“I must get home fairly soon,” Gail Davis said, smiling up at Herb Larsen, her date for that evening. “I have to pack and get ready for a very early start in the morning.”
“Why are you going two days early?” Herb asked, squinting his eyes behind his hornrimmed glasses. “The teacher’s convention doesn’t start until Wednesday.”
“I know,” Gail explained. “I called in a sub for Monday and Tuesday. I’m going early so I can visit with my sister, Crystal. She’s going to beauty college there. You know how it is, Herb. The folks are a little worried about Crystal all alone in the big city. I promised them I’d check up on her a little… make sure she’s eating right and not running around with a bad crowd. She’s the baby of the family.”
“Let’s have one more drink before I take you home,” Herb suggested, snapping his fingers to get the bartender’s attention. “It’s going to be really dull in the teacher’s lounge without you next week, Gail. I’m going to miss you something awful.”
“Why, Herb!” Gail gasped, her face flaming at the unexpected compliment. “I’m only going to be gone for a week! Besides… you said you might fly up for the convention on Wednesday. Maybe Crystal and I can invite you over to her apartment for dinner.”
“That’d be swell,” Herb grinned. “I’d love to meet your baby sister. She can’t be half as nice as you are though.”
Gail felt her face flame again and she coughed a little, deliberately trying to cover up her embarrassment. Gail had never gotten used to accepting compliments. She didn’t think she was a bit pretty, but it was nice of Herb to say so anyway. She’d always looked nice, but never pretty. Crystal was the beauty in the family. Gail hadn’t even had a boyfriend until Herb came along. Not that Herb was a boyfriend, or anything like that. He was just a friend… the teacher who had the classroom next to hers. She taught English and he taught American History. They were co-workers and friends, but that was as far as things had gone. Gail wasn’t sure she wanted them to go any farther. She liked Herb a lot but she’d decided that she never wanted to marry. After seeing what her mother had to put up with, Gail had vowed that she would get along nicely without a man in her house. Her father was always ordering her mother to do something and Gail couldn’t stand to be ordered around. She preferred to live in a nice little one-bedroom apartment by herself and not have a boss at home too. One boss was enough to Gail’s way of thinking.
Before Gail even thought too much about it, she was sipping on her second drink of the evening. The unaccustomed alcohol was making her feel very young and silly. Everything Herb said seemed terribly bright and wonderfully witty. It was sort of fun, going out for an evening with a nice man once in awhile. Of course she wouldn’t want to make a steady practice of it. It might give Herb ideas. But still… it was pleasant for an occasional night.
“Just one more for the road,” Herb grinned, ordering two more drinks before Gail had time to protest. She supposed that she should really drink it. It would be an awful shame to make Herb pay the bill without drinking her drink. That would be a waste of money and Gail believed in living frugally. She was feeling nice and giggly by the time they got up to leave. It was a good thing she didn’t have to teach in the morning.
“One more thing before I take you home,” Herb said, driving in the opposite direction from Gail’s apartment. “They picked out the site for the new school last week and I want to show it to you. I’ve got a friend on the planning committee.”
“Oh, Herb… it’s really late and…” Gail stopped quickly as she saw that Herb was disappointed She didn’t want to hurt his feelings and it was sort of exciting, being one of the few people to know the new site before it was made public. She shouldn’t disappoint Herb by refusing to see it. “Of course,” Gail breathed, smiling at him. “I’d just love to see it, Herb. Let’s just take a short look though. I really do have a lot of packing to do.”
“The new gym’s going right over there,” Herb pointed, shutting off the car, suddenly gesturing out the window. He didn’t seem to notice that his arm was pressing right up against Gail’s breasts as he pointed out her window and Gail was too embarrassed to say anything. It was an accident. She was certain of it. Herb wouldn’t deliberately make a pass at her. He was much to nice to think about wicked things like that.
Despite her initial shock, she felt a tingling sensation as Herb’s arm brushed across her nipples. She glanced quickly at his face but he didn’t appear to be aware of what he was doing. Still he was pressing a little harder now and she could feel her body begin to quiver uncontrollably. Her untouched nipples punched out against the warmth of his arm and hardened into stiff, throbbing peaks on the tips of her breasts. Before Gail had a chance to move, Herb slid close to her.
“Oh!” Gail gasped, feeling his warm body press up against hers. She had to think of something to say. Gail knew enough about men to know that in another couple of seconds Herb would be kissing her and she didn’t want that to happen. At least she didn’t think she did. The drinks had a strange effect on the proper young English teacher. She was very curious about what it would be like to be kissed. No man had ever tried to kiss her before. All the home town boys knew that she was too proper to be kissed but Herb didn’t know. He was new at the school this year. He probably thought she did things like this all the time.
“Uh… let’s walk around a little,” Gail groaned, opening her car door quickly. “I… I want you to show me exactly how the new school’s going to be laid out. You know the plans, don’t you, Herb?”
“Sure,” Herb grinned. He could tell how flustered Gail was and he knew all too well why. It had been no accident when his arm brushed across her nipples that way. She hadn’t pulled away either. Herb had felt the way Gail’s plump little nipples hardened under her brassiere and he figured that she was just playing hard to get. They’d take a little walk if that was what Gail wanted, but he wasn’t going to give up now. Herb was very encouraged, to say the least. He figured that with a little moonlight and the lovely setting outside, he ought to be able to make some progress with Gail tonight. At least he was going to give it his best try. He’d been going with Gail for over two months now, ever since school opened, and tonight he had her exactly where he wanted her. They were all alone, in a most romantic setting. He’d been leading up to something like this from the first time he’d seen her sitting so prim and proper in the teacher’s lounge. He wasn’t going to take no for an answer. Not tonight!