DarkEmpress
Dark Lady
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The lounge he suggested is elegant yet simplistic. The earthy tones permeate a certain tranquillity that is almost tangible, melting into the surroundings and the people that are floating around like graceful swans. I have my legs crossed, the delicate sheer material clinging to them shimmers in the late afternoon sun. It streams through a terrace door that is neatly stacked into a corner, leaving an unabridged view of the spectacular countryside, rolling hills and a lush green meadow.
Despite the tranquil environment, my foot is bouncing incessantly, my nerves getting the better of me. He said to dress in something elegant, and gauging from the environment I made a good choice with a simple wrap-around dress that drapes across my body like a silk glove. On the far side of the room I can see a couple sitting at a table, staring off into space as if they are waiting for something. A few passersby cast furtive glances at me, giving me ‘that’ look as if they know something I don’t.
I had considered a glass of wine, but the liquid fire would only dull my senses and I wanted them to be razor sharp, at the ready and crystal clear. Today we were taking a furtive step into the unknown, something we had talked about in various degrees of clarity but never really acted upon. It scared me ... excited me all at once. What if it changed the relationship? What if we crossed a line we could never undo, or changed the dynamic into something unrecognisable?
He has been a good friend, a confidant. Someone I could rely and depend on and someone I had shared some of my deepest, darkest secrets with. Things I had never told any living being, things I was ashamed of ... scared of. He never faltered, never judged. Didn’t think any less of me nor did he feel sorry for me. Instead he saw a woman who was brave and courageous enough to face her demons, when I didn’t feel that way at all. For that I loved him and cherished him, and I hope that I had played such a part in his life too.
Placing the champagne glass of sparkling white grape juice back on its coaster, my eyes catch a glimpse of him and I am instantly a ball of raw nerves. I don’t know what to do with myself and it surprises me. How many nights have I dreamed about this? How many times had I imagined what it would feel like? And now, that the time is here, I don’t quite know what to say or even think.
I watch him from across the lounge, an almost enigmatic air about him and I can’t do anything else but just stare at him. With a slight grin I try and remind myself to keep my mouth closed and not to drool, it wouldn’t make a very fetching sight to behold, and yet I can’t help myself but to stare. Gooseflesh erupt across my skin as I clasp my hands together nervously in my lap.
As his eyes find mine, I realise, this is the moment ... and this is the time. We had spoken about this to exhaustion. I knew what he would expect of me and I am ready.
I think...