Jamey and I were having lunch in the cafeteria. My divorce decree had been signed the day before and it was a relief for it to be over. Then we started talking about men. I had been married for 10 years and never cheated on my ex, even during the divorce proceedings, my attorney recommended against dating. I followed her advice and we came out pretty good. It had been a lot of years and I didn't know how to go about getting back into the dating habit.
The girl from the next table stopped over and said, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I did overhear part of your conversation. I have a friend that goes to the Holiday Inn every Wednesday night. They have dancing and it draws a pretty good crowd, some nice, some jerks. Why don't you try it and see what happens. I'll tell my friend to look for you."
I raised some protest and then the lady said, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. My friend is kind and gentle and the kind of person that will care about you and how to make you happy rather than the other way around. Anyway, I won't tell you anything about my friend and just see what happens."
Jamey and I talked about this through lunch without much resolution, About 20 minutes before quitting, Jamey gave me a call, "We are going shopping after work, so just be ready". Jamey took me to the mall and we went to Victoria's Secret. I bought a bra, panties, garter and nylons. Then we went over to Lord and Taylor's and bought a simple black dress, short sleeves modest vee neck and hit about mid thigh, then we bought a pair of black sandals with spike heels. We finished by buying new nail polish, lipstick and perfume.
When Wednesday came, I again saw the girl in the cafeteria, she asked if I was going that night and I replied that I was. She smiled and said; "Great, 9:30 or so would be a good time to arrive." After work I went home, took another bath and tried to relax before getting ready to go. Relaxing was not part of the mix.
The place was starting to fill up when I arrived, but there was a high table that I was able to get. I ordered a drink and listened to the music. It didn't take long before men starting hitting on me. Most were businessmen or salesmen, married men on the road looking for a quickie. There was one young man in a three-piece pin striped suit sitting alone that had been watching me since I arrived.