Closing the door behind her, Bree leaned back against it, her knees still a little wobbly from her evening's activities. Gathering her strength, she kicked of her shoes and walked over to the sofa and plopped down on it. She was completely sated. It had been a remarkable and surprising night.
Sitting there so relaxed and so tired, she thought back to just a week before. Her friend Emma had taken her to a party with the promise of meeting new and interesting people. Bree could use a party and Emma had this knack for having lots of interesting friends. Plus it was fun to get all dressed up every once in a while and go out kick up your heels.
The party was fun. Lots of good food and drink and the people there were interesting enough. Bree was standing near the table, placing little munchies on her plate when Emma bounced up to her and grabbed her by the arm.
"Bree, you simply have to meet this guy!" she bubbled, pulling her off between the people chatting in the room. "I just know you're going to like him."
Emma had lots of interesting friends, but the men she knew were usually even more interesting. Bree knew that Emma's male friends were always young and hot, so she eagerly went allong with her close friend.
Stopping at the entrance to an adjacent room, Emma pointed him out. "There he is, over there."
Looking across the room for a hot young stud, Bree could only see a relatively ordinary-looking man standing, looking out over the party. "Him?" Bree asked, almost dumbfounded by the sight of the man, older than most, if not all, of the other people at the party.
What's going on here, Bree thought to herself. This was not the typical guy that made Emma's panties wet!
Approaching the man, Emma introduced them to each other. "Andrew, this is Bree, my best friend, and Bree, this is Andrew, a new friend of mine."
"I'm pleased to meet you, Bree," said Andrew, taking her hand and giving it a polite shake. "Emma has told me so much about you."
"She has? Like what?" asked Bree, giving her friend a questioning look.
"Oh, only good things, I assure you, " he replied with a glimmer in his eye.
A woman at the entrance to the room waved, catching Emma's attention, and Emma excused herself, "Pardon, me, but I have to talk to Susan for a bit."
A little irked that Emma had left her on her own with Andrew, Bree frowned.
"Oh, I'm not that bad of company, am I?" said Andrew.
Looking at the man, Bree said, "Oh, no, its just that Emma has this tendency to put me into awkward positions sometimes."
Touching her arm gently, Andrew said, "Oh, you'll be okay. I won't bite."
Andrew was tall and a little stocky, but he had a soothing voice, and very intense eyes, and it wasn't long before Bree was totally engrossed in their conversation. She was surprised to learn that that had many of the same tastes in movies and music. He was smart and witty, and more than a little charming. The two of them stood and talked for the whole party, and when Emma finally pulled her away to leave, Bree had already given Andrew her phone number.
"I knew you'd like him, Bree," said Emma with a twinkle in her eyes. "He's a man of many talents, but he's a little too intellectual for me," she said giggling.
A few nights later, Bree was sitting watching TV when the phone rang. It was Andrew.