I once dated a woman who worked as a horse rider a few towns away. She had hazel eyes, a sweet smile, spoke with an adorable accent and laughed easily and often. If I’m honest, she was the tall, brunette athletic type I caught myself dreaming of being with since I’ve been old enough to have a preference.
Our first meeting had been everything I could have hoped for – we went for a hike and got caught n the rain, it was playful, adventurous and passionate, I was obsessed.
Our relationship was only a few dates old and we lived a long drive apart, so after the wild successes of our first meetings we agreed to make the most of it the next visit and sleep over. When I arrived she greeted me at the door in black lacy lingerie and her feet didn’t touch the floor for the rest of the night.
I woke up to her curled under my arm, her head on my shoulder and her dark, silky hair tickling my neck. I kissed her forehead and she stirred, murmuring about a few more minutes rest and wound herself tighter around me like a hibernating snake. I smiled and let myself drift back to sleep as the fingers of my trapped arm traced gently over the skin of her back.