So this story came out of nowhere. It was inspired by a post by ChrystalWynd and suddenly I felt I just had to write it. It was originally intended to be three chapters, but as I was writing it morphed into a single short story. Hey, these things happen.
Once again I'm experimenting with various fetishes - namely, tattoos and pregnancy. I don't rightly know why myself - my muse works in strange ways.
Enjoy!
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One Night Out
I sighed as I looked at the computer screen in front of me. My thesis was almost due and I hadn't done much at all. Sure, I had the first chapter worked out, and little bits of the second and third, but the real problem was that I lacked the meat to really get it going. I could foresee my professor tearing my work to shreds when they realized that I didn't have any real life studies to back up my claims.
I blinked. Wait. That was it. Real-life studies...if I didn't have them, I could just go out and get them. Why didn't I think of this before? Too many all-nighters and cups of coffee can do that to you, I guess.
I guess I'm getting a bit ahead of myself here. Who am I? My name is Kathleen Meyers, and I'm a Psychology major who is way behind on her thesis. Like, really way behind. Two months behind. I've never been much of a looker - mousy brown hair, too-big glasses, pretty normal ass - but that hasn't really bothered me. I would rather spend my nights in front of the TV than on a dance floor.
Except that tonight I might need to forego my usual diet of Netflix and chips and actually go to a club. Not to get wild, you understand, but to do research. My thesis was on the behaviors of college majors in a social setting, and I couldn't think of a better place to gather data than at the hottest club in town - Detox.
If you're wondering how a totally non-party girl like me was even thinking of getting into a nightspot like that, well, my roommate was a bouncer at said club. Dave is a generally a nice guy - a lot nicer than you would think a 6.6 hulking mass of muscle would be. I clean up after him and I don't complain too much when he brings men home - and in return he does me small favors, like get me into Detox at a moment's notice. It's an arrangement that works for both of us.
I stood up from my chair and did some light stretching, then I threw open the cupboard to select my outfit for the night. I wasn't much of a clothes horse, but bouncer or no bouncer; I wouldn't be getting into Detox with anything less than club wear. After a few minutes of selection, I settled on a cute black top and matching pants. Nothing fancy, but like I said, all I wanted to do was get my research done.
It took me less than a minute to change, then I called an Uber and I was off. I felt pretty pleased with myself. If I got some good results, I'd be able to wow my professors and then that honors wouldn't seem so far off after all. People tell me that Detox could be a dangerous place, but no one there does hard drugs and besides, I could always call Dave if anything goes happens. What could go wrong, right?
As it turned out, a lot.
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Detox was really jumping that night. I know that it's one of the hottest places in town, but even I didn't expect such a crowd. There were at least 50 to a 100 people in the queue, but I wasn't fazed for a second. I just marched straight up to Dave and he waved me in. Perks of knowing the bouncer.
It took me a little while to get used to the loud music and gyrating bodies inside - I'm not a party girl - but after a few minutes I didn't feel like I was going to pass out anymore, and I slowly made my way to a table. I must have lucked out something fierce, because the couple that was occupying it was leaving just as I got there. I slid into the free seat, carrying the free drink that I had gotten from the bartender a while before. Perks of being a lady.
I nursed my drink while I pulled out my notebook and began writing. I'm not much of a drinker, but I wasn't about to let it go to waste. But that wasn't why I was here. There was a lot of human activity, and good data to gather, and my pen and I busied themselves for a good half an hour before I was interrupted.
"Hey there. You alone tonight, darling?"
I looked up in irritation to see a tall, dark and handsome stranger smiling at me. I kid you not - he really was tall, (taller than me at least) dark (but it was so dark inside Detox I couldn't really see) and handsome. He had a short buzz cut, a piercing gaze and a grin that won't take no for an answer.
Unfortunately for him, no was what he was going to get. While he WAS pretty cute - a lot hunkier than my last boyfriend - but I wasn't here to date or hook-up. Terms papers don't wait for anyone, and my notes wouldn't write themselves. So I told him off.
"Yes. But I'm not interested, sorry." I said shortly.
"You kidding me? You come to Detox to...write notes?" he scoffed, gesturing to what I was doing.
"It might seem strange to you, but yes. I have a paper to finish, and I'm here to do research. Now will you please leave me alone?"
He seemed a little taken aback, but in seconds that infuriatingly confident grin had reappeared on his face.
"You don't know what you're missing out on, babe. I can show you a good time - the best. Trust me."
I rolled my eyes. Was this guy deaf or what? Cute, but stupid. I looked up from my writing and looked him straight in the eye.
"Read my lips. I'm. Not. Interested."
He took a step back and held his hands up in the universal gesture for surrender, but his grin didn't waver for a second. "Alright, alright...I get you, I get you. Not going to play tonight, cool. But tomorrow might be a very different story." And with that parting shot, he turned on his heel and walked back into the horde of dancers.
I blinked in surprise. Tomorrow? What was he talking about? How did he know where I would be tomorrow? I shrugged, chalking it down to just bravado, and returned to writing. Some guys were just sore losers and simply had to have the last word.
As the night wore on I felt myself getting sleepy. I knew I should just call it a night and go home, but...there was so much good data! How people were talking to each other, what they said, how they said it - it was a gold mine. I wrote and drank and drank and wrote until I discovered that my drink was empty and my notebook was full.
Alright, time to go home then. Or at least, that was what I intended to do, until I stood up...only to discover that the floor and ceiling weren't where they were supposed to be. They seem to have reversed their positions, and I sat back down heavily. Whoo. Had too much to drink, it seemed. Probably need to take a breather.