London. You are sitting in a small café, watching the rain lash against the windows. It is pouring, but eventually you have no choice but to step outside. Within moments, you are completely soaked – and there is not a free taxi in sight.
In front of you, a woman appears to be trying her luck as well. She calls out, hops from one foot to the other and waves her arms so enthusiastically that, despite the rain, you cannot help but smile. Yet one taxi after another passes her by.
Her long, honey-blonde hair is now so wet that she looks as though she has just stepped out of the shower. Strands cling to her warm, glowing skin. Her white T-shirt hugs her slender, feminine silhouette, subtly revealing that she is not wearing a bra underneath. Finally, she abandons her hopeless attempt and turns towards you.
Lucia smiles.
It is an open, radiant smile that suddenly makes the grey afternoon seem entirely insignificant. For one brief moment, your world stands still.
“I think we need a better plan,” she says with a laugh. Her eyes hold an irresistible combination of warmth, joie de vivre and a thirst for adventure. Before you can answer, she gestures towards the café behind you – as though escaping the rain together were the most natural thing in the world.
A little later, you are sitting opposite one another. Two hot drinks rest on the table, water drips from your clothes onto the floor, and with a charming smile, Lucia tells you that unplanned encounters are usually the best ones anyway.
With her, waiting never feels like wasted time. She laughs, listens attentively and creates a sense of familiarity within moments, as though the two of you had planned this rainy afternoon all along. Then a wet strand of hair falls across her face. She slowly brushes it back, her gaze lingering on yours – and for a moment, her sunny lightness gives way to something unexpectedly sensual.
When her knee brushes against yours, almost by accident, you both secretly hope that no taxi will arrive for quite some time.
This is Lucia – the ray of sunshine.