All characters are over twenty-one.
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Rachel folded herself into her favorite corner of her overstuffed couch, in her cozy apartment. She had a new book in one hand and a hefty glass of wine in the other. She wasted no time at all and eagerly delved in.
Several minutes later Rachel had to put down her book and fan her face with her hand. "Wow. Now
that
was a sex scene... I need more wine." She took her empty glass to the kitchen for a refill. Upon return, Rachel plopped back down in her reading spot and plucked her book from the coffee table and returned her attention to titillating words on the pages.
The world disappeared. Rachel became the sensuous goddess losing herself to the pleasure the handsome knight's talented tongue. As she read, Rachel snaked her free hand under the loose waistband of her pink, cotton pajama pants to her aching clit. She slid her fingers around the engorged bud, mimicking the rhythm and pressure of the gifted knight from the story.
Rachel bucked her hips against her fingers, as she felt the tension drawing her muscles tight as bow strings. Wave after wave of ecstasy rushed over her skin to her dripping pussy. Release was just within her grasp, but the lust inside her would not be satisfied with fiction and fingers. Tonight Rachel needed a hard male body with an even harder cock.
"Uugh, for goodness sakes..." Rachel carelessly tossed her book onto the coffee table and threw her head back against the thick armrest. "This is ridiculous. I need to get laid, by a real guy." She expelled a deep sigh and stared at the ceiling. "Screw it, I'm going out!"
Rachel oozed sex appeal in her grey halter dress and naughty red bottom heels. She had found herself at the most notorious night club in the city,
The Turn
. The club was steeped in scandalous myths and legends. The very name was the magic of any great illusion. It was rumored one could simply manifest their deepest desires. Rachel was skeptical,
probably just good timing and great lighting.
She would later learn those rumors, and more, to be very true.
Rachel walked nervously up to the huge double, mahogany doors with hand carved scrollwork swirled along the top and cascaded down the sides. They looked like they belonged in an art gallery with the witty title,
Door to the Other Side.
She was about to caress the deep wood in admiration, when they parted for her like the Red Sea.
No one checked I.D. There was no line or velvet ropes as one would expect. The doors either opened or they didn't. If they didn't, it simply meant one did not need what lay beyond. Rachel heard the giant doors close softly behind her, and stepped tenuously into the lounge. The lights were turned down to a gentle caress, bathing the whole place in a warm luxurious glow. She could feel the beat of the music pulsing on the other side of the wall. The space was nice and quaint with clean lines and neutral tones throughout. It wasn't a large room but the bar ran the length of it. A few low sitting, cream colored, leather ottomans dotted the cozy space. It was not what Rachel expected to find in the legendary
Turn
, but found it oddly soothing and strangely seductive.
The area was meant to be a taste to wet one's appetite for the main course. One was not meant to plop down at the bar and drink watered down, cheap booze until the wee hours of the morning. This was
The Turn
, not
Joe's Bar and Grill
.
The bar tender, a petite brunette with a pixie quality to her greeted Rachel with a warm knowing smile, "First time?"
"Yeah, can you tell?"
"Virgins' first drink are always on the house. It helps with the nerves."
Well, if its on the house I'm getting the expensive stuff.
"Ok, I'll have a Bombay and tonic Please."
"Honey, dressed like that, and the fact you were able to walk through those doors, says you are looking for something with a little more bite. How bout I whip you up something wickedly strong, and sinfully delicious?"
Rachel smiled and nodded in agreement. Rachel watched her twirl, shake, toss, pour and perform incredible feats with numerous bottles. The woman pushed a martini glass filled with an emerald green liquid fading seamlessly to sunset gold, garnished with a royal purple spiral of delicate sugar.
"Be careful with that, one to look, two to partake, and three to forget" she winked at Rachel and made her way to the other end of the bar.
"Three to forget, damn this must be one hell of a drink." Rachel took a sip, and was shocked to find it exploding like PopRocks candy on her tongue and just as sweet.
Ooh, this is fun.
Each patron who came through the grand doors perceived
The Turn
differently. It showed the person what they needed to see to feel comfortable, welcome and most importantly sexy. As their mood and desires changed so did the ambiance. No one ever directly noticed the changes.
Rachel was no different. The neutral tones started to deepen, became rich chocolates and warm caramels. The clean lines began to soften to sensuous curves. The airy bamboo floor darkened to a rich cherry.
Rachel continued to nurse her potent cocktail, each sip melting the nervousness and shyness away. She felt like she was ready to take on the world. Rachel gently placed her drink on the granite bar top, tussled her thick hair, smoothed out the imaginary wrinkles of her dress, took a deep settling breath, grabbed her glass and sauntered to the partition.