We had corresponded via email for months, writing of our fantasies and of what we would do to one another if we had the opportunity and then, suddenly, the opportunity presented itself. He was in England, I, in the United States and it had appeared as though that was the way it was meant to be. Then a conference of writers was announced that would be within driving distance of where he was. I told him of the conference but didn’t mention that I was planning to attend. He said it was too bad that I wasn’t going to be there because he was sure that he could make it a memorable conference indeed.
Nothing further was said, except in the context of fantasy and that was erotic to say the least. In the weeks prior to the conference, I set up a reason for me to be out of town that week by telling him that my sister, who is quite a bit older than I, was quite ill and I would be at her home most of the week. He sympathized with me and wished her well. I told him that I thought that I might be able to access some email but I wasn’t sure so I would send him an address where I could be reached.
I was fraught with anticipation as I boarded the plane and settled in for the long flight. It was difficult for me to concentrate on my book but I did manage to get some work done and cover a few pages of a critique that I was working on. As we prepared to land at Heathrow, my nerves were such that I detected a few drops of pre--cum in my shorts. I was glad that I was wearing jeans. There wasn’t much likelihood of it being visible.
Customs took forever and I had too much time to worry. Would he be home, would he be upset, and most of all, would he be disappointed? I began to think that I had made a horrific blunder and thought seriously of re-boarding the plane and returning to my real world. How could I have made such mad assumptions?
Finally, I’m clear of customs and in a taxi, headed for my hotel. No cheap hostel or side street dive for this man, I had decided. No, I would take him to my bed in one of the best hotels in town. I would dine him and bed him in luxury. That’s the way it should be.
I paced the floor for hours, trying to get up enough nerve to send him my invitation. “God, don’t let him be away,” I said aloud, as I plugged in my laptop and booted it up. It had been an easy matter to arrange for the internet service through the hotel concierge. I logged on and checked my email at home before my sweaty fingers typed out the announcement and invitation. I gave him my room number and phone number and told him that I was anxious to meet him in person. Then I paced and waited for his reply.