To get the most out of this tale, I suggest you read its predecessors: in particular, the first of the series, Erika, ..Part 1. It is important to understand how this relationship developed, and how naΓ―ve Erika was when it all began.
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I had brought with me a Thai takeaway, spicy but not too hot - and two DVDs, likewise. In fact, one was more edgy than the other, about which more later. I also brought flowers. On this hot and still Wednesday evening, the light still strong, I knocked on the door of Erika's unit. It struck me as funny how this place had become so familiar to me when I had not even seen it a month ago. Erika opened the door with a swish. She looked fresh and young in a soft sarong-style dress she had picked up on her travels. I caught a whiff of something like incense and sure enough there were scented candles burning in the flat, and only a couple of lamps on. The light inside was refreshingly dim and cool after the harsh light of the outdoors.
Some cool jazz was playing, and we kissed softly, like two people who are now taking time for their love, still hungry but not scared that it might suddenly evaporate. I felt her curves through the soft fabric of her dress. No bra, just panties. Erection time.
We talked about her week and work and other things as I laid out our meal on her little table. We were very relaxed together now, friends and lovers. We held hands, teased, kissed often. I complimented her often on how lovely she looked - and truly I felt she was growing more lovely as our connection grew deeper.
"Oh, I know what you are after," she teased. "Men are all the same, all after one thing!"
"And on what extensive list of men are you basing that generalisation?" I countered. I knew now that I could tease her about her lack of lovers, maybe even refer to her until-recently virginity, because she was now comfortably a sexual woman, confident in her sensuality.
Erika punched my arm and we kissed again, playing games with tongue and mouths.
We cleaned up after the meal and had more wine.
"Now, what little treat have you selected for my education?" she asked.
I produced the two DVDs and showed her. "Naughty Tales in Medieval Times and Captivated." She read the blurbs with interest, as if they were Academy Award winners, then laughed. I knew which she would choose.
"Well, I think this is not really my scene," she said, putting down "Captivated", with its pics of a blindfolded, restrained young woman.
"That's OK," I said cheekily. "Whatever turns the lady on."
She turned the other one over and over. I suspected this may have been her first X-rated movie, but one never knows. "OK, let's see what they did in medieval times," she laughed.
I made lots of excuses as I slipped it into her DVD player.
"Get ready for the worst ham acting you've ever seen," I said. "And corny dialogue too! These are not meant to be taken as literary masterpieces."
We sat together on the couch and she slipped off her sandals and pulled her legs up beside her. Her head settled into my chest, and my arm draped around her shoulders.