As I drive into the quarry I see your green and white SUV parking near a large heap of gravel. The stones and debris on this old dirt road crunch under my tires. There is a stirring within me, a deep vibration in my groin and a thrill in my stomach. I am excited as I review in my mind what has brought us to this place.
We met on-line through yahoo. You actually hailed me first. We began to chat through IM and discovered mutual interests. Literally, one thing led to another and we began to plan to meet one another. This took some doing. Our logistics were such that we were several hundreds of miles apart and we would have to meet somewhere in the middle.
The quarry was actually my idea. I had seen it from the highway dozens of times as I drove by. It looked deserted. Equipment rusted in its yards and I had never seen any activity. Vegetation overgrew the entrance road as nature sought to reclaim the ground. Located near a military base I knew as closed for several years, I thought we might have the privacy we desired.
The thought of the military base made me smile as I drove my car up next to yours, threw the transmission into Park, and killed the engine. You were military; I a civilian. That perhaps accounted for your obvious nervousness as we planned. Private meetings like this weren't something Marines did. Maybe that was why you refused me your phone number. I had made the drive wondering if you would show at all.
Yet, here you were. I knocked on the door and you nodded to indicate it was unlocked. I slid into the passenger seat and said hello. Your hands gripped the steering wheel β you were so nervous β but you offered a smile and returned my greeting. Silence ensued.
A short while later, with only the sounds of our breathing echoing in the cavern of the SUV, you admitted that you had never done this before and weren't sure if you could proceed. I told you it was not something I did frequently either and that I was willing for it to go either way β happen or not happen. I was just glad we both showed up. That seemed to relax you a little.
So we talked. We discussed the sexual tension between us, and the need for its release. We covered how our separate realities, the cultures within which we lived, would find this behavior unacceptable and would chastise us. Admittedly, your being a Marine meant the consequences would be far worse for you. After all, heterosexual men weren't supposed to "play" with men.
I saw decision come into your eyes and deliberate effort in the way you released the steering wheel. You told me plaintively that you did not want to kiss and I laughed, saying it wasn't my thing either. Another pause allowed me to look you over, my interest hanging between us like a brilliant sun.