This is the first erotic story I've written—I hope you enjoy it! I wanted to write something quick but it ended up actually being pretty long. It was all done pretty fast so if something isn't perfect let me know and I won't make the same mistake twice.
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-- forever_free
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At the airport, you pass countless strangers, each alone with their own problems, thoughts, and dreams. If you take one second to think about all you have lived, it takes only a second longer to realize that each person you pass along the way has lived a life equally as rich. A hundred thousand lives, converging at one point in time and space, only to scatter back to the far reaches of the Earth.
I wish I could say that this was the mindset I found myself in on that summer day, walking through the terminal to make my connection at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. I was sick, or at least my throat was hoarse and my nose stuffed up, and I had been up since 4 AM to catch my first flight, so I was tired as well. As is often the case when I feel lousy, I found it difficult to focus on anything else.
Finally reaching my gate, I looked for a seat as far away from other human beings as possible. Unfortunately, it seemed to be impossible to find a spot that wasn't next to a family with noisy kids or someone obnoxiously yelling into their cell phone. I walked to the adjacent gate, where I found a row of several seats to myself. I said a silent prayer to the airport gods.
After putting down my luggage, I looked up at a young woman sitting across from me. I'm not sure what struck me so much about her, but I immediately found her attractive: she had shoulder-length, wavy blonde hair, green eyes, and was wearing purple lipstick. Her outfit consisted of a gray "Stanford" zip-up sweatshirt, a very short black skirt, grey leggings with black boots, and a pair of headphones around her shoulder which I guess qualifies as a fashion accessory. But it was her lipstick that I kept coming back to as I traced the striking curves of her slightly-freckled face in my mind.
Her eyes glanced up from her phone and caught my gaze.
I was too tired to feign ignorance some other way, so I just closed my eyes and pretended like I was dozing off. I didn't have to try very hard, because it wasn't really acting at that point. I was exhausted and still had a long day ahead of me.
I counted to sixty and opened my eyes again. I felt like a creep, but I rationalized that everybody 'checks people out.' I guess I was really a prude.
She looked back at me. This time I don't think she saw me looking at her as I pretended to check my phone—at least that's what I thought until she stood up and walked over to me. Busted.
But I pretended not to notice.
"Sir?"
Shit. A voice like that could end all the wars in the world, I thought.
"Sir? I'm not that old," I replied almost robotically as I looked up at her. She stood in front of me staring down, a quizzical look on her face. Apparently my sharp wit was lost on her.
Her lips puckered up a bit before she asked, "could you watch my luggage?" as she pointed at a black suitcase and leather handbag.
"Sure." I managed a smile to mask embarrassment.
"Sure? I'm not that old!" she replied playfully as she walked off. This attempt at humor didn't immediately register to my hazy mind, but I enjoyed catching a glimpse of her from behind. Underneath her strange outfit was a skinny and undoubtedly fit body. I caught myself before my mind wandered further.
When I saw her coming back, I looked away, and I listened for the rhythmic sound of her footsteps coming closer. When I'm tired, all of my senses seem to come together in a strange way, making me aware of whatever my mind is focused on and oblivious to everything else—which is why I immediately noticed when she sat down next to me, trying as I was to appear normal.
"Where are you headed?" she asked.
Again I pretended not to have noticed her when I became acutely aware that I was trying too hard. She wore a look that was halfway between smiling and embarrassment.
"Tampa," I replied, "visiting my folks for the 4th of July. Fucking long layover. How about you?"
She seemed disinterested, staring off at the ceiling and seemingly contemplating other things.
Finally, she spoke. "I saw you looking at me a lot."
My stomach felt like a rock just dropped in it. She didn't make eye contact.