Lockdown - Prologue

I have always been attracted to her simplicity.

The way she switched up her look effortlessly and not an ounce of beauty would be compromised. She was rich in melanin, no taller than 5 foot 6, so naturally, I towered over her the day we first met. My tall frame would tower over most women but mine was met with her brown earthy eyes. Captivating and deep, I stood there in a trance wondering what this feeling coursing through me was.

Not lust but Infatuation.

When you're with great company time flies! This was no different, it was almost midnight and the bar assistant came over to tell us they were closing in ten minutes. 

I didn't want the night to end here. But how could I say that without coming across like a creep? This was the first time meeting up after all. 

We stood outside the bar waiting for an Uber to arrive and take us home. The flickering lights from the lampposts danced across the dark sky, each color slowly fading into another. The frosty winter air caressed my skin, and my hands were freezing from not wearing any gloves, but I couldn't care less. Again I was caught in a trance this time whilst she was speaking, I know I should be paying attention but her lips. 

Lips so full of passion, and the promise of the sweetness to come.

"I need to see her again." 

"Where did that come from?" Her voice broke my trance. 

"Oh shit, I was thinking out loud," I said whilst scratching my head out of embarrassment paired with an awkward grin. 

Thankfully her Uber arrived to stop my awkwardness coming out full throttle. 

We hugged and I watched her get into her Uber but just before she shut the door she said, "Let me know when you want to see me again."

And that was the seal of approval that the universe needed to keep us bound together.