'Why didn't you fuck me last night?' she asked sleepily, struggling to half sit up in bed as I handed her a mug of tea.
I waited until I'd walked around the bed, slipped out of my jeans and climbed in next to her, before replying.
'Because you said we shouldn't.'
When she'd reached for her tea, the covers had slipped down to expose a small, full breast, the nipple looking eminently kissable. She made no attempt to cover it.
'That was before you got my panties off,' she replied.
'I don't think it was, actually, but I thought the idea was that we just played with each other. If you wanted me to fuck you, why didn't you say so?'
'Girls aren't supposed to ask for that sort of thing,' she said, sounding regretful, 'it makes them seem easy.'
'So the guys are just supposed to ignore anything they say and fuck them regardless?'
'If the girl is stark naked, lying on top of the guy who is also stark naked and she's rubbing her clit against his dick while he's reaching over her ass to finger her, I would have thought the guy would have realised it was okay to fuck her.'
'Okay, but what if, while he was taking off her panties, she said it was only on the strict understanding that actual sex was a no-no?'
She gave me an old-fashioned look over the top of her mug.
'I'm serious,' I persisted. 'For all I knew, if I'd fucked you last night you might have been really pissed-off with me this morning -- and there'd be an irate husband to deal with.'
'Why are men so dense?' she sighed. 'Do you really think a girl would climb into bed with a guy wearing only her panties, allow the guy to kiss her and fondle her breasts -- while she kissed him and rubbed herself against his dick -- let him take off her panties and finger her, unless she wanted him to fuck her?'
'Okay, but when I went to bed last night you were either going to go home or find somewhere else to sleep. Instead I woke to find you curled up on the floor at the foot of the bed, wrapped in a rug and shivering like crazy. I had to coax you into the bed. What I'm saying is, if you had come to bed with me when I suggested it, I might have figured it out. But you didn't and then later, when you did, you said I couldn't fuck you.'
'Well you should have fucked me anyway,' she said firmly.
I sighed and thought back to the events that ended up with us where we were.
Dave and Julie had bought an old farmhouse out in the wilds and were in the process of doing it up. I arrived early for their party because they'd asked me to pick up a load of booze for them. Once I'd carried it all in from my car and had been offered a cup of coffee Julie smiled at me.
'Thanks for that, Harry. Look, you don't have to go home tonight if you don't want to. There's five bedrooms apart from ours so if you want to stake a claim on one of them . . . '
I chose a small room next to the bathroom, figuring if I woke up in a strange house and bedroom and needed the bathroom, it would be a lot easier if it was the next room to mine. Julie pinned a sign on the door with my name on it.
'Maybe this time next year we'll have put down a carpet,' she said apologetically, gesturing at the bare floorboards.
'It'll be fine,' I assured her.
It wasn't a big room and, originally, it had probably been meant for a single bed and a few pieces of furniture. As it was, the double bed more or less filled the room leaving just enough room to get round it and, at the foot, there was space for a small rug and a simple chair.
It was good party. There was a nice mix of people and not so many that it became impossible to move about. I chatted to just about everyone but kept coming back to a tall, slim brunette who always seemed pleased to see me and proved it by laughing at most of my jokes. She was happy to be dragged into the room given over to dancing and, during some of the slower numbers allowed me to pull her close.
Shortly after midnight, people started to leave and when Vickie looked about to do the same, I pleaded with her to stay.
'Have another drink or a cup of coffee or something,' I suggested. 'There's no need to go rushing off. In fact, if you're very good, I'll let you share the bedroom I've reserved.'
She laughed at that and held up her left hand to show me the rings, which I had noticed but chose to ignore.
'When men who have spent the evening chatting me up invite me to share a bedroom with them,' she smiled, 'it's always for one reason. Don't tell me you're the exception that proves the rule.'
'It's true,' I sighed, never really believing she would accept my offer. 'I did have designs on your body. But now, alas, my hopes have been dashed.'
'Well I'm very flattered,' she grinned, resting her hand briefly on my arm, 'and if I was looking for someone to share a bed with tonight, you'd be high on my list.'
'Only, "high"?' I frowned. 'Not top?'
She pretended to give the matter some thought for a moment.
'All right. Top. But as I'm not looking for a bed partner, it doesn't really matter where you are on the list, does it?'
'No, you're right. But I'd rather be top than half-way down.'
'Okay. Top. Definitely top. And I think will have another drink after all.'
I opted for coffee and we grabbed some space on a sofa to drink it.
'So where is your other half tonight?' I asked, looking regretfully at her rings.
She noticed my look and laughed.
'He couldn't make it. He had to go to his work's do which I didn't fancy going to at all -- all those strangers getting drunk and talking shop. Julie's party seemed a much better option and I'm glad I came.'
'Me too. I've enjoyed talking to you. And dancing with you.'
'Speaking of dancing -- should we have a last one or two before it's too late?'
There were two other couples in the dimly lit room, swaying slowly to the music which had been turned down and which consisted of a series of slow songs. As before, she let me pull her close. The trouble was, with her breasts pressing gently against my chest and our thighs rubbing as we moved, I felt my dick starting to stiffen.
As casually as I could, I eased myself back a little but, after a moment or two, Vickie frowned and moved forward.
'Are you trying to get rid of me?' she murmured.