Coincidence or Fate?

“Damn it! What was I thinking when I accepted that offer for a blind date?

And tonight of all nights?” Nikki asked herself as she sat up in her bed, sleepy-eyed. “Shit, I have so much to do today, and all I want to do is go back to bed.”

 

It was a struggle, but she had to get to the mall to pick up a few last-minute things for the party tonight. On unsteady feet she walked to the bathroom, turned on the shower, then removed her pajamas. The water felt soothing yet invigorating when she turned the dial to massage. She stood there as the hot water pounded against her back and the steam rolled toward the ceiling.

 

After her shower and the rest of her daily routine, Nikki dressed quickly, grabbed her car keys, and headed out the door.

 

It was cold outside as she made her way to her car. Patches of ice blanketed her path, but she walked slowly so as to prevent a fall. The roads appeared clear of snow and ice. A trail of black slush-tinted snow lined roads, the aftermath of enormous salt trucks that worked throughout the night. From the expressway, Nikki could see the mall parking lot, and her heart sank at the sight of all the parked cars.

 

*****

 

“Oh, I am so excited about tonight!” Patrick rejoiced as he jumped from his warm bed. “Tonight’s the night! I hope she’s as excited about meeting me as I am about her!” he said with a spring in his step as he danced his way to the bathroom for a shower and his daily hygiene routine.

 

Patrick dressed quickly and stopped off in the kitchen to grab a bagel to eat on the way, then grabbed his keys and coat before he rushed out the door. “Let’s see? I have to get a gift for Sally and Ben, and I should probably pick up something for this woman I’m meeting tonight. I want to make a great first impression,” Patrick mumbled as he made his way to his car and backed out of the driveway.

 

Patrick left his home about the same time as Nikki, heading to the same mall. He was quite excited about the party plans for that evening yet nervous about meeting his blind date.

 

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Patrick and Nikki didn’t work together; however, Patrick’s friend Owen was employed in the exact building as Nikki and her friend Erin. Owen and Erin had been trying to fix Nikki and Patrick up for some time. Nikki finally decided to meet him so her friends would leave her alone about never dating.

 

The only thing Nikki knew about her date was that he was available and liked her type. “If I didn’t think he was so perfect for you, I’d be dating him myself,” Erin had told her. Nikki always liked the men her friend dated, so she trusted her.

 

Patrick’s friend hadn’t described the woman he was about to meet exactly. “Don’t worry about it, man. I’m tellin’ ya she’s a knockout. Just remember, if you don’t like her, there will be a lot of other single women at this party,” Owen had told him the last time they spoke on the phone.

 

* * * 

 

In a rush to get into the mall, Patrick scanned the parking lot as he approached, spotting one quite close to the main mall entrance. As he turned the steering wheel to pull into the spot, a sporty car began to do the same. Initially, Patrick cursed under his breath about losing his spot, but when he noticed a female behind the wheel, he waved her to continue and watched her park and exit her car as he waited for another car to leave.

 

Parking just a few vehicles away from her allowed him to catch up with her as she fumbled with her keys and purse. Patrick couldn’t take his eyes off this woman who just kept mumbling her shopping list, not quite to herself. Not wanting to appear as if he was following her, he slowed his pace to a step behind her. “Mmm, this view is much better,” he thought as he watched this woman in her tight skirt and listened to the click of her high heels as she tried to walk quickly yet graciously through the parking lot.

 

“This is just perfect,” he thought to himself as he followed a step behind her. “If I wouldn’t have promised to go to that party tonight, I could possibly be doing something with this gorgeous woman here.” After a pause when his dream girl changed directions, he maneuvered himself through the crowd to keep up; his thoughts continued. “What the hell am I thinking? It’s Christmas Eve. She obviously has more important things to do than fulfill my fantasies. But it won’t hurt anything to just watch her,” slightly forgetting why he was there in the first place.

 

“Hey, watch it, bud.” A man shouted angrily as they bumped shoulders in passing.

 

This jolted Patrick out of his fantasy, and he returned to his shopping. “This is just too weird.” Patrick thought to himself as he entered the first store on his list and saw his dream girl standing in line at the checkout.

 

“Oh shit, she’s gonna think I’m following her,” he thought because every store she walked into was exactly where he was headed, even if he wasn’t following her.

 

After the third store, the woman turned slightly and gave Patrick a questioning glare. She looked him over and then gave a shy smile and headed on her way once again. No words were spoken, but Patrick knew, or at least got the impression, that she didn’t mind him following her.

 

Looking down at his watch as he neared the food court, he remembered his list and his original plans. “Well, it was fun while it lasted, but I guess I should get my shopping done so I’m not late. That wouldn’t make a good first impression.”

 

Patrick so wanted to continue following the woman but ignored the urge and darted across the aisle to a different store and continued his shopping.

 

“Oh shit! I have to stop this playing around and get a move on. I can’t believe I’ve already been here for almost three hours. The party starts in two hours, and I’m not finished yet.” He mumbled as he turned to watch the woman walk into the store directly across the way.

 

After a couple more stores, Patrick had only one item left on his list. In the last store he needed to shop in, he saw her again. She was fumbling with packages while trying to walk quickly in her heels. Patrick offered his hand to assist her with her bags. She hesitated briefly, but when she began dropping packages, she graciously accepted.

 

You are such a sweetheart for helping me. I can’t thank you enough. Would you be interested in having a cup of coffee with me? I still have some time before my party tonight. Nikki asked.

 

While walking toward the exit, Patrick introduced himself. “Hello, Patrick. You’re an angel for helping me like this. My name is Nikki,” she replied.

 

Patrick knew he should get moving but accepted her offer anyway. When they arrived at the exit closest to where they had parked, Nikki’s heart sank as last-minute shoppers rushed in, all snow-covered.

 

“Oh man. I don’t recall hearing anything about getting snow tonight. Where the hell did this come from?”

 

Nikki and Patrick had no idea of the magnitude of the snowstorm that hit while they were shopping until they reached the exit door. “Oh no! Not tonight!” she said as she looked out into the parking lot.

 

The mat that covered the floor was no longer black but blanketed by a layer of patted-down snow. It has snowed so hard so fast it was like a blizzard. Nikki couldn’t see her car as her eyes panned the lot.

 

* *  * 

 

The snowstorm came out of nowhere; big wet flakes covered everything in a thick blanket of white. “Oh my god,” Nikki cried out. “Why tonight?” Patrick asked for her keys, knowing where she had parked. There was no way Nikki was going to make it to her car in the shoes she wore, so she gave Patrick her keys and a couple packages, and Patrick trudged through the snow to retrieve her car and bring it curbside so she wouldn’t have to walk in the deep snow.

 

Her car wouldn’t budge. The engine started, but the snow was so deep around it there was no way she was going anywhere without a shovel, which neither had with them at the moment.

 

Patrick dropped off the packages and secured her vehicle. Bringing his truck curbside instead. “Wait there. I’ll help you,” Patrick’s voice muffled by the howling wind. He slid across the seat and opened the passenger door.

 

Nikki reached for the handle but lost her footing and fell to the ground. Angry with herself and embarrassed, she tried, although unsuccessfully, to pull herself up. Patrick slid off the seat and scooped her up in his arms and carried her to the truck.

 

“Here, let me brush that off you,” he offered as he tried to remove as much of the packed snow as possible from her coat, skirt, and legs. She shivered when his hand slid between her thighs. “Oh—um—excuse me. I was just—well, there was snow up—oh, never mind, just get in and get warm.” He told her as he slid his way to the driver’s side once again.

 

Deciding coffee was the best idea, he headed across the parking lot to the restaurant. With visibility almost zero, Patrick couldn’t even see the front end of his truck as he drove carefully and parked as close to the entrance as possible.

 

“Now you wait here,” he told her as he opened his door and once again slid around to the passenger side. Nikki was thoughtful enough to open her door for him. With outstretched arms, Patrick braced himself to hold Nikki. After she felt secure in his arms, she kicked the truck door closed with her shoe, and he carried her to the door. “We can wait out the storm here and let the plows do their job,” he added as he set her down once inside.

 

Once settled in a booth and the heat of the coffee began to take the chill off, Nikki glanced at her watch. “Oh shit! Look at the time. I’m dead. My friends are gonna kill me,” she said in a panic and slightly heartbroken.

 

What’s wrong?

 

“Well, you see, I had a work party to go to, and it started about a half hour ago. Well, that’s not what I’m so concerned about, but my friends set me up on a blind date tonight, and by the look of things outside and the fact that my car is buried, it doesn’t look like I’m gonna make it.”

 

“Wow! What a coincidence. I was on my way to a party too. One of my buddies invited me to his work party and told me there’s this woman he wants me to meet.

 

“Where do you work?” he asked her as he sipped his coffee and removed his coat.

 

Nikki blushed and bowed her head. “This couldn’t be real,” she thought. Raising her head and reaching her hand toward his, Nikki whispered, “Maybe you didn’t stand her up.” “My friends told me about this really cute guy they wanted me to meet and set things up for tonight.” Nikki continued, “All they would tell me was that he lived in Royal Oak.” “I live there,” Patrick added, and then smiled, moving his eyes about her body, and his smile broadened.

 

An hour had passed when a police officer entered and said the roads were impassable and people were being directed to the nearest hotel for the night to clear all the roads. “But, the party?” Nikki questioned. “I don’t think we have a choice,” Patrick replied, seeing emergency vehicles in all directions blocking streets. “We can call our friends from the hotel once we get settled in our rooms. “I’m sorry sir, we only have a suite available; all single rooms have been booked for the holidays,” came the news from the concierge at the front desk.

 

Nikki looked at Patrick for a sign before saying, “We’ll take it,” placing her credit card on the desk.

 

On the way to the room, Patrick began making sleeping arrangements: “I’ll take the couch; you can have the bed.”

 

Nikki held his hand. “Don’t be silly; we are both adults here, aren’t we?” “We can share the bed!” Nikki was becoming excited about sharing the bed with her blind date and could tell he was feeling the same as he adjusted his trousers twice in the elevator.

 

Once in the suite, the phone calls were placed and dinner was ordered. “Patrick,” Nikki called out, “I’m going to freshen up while we wait on dinner.” Nikki headed for the bathroom with a small overnight bag and stepped out fifteen minutes later; Patrick just about fell over the stool when he saw her.

There, before his eyes, a vision stood. Free-flowing brown shoulder-length wavy hair, a sexy black lace mini negligee with seamed stockings, and fuzzy black slippers! “Damn, she looked good,” gasped Patrick, fumbling for the correct words. Nikki sashayed past him with a seductive little grin. “Go ahead, get comfortable,” she added.

 

Patrick wasn’t quite as prepared for anything like Nikki was, having only the clothes on his back. “If you don’t have anything, there’s a robe in the shower for you, compliments of the hotel, I guess,” she added. “Better than nothing,” Patrick thought, and feeling a bit overdressed, headed to the shower to change. Dinner arrived as he was changing, and Nikki waited for him before eating. Patrick rolled the dinner cart into the hall when both had enough to eat.

 

Nikki started a fire in the fireplace in the sitting room and browsed the TV for something of comedy to lighten the situation. Stopping on what she thought looked like an interesting movie, although not a comedy, she settled in the overstuffed chair with a glass of wine. Patrick joined Nikki, sitting in the chair beside the end table, and began watching the movie. Nikki couldn’t tell him the title, but she was obviously very interested in it. Patrick glanced between her and the TV screen often, watching her adjust her position several times. Nikki began to blush as the movie became quite erotic in nature. “Maybe I should try to find something more suitable for us to watch if this is making you uncomfortable,” Patrick offered.

 

Nikki didn’t answer as she kicked off her slippers, and by the next scene Patrick noticed she was removing her stockings. “Hmmm, is she giving the signs or what?” Patrick thought. He stood pretending to stretch while walking to the bedroom, he returned with a thick blanket, which he placed on the floor in front of the television screen beside the roaring fire. Patrick tossed two oversized pillows on the blanket and stretched out on the floor, returning his attention to the screen.

 

Before he realized what had happened, Nikki was stretched out beside him, her side just barely touching his. Patrick had to readjust his position once again, slightly loosening the tie of his robe, letting it fall open slightly. Before Patrick had the chance to get comfortable, Nikki made her move.

 

She slid her leg over his buttocks, and her hand played with his hair. Patrick slowly moved his gaze from the TV to Nikki, and she placed the sweetest kiss upon his full lips. “Mmmmmm,” escaped his lips as he licked them before returning her kiss. Lips slightly parted at first but soon changed to a full-fledged French kiss as his tongue sought out hers and his hands caressed her sides, shoulders, and back. Soon the two had forgotten about the movie on the screen and were making one of their own. Nikki whispered she was happy the snow came when it did, and she was enjoying herself more now than she probably would have at the party. Patrick agreed.

 

The touching and fondling continued as Patrick found his way to her extended nipples, kissing first one and then the other as Nikki caressed her way to his prize possession and grasped her tender fingers around the stiffening flesh. Nikki felt Patrick moan as her hand explored its length and firmness. Patrick felt Nikki moan as she explored. “What do you want?” Nikki asked him. Patrick mumbled his reply while manipulating her nipples between his lips, “mmmmmmm, ohhhhhh, what you are doing is just fine.”

Nikki knew he wanted more, and she gave it to him! She slowly changed her position, sliding her body downward as her hands gently parted his legs. Patrick let her do as she pleased, hoping she was thinking the same as he. She was! Nikki positioned herself between his thighs, placed her index finger between her tinted lips, slowly wetting it, withdrawing it from her mouth and tracing his privates, making him groan with desire for more. After teasing and tantalizing him, she lowered her mouth to replace her finger. Her tongue licked slowly around the tuft of hair. inhaling his scent fully before daintily stroking his throbbing shaft up and down, all over but never touching the mushroom head. This was causing Patrick much agony, as he so wanted her to fully inhale him.

 

Her torture continued for what seemed an eternity, until he thought he would surely burst when the most wonderful warmth covered him, sucking him deeper with each movement of her throat and turn of her head. Patrick tried several times to warn her of his upcoming explosion but was too far gone as he exploded deep in her. His hips bucked forward off the blanket, slamming back to the floor repeatedly before he emptied himself and she sucked and slurped hungrily.

 

Exhausted, Patrick collapsed back to the floor, but Nikki was just getting started as she continued her sucking and licking until he was fully aroused once again. Strength regained, Patrick asked, “Don’t you ever get tired, woman?” Nikki rose slightly, releasing the now throbbing organ from her lips’ grasp, and answered, “In time, baby, in time.”

 

This statement aroused Patrick to a great extent. He rose, took Nikki in hand, and led her to the bedroom, stopping beside the bed where he gracefully removed the satin straps that rested upon her shoulders. He leaned to her neck and slowly caressed her neck with his tongue, making her quiver from head to toe. Nikki tried to remove her negligee, but Patrick stopped her, saying, “Don’t rush this, baby.” Pulling her close to him, he began a slow romantic dance of lust and desire.

 

While dancing, he slowly lowered her negligee and watched it hit the floor. Nikki stepped out of it as Patrick lifted her gracefully to the king-sized mattress. Skin to skin, not an inch of flesh was left untouched as Patrick caressed every inch of her. “Oh Patrick, I can’t stand it any longer. I need you. I want to feel you inside me, please,” she begged with urgency. Patrick ignored her plea and continued with his seduction.

Beginning at her face, he kissed each eyelid, cheek, and lip, suckling each earlobe and then settling at the curve of her neck. Nikki’s body writhed beneath him as he pleasured her like no other had before. Taking time at each and every erogenous zone, not missing a beat, he continued. Softly, yet intensely, suckling each breast, manipulating each nipple separately, then taking them together.

 

“Ohhhhh baby, I love when you do that, don’t stop,” Nikki said with fervent breath. Patrick continued his tantalizing descent of her body as she urged him on with erotic movements and sounds that escaped her soft lips. With his descent, Patrick located every tickle spot and took advantage of that briefly before moving on. He slowly, yet excitedly, licked the length of each thigh and caressed each foot, suckling each toe individually before moving his way back up her heated flesh. Slowly, seductively, he repeated his actions, but this time he paused when he reached her sex. Nikki showed her need, her lust, as she raised her hips to meet his hungry mouth and electrifying tongue. Patrick couldn’t make her suffer any longer as his tongue traced her outer lips several times before slowly parting them to happily greet the inner folds.

 

Without saying a word, Patrick covered her engorged nub and twitched his tongue gently over the top, then firmly and quickly flicked the entire clit, making Nikki erupt in a forceful orgasm that shook her entire being. Patrick couldn’t let her recover from the first orgasm with his need to taste her so strong. Patrick continued, sliding his tongue from her throbbing nub to her sex, and just dove in. 

 

His tongue wasted no time as he thrashed about her cavern with intense need, raging desire, and pulsating lust! Thrusting in and out of her rapidly, slowing only to lap up the escaping juices before returning to the thrusts and sucking movements. Patrick could feel her stomach tightening as she neared yet another forceful orgasm, and he didn’t stop his actions until she screamed out from the intense pleasure. By this time Patrick was ready for a release himself as he rolled her over to straddle his hips. Still out of breath, Nikki climbed on top of him, held his penis, and gently guided it to her leaking pussy. 

 

When she felt it begin to slide into place, she lowered herself, quickly slamming him deep inside her waiting tunnel. Nikki stopped for a moment, enjoying the feel of him still growing within her. Slowly she began lifting up and then settling back down, but this wasn’t enough, and she quickened the pace, and Patrick assisted with thrusting his hips to meet her downward movements. This continued several minutes as Nikki chanted, “Oh Patrick, go deeper, harder, baby!” Patrick abruptly rolled her over, placing her legs around his shoulders to get himself better access to her depths, and pounded his throbbing member deep into Nikki, faster, harder, and deeper with each thrust! “Oh god, baby, yes, Patrick, give it to me, fuck me, baby!” 

 

This was all Nikki could muster as she was filled to overflowing when Patrick finally erupted. A volcano shooting deep inside her, over and over again until he finally collapsed on top of her, gasping for breath.

 

Patrick remained on top of Nikki with her legs still clenching his shoulders for quite some time as both regained somewhat regular breathing and Patrick slid from his clenching, cozy tunnel. Patrick rolled to the side and placed his arm around Nikki, and both drifted to sleep quickly.

 

Patrick was awakened with a knock on the door. “Sir, excuse me, just informing all guests the roads are clear and roadblocks have been removed.” “Check-out time is noon.” Stumbling to the door, Patrick acknowledged the concierge, “Um, thank you for the information.”

 

Patrick, now awakened, started a pot of coffee and returned to the bedroom to find Nikki still sleeping. “A true angel,” Patrick thought to himself as he covered her and returned to the sitting room with his coffee, not wanting to awaken her from such a peaceful slumber.
Patrick showered and dressed, then ordered brunch for Nikki as well as himself. After hanging up the phone, he turned to discover Nikki standing behind him wrapped in the bed sheet, hair tussled and makeup smudged slightly, but a vision just the same. Nikki raised her index finger and motioned for Patrick to follow her as she turned, returning to the bedroom. Stunned, Patrick waited for a few seconds, placed the do not disturb sign on the door, and ran into the bedroom.

 

Found Nikki sprawled out on the bed, fingers massaging her pussy and her right breast. “Merry Christmas, Baby!” Nikki whispered. Patrick wasted no time removing his clothing, then jumped onto the bed and kissed Nikki with a passion he hadn’t experienced ever before with any other woman. After repeating the activities of the previous night, Patrick phoned the front desk and requested another night be added to his bill. Patrick pulled the food cart into the room, joined Nikki in the shower, and the two enjoyed many more sexual encounters.

 

Patrick drove Nikki back to her car the following morning. Phone numbers were exchanged along with a few more passionate kisses as Nikki got in her vehicle. Patrick phoned Nikki and invited her to spend New Year's Eve with him. “There’s another party, but I thought we could skip that one too and repeat last week’s events!” How could she decline an offer like that?

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