It feels so good to be in New York City again, especially in a sexy, new dress and having finished a productive day. I'm ready to unwind. I fly along in a cab to a bar my friend has suggested. Friend. Not sure if that is the correct definition of him, old school classmates, but really more like strangers at this point. I am covered in anticipatory tingles and even fluttering in my stomach when I think of seeing him. Finally. I uncross and then re-cross my legs to the other side; the cab driver and I make eye contact in his review mirror. I smile at him and he smiles back. A genuine exchange, nice. The cab stops in front of the burgundy plush doors of Lounge No.9. I give the driver a good tip and smile again.
He looks Pakistani, dark hair, dark eyes, dark eyebrows, his white pearlies look fabulous between his parting lips. "Good night, dear lady." he says to me.
"Same to you." I slide out of the cab and inside the front door of the club and nod at the doorman. At the end of the bar I find a seat and then make eye contact with the bartender to order myself a martini. Lucky day for me, first a cute cab driver, now cute bartender. The bartender is in his early thirties, has athletic arms, tousled dark blonde hair, baby blue eyes, short trimmed sideburns and nice full, poufy lips. Love those lips. I can imagine them on me, leaving a trail of moisture in all of my sensitive places. A wash of warmth glides down my thighs.
A man sits down beside me, somewhat clean-cut, in jeans and a button-up shirt. He is neat, except for his hair which is a slightly askew. He looks straight ahead and clasps his hands together which allows me to sneak a peek at all his fingers together all at once. Those hands. A shiver runs down my spine. I can't wait any longer so I turn and look him in the eyes. I blush first and then smile, "Hey." I want to reach my hand out and drape it over both of his; instead I touch his elbow for only a second.
He looks me over, "Nice dress. You look hot."
I blush again, glad the room is dimly lit. "Thanks.
"It's a bit weird to be here, isn't it?" he admits.
I nod my head and take a sip of my drink.
"We need a shot," he lifts his arm and orders two whiskeys.
The poufy lipped bartender sets one down in front of me, the other in front of my new friend, Tim and says, "Enjoy." His sideburns twitch.
I look down at Tim's hand that holds his shot glass, fingers rounded, almost knobby, his palms a little rough, hands that look like they'd been busy doing some work, though not too hard of labor. I want those hands on me. Those fingers on my body. My urgings are deep, been hibernating for too long. We share some drinks, engage in some forced conversation, then I finally break the ice.
"So, I was thinking the other day," I guffaw at my silliness of using the clichΓ©, "about when we were kids and there is this one time in particular that stands out in my mind. We were in my bedroom. We were 14, maybe 15 and we were making out. Probably a dare from some spin the bottle game or something like that?"
Tim pushes his hair back forcing his short tufts of hair to wriggle. They immediately came back looking exactly the same as they had before. He leans back on his stool and smirks, "I remember." He folds his arms and drums his fingers on his biceps. I want those fingers on my thighs.
"We started with kissing, but you quickly wanted more. You were terribly persistent. Remember? Kept trying to get your hands into my pants." I laugh and pause. "I think I did let you down there for a few moments, but then my head chimed in and told me I couldn't let you. I shouldn't be so easy. In fact, I remember having to give you a forceful no so that you'd stop. You remember that?"