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laundry room romance
It was a cold Midwest day. I had more laundry than I could possibly do in one day’s time. My washer had been broke, off to the laundry mat I went. Yuk!
As I am putting the dirty socks in washer. I notice a tall slim rather handsome man looking at me. My first thought was he looked like the Marlboro Man advertisement. He walks over and asks if he can help me.. Wow! a man that looked good, did not mind stinky socks, and knew how to do laundry...!!! This could be heaven! We talked as we did laundry together. The two hours passed very fast. As I am leaving he ask me for a date.. little did I know this would be the start of a wonderful surprise.. Smile!
Friday he arrives at my door, I was not sure what to wear..? I mean it is not like I am a teenager anyways .. LOL! We went to Burger King and a movie, cheap date. I noticed on the way home, that he pulls out a pack of cigarettes.. Marlboro's of course! I smile to myself thinking, I had been correct in my assumption of him. Then he stops the truck.. Oh my! I have not been paying attention to where he is going or what he is saying I have been absorbed in my own thoughts. He slams the gear into park. I find I am at a lake.. Oh mercy! I never went parking even as a teen.. And now a grown woman of 32 yrs I find I am having a arm slide over the seat and my direction.
My stomach is doing flip flops. I begin to say something rather giggly and stupid as he begins to slowly lean down to kiss me. Oh how could I ever forget those warm lips? Smelled of cigarettes and musk aftershave. The roughness of his beard against my soft skin as he leaned forward to me. I wish I could say I did something really romantic but all i could do was giggle his moustache had literally made me giggle from the tickle of it. What is it with men and beards and moustaches? Are they truly more masculine or not afraid to show they are masculine. Well now I am in a deep sweat.
The truck is fogging over. His hand is moving against my leg as he presses my lips again..... Oh how did I get myself in this position?? All I was doing was laundry how did all this come into my life so quickly?
Then suddenly I am saved!!!!!!! Saved from my own weakness, my own desire to give into the impulse to let go and not care what anyone thought and to just feel the moment. Letting this handsome Marlboro Man consume me. He answers the cell phone and finds he must take me home quickly; he has been called into work on a emergency. As we drive home I think of what might have been and with regret I think of all the things that could have come out of it. He kisses me deeply and promises to call.
You ask did he call ?????????????????????????????????????????????? Yes! When I got home i was completely broke out in hives. in my giddiness, I had forgot I was allergic to cigarettes.. Later I found I am allergic to the Marlboro man. But that is another story in itself!
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