Every Saturday morning Mike went to the Georgetown Barnes and Noble. This Saturday was no different. It was a cold, overcast day with a forecast for snow. It was still early on this December day so only a light mist was falling in the frigid air. He was dressed casually, in jeans and a white button down oxford. To combat the weather, he had on a brown leather coat and gloves.
As he entered the store, he took off his gloves and shook his head to rid himself of the dripping rain. It mussed his hair, but he didn't care. As he shoved the gloves into his pocket. he scanned the store looking for her. She was usually there every Saturday as well. Their eyes often met, held and a silent communication passed between them, an awareness, an attraction. Yet neither of them approached the other.
He didn't see her on the first floor, so he headed up the escalator to the cafΓ©, to get something warm to drink. As he stood in line, he scanned the second floor looking for her. Nothing. He ordered a tall latte and walked over to the escalator. As he ascended to the third floor, he noticed her. She was walking toward the foreign arts section. As he sipped his latte, he willed her to notice him.
He walked over to the section where she was browsing, however, he didn't go down that aisle, but one over. He walked almost to the point where he stood directly across from her. He set his latte down on a shelf and picked up a book. He flipped the pages, but really didn't notice what he had in his hands. He just wanted to absorb her nearness. He kept glancing at her out of the corner of his eye, waiting for her to acknowledge him. Finally, she looked up and noticed him. She did a double take, a small smile crossing her lips and then once again she focused her attention on the book in her hands. He grinned, knowing he now had her attention.
Susan put her book back and headed down the aisle, slowly, glancing over the titles, but keeping her eye on him. She turned down his aisle, approaching the section where he was standing. She could now smell his cologne, a nice earthy scent. She noted his wet hair, wanting to brush it out of his face. She bit her lip but resisted the urge to touch him. She glanced at the dust jacket of the book he was reading and took a copy off the shelf, not noting the title nor topic. As she flipped it open, she gasped.
Mike quickly glanced to his left, noting that she was standing right next to him. He tensed, not knowing what to do or say. Her eyes moved up from the page she was looking at to his. Her mouth slightly agape, her eyes shocked. He glanced at what she was reading and noted that she had the book open to a page showing two lovers pleasuring one another, a very sensual picture of Japanese erotica. He glanced down at the book in his hands and realized it was the same book. He closed his eyes and silently groaned.
His embarrassment made her smile. Susan licked her lips and set the book back on the shelf. She took the book out of his hands and put it back as well. She looked him in the eye. It was a long stare, an arousing stare, a longing stare. It was one they both felt. Then she turned and started walking to the far corner of the store. She glanced once over her shoulder to see if he was following her. He was.
Mike couldn't believe he was following her. But the look in her eyes aroused both his mind and his body. If he hadn't been wearing a leather coat, everyone in Barnes and Noble would have known that he was definitely aroused in body. Once they reached the far corner, she took his hand and pulled him around a darkened corner. It was quiet back there, only store clerks would walk in that direction. Or so he hoped.