First real date

It was going to be my birthday soon and I was eager to know what Dave had planned. A few days ago, I had been looking for an indirect way to inform him. I was afraid that if I were to tell him directly he would feel pressurised to organise something big. The plan was quite straight-forward and I hoped that it would work.

'Dave, can I have a look at your student ID?'

He looked at me strangely but he showed it to me. He looked so young in his picture and I kept looking at him from different angles, almost forgetting my plan. I checked his ID number and as I had guessed I saw his birth date. Bingo! Hey, it was only eighteen days after mine. That meant I was older than him. I was a cougar, running after younger men! Okay, I knew that it didn't matter that much, but I had a cousin who couldn't go ahead with her marriage because they later discovered that she was 2 months older than her fiancee. And the boy's family was so conservative and patriarchal that they couldn't bear the fact that the girl was older. For them, it suggested that the girl would be dominant in the relationship. I say, good riddance to such people with backward thinking. In fact, it was a hidden blessing that she escaped from such a family.

I returned Dave his ID then, praying that he would ask me for mine. I was not very satisfied with the picture, but I wanted him to notice my birth date on his own. I kept my fingers crossed and luckily my wishes came true.

'You show me yours too?'

'Ah, it's not very interesting,' I said with mock-hesitation, while handing him the ID.

'Hey, it's your birthday soon.'

'Ya, I'm getting old.'

'Yes, he saw it,'I shouted jubilantly mentally.

He returned the ID a few seconds later.

So the day of my birthday came and I was so excited as I didn't know how it was going to be as for the first time I wasn't single. I took a lot of care when dressing up on that day so I chose skin-tight jeans. I did not usually wear them as they limited my lower body movements at times, but it was suitable for an occasion as it highlighted the shape of my bum and legs. I chose a thin brown top to go with it and the texture was so soft that it felt decadent wearing it. I also wore semi-high heels instead of my usual sports shoes to make it more elegant.

When I reached the campus, Dave was waiting for me near the parking. He had come in his car on that day and already that was special. He did not often drive to the university as it was too tiring at times as he lived quite far. The Express bus was easier as he could sleep, while that option was not available when driving.

'Happy birthday Jade,' he said, bending to give me a longer greeting kiss.

He then handed me a single rose flower which he had been hiding behind his back and a small pouch.

'Thank you,' I said, seizing the opportunity to give him a kiss as well.

'Open it.'

The pouch contained a necklace made form a material I had never seen before. It was a kind a greyish pearl.

'I hope you like it.'

'It's very nice. Make me wear it.'

Lifting my hair from my neck with one hand, he slid the chain around my neck. I shivered at the touch of the cold pearls on my warm skin and his fingers led a trail of goosebumps down my neck, wherever they touched my skin. He put a kiss on my neck near the latch and I had to close my eyes in pleasure for one second. The day was starting well.

'Let me take you for lunch. Car or bus?'

At the beginning of thought that it would be more comfortable to travel by car and there would be more privacy, but there would be some distance between us, so I said, 'Bus'.

Dave seemed surprised by my choice, but he didn't say anything. He unlocked the car, took his bag and locked it again. He took my hand and pulled me after him in the direction of the bus stop. I followed him quietly as I didn't know where he was taking me. I hoped that I had taken the right decision in choosing the bus.

When we got in the bus and we were sitting, he asked,

'Why the bus?'

'Because in the car I wouldn't be able to do this.' And I slid as close to him as I could. He smiled and put his hand behind my back and it rested on my shoulder. I could thus nestle and put my head on his chest. I could feel the warmth of his body seep through his cotton shirt and a delicious thrill went through me.

'Yep, great decision.'

'So, where are we going?

'Surprise.'

He finally took me to a restaurant, about forty-five minutes away from the campus. The restaurant was over two storeys, and he took me upstairs. There were no other customers there apart from us. The food came quickly, but it was the company which was even better. This was the first time we were meeting outside the campus and it felt great. The plate was heavily-laden so it took me more than an hour to complete it. There was no place for dessert and we left soon afterwards. I thoroughly enjoyed the return trip as well. At the end of the journey, we walked back to Dave's car. I would have loved to go in for a drive, but it was late and I knew that my mum had planned a special meal for me.

'It was such a special day. Thank you.'

I stood still and looked at Dave and how his eyes were shining. He bridged the distance between us and holding me by the waist he pulled me closer to his body and covered my lips with his. His tongue started doing its usual magic and he soon had me panting. Wit one final peck at my lips, he then took one step back.

'Go quickly, before I stop you.'

'I wanted him to stop me, I didn't want to go, but I had no choice.

With regret in each step, I started walking to the stop again, but I was halted by a pull to my hand. It was Dave.

'You didn't think I was going to let you wait for your bus alone, did you?'

Still holding hands, we went together and I got my usual three parting kisses before I got on the bus. If only I could celebrate my birthday each week, I thought, touching the necklace around my neck.