I step toward the microphone stand, the music filling the air around me. My eyes flick to where you sit, your attention firmly on me as I take the spotlight. I glance away, hoping that you didn't notice my gaze but knowing it must have been impossible to miss. My cheeks rosy from the shot of liquid courage, and not a small amount of lust, coursing through my veins. Then the adrenaline hits as the karaoke machine counts down to my entrance. The deep breath I take to anchor myself renews my confidence as I open my mouth and start to sing.
Take me now, baby, here as I am
Hold me close, try and understand
Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet on which we feed
My voice is sultry, raspy with desire and adrenaline. Even my own ears could detect that I sounded sexy and inviting. My eyes, previously following the words and then scanning over to my tableful of rowdy, excited friends, lock with yours. What timing, because the words to follow were the reason I had picked this particular song. The very reason this song holds a spot of honor on my sex playlist (playfully titled "Mood" followed by a devil emoji). My favorite lines to sing in my shower, under the hot water as I soap my body and, for lack of a better term, feel myself.
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Your eyes have yet to move from my form, just as it's been all night. From the moment my friends and I had walked into this bar, driven by the big sign advertising karaoke all night, I had felt your stare. Not that I hadn't done my own share of watching you. I was drawn to you like a moth to a flame. Returning my eyes to the lyrics on the screen, though I hardly need them knowing this song so well, I still feel the weight of your attention. Under my crimson dress, my thighs rub together, feeling the dampness in my black lace panties driving me further into the beat of the music. I'm getting lost in the melody, in the feeling of what this song means to me.
Take my hand, as the sun descends
They can't hurt you now
Can't hurt you now
Can't hurt you now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
The words feel like a promise as I take a curious glance back at your table. Your friends barely even notice the stage, too busy lost in their individual conversations and laughter. But you... You stay locked onto me. Our eyes meet again and this time I read your feelings loud and clear. You are hungry, ravenous even, for me. My breath hitches just a little but I keep singing, confidence soaring to new heights under your unwavering want for me. Your desire is naked on your face, open to anyone who takes the time to look. I want you back, I wonder if everyone in this bar can tell, if they know how you are affecting me. I have a stray thought that my panties are going to be ruined after this, and the song is only half way over. I focus again, feeling like a siren drawing you in with every word I sing, every line I perform as if just for you.
Have I doubt, baby, when I'm alone
Love is a ring on the telephone
Love is an angel, disguised as lust
Here in our bed 'til the morning comes
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand, as the sun descends