In my prior true stories I describe my experiences with Asian women after my divorce. This next experience is decades ago when I was in college in Orange County south of LA. I was also working at a high-end snow ski and tennis pro shop to help me with college expenses. A side benefit was that I was able to meet many college age girls. I had met my first real girlfriend here, which was my first sexual relationship. She was a Caucasian girl and a nice person but the sex was barely above what I could do on my own--she was boring in bed and not willing to try much of anything but lay there. I could never get her to perform oral on me and she didn't seem to enjoy me going down on her so after a while I gave up. I ended that relationship to head off to Europe for a two-month summer trip with friends--neither of us shed any tears with the breakup. This story is longer than my post divorce experiences but it needs to be to outline the events that unfolded.
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When I got back home from Europe for fall classes I also went back to work at the same ski shop. There were a few new employees at the store when I got back and I liked two of them right way. Amy and Cindy, both Japanese, were fun to be around and both attractive in their own way. I found myself curious and I lusted after Amy but never acted on it even though we flirted some but I could tell she was holding back. They were both close friends since childhood--Amy was a classic beauty and Cindy was super cute and had a little steak of wild child in her. Cindy told me that Amy liked me but that it was never going to happen because her parents would freak out if they knew Amy was seeing a non-Japanese boy. It was my first taste of "race" in regards to the opposite sex but I didn't let it bother me because I didn't really want to have a workplace romance and possibly ruin the friendship I had with them both. But there was a little vibe between us.
Having these two cute Japanese girls as co-workers did make me wonder about Asian girls. I also thought getting to know them both more could give me insight about dating outside my race. In Orange County there was a good population of Asians and many frequented the store. I really never considered dating an Asian until getting to know Cindy and Amy--they were so pleasant to be around and you can say they whetted my appetite. Here I was very inexperienced in the world of sexual relationships and I was considering going outside my race.
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It was Friday afternoon and the shop was not too busy. Ski season was still two or three months away and with classes just starting many younger customers had other priorities. I was unboxing a shipment of K2 skis and putting them on display when I heard a voice behind me.
"Wow. The new K2's look great. I love the colors."
I turned around and standing there was a cute Asian girl that I suspected to be Japanese. She was maybe 5'2" and 110 pounds. She was wearing the typical OC fashion of Dolphin Shorts--many girls with great tanned legs wore them. She had a bright smile that would interest many guys my age. Her hair was about six inches past her shoulders and in a ponytail. After a few more seconds she graduated from cute to hot.
"Hi. Yes they do look great don't they? They will sell well but they are not cheap," I said turning the price tag towards her.
"Ohhh. You're right," she said looking at the price sticker I had just put on them. "I have saved up for the past year for a new pair of skis and these may be it."
"I can see you on these," I said in a joking manner. "What type of skiing do you like to do--cruising the hill or aggressive moguls?"
"A little of both," she said looking me directly in the eye. "I can be a little aggressive on the slopes." After talking to her more about the skis I could immediately feel that she was a bit different from other girls I had met in the shop, she was more mature and had a cool funkiness to her that was interesting.
I got hit with a near instant attraction. We held eye contact in a way that indicated a vibe. She was not the shy or submissive Japanese girl by any means.
"Well I am going to meet my mom to go shopping and dinner. Maybe I'll come back with her to let her see them. Will you be here after 7pm?"
"Yes I work till 9pm. Lucky me, I'm stuck here on a Friday night. My name is Greg by the way so feel free to ask for me if you don't see me on the sales floor."
"My name is Meredith but I go by Meri. It's really nice to meet you. I will see you later," she said as she walked away.
She looked back as she approached the door and smiled and waved again--I could tell she liked that I watched her walk out.
During the rest of my shift all I could think about was Meri coming back. I also wondered how her mother would look at me. Something told me that Meri was a little bit of a handful and not dominated by her parents.
I was helping another customer when I saw Meri and her mother walk in. I decided to take my time in an effort to show them that I was polite to my current customer but I did give her a nice smile and very slight nod. Meri walked her mother over to the ski rack. Every time I glanced over Meri was looking at me smiling. I finally finished with my customer and walked over.
"Hi Greg. This is my mother Midori." I noticed that Meri had put a little makeup on that gave her a more mature look. I liked both of her looks--the cute college girl and the sexier young Asian woman.
"Hello. Nice to meet you," giving her a slight nod. I thought a bow would be a bit much. "I think she must really like these skis," I said as I grabbed the skis off the rack.
"Hello Greg. Nice to meet you as well. Meredith told me all about you and the skis," with a big smile.
I looked at Meri and back at her mother smiling. Her comment took me a little off guard. I looked at Meri again and saw she was blushing. Now I was really interested in her. Meri gave me a coy smile but then looked at her mother with a, "
Mom why did you say that?"
look. I decided to begin talking about the skis to break the awkwardness.
"This is the model and ski length I would recommend based on what you told me about your skiing style. It is the most all-around ski K2 makes. We could also take the bindings off your current skis to save you money."
"So you actually did talk about skiing," her mother added with a smile. It was obvious she felt the vibe between her daughter and me. It was also obvious she did not mind that I was not Japanese. Her mother was not the shy type either and I could see she liked to tease and banter.
"Meredith look at all the nice ski sweaters over there", her mother said.
"I know. I saw them earlier. I like that blue one with the white stripes."
Her mother smiled and walked over to the sweater display but gave me another smile when she reached them. It was almost like she was saying,
I will give you a little time with my daughter
. I also saw Cindy walk up to her and begin showing her the sweaters.
"I'm sorry if my mom embarrassed you any. I guess she could tell that I was excited to come back here after dinner."