I step onto the train, late morning after sleeping in on a relaxed Saturday. I’ve been looking forward to this day off all week. I managed to carve out a whole day to do anything I wanted… I’m thinking of hitting a few thrift stores and maybe a few local boutiques. Iced coffee in hand, I Sit quietly, listening to music and keeping to myself. Looking out the window and just enjoying the ride to my destination. Feeling the sunshine on my skin.

I sort of notice a figure in my periphery but don’t turn to it just out of shyness… like who would want to talk me on this train? A gentle touch on my shoulder spooks me a little and a beautiful woman laughs and jumps back a bit at my reaction… I fumble to get my AirPods out of my ears quickly and profusely apologize for scaring her and being a spaz.

She giggles and replies “oh it no problem… I just wanted to tell you your hair is beautiful!”

I blush a bit hearing her words and notice her soft, sweet voice and red lipstick across a gorgeous smile and all I can say is “OMG thank you so much! I love your style! Thanks for noticing me.”

I pause the music on my phone from the lock screen so she can see the band I’m listening to and she lights up with excitement to tell me she loves queens of the Stone Age and that she saw them in 2020 at a festival in the summer! I’m just as eager to share my concert stories with her. She’s standing but leaning down and towards me in the seat as we regale in sharing our concert stories together and I tell her they are playing at a new venue in a few weeks. She’s unfamiliar with the location so I begin looking it up on maps to share with her… she stops me briefly and asks how much farther I have to ride.

I respond with “about 10 more blocks”

she says “oh cool, my apartment is about 12 away … do you mind if I sit?”

I say… “sure” in an almost surprised tone… I kind of can’t believe this cool, stylish woman is talking to me.

I scoot my bag over and She sits next to me. I get a whiff of her perfume in the process and notice how nice she smells.. which is very pleasant and kind of causes me to really look at her more.. unique, colorful painted nails and stylish gold jewelry adorned her petite hands that are sitting in her lap on top of a really cute corduroy skirt and sheer black tights. I noticed how good her thighs look too! We look at the phone together and she becomes more familiar with the venue location I mentioned.

She sticks her hand out and says “oh by the way, my name is Gwen.”

I shake her hand and introduce myself as well… she tells me she’s never heard the name Terra before and compliments me. This makes my cheeks blush and a smile draw across my face.

We become inquisitive about one another and the conversation just flows so easily.. it’s like we’re the only two on the train together. I’m telling a silly story and she stops me mid sentence and says..

“Hey I know your stop is next but what are you doing right now? Would you like to ride to my apartment instead? I want to show you this one vinyl record and the poster I got from that concert I was telling you about..you can always walk down to that shop afterwards… maybe i could come too! There’s a cool coffee shop on the way.”

I have no real plans that day and the idea of some spontaneous feels so fun! So I agree.. she’s ecstatic!

We ride a bit further and arrive at her complex… I tell her I love the area and she gives me details and memories she’s had since living there. We arrive at her front door and muffled music plays from behind it as she’s entering. We walk into an open floor plan living room that also encompasses the kitchen and balcony.. her boyfriend is standing in the kitchen preparing food and jamming out. He delight in seeing her and then laugh when I trail in behind her. he say “ hey babe.. did you make a new friend?”

She introduces me and we shake hands and exchange names as well.

“This is my boyfriend Rob… Rob, this is Terra” She tells him how we became chummy on the train and how we share a love for queens of the Stone Age.

He reminisces about the band also and smile at the memories of the concert as well. She grabs the record she mentioned earlier and shows it to me… it’s so cool! And very exclusive.. she insists we need to listen to it! Putting the record on her boyfriend tells me how wild and tipsy Gwen was at that show and how she flashed the crowd that night!

I jokingly say.. “oh I bet that was a treat for them! “

Rob immediately jumps in and agree and praise her and her beautiful tits. She’s a bit embarrassed but confesses to being a free spirit. She continues showing me more about the record and Rob jumps up and asks if anyone wants a drink or anything… I tell him I’ll just have water. Rob grabs some sparkling waters for everyone and join us in the living room again.

We continue to make small talk and just chill, the girl talk is strong but Rob is still engaging in conversation… sitting next to Gwen and tracing designs on her thighs… I definitely like the way she looks in them too.

I become a bit mesmerized by his hands on her and I definitely get caught staring by him.. Rob just gives me a curious little head tilt but says nothing.

After some time Gwen is finally like… “do we need to let you go? Don’t let me intrude on your day off.”

I don’t really want to leave but I say I should get going just so I don’t look like some desperate weirdo.

she relies “ok.. we’ll I think l’ll stay since Rob made food, but we HAVE to exchange numbers! Get over here”

Rob pops up and rushs back to the kitchen to continue preparing the food and I plop down on the couch next to her with my phone.. I get another whiff of her feminine scent and our legs touch as we sit next to each other.

I tell her my number and she adds it to her phone.. she grabs mine and punches in her number and Robs and says we better hang out again!

As she hands me the phone back our fingers brush each other and we both feel something… our eyes quickly meet and we freeze for a moment. She can tell I’m timid but not running away. She sits the phone in my lap and interlaces her left and in my right.. saying nothing… just holding my hand a bit.. I giggle a little just because I’m nervous.

She reaches over and interlaces the other hand… encouraging me to turn my body towards her.. I pull my right leg up and position myself crossed legged in front of her, really looking at her now, and noticing her admiring me. she’s Looking at my neck and collar bones under my jacket collar… the little horseshoe necklace gently moving with the breath in my chest.