We had nothing in common, but damn we fucked hard [MF]

About a quarter century ago (fuck me, I’m old) I was in between colleges and working in Champs Sports at the local mall. Trying to make the best of it, I was friendly with the other hourlies, assistant managers, and broke as fuck folk who filled out the bulk of the mall workforce. I was 21 and had a reliable car, so I was well tolerated if not popular.

Krissie was an impossibly tall, skinny goth (was goth even a thing back then?) vixen. Predictably, she worked a few stores over at Hot Topic. To work she wore stupid big black pants with lots of chains and buckles paired with midriff baring fake concert tees. With straight cut bangs on dyed black hair and enough black makeup to adorn a KISS groupie, she was not my type. But her tight skinny ass and pert B cup tits were certainly worth a second look. She was tall, almost my height, and the Doc Martens gave her a few extra inches. Despite “the look”, she was a pretty sweet girl but with a rapier wit and sharp tongue.

Jogging my memory [MF]

It had been 6 years since I taught Jenny. She was now out of grad school and back in her home city. I remembered her as bubbly, vivacious, wicked smart, and driven. We kept in touch loosely on social media after she graduated and she messaged me immediately when she saw that I was presenting at a conference in her hometown.

Knowing I was a runner, she offered to take me for a jog in a local park so we could catch up. She picked me up at my hotel dressed in pretty typical gear — capri leggings and a sports bra. She was quite a bit younger than me and a former student so I didn’t even really pay attention at the time, but obviously noticed that she’d been keeping up with her running too. As we finished a light jog back at my hotel, we lingered chatting. It was mostly a chill run, but the heat of the summer in southern China can be oppressive.

“You hardly broke a sweat, I’m dripping!” Jenny teased as she playfully wiped a drop of sweat from her chest.

“I don’t do so bad for an old man,” I returned.