It's Wednesday, work is slow and my mind is in a hundred places β none of which have anything to do with the presentation I am working on. Switching over to my e-mail, I see that I have a message from you. I smile and click on the subject so I can read your note. As usual, it's short: I might be headed north this weekend. Was wondering if you wanted to display your skills on Sunday evening? Again not sure if I am going. Not sure where I'll be.
I smile and click reply. My response is simple: Well, how about you keep me posted on your whereabouts and we can determine Sunday when you know for sure. I send my message and go back to working on my presentation.
Soon, however, my thoughts begin to wander again. This time, thinking about you and the possibility of meeting this weekendβ¦..
The weather Saturday is warm and sunny. I finish packing my bag and read your e-mail once last time before shutting down my computer. Your message says to meet you Saturday afternoon. I'm supposed to give you a call on my way and we can decide where to meet. I lock my house and get on the road. The drive is familiar and it goes quickly. I'm trying to not think about seeing you and how it may make me feel. I'm trying to not think about what this weekend may result in β about how you may be able to help me discover a new side of myself.
Pulling into the gas station, I get out, stretch my legs and begin to fill up my car. I dial you on my cell phone. Your voice says hello, how is the drive? Fine, I respond. We chat for a few minutes and decide to meet at a local restaurant for something to eat. We can decide the rest of the day after dinner.
Another hour goes by and I walk into the restaurant. You're already there, sitting at the bar enjoying a beer. You turn and see me as the wooden door shuts loudly behind me. Getting up from the stool, you join me at the door, giving me a slight hug. After being seated, you break the silence with a smirk and, "I'm surprised you actually came." "Are you disappointed," I ask. "Not at all," you answer.
The conversation comes fairly quickly after that. We talk over dinner about the safe topicsβ¦family, work, friends, up north. You make sure to get in your fill of "whys," and I try to answer without becoming too flustered. It isn't until after we've finished eating, not to mention a few drinks, that our discussion takes a different turn.
It starts fairly innocently, talking about sexual likes and dislikes, things we've tried and hope to still try. It's a different feeling to be talking like this in person versus on the phone, and the conversation is causing me to grow warm. I smile and excuse myself to the restroom. When I get back, rather than sit down, I lean in and whisper if you are ready to go. My warm breath tickles and I take a risk as I give you a soft kiss on the ear. We leave together, walking to the back of the building and our cars.
The sun is getting low in the sky, and we agree that a bon fire on the beach would be a nice end to the day. Driving separately we stop at the local gas station to get firewood, newspaper and something to drink. A short 15-minute drive and we pull into the beach parking lot. Being that it is later in the season, the chilly night air has caused most of the daytime beach goers to pack up and head home β only a couple of cars remain. And, making me more pleased, once on the beach, we find the remaining group of people are far down the coast in the opposite direction we are headed.
We get the fire going easily and spread out the blankets. Burying my feet in the cool sand sends tingles throughout my body. Or was it your accidental touch as you get comfortable behind me, propping your self up on your elbows?
The sun is getting close to setting, and the sky is that mixture of orange, yellow and pink that only comes during a Lake Michigan sunset. The water is calm except for the constant quiet lapping against the shore. Behind us, the stars and the almost full moon have begun to make their nightly appearance. We're silent watching the sun meet the lake. It doesn't take long before it disappears completely and the darkness of night begins to set in.
With the sun gone, the air starts to get cooler. I shiver slightly and try to wrap my sweatshirt tighter. Laying on my side, I feel your hand feel my shoulder, pulling me closer to you to try to warm me up. My hair falls away from my neck a bit, and before I realize it, your lips are grazing my skin. Your mouth is soft and moist, and my eyes close as I roll onto my back. Kissing up my neck your lips find mine and I taste you for the first time, softly at first, growing deeper.
You roll closer to me as your mouth continues to explore mine. Feeling your body press against me, your hands move over my body from my neck, down my side, finding my ass. Our lips part for a moment, and you look at me. I smile and shiver again.
"We should get going, it's getting really cold out here," you say.
I agree and we part and begin pushing sand over the fire to put it out. Gathering the blankets, we walk in the moonlight back to the cars. With the cars loaded, the moment grows awkward. I suddenly realize I hadn't thought ahead to really think about where I was going to stay tonight. Going through my mental list of "up north" friends, I decide who to call once we part.