Watching. Jeff Edwards

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      ‘And not a chest hair in sight,’ commented Rani.

      It was a balmy evening, and they dined and danced, on the balcony of the hotel’s restaurant, with waiters overseeing every small part of the dining ritual, whooshing courses away the moment they were finished, and replacing them at suitable intervals with the next course.

      Jade wondered when the moment would arrive, and was not surprised when a single violin player detached himself from the band to come and stand beside their table, playing a suitably romantic piece, while the waiters arrived with their sweets.

      Jade’s sweet consisted of a large dollop of vanilla ice-cream with an enormous strawberry perched on top, and embedded in the top of the strawberry, a sparkling diamond ring.

      Walter’s expression was one of rapt attention, as he took her hand in his, knelt beside her chair, and looked deep into her eyes, asking, ‘Will you marry me?’

      He was most surprised as, using her free hand, Jade removed the ring from the strawberry, stuck it in her mouth, sucking the pieces of strawberry that had adhered to it. She then opened Walter’s hand, and placed the ring in the centre of his palm.

      ‘No, Walter, I will not marry you. Now get off your knees and sit down.’ She turned to the violinist, and waved him away.

      Totally shocked, Walter remained kneeling, unaware of the stares he was attracting.

      ‘For God’s sake, Walter, sit down. You’re making a fool of yourself down there,’ hissed Jade.

      With his jaw still hanging, Walter sat, staring numbly at Jade, who was watching his reaction with a Mona Lisa smile on her face. She plucked the strawberry from the top of her ice cream and began devouring it.

      Walter was slowly now coming to terms with what Jade had said, and he began to realise that by rejecting him, she had hurt his feelings. No one had been able to do that to him before. It was a revelation. ‘Why won’t you marry me?’ he asked with a hurt expression.

      ‘Because you don’t love me. I thought that was rather obvious.’

      ‘But I do love you.’

      ‘No you don’t. You’ve never once even hinted at it.’

      ‘But we’ve been going together for years!’

      ‘And you’ve never once told me you love me. Besides, I don’t love you,’ added Jade, as she commenced spooning her ice cream.

      ‘But what does this mean?’

      Jade looked at Walter across the table. He really didn’t understand at all. Speaking slowly, as though to a backward child, she said, ‘Well, for one thing, we are not going to get married. We should, however, remain friends, as well as business associates. I will still need you in my life, you see.’

      ‘But I had planned on us marrying.’

      ‘Well, Walter dear, you’ll have to make some different plans for the future. I will never marry a man that I don’t love. I’ve seen my parent’s marriage, and I will not make their mistakes. I intend to be happy, and I could not be happily married to you.’

      ‘But what will become of us?’

      Jade smiled. ‘I’m glad you asked that question. For the long term, I don’t know, but, I intend that we’ll remain friends.’ She reached for her evening bag, opened it, and reached inside, before placing a hotel key before him. ‘Now then, Walter, for the short term — I had planned that we should retire to the hotel room fitting that key, where we’ll find a bottle of champagne cooling in a bucket of ice, and where, if it is alright with you, you may deflower me.’

      ‘What?’ spluttered Walter.

      ‘I want you to take me upstairs, and make a woman of me.’

      ‘You can’t be serious!’

      ‘Walter, dearest, you are becoming quite tedious.’ She scooped up the key, and stood. ‘I’m going upstairs. I suggest you join me. After all, you deserve to get something for the trouble you went to tonight.’

      Walter watched as Jade walked slowly between the tables, toward the door; her elegant gait showing to wonderful effect her curves below the evening gown. Other males in the restaurant also followed her progress. Reacting quickly, Walter threw some bank notes onto the table, and stumbled quickly after Jade, trying to catch her before she reached the elevators.

      Jade smiled at Walter as he caught up to her. She handed him the room key, just as the elevator doors opened. Once inside, Walter consulted the key, and pressed the button for the correct floor. As the door opened again, Jade preceded Walter out of the elevator, turned to the left, and walked up the hallway, coming to a stop outside the correct room.

      ‘You’ve had this planned, all along,’ he said, as the key was inserted.

      Jade said nothing, just flashing him another of her enigmatic smiles, as he opened the door.

      Inside, Walter found the champagne and glasses on the low coffee table, along with a basket of complimentary fruit. Nodding approvingly at the vintage, he began to open the bottle as Jade moved to the window and studied the lights of the city outside.

      Hearing the cork pop, Jade turned, and watched as Walter poured the drinks.

      He walked to her, and handed over one of the glasses.

      Jade regarded the bubbles ascending through the golden liquid. Lifting the glass to Walter, she clinked his glass, and made a toast. ‘To virginity, and its loss.’ She sipped.

      Walter took a mouthful of the liquor, savouring its taste as it slowly made its way down his throat. He looked at Jade. ‘Are you positive about this?’

      Jade moved close to him, and kissed him lightly on his cheek. ‘Of course I am.’

      ‘You knew I was going to ask you to marry me.’

      ‘Of course I did,’ she said, taking his free hand. ‘Now stop worrying about silly little things, and take me to bed.’

      Jade had selected well. Walter was a surprisingly competent and gentle lover. He undressed her slowly, touching her in all those wonderfully sensitive places that Jade barely knew existed. Slipping the gown off her shoulders, he kissed her breasts, causing Jade to yelp with delight.

      Once naked, he lay her upon the bed, and commenced to remove his own clothes.

      Jade propped herself up on one elbow, as she watched him, marvelling at the sight of the naked man before her.

      He joined her on the bed, and placed his hand between her legs, massaging her womanhood.

      Jade squirmed with delight, as the sensations cascaded through her.

      Finally, he rose above her, opening her legs, forcing himself into her depths.

      Jade’s fingers dug into Walter’s shoulders as the pain took her, but it soon passed, to be replaced by a wet, thrusting of delight.

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