Elaine & Me

I winked at her and she started to smile. I could breath in Elaine's sweet perfume and could feel her breasts against my chest. Her long nails scraped against my face as she homed in and then tugged at my ear lobes.

"Your ear lobes look good enough to chew," she said. "Have you ever thought of having one pierced?"

"No," I said, "I'm afraid I'm a bit conservative. I just like to see women wearing jewellery.

"That's a pity you would look good with a small gold loop in your left ear."

"I'll pass just now," I said hoping she would drop the subject.

"It would be easy with a large needle and an ice cube and you could wear one of my old gold sleeper studs until it heals. Go on, it would only take a minute. I would really like it." She kept on rubbing my ear and stopped to wipe the lipstick that was all over my lips.

"What would it involve," I asked lamely.

"Well we take a needle and the sleeper ring and boil them for a few minutes, we take some alcohol and rub both sides of your earlobe and an ice cube."

"An Ice cube?" I queried.

"It helps to make your ear numb so you won’t feel the needle piercing the skin," she said. "After that the sleeper goes in and is held in place with a small clip on the back."

"I don't know."

"I promise it won’t hurt and I'll give you two kisses if it does and three if it doesn't," she added.

"That might make it worthwhile," not looking forward to this procedure.

Soon I was sporting a smile, Elaine's old earring and more lipstick marks on my cheeks. It didn't hurt but how was I going to explain this to my brother and my parents.

"Now you are wearing my ring so to speak," she giggled.

I blushed and said that it would be an honour to wear it while we were friends. "The next two weeks are going to be difficult for me," I added.

"Why?"