It was dusk. Soft sunlight dappled the path through the trees, playing across Robin's face as she and James stepped around the gate blocking the entrance to the park.
"You sure it's okay, that we are here tonight?"
"Yes, Robin," James chucked, "there are few advantages to my web site. One being I'm allowed to get some press shots for my articles when the place is empty." As James's head came up to catch her smile, he couldn't help but hesitate. The way the sunlight played across her skin, her lips.... Shaking his head to dispense the foreign thoughts, he checked his camera, and took a shot of the Welcome sign.
James and Robin walked slowly down the rough mulch trail. The silence of the woods was broken only by their footfalls, flurry of birds and the occasional foraging squirrel. Tomorrow this place would be filled with people, celebrating one of the biggest renaissance festivals, but tonight it was just the two of them. As they passed along booths and a large field where knights would be jousting in mock combat, James continued to take his shots as he explained what she could expect when they came back tomorrow. Eventually, they came to a recreation of a medieval square, complete with a stockade.
"I need to get a picture of this!" Surprised at how his voice came out, he took a chance. "How about we put you in the stockade?"
"Umm... no thanks."
"C'mon. I need it for the website. It will only be for a second." James flashed his best playful smile over the camera lens.
"Okay," Giving him back her best skeptical grin.
Robin slowly positioned herself in the stockade. This had her bent over, with her hands and head placed in the wooden apparatus. She could almost feel the color rising in her cheeks, not because the position was a bit uncomfortable, but it was as if she were exposed, vulnerable. It a reminded her of another position she had not been in for a while. Tilting her eyes, she looked up at James, as he slowly brought down the top portion of the stockade. Recalling suddenly that he was tall, dark haired and good looking, Robin wondered how that had somehow slipped her mind, or was it always buried just under the surface. He was the kind of guy she usually liked, but they were just friends. In her current position and with him standing directly in front of her, her range of vision had narrowed considerable. Just as she was wondering if that was a twitch in the front of his jeans, Robin heard a click. Her eyes shot up and body tensed as the realization that at the stockade was now fastened down and locked.
"Hey!" Testing the bar, " I can't get this open."
James couldn't help but chuckle to himself. "Don't worry. I will let you out... as soon as I get the picture." Pausing for dramatic effect, he asked coyly, "Don't you trust me?"
"Uh, sure," she said with a little tremor in voice. Whether it was from a lack of trust of some other feeling she was not certain of, she could feel thin line of moisture on her the back of her neck. Licking her lips, she mentally tried blocking the emerging thoughts that had her chest tightening.
James carefully stepped back to take the picture and zoomed in. Looking closely at her now, he caught his breath for a moment. Sometimes you knew people for so long and thought of them in only certain terms and then suddenly you're in a different place or time and everything changes. Robin was quite beautiful, he suddenly realized... and vulnerable, completely at his mercy.
"Hey, you going to take the picture?" Trying to raise her head enough to see him, Robin adjusted her stance and arching her back.
"Uhh....Yeah." Busted! Man what are you thinking? She could never.... James let the thought trail off.
After snapping a couple of pictures, he began walking back to the stockade, and around, to get a different angle. He should have immediately let her out, but he could not help himself from taking a little advantage.
"Soo... I was wondering. Are you ticklish?" Setting the camera aside, he was now directly behind her.
"Hey! No don't even think about it." But the attempt was feeble and James knew it.
"Too late."
James positioned himself to side and slightly behind and started tickling her under her arms. As she began to squirm around, he stepped behind and increased the pace with both hands.
"James, stop, you're going to make me pee my pants."
James knew he should let up, but once he had touched her he found himself not wanting to stop. While she writhed to shake his hands off, she was making fortuitous contact with his front and very responding side. Realizing what was happening, James quickly shifted back, however it caused his hands to come into contract with her breasts. He froze. A shiver went through her and she stopped moving. James felt her tits hanging down and realized he had crossed a line. His hands were gently cupping the undersides of her breasts. Thinking he should apologize, but the feel of her body drove him mad and unable to act for a moment.
The moment of silence was broken by a whisper, "If you stop tickling me... you can do anything else you want."