Elisa glanced into her full-length mirror one last time. "You look gorgeous," came a voice from behind her. She looked at the reflection of her roommate Anna, who sat perched on the edge of her bed. Elisa bit her bottom lip lightly and looked back at her own refection. She was five foot four with dark black hair. Her face was round and her skin had a rosy complexion. Her green eyes sparkled like emeralds. She was wearing the standard 'little black dress'. It had short sleeves and hugged her body seductively. Her thirty-six C breasts seemed larger to her in the dress. It came to mid thigh and her lightly tanned legs were smooth and silky looking. Elisa smiled in spite of herself. She did look good. Anna stood and walked up behind her.
"And you did like we talked about?" Elisa nodded meeting Anna's gaze in the mirror. "I still don't understand…." Elisa began, but Anna held her hand up and Elisa trailed off. "You will. Come on Elisa. You have not been out to a club in three years. It's time you got out and let the men know what they have been missing." Elisa sighed and nodded. Anna was right. It had been three years since her boyfriend of four years had confessed to her that he was seeing another woman. Elisa had been crushed and was sure that it was because she was not as pretty or sexy as many of the girls she knew. Anna had been her roommate then and had tried to convince Elisa that she was as pretty as any of the girls they knew, and had often tried to get her to go out to the clubs. Anna and her boyfriend Ron went out every weekend and danced the nights away. Elisa always felt much too much like a third wheel to go with them. But Ron was on a business trip this weekend and Anna had promised she would only go out if Elisa went with her. So there they stood, both dressed to party. Anna grabbed Elisa's hand and they were out the door before Elisa could utter another protest.
The club was dark with spotlights flashing here and there. Elisa and Anna walked in to a nearly packed house. Anna had mentioned that the local band was going to be playing tonight and that the placed would be more packed than usual. Elisa had hoped that she would be able to blend into the crowd. The room was large and round. There was one long bar around the outside of the circle and a long table separating it from the dance floor. There was a stage in the very middle of the dance floor and it looked like they were setting up for the band.
Anna pulled Elisa to the bar and asked what she wanted. "Rum and coke," Elisa said loudly. Anna ordered their drinks and they moved to an empty spot along the table. Anna swayed her hips in time with the music and sipped her drink. She grinned at Elisa, who was standing stiff as a board. "You can at least pretend like you are going to have a good time," said Anna playfully. Elisa grinned back and relaxed a bit. "I'll try hun," she replied as her eyes scanned the room. She watched the people dancing on the dance floor. There were so many that they looked like one big tangle of arms and legs. Two guys and a girl came over and greeted them, shouting hi and hugging Anna.
"This is Elisa, my roommate," said Anna loudly. Elisa smiled at them all. Anna introduced them as John and his girlfriend Beth, and James, Beth's brother. Elisa smiled to them all and her cheeks grew warm as she noticed James's eyes linger on her for a moment longer than the others. They all chatted for a few moments and then John announced that he and Beth were going to dance. James stood with Anna and Elisa and watched them walk out to the dance floor. Her turned to both the girls and grinned at them. Anna winked at him and said she was going to refill their drinks. Elisa was surprised she had downed her first one already and nodded to Anna asking for another rum and coke.
James smiles to Anna and then turned to Elisa. "Might I have the pleasure of a dance with the prettiest girl here," he said. Elisa blushed and nodded. This night might not be so bad after all she thought. James took her hand and led her out to the dance floor. They danced through two songs their bodies brushing against one another in time with the music. After the end of the second song there was a break in the music and James led them back to the table where Anna, Beth, and John were. Anna grinned at Elisa handing her the rum and coke. "Having fun," she asked and Elisa giggled nodding lightly. They talked through the break in the music. Elisa asked where the bathroom was and soon headed off in that direction. She was surprised to see the bathroom was almost as full as the dance floor. She quickly finished and left making her way back to her friends.
Suddenly there was a large group of people all around her and she was turned around. The music came blaring back on and Elisa realized she was caught in a group on the dance floor. She began to make her way towards the outside wall when she felt a hand on her waist. It caressed her seductively and she glanced around to see who it was. She felt the hand pull her in and soon an arm was curled around her holding her close. She looked up and gazed into the deepest blue eyes she had ever seen. She tried to pull back a bit but the arm held her close for a moment and the man simply held her gaze. Then as suddenly as he had captured her he let her go and was swept away with the crowd. She stood there still for a moment and then began searching the crowd for his face. She felt a hand on her shoulder and jumped turning quickly to look up into James face.
