Chrysalis

Stumble

Edinburgh is such a wonderful place and I always enjoyed a walk along Princes Street.

Such was my enthusiasm that while looking up toward the castle I failed to notice that a girl was approaching me in the same lane, it was over too quickly as a stack of papers that she was holding collided with me and the two of us went down amid a tangle of arms and legs.

I was the first to react.

“Oh my, Im so sorry………I swear one day I will pay attention”.

She looked at me with a bemused expression.

“Its ok, beautiful don’t you think”.

Now did she mean the Castle or herself?.

I decided a little bit of flirting would not go amiss.

“Yes it is, but your so much easier on the eye”.

“Really?”

“Yeah and I think thats what caused me……..to……stumble”

I knew this would happen as I stumbled over my words.

“Im sorry about your papers”.

They had landed in a puddle and were clearly beyond repair..

“Its ok, to be honest I am glad to be shot of them”.

I picked up a soggy copy and scanned it….A local student rag that was announcing a party!!
“Well Im heading down to the Caledonia, would you care to join me for a drink?”

She looked up into my eyes and they widened.

I had to double take before I recognised that look.

“I have a back massage booked and have some free time”.
She giggled.

“Actually I was thinking if they would let me in looking like a hooker”

I frowned.
Admittedly she was petite and extremely hot but her demeanour surely didn’t scream out such things.

“Your clearly not from round here, they don’t tend to let girls in who are dressed in t-shirt and shorts”.

“Well I could defer any questions by pointing out that you are my girlfriend, how does that sound?”

“Your girlfriend?”

“Im sorry, does that make you feel uncomfortable”.

She looked at me and then licked her lips.
“Not at all, because I am a lesbian…….but that just put an interesting image in my head”.
I smiled at her.

“A good image I hope”.
She nodded.

“A Very good one”
“Well then……?”

“Claire”
She held out her hand, I shook it.
“Im Diane, this is my first visit to Edinburgh in a few years”

“Holiday?”

“Sort of, Im going to visit a friend who lives on Lerwick, this is a little diversion”.

“Oh thats a beautiful place, a bit small though”.
“Tell me about it”

“So do I take it that you are a lesbian too Diane?”

“Yes and recently out of a relationship”.

Her eyes widened again and she bit her lip which I found to be super sexy.

I didn’t want to read too much into any of this.

“This party, are you going claire?”
She had obviously forgotten about that.

“Damn Im one of the organisers, would you like to maybe meet me there?”

“Sure, where is it?”

“Give me your phone and I will put my number in then text you later”.

“You not coming with me to the hotel?”

“No I need to go and get some more leaflets, but I promise to text you later”..

We touched hands and I felt the electricity.

“I will look forward to the text”.
She waved and quickly ran off in the opposite direction.

I got a good look at her lovely legs and those oh so short shorts and had some naughty thoughts……