Note: This story has been submitted for the "One Night" event, organized by ChloeTzang, which called for Literotica authors to compose a story taking place over one night in a city or town of their choice.
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What's the most erotic thing I've ever done? Ha! Where should I start?
I'll tell you what. Do you remember Paul Freeman? I wouldn't have any stories to tell if it weren't for what happened to us that one night. I suppose that's how my whole kinky side came out in the first place...
I was back home for the wedding of my childhood friends, Cassie and Michael. Have you ever been to Poughkeepsie? Years ago, I'd have told you not to bother. It's not so bad now, what with the walkway over the Hudson and all the new restaurants and breweries. Granted, it's not the prettiest city and it certainly doesn't have any reputation for being the most exciting place on Earth. But then again, who really knows what goes on behind closed doors?
A bunch of us descended upon Poughkeepsie, gobbling up the discounted hotel rooms so we didn't have to stay with our parents or worry about getting home crazy drunk. It's always weird returning home after you've started a new life elsewhere. Many of us were ready to flaunt our glamorous new identities, the ones that developed since we got the hell out of there. We'd mingle with old friends who'd never left, equally excited to tell us all about how the city had changed and about the urban renaissance we'd been missing.
One thing would never change: it was still home. A home where the little legend I was about to produce would go on to live in infamy, twisting endlessly into all sorts of half-truths. That's how gossip works!
Cassie and Mike had a typical wedding. Lots of white. A choice between beef and fish. A panoply of flowers. I consoled myself with cake. You know how those things go when you don't have a date. I joined a group of unmarried friends and we just prattled on about the ones that were.
Anyway, part of me enjoyed those excuses to see the old gang because
Paul
was always there. More importantly, he was still single. We'd had a flirtatious thing going for years by then. Each time I saw him it felt like it progressed a little more. I wasn't sure where it was going, if anywhere at all. I gazed at him throughout the hotel wedding reception.
Eventually, Cassie and Mike started making the rounds for their final thank-yous, even though the drunken celebration would still go on late into the evening. I had my eyes set on another glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Then Paul and I crossed paths. I take it he was thirsty...
"Hi, Paul!" I said, cheerfully.
"Hey Amy!" he replied.
"So... crazy. I haven't been in this place in years. It doesn't look exactly like I remember," I said, putting pressure on myself to prompt some chit-chat.
"Yeah, they spruced it up a little bit a few years ago with a renovation but it's still an old relic... My room though-- wow!"
"Oh?" I said, wondering if he scored himself some kind of free upgrade.
"Yeah. There's heat... water. A beautiful view of the parking lot," he mused.
"Incredible!" I laughed.
"I know! I have my own bathroom. Oh! And get this-- a vintage lamp!"
"A lamp!" I gasped.
"And it's beautiful," he sighed. Paul raised his hands as if framing a picture. "It gives off this amber glow like you're in a field of wheat as the sun sets."
"Gosh, why can't all hotels be like that..." I gigged, delighted by his wacky sense of humor.
"Seriously. And the best thing is the bed. You've never seen such a thing. I feel like I'm a member of royalty."
"Aha..." I replied, trying to hide my smirk with a sip of wine.
"No, really..." He paused for a moment as if trying to figure out how to make a joke about proving it to me. I could tell he was a little nervous. "You wouldn't have any interest in skipping out on this party for a bit, would you?" he settled on, perhaps realizing how forward he was becoming.
"Oh-- um..." I mumbled, quickly taking another sip of wine, even though I had only just swallowed the previous one. I felt it rush down my throat, making an embarrassingly loud gulping sound.
What can I say? I panicked. I plain ol' dropped the ball, right then and there, turning against all my dreams and fantasies in one botched opportunity to communicate what I actually felt inside.
"Uh... maybe another time. I'm feeling a little dizzy right now," I stammered. After I realized what I'd just said, I actually did feel a little dizzy. "See ya later," I squeaked as I turned and darted around a table, leaving Paul standing there solemn and stone-faced.
I scrambled off to the other side of the room, feeling my heart thumping madly in my chest, immediately regretting what I just did. "What was I thinking?!" I thought to myself. I began to review my life, pointing out all the times I had been that much of an idiot if only to lessen the pain of what I had just done.
I found Alexis, Rebecca, Lauren, and Jacqueline standing in a circle by the dance floor and rushed over to join them.
"Don't you guys ever feel weird seeing the bride and groom off?" Rebecca was saying.
"What do you mean?" Alexis asked.
"Well, it's not like we don't know what Cassie and Mike are headed up to their room for... They're gonna fuuuuuck. And they're gonna fuuuck, and fuck, and fuck, and fuck." She sighed and took a sip of wine while everyone laughed.
"That's funny," Jacqueline said. "It's so true." I could see her helplessly daring to picture the lewd scene in her head. "Oh my god, I can't even think about that!" she suddenly added.
"... While we stand around here talking about it like losers," Alexis added.
Lauren lowered her wine glass from her lips, revealing a wry grin. "Speak for yourselves!" she laughed.