I’m waiting outside the cinema. Looking forward to meet you J
Chrissie hurriedly typed in her reply.
Me too J c u soon xx
She pressed send and set about getting dressed. She pulled on a pair of sheer black stockings and, looking at the panties that were now strewn on the floor, bent down to pick up the red satin ones. Hopping into the panties, which made her breasts jiggle, she grabbed the matching bra. In a well rehearsed moved she fastened it around her midriff, twisted it round and pulled up the straps to encase her breasts. Finally she put on her lucky dress. Black and silver in an abstract pattern, she smoothed it down over her hips and adjust the hemline so that it showed enough of her legs to entice but did not give away that they were encased in stockings, rather than tights. Finally she eased her feet into her red stilettos.
After applying some make up (powder blue eye shadow and natural lip gloss), checking herself in the mirror, and grabbing her bag Chrissie sent a brief text to her two best buddies and set off for the cinema.
He’s there. Text me in an hour. X
Trevor sucked hard on his cigarette and exhaled audibly. He stared at the message on his mobile.
Me too J c u soon xx
This was really happening. After six depressing months on the dating site he was finally going out with a real woman. The site, that promised much when he first signed up, had not exactly delivered.
Every week he received lots of messages, but these were icebreakers and had been sent to every man on the site. Not one woman had shown the slightest interest in him. He knew that his profile picture didn’t exactly help. He was fifty years old, balding, with a middle-aged spread that was hard to conceal. Because he lived alone he had taken the picture to use on his profile page with his web cam. He had tried to look warm and friendly. He looked like a desperate man (which he was).
So when he received a personal message from Chrissie he didn’t quite believe it. Why would this glamorous woman be interested in him? After chatting online for a while she explained that she was looking for someone stable and reliable, as she had been messed around by men all her life. Messages became texts. Texts became phone conversations. And now he was standing outside the cinema waiting to meet Chrissie for the first time.
As the minutes passed he started to panic. It had been fifteen minutes since her text. Had she changed her mind? Had she suddenly decided not to come? The thoughts were making him so nervous that he reached in his pocket for another cigarette but then they evaporated as he caught sight of those unmistakable legs coming towards him. He looked up and smiled as Chrissie walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek.
“Come on Trevor, let’s go and eat, I’m starving.”
Grabbing his hand she led him down the street to the restaurant. At first he was so scared of saying the wrong thing that he couldn’t speak, except to make polite responses to her questions.
“Did you find the cinema o.k.?”
“Yes it was fine.”
“I hope I didn’t keep you waiting. We ladies like to take our time to get ready.”
“No, it’s fine.”
But, as the evening unfolded, he began to relax and enjoy talking to Chrissie. She was warm and friendly and they laughed and chatted their way through the courses. They swapped stories of their ex partners, holidays, favourite music, family, between mouthfuls of pasta and sips of wine. During the main course a beeping came from her handbag. She quickly type in a message and then said to Trevor, “It’s my friends. Just checking you are not a psycho. I’ll switch it off. Don’t want anyone to interrupt a lovely evening.”
Trevor was in dreamland. He hadn’t enjoyed himself so much in years. He didn’t want it to end and felt a tinge of sadness as he settled the bill and stood outside the restaurant.
“Thank you for a lovely evening, Chrissie. I’d love to see you again.”
“Are you going? I thought you might want to come back for a coffee.”
Trevor couldn’t believe what he was hearing. This was too good to be true. He had no thoughts of taking advantage of her; he was just so pleased that she liked him enough to continue the evening.
“That would be lovely. But just one coffee and then I have to catch my train.”
“Of course! What kind of woman do you think I am,” she giggled.
Trevor felt terrible. Had she thought that he was suggesting sex! He wanted to explain that he never thought anything of the kind but, before he could stutter an apology she had linked her arm through his and they were walking down the main street to her house.
Trevor sat in the arm chair, hands around his coffee cup and taking it all in. He was in her house. She had actually invited him. Chrissie came out of the kitchen, put down her coffee cup and collapsed on the sofa. Bringing her knees up, she removed her stilettos and rubbed her feet.
“Ooh that’s better.”
The sight of Chrissie on the sofa rubbing her feet was beginning to make Trevor aroused. He felt guilty. This was a first date and he didn’t want anything to spoil his chances of seeing her again. He tried to avoid staring at her legs but, as she made herself comfortable her dress rode up revealing her top of her stockings. Trevor couldn’t stand it any longer. He gulped down his coffee and decided that he should just go before he did or said something that would offend her.
“I’d better go now. Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“O.K. then, but before you must see the rest of the house. I’ve just had the upstairs decorated and I’d like your opinion.”
Before he could stop her she had walked across the room and began to walk up the stairs. Trevor, not wanting to appear rude, followed her. As he ascended the staircase she paused at the top, giving him a clear sight of the red panties. This was unbearable. Trevor decided there and then to make some polite comments about the decorating and then leave. Chrissie led him into the bedroom and Trevor looked around at the decor. Deep red walls with a Chinese pattern, matching curtains, two large wardrobes, a messy dressing table and a large luxurious bed. As Trevor was deciding how to compliment her on her choice of decor he heard the door shut and the key turn.
He spun round to see Chrissie, her back against the door, twirling the key around her fingers.
“What are you doing?” stuttered Trevor.
“I’ve brought you up here for a reason.