are you sure you're a guy?"
Jesse knew by the throbbing in his lap that he was very much male right now. "Ouch. The 'ex' must've been a real prize winner."
She sighed and upended the rest of her beer, motioning to the bar tender to bring them two more bottles. "Lived off of me while he got through dental school and started a practice before dumping me for the girl that holds his floss."
"Floss, huh?" Jesse chuckled, attempting to ease out of the hornet's nest that he had inadvertently stumbled upon. "I've heard it called a lot of things, but never floss."
Kari thought about it for a moment before smiling wickedly. "Well, let's just say he wasn't in danger of expanding any palates."
He grabbed for his bottle and threw down the rest of his brew, trying to wash away the image of Kari giving him a very thorough blow job. "So, are you dating anyone now?" Smooth Jess, real smooth. Now she's gonna think you're asking her out. Of course she did start this conversation. Was she asking…no…too much beer…raging hormones…
"No. I'm kind of enjoying my freedom right now." She shook her head dismissively and took another swig of beer. "I like being master of my own destiny, yada, yada, yada…" Kari winked playfully. "That and I've got a good vibrator."
Oh man. No way in hell he was going to be able to sleep tonight with that knowledge. That and the hard-on that went along with it. He took a healthy drink from the new bottle in front of him and decided to forge on foolishly. "So, what do women use for motivation? You know, kind of like men and their stacks of girlie mags…what do you use?"
"Definitely not girly mags." Kari joked before pausing to give his question more serious consideration. "If I read something erotic I guess…or almost any movie that Matt Damon is in."
Jesse laughed. "So Matt Damon erotica would be a big hit with you?"
"Absolutely." Kari grinned and rested her hand on his forearm. "What about you? Stack of girlie mags? Although I must admit that that would disappoint me somehow."
"Only as an absolutely last resort." He assured her, leaning in closer until their heads almost met. "I have a fairly active imagination."
"Oh really?" Kari looked intrigued. "What do you imagine?"