Dating : She asked me to be her “Friend With Benefits” during the lockdown.

We meet the day after, as planned, at 10 AM. I pick her up, we drive a few kilometers and agree to walk around a bit.

The conversation is smooth and fluid. We talk about relationships, movies, and hobbies. Regular stuff. We both know we like each other at that point. But I certainly don’t expect what awaits me in a couple of hours.

We reach the park and sit for a bit.

“Are you up for lunch? We can only order food as the restaurants are closed, but we can go to my place if that’s ok for you?”

“Yeah sounds good.”

“One of my favorite Thai places does home delivery. What do you think?”

“I like Thai! That’s good for me too.”

Before leaving the park, we hug. It’s spontaneous and warm. I honestly have no expectations.

The app says the food will arrive in about an hour.

It takes us thirty minutes to get to my place, and magically, the courier arrives at the same time as we do. Thirty minutes ahead of schedule, but just in time for us.

We go up, and I show her around. The flat is quiet and somewhat minimalist.

We consume our lunch peacefully in the small dining room, spicy anticipation of potential snapshots of what’s going to happen right after. Meanwhile, our conversation continues and deepens; everything flows.

When we’re done eating, we move to the living room and sit on the sofa. It’s almost brand new, and I never had sex on it before. We lie down and cuddle. Then I start kissing her neck: she’s in.

From there, it’s a quick escalation. We taste each other’s lips, start kissing passionately, and it doesn’t take long before we take off our t-shirts. Claudia wears a black bra… and I have no patience: I love playing with nipples.

Click! — and the bra is off. No resistance. The dance between my mouth and her nipples begins. This turns her on even more.

“I have a problem,” she says.
I say, “Ok, we can just keep playing like this, then””

I thought she had a “technical” problem. But five minutes later, she says,

“Do you have condoms?”
“No. But wait, I thought you had a problem… was that physical or psychological?”
“I didn’t want to go too fast, but I feel really good now. And by the way, I have condoms.”

Wow, I didn’t see THAT coming.

I’m a bit surprised, but I do not hesitate to let myself experience this unexpected gift. We are both starving for an intimate connection and passion; it seems we have both missed good sex for a while.

It’s clear that I have much more experience than her, and I like leading the dance. For some reason, she fully trusts me and lets me change position three times, seemingly enjoying being guided and letting go of any control.

At some point — and to my surprise — Claudia says, “I wanna be on top of you.”

I like assertiveness in sex and, although I enjoy being at the reins, an occasional change of roles is the icing on the cake to me.

In seconds, she’s on top. She starts riding me, first slowly then vigorously — but always kindly; “This must be her favorite position,” I think.

Her eyes are closed, and after a few minutes, I feel she’s getting closer to the peak; her breathing is getting heavier. I accompany her moves, thrusting in sync.

When she comes, a peaceful smile appears on her face, as if the world is a safe place again.

I pause. I need to understand if she’s ok to carry on. I look at her, and I grasp that she is. Now she lets me chose positions and gives me full control once again. She’s fully present, and she keeps trusting me. I find this impressive, considering that her experience is limited to a few somewhat-committed relationships so far, based on what she told me.

I reach my climax too. And then we take all the time to cuddle and kiss each other, softly and slowly.

“This was just perfect,” she says.