Encounter
Kathryn M. Burke
This is the story of how a man invaded my house and had his way with me.
Let me make one thing absolutely clear: I'm no shrinking violet. In fact, I've heard myself called a "tough broad"--but a woman has to be tough in a world still mostly run by men. I'm twenty-eight years old, and I've managed to carve out a good career for myself in the admissions office of a small college here in upstate New York. And I didn't get that way by letting men walk all over me.
Okay, my love life hasn't been so great. Maybe I was a bit wild in college, and spread my legs for more guys than I should have. I'd been raised pretty strictly by my parents, and I suppose I made a bit too much of my first chance of freedom. After college I tried to put that part of my life behind me, buckling down to work and avoiding involvement with men unless I knew they were worth getting involved with.
Well, I made a mistake on that score. I'd gotten engaged to a guy (whose name I refuse to mention here), but almost as soon as that happened he began to get cold feet, and then he just dumped me as the wedding preparations got underway. What is it with men and commitment? Maybe all guys aren't like that, but enough of them are that a woman just doesn't know how to tell the difference between a decent man and a scumbag. The worst part of it was that my own parents thought that my breakup with You-Know-Who was somehow
my
fault.
This had happened more than a year ago, and ever since then I'd been more spooked about getting entangled with the male of the species than ever before. But that only made me crabby and frustrated. Face it: for most people (and especially for women), work just isn't enough. You need some love in your life.
So there I was, lying awake in bed around 11 p.m. on a chilly Friday night in September. It didn't escape my attention that I'd not had a date that night--or any night for more months than I cared to think about--so it was understandable that I was restless. My parents had helped me buy this small house (one story plus basement), which would have been just right for two people beginning an intimate relationship; but there was no one here but me.
Until there was.
My restlessness had made my senses acute, and beyond the crickets and the rustling of some night-creature in the distance I heard a noise that didn't bode well at all. I could have sworn it was the opening of the French doors that led to my tiny backyard.
A chill went through me. Omigod, had I left those doors unlocked? There had been no sound of breaking glass or a forced lock--and now I recalled with a shudder that, after stepping out into my backyard in my nightgown, I'd found the air so chilly that I'd quickly retreated back into the house--and failed to lock those French doors.
Could someone have seen me and opportunistically made the reckless decision to enter my house to--well, who knows what? I lived in a pretty small town, one that I thought was fairly safe. I didn't hear any footsteps in the house, but anyone who had gotten in wasn't going to announce his presence by clomping around in cowboy boots.
Maybe if I stayed really quiet the guy (why did I assume it was a guy?) would just take what he wanted and leave. Or maybe I was just being paranoid and that noise was the wind or something.
But it was only seconds after I had this comforting thought that the man came into my bedroom.
In the dim moonlight that filtered in through the living-room windows, I could see he was an imposing physical specimen. In fact, at first he was only a shadow that loomed up above me as I lay on the bed. There was a shock of unkempt hair, broad shoulders, a barrel chest, muscular biceps and forearms, and large but surprisingly delicate hands.
I swallowed. This was my worst nightmare--a woman's worst nightmare.
Incredibly, the guy turned on the lamp on my nightstand, not caring whether I saw him or not. Clearly, he wanted to see me.
I have to admit, he was good-looking. Why such a ridiculous thought would have entered my mind at that moment, I don't know; I suppose we're all trained to judge people by their appearance. His face was slightly bedewed with perspiration, and there was an unreadable expression on his face: a mix of excitement, regret, apprehension, and even fear.
Was he as afraid of me as I was of him?
Strong as I like to think I am, I knew I was no match for this guy if it came down to any kind of struggle. Few women have the strength to take on a man all by themselves. And the fact that he wasn't just snatching up whatever few valuables I had in the house made it pretty clear to me that his goal was something entirely different.
"Please," I said, in a voice I wished wasn't so full of dread, "don't hurt me."
His reaction to that feminine whine was curious. He first gazed down at me as if puzzled, then actually frowned as if I'd offended him somehow.
"I'm not going to hurt you," he said.
Well, that was something. I was momentarily relieved, or at least a little more confident that I'd come out of this encounter with my life and body more or less intact. I made myself stare at his face and the rest of his body so that I could remember his features as accurately as possible when I reported him to the police.
"Just take whatever you want and go, okay?" I said, trying to sound firm and in charge.
Again he scowled at me. "I don't want your stuff," he said.
My heart sank. So now it was perfectly clear what he wanted.
He approached me and, in a strangely reverential manner, as if unveiling a much sought-after prize or present, he pulled my nightgown off over my head.
I instinctively covered my breasts and my pubic area with my hands, although that gesture did little to prevent this man from gazing raptly at my naked form. His eyes widened, as if he himself couldn't believe how much beauty he had uncovered.
I won't say I'm the world's loveliest female, but I take pride in my appearance. I work out a lot, so I have a nice, flat stomach and reasonably strong arms and legs (for a woman). As for those parts that are of particular interest to men--well, a bra size of 36D made me pretty popular in college, as did my sculpted bottom and my fur-covered delta. At that moment my mind was suddenly filled with the images of all the men who had sampled my wares with full satisfaction.
As for this intruder, he knelt down beside my bed, scanning my frame as if he'd never seen anything like it. He didn't make any attempt to touch me. Instead, after some moments he leaned forward and planted a brief kiss on my mouth.
That was just about the last thing I expected. If this guy really wanted to get crude physical pleasure out of me, this wasn't exactly the way I thought he'd start. That kiss was soft as a butterfly's wing, and the tenderness of his lips against mine made my heart skip a beat. The kiss lasted only a fraction of a second, and I saw the man's eyes shine after it was over. Maybe my eyes were shining too as I stared back at him.
Since I was still covering my chest and abdomen, he placed his head on my stomach and began kissing it, even flicking his tongue over it. A little shiver went through me. I suppose I should have been horrified and revolted at this unwanted contact, but I couldn't help sensing that there was real feeling behind it. It was as if he had known me for years and was renewing acquaintance with my body after a long interval of separation.
Now he reached a hand out and took hold of mine, the one covering my delta. With the gentlest pressure he moved it away--and, parting my legs, buried his head in my pussy.
Yes, I was wet. Can you blame me? After so many men had coupled with me earlier in my life, I had experienced a sexual drought that for me was unprecedented. And here I was, naked in front of a man who was totally unknown to me, but whom I now didn't feel was truly threatening--and one who apparently desired me for myself, not because I was some generic woman whom he could dominate.