"Traveling for business isn't as fun as it sounds," I say as I accept my drink from the bartender and hand him my credit card. "It gets very boring, really."
You nod and smile and are caught in awkward moment of decision - to continue our already five minute conversation or take the conversation in another direction. You shift slightly and take your attention back to your friends. We've covered where I'm from, what I do for a living, how long I'm in town, now what?
"Do you travel often?" you ask, having made your decision. Your friends are talking about music, watching basketball.
"I do. Usually alone. This time with my boss." I point to the cute, middle-aged guy sitting at a huge table, pounding away on his laptop.
You're checking him out and I can almost see what you're imagining I do with my boss on business trips.
"Do you have fun together?"
"We have a lot of fun together, but he is gay, so not that kind of fun."
You blush slightly, give me a sly smile, and we laugh. I feel an instant attraction to you and a slight pool of wetness growing between my legs.
I excuse myself and take my drink to sit down at the big table with my boss. I know you watched me as I walked away. You watched the way my black dress hugs my hips, followed the line of my calves down to my black heels. Even though I wanted to look back, to watch you staring, I didn't.
Thirty agonizing minutes pass as I review meeting agendas and the plans my boss and I have set for our meeting with our client tomorrow.
"You know what Bob, I'm going go upstairs for a little bit and make a few phone calls. Will you be here when I get back?" He nods, shuffles papers, and returns to work.