At first glance, she had to raise her eyebrows and tilt her head forward to get a better look. Yes, it was definitely him, the guy she had been watching from her seat at the bar. Now that the lights were dimmed for the band that had just stepped onstage, he must have decided that was the time to go to the bar and stand a foot away from her, waiting to get the attention of the bartender.
She watched him order a beer and turn to watch the guys on the stage bounce around with their guitars. She wondered silently if he had noticed her watching him when he turned to retrieve his beer and their eyes met.
Her heart skipped a beat. The length of his long dark brown hair that trailed down his back nearly touching his ass was nothing compared to the intense blue in his eyes. She found both of these physical traits mesmerizing. She tried not to smile when his eyes widened slightly. She was staring at him pretty hard. He was probably frightened by now. She giggled and her heart skipped another beat when an instant smile spread across his face.
He moved closer to speak to her and her breath caught in her throat.
"Hello there!" he called over the noise of the band.
"Hi!" she called back.
He tilted his head toward the stage without taking his eyes from hers. "You like these guys?"
She managed to tear her eyes away from him long enough to give the band a once-over. "I've never heard them before. They're okay, I guess."
"You wanna go somewhere a little more quiet?"
It was like a dream. All of her caution and inhibitions about leaving a bar with a stranger vanished when he held his hand out to her. She had been attracted to him just from the sight of him across the room. When she let him take her by the hand and lead her across the room, she was instantly sure that he was The One.
There were several other rooms in the bar and she found herself walking up two flights of stairs to the third floor, where the lights were still dim but the music was low and there were couples spread all through the room, at the tables, on long red velvet couches, even sitting on the floor in small groups of two or three.
She followed him to a dark corner, where two small candles were mounted on the walls behind the V-shaped couch that was cozily tucked into where the walls met. She watched the candlelight flicker across his blue eyes as she sat across from him.
Once they were both seated and comfortable, he leaned forward again and held out his hand. "I'm Brian." he said. She suddenly noticed he had a deep, smooth, incredibly sexy voice.
She wondered if he would notice her blushing in the dim candlelight. She took his hand, shook it lightly and replied, "Julia."