Eugene….I've always thought it was a nice place to visit and little did I know, but this was to be a particularly great visit. My cousin Ralph and his wife Sally were living there and it was going to work out just about right for me to stop, spend a couple of days and be on my way. I was on my way back to Seattle after attending a training class in Petaluma, CA. (actually it was Two Rock…about 8 miles west of Petaluma.)
While I was down there I'd found a 1970 240Z with an incredible paint job. Boy did I feel like a stud driving that. When men are young we all seem to think that having a hot car will get us quickly and frequently laid. Thankfully, I've out grown that, because it certainly wasn't true in my case. But, it was great fun to drive.
So I stopped to see my Ralph and after dinner I suggested that the three of us go out for a few drinks and a little dancing. They said that the current hot spot was the Red Lion Inn on Coburg Road. Off we went. We drove separately; you can't fit three people in a 240Z and their Volkswagen bug wouldn't have been comfortable either. I was very pleased when we arrived and I found that there were a couple more women than men in the lounge. Back then I wore think glasses (before LASIK), and weighed only 165#. Ah….those were the days.
"Wow, I like the odds here." I loudly said to my cousin.
"Why do you think we brought you here?"
"Sally, can I have the first dance?" I almost had to yell to be heard above the band.
I took her hand and pulled her to the floor and began to move with the rhythm of the music. I looked over her shoulder to scan the other dancers and stared straight into the eyes of a sultry green eyed woman. I smiled at her and mouthed a "hi" to her and received a smile and a silent "hello" back. I continued to look at her angelic face and when a spotlight lit her Farah Fawcett hair style from behind she really did look like an angel.
That dance turned into a longer one and I kept my eyes looking at her. Sally glanced back to see who I was looking at and gave me a wink. Then she moved closer and put her arms around my neck and spoke "Go for it" in my ear. I hugged her back as the song ended and we made our way back to our table.
Ralph had three drinks on the table waiting for us as we sat down. We all picked our respective drinks up and raised our glasses in mock salute.
Looking around, I spotted the table where she was sitting, and noted with pleasure that she was with three other women. So… that must mean that the guy she'd been dancing with was just some other guy on the prowl, just like me.
The song the band was playing was ending and I thought that if I was going to be able to dance with her that I should ask now, before someone else did. I excused myself, stood up and threaded my way around the intervening tables and stopped in front of her. She looked up and smiled. "May I have this next dance?" I asked.
"Sure." She said with a smile.
I held out my hand and as she rose from her chair she took it. I led her out to the dance floor as the band started playing Magic Carpet Ride, a Steppenwolf tune. Oh…could she move and sway to the music. She had on a simple dress with little flowers on it and when there was a strong light behind her I could see the outline of her legs. I t had a few buttons up top and the top couple were undone but not to the point of showing any cleavage. I'd guess she had a nice "B" cup and they too bounced a little as she moved. When she turned away from me in time to the music I cast my eyes upon what looked like a very nice tight, shapely ass.
The song ended and I asked for another dance as the band started another song. A couple of more songs played and then the band slowed things down a bit and played Knights in White Satin. I quickly asked her for the slow dance and she acquiesced. I think that's one of the best slow songs ever written.
As I held her firm body in my arms I said "My name's Ray."
She again gave me a great smile and replied "Hello Ray, I'm Cheryl."
She felt great in my arms. Her body firm, yet yielding. She leaned her head on my shoulder and I inhaled deeply of the perfume wafting up. I wondered what it was she was wearing; I felt powerfully attracted to her scent. All too soon the song ended and I led her back to her table and friends.
"I hope you'll dance with me more."
"Sure, I'll be right here.
I went back to my table to take a break and of course Ralph had to kid me about my big score. I took it and tapped out a Marlboro, yes in those days I smoked. I danced more with Cheryl and around midnight Ralph and Sally left for home.