This story is dedicated to my wonderful and loving husband, M. It is also my first submission to Literotica and any and all feedback and criticism you can provide will be gratefully accepted and considered. So please, let me hear from you...
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It's a long, late evening at the end of a long, late day. You're too tired to leave the hotel, too wound up to stay in the room. And the big empty bed just makes you think of me.
You sit at the hotel bar, nursing your drink, reading the proposal you have to present in the morning. The late hour means everything is quiet, and you're too engrossed in your work to notice the stranger that just walked in and seated herself at the bar.
It's the perfume you notice first. The scent glides silently in your direction and fills your nostrils. You look up and over and see the woman sitting there. She's beautiful in a non-descript, cookie-cutter sort of way. Honey blonde hair falling just past her shoulders, blue eyes, a pink, pouty mouth. You gaze down at her legs, and smile to yourself as you think how you know I'd love the shoes. Just before you turn back to your work, your eyes meet hers.
You skim through the papers in front of you but you don't really see anything. Instead, you see, in the back of your mind, something on the face of the woman sharing the bar. What was it? Was it really there? You hear me inside your head, see me beside you. "Look at her," I tell you. "You know you want to." You turn your head to glance over again and lock eyes with her once more. You're caught. You know it, she knows it. You hear me laugh. "Busted. Only one thing to do now," you hear me say. Then you feel my kiss on your cheek. "Go to her."
You watch each other for a few seconds. Without breaking the connection, you close the notebook in front of you with an audible snap, announcing that she now has your undivided attention. You pick up your glass and drain its contents. A shot of courage.
You carry your empty glass over to the barstool occupied by the woman. You order another round for you both. Then with that quick, easy smile of yours you casually introduce yourself. She and the bartender are oblivious to my presence. No one can see me or hear me but you. I move to the other side of her, put my face very close to hers as if I'm going to kiss her. The idea of it makes your breath catch. She looks at you with mild curiosity, wonders what you could be thinking. You clear your head of me, knowing I'll be back.
The two of you continue to chat as strangers might. The time passes...minutes, an hour, then two. Eventually, you're talking and laughing as if you've known each other for years. You look at your watch and take note of the now very late hour. She watches you, knowing that the moment is upon you both.
She's also been looking at the ring on your finger, wondering if it's going to be a problem. You look back at her, then hear me whisper in your ear, "Ask her. She'll say yes."