This was probably four or five years ago, back before the pandemic, back before life and lifestyles changed, likely forever.
Those were they days, weren't they? Playing without fear, without masks, without having to choose sides of political bullshit when all we want to do was fuck indiscriminately.
Ah yes, the way we were.
Each year, February to be exact, I would head south to one of the great migrations in America, the annual pilgrimage to Daytona Beach, Fla. The Daytona 500 is more than a race, more than a sporting event. It's a gathering of like-minded souls, sure some are car enthusiasts, some of rednecks, some are people from snow-covered states longing for sunshine and salt air.
But for everyone, it's a bacchanalian escape in the last days of winter, a getaway from kids, bosses, in-laws or just boredom. And for years and years, it was a destination for horny, sexy people wanting to run around half naked and fuck like rabbits until the sun came up.
So anyway, I was between marriages at the time. Early 40s with a good job, a new red convertible and a planned weekend with a couple I'd met online. Those were the best days ever, when social media was still innocent, when complete strangers developed relationships on sex sites and adult dating sites, far-flung people from all over who met kindred souls on the internet.
I'd gotten to know this married couple from Texas, halfway across the country from me. We'd exchanged pictures and stayed up late having sexy conversations, playing on webcam, talking about and doing things we'd never let anyone in real life know about. And it was all online, safely separated from reality with no intention of ever actually meeting.
Until one night when I told them I was headed to Daytona in a couple weeks. They seemed suddenly very curious, at least she did. Over the next few days, she quizzed me about it, the atmosphere, the people, the vibe of hanging out for a week at the greatest beach in the world.
To make a long story short, she convinced her husband to let her go, alone, on one condition: We would keep in constant contact with him through social media, webcam, video, whatever means necessary.
She flew into Orlando, where I picked her up at the airport. We headed straight to a Marriott halfway between there and Daytona, chattering the whole way up the road.
She was more beautiful in real life than I anticipated, late 30s, tall and tanned, blonde with a perfect body, which she showed off in a white sundress, no bra, no panties, and once she flopped into my convertible, absolutely no inhibitions.