Nikki couldn't believe she was, once again, being stood up. Whoever said online dating was the way to go was a God damn idiot. How many times was she going to endure this lashing to her ego? As she sipped on glass of wine, Nikki slowly looked around the stonewall basement winery. She sat alone while watching couples look lovingly into each other's eyes.
Damn, it pissed her off.
Why did it prove to be so hard to find someone she had amazing chemistry with? Or, at the very least, to fuck her brains out? Sitting back in her chair, she crossed her legs and sucked back half of her glass of wine. She loved how it quickly warmed her throat and the rest of her body, despite it being chilled. The warmth brought to mind the beginning stages of an orgasm. What she wouldn't give to be enjoying one right now.
Gazing around the winery once more, Nikki took in how dim the lights were and how few couples seemed to be there. In the far corner, she noticed a couple that shared a dessert, chocolate mousse she was sure. The male leaned into his date, whispered something in her ear and when the woman stared back at him she had a fire in her eyes, an undeniable passion. The man had broad shoulders, dark brown hair and hands that said they knew how to please a woman. He slid them delicately over his date's bare arms as he fed her a spoon full of mousse. She gently grabbed the hand that was feeding her and slowly pushed the spoon into her mouth as far as it would let her, while staring at her date with a fire in her eyes, wordless understanding passing between them.
What she was promising him, he was ready to receive.
Nikki watched as the man shifted in his chair to make himself more comfortable, his every movement turned Nikki on. What she wouldn't give to have the confidence that the woman portrayed, to have the ability to turn one simple act into one of the sexiest thing she had ever seen, it amazed her.
The thought immediately heated Nikki's cheeks and she could feel her nipples harden against her black lace bra, which she knew could be seen through the emerald green sheer top she wore that night. Unconsciously, Nikki began to slowly slide her fingers up her bare leg. Her breath quickened and her heart raced in reaction to her sensitive skin. Closing her eyes, she let her hand travel, feeling herself grow wet with anticipation. Nikki moaned as she touched herself, although only briefly, and her eyes whipped open at the sound of a man clearing his throat.
"Um, I noticed you finished your wine, would you like another?" he questioned.
"No," Nikki answered a little too forcefully as she grabbed her purse and pulled out a twenty. She slammed it on the table and raced up the stairs, eager to hide her blushing face from prying eyes. Outside the winery her heart was racing, she stood still for a moment to let her head to clear. She could not believe she attempted to get herself off in the middle of a bar. What the hell was wrong with her?
As she unlocked the door to her sixth floor apartment, she could hear her beagle, Toby, running down the hallway to greet her. "Well hello, I bet you need to go outside, don't you?" Nikki teased her puppy as he ran around in circles, jumping up and down. "Let me change into some running gear and grab your leash. I think we both need some late night exercise."
Soon, Nikki and her furry companion were heading towards the running park that was only five minutes away. She loved the feeling of the crisp night air hitting her lungs and the burn start in her legs. The tension from the night quickly began to fade. As Nikki turned down Eighth Street and eagerly crossed the road towards her apartment she didn't see the man standing in front of her and soon found herself flat on her ass.
"What the fuck is your problem?" a deep voice snapped at her.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention. It was completely my fault, are you okay?" Nikki asked. She still hadn't looked up; she was too concentrated on the pain in her ass, literally
"I'll live, give me your hand so I can help you up," the voice offered, sounding annoyed now.
"Listen, I said I was sorry, I don't need your pity help," Nikki shot back. As she attempted to get on her feet white-hot pain seared up her back and she winced. It was nothing she couldn't handle, though. The walk back to her apartment and a hot bath would probably get rid of it.
"You're completely right, I was an ass. I'm sorry, allow me to help you up." The voice was much closer to her face now, and as Nikki began to look up she saw his strong hand first, reaching down to her. Nikki wrapped both of hers around it, while somehow managing to hold on to Toby's leash. When the man pulled her up she stumbled back as the current of an electric pulse surged through her arm at his very touch. Nikki finally raised her eyes to the man's face and examined him through her long lashes. He was beautiful, to say the least, probably the most attractive man she had ever laid eyes on and she could feel herself drawn to him, his sexual magnetism. All she could think of was what it would feel like to his hands all over her. At that moment their eyes connected and she couldn't tell what he was thinking; he was so self-composed it astonished her. Couldn't he feel the electric attraction between them, or was it just her? This was obviously a man who was used to getting any woman he wanted. But the way he was looking at her, with that curious look, made it clear that she would not be one of those women.
"Are you sure you're okay?" he questioned, hands out, readying himself to catch her if she fell again. "You took a hard fall."
"Yeah, fine, thanks for your help, sorry again." She blushed, waved, and started walking back to her apartment.
"Wait!" he called after her. "It's late and it would seem I'm heading in your direction. Let me walk you home, it's the least I could do for being in your way." He jogged to reach her, his muscles pulsing slightly as he did. They were silent on the walk back to her place, regardless of the fact that Nikki could still feel this electric pull between them, urging her to touch any part of the man. Nikki shook her head as she grabbed the keys out from her sports bra. When she turned to thank the man for walking her home he was looking at her with that raised eyebrow again. What the hell is his problem?