It's late by the time I reach the platform, and the train that pulls into the station is half-empty. I wish now that I hadn't stayed for that last drink; it'll be well past midnight by the time I get home and my husband will be pissed off, turning over in bed to complain that I've woken him and he has to be up early in the morning. There was a time when he wouldn't have worried about that, would have reached up and pulled me down on top of him and not given a shit about how soon the alarm was going off; but that feels like a lifetime ago now.
I step into the carriage and take a seat at the end. My head is warm and fuzzy from the alcohol, and I rest it against the partition and close my eyes. The hum of conversation washes over me and from amongst it I pick out two voices, male, lilting, further down the carriage. I can't make out what they're saying, but there's something about one of them; it's familiar somehow, and with the familiarity comes a feeling of heat, closeness. I shift on my seat and press my thighs together, enjoying the sensation, knowing that no-one can see what I'm doing.
The train is slowing as we enter another station and I hear the rustle of clothes and bags as people ready themselves to leave. The voices are louder now, more distinct: "Okay, this is me."
"I'll see you tomorrow."
It's like an electric shock. My eyes snap open.
And my blood is rushing in my veins because I know that voice. I recognise it; would recognise it anywhere. It's the voice that I've listened to so many times, snatching moments downstairs after my husband has gone to bed, finding his page on the site, plugging in the earphones, wet as soon as I hear him speak, my hands working between my legs, fingers buried in my dripping cunt.
Cum for me, you little slut.
I look up, feeling the blush spread from my neck to the roots of my hair. His friend is about to step from the carriage. He turns one last time and raises his hand.
"See you, Gael."
Jesus Jesus Jesus.
He's sat diagonally opposite, just three seats down on the other side of the carriage. I can't help myself: I'm staring at him, my breathing shallow and my mouth dry. If I don't stop it he's going to notice; but I can't, I can't drag my eyes away. What he's done to me. What he's done
for
me. I've imagined him so many times, picturing his thick, hard cock as he spins his stories, describing how he's touching me, telling me how to touch myself.
No-one, and I mean no-one, knows how to suck and eat your pussy like I do.
And I've whispered my answers to him, skin slick with sweat, nipples hard as bullets, imagining he could hear me:
God, I want you, fuck me Gael, fuck me with your big, hard, Irish cock.
And now he's here, sitting in the same carriage on the tube, almost close enough for me to reach out and touch.
"See you tomorrow, mate."
God, that voice. Just a few words and I'm wet. For a second I shut my eyes, try to get a grip.
I open them again. He's looking right at me.
I feel the heat suffuse my face and I know I'm giving myself away. He knows I've recognised him and he knows why. He knows what I've done, obeying his instructions, hot and moaning, almost in tears because he makes me feel so fucking good.
With an effort, I look away. We're moving out of zone 1 now, out of the centre of the city, and I realise with a shock that the next station is where I get off. No-one has got on to replace the passengers that left at the last station and there are only three other people dotted through the carriage. I look at them, trying to distract myself, trying to bring my breathing under control.
At the far end, a woman in jeans swipes methodically at her phone, her expression blank. There's no reception here: she's playing a game. At the other end, beyond
him
, a young guy in jeans and headphones is on his feet at the door, waiting to make a quick exit when the train pulls to a stop. And between us the last person, a man in his late 30s, his tie loosened and his shirt untucked. He's been for after-work drinks too and he's had one or two too many. He's watching me, a smirk hovering on his lips, some instinct having alerted him to my arousal.
As if it needs instinct. I'm flushed and panting and I'm so wet he can probably smell me.
My face burns with shame and I want to get out of there, away from his prying eyes. The train is slowing, it's time to go. I reach for my bag and the smirking guy gets to his feet; but I'm looking at him again, at Gael, and my heart leaps into my mouth when he catches my eye and raises an eyebrow. Christ, he's so fucking hot. I want him so much I can't move, can't think of anything except how it would feel to have him inside me.
The train has stopped and smirking guy is getting off, looking back at me over his shoulder, disappointed, I think, that I'm not joining him. There are only three of us now, the woman with the phone making our third wheel.
What am I thinking? Why didn't I get off the damned train?
Oh Jesus, he's getting up. He's walking down the carriage towards me, all confidence and easy grace, and I have to force myself to look away from his crotch. What the fuck is wrong with me? I'm like a bitch on heat.