A Second Chance

The Party

While I laid in the bubble bath that Tom had made for me when we got back to his house to get ready for the party, I thought about how great my life was.

I had my best friend, who was always there for me during my times of need, despite her constant attempts to get me in another guy's bed.

I had Tom, although we haven't known each other very long, it was clear we had chemistry and there was no way I wanted to throw that away anytime soon. We hadn't talked about what the amazing sex last night made us, so I decided just to go with it and see what happens next.

Although my family was in Nebraska, I guess I had them too, although since I dropped out of college to marry Andy (which none of them were very happy about) I seemed to lose the relationship I had with them. I flew back over to Nebraska to spend Christmas with them after the divorce, but there were far too many awkward silences and small talk for my liking.

I had my job, which I loved to pieces, especially being able to work around my own hours, deciding when I want to work and when I don't.

A light tap on the door interrupted my thoughts.

"Darling is it ok if I come in? Are you decent?" Despite the fact he'd already seen me naked, he still made sure that I was comfortable with him seeing, yet another adorable trait of his.

"Of course love, if you count being surrounded by a bath full of bubbles, decent, then yes I am" I replied chuckling.

Tom's head poked through the gap in the door and stepped into the room, his eyes got wider as he saw me laying in the bath, my arms draping over the sides and one foot resting on the faucet at the end. I winked at him.

"Would you like to join me?" I asked seductively as he crouched down onto his knees beside the bath tub.

"I would honestly love to darling, but we have an hour before we have to leave and if I joined you... we'd definitely be late" he stroked my cheek and kissed my forehead before standing up and walking back towards the door, pausing to look back and smile at me before quietly leaving, gently shutting the door behind him.

I pulled the plug out of the bath and pushed myself out, wrapping the towel that Tom had given me around myself, his smell came off of it and I felt intoxicated by it. I watched the water and remainder of the bubbles drain out of the bath while I towel dried my hair as best as I could, brushing it up into the loose ponytail like I had the night I met Tom.

As I exited the bathroom I saw a door close opposite me, Tom must have been in the room and left when he heard me coming out to allow me to get ready in peace. So sweet.

I slipped out of my towel and pulled on my dark blue bra and panties that had a layer of black lace over the top of them. I then pulled out my dress Tom had bought me earlier and slipped it on. It was a navy blue skater dress that hung just above my knee. It had a large black belt wrapped around the waist and it matched my underwear perfectly with the section above the belt layered with black lace. The neckline was low cut, showing off my cleavage (I had Tom in mind when I was trying it on, I didn't care what anyone else thought of it, just Tom.) I tried my best not to go too over the top with my makeup so stuck to a simple line of eyeliner that flicked at the edges of my eyes, creating little wings. After slipping on my black heels I collected my bag from the bed and walked down the stairs to find Tom.

Tom was standing in the living room tying up his shoe lace. I coughed to get his attention and he shot up to get a good look at me. He was wearing a light blue shirt that really brought out his eyes. My now favourite feature. His dark trousers tightened as he shoved his hands into his pockets, making me glance down towards his crotch. Embarrassed, I darted my eyes back up to his face, feeling my cheeks get hotter with every second.