A short erotic encounter. It contains, at the end, detailed description of ANAL sex so if that is not your 'cup of tea' then please do not read this story.
The title is a reference to a song by Lorrie Morgan with the same title.
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It was about 7. I was sitting in a corner of my usual wine bar nursing my second glass of Cabernet, feeling pretty sorry for myself as my decree absolute had arrived together with the news that my wife had custody of my daughters.
I was 'people watching'. It's a diverting pastime. I noticed a young woman come in. I didn't take much notice until she sat at the bar and I saw her reflection. She had a fringe (or, as they say in the US, bangs) of quite bright red hair. A couple of unnoticed, appreciative glances then I just cradled my drink until I noticed two guys go up to the bar and sit either side of her. The situation intrigued me so, although I couldn't hear the conversation, I watched carefully. It was clear they were trying a pick-up but also that she wasn't interested by several shakes of her head. They edged closer and almost seemed to be whispering. She was obviously becoming distressed.
OK, time for the Knight. I walked over and met her eyes in the mirror and winked. "Sorry I'm late Sharon. Look, the tables booked. Just leave the drink."
"OK Tom," she said, taking my arm, "where are we eating?"
"The little Italian," I replied as we left.
Outside she said, "Oh God, thanks for that. They were really coming on."
"My pleasure."
"But Sharon?"
"Tom?"
She laughed. "OK. I'm Joyce."
I nodded. "Mike. Hi!"
"Hi. Did you actually have a table booked?"
"No. I had my shining armour on and just came up with it. Look," I continued, "if you're not meeting somebody we could do dinner."
"Mmm," she said, "this is the most detailed pick-up line ever," Then she smiled as she saw my face. "Sorry, I couldn't resist it. That would be nice. Might cheer me up!"
We did end up in the little Italian and over the meal were well into our second bottle of Pinot Grigio. Conversation hadn't gone that well until the death of the first bottle.
"I'm sorry Mike. I'm not very good company."
I smiled sadly, "I'm probably not helping. Trouble?"
"Yep, big trouble!"
"I know we've only just met but they do say a trouble shared is a trouble halved." She smiled cheekily. Hell, she was beautiful. I was caught off guard then and she must have noticed how she had affected me.
"I tell you what. You tell me yours and I'll tell you mine!" That was also followed by a lovely innocent smile and a fluttering of her eyebrows that clearly indicated the almost double entendre.
I love a fringe and, for just a moment my eyes lingered there. Her hair was almost orange and seemed to frame her face.
"Hello! Anyone home?"
I laughed nervously. "Sorry. Distracted. Mines easy," I said. "Got my decree absolute today."
"Makes you single. Gotta be good."
I sighed. "Not at the cost of my kids!"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Wanna unload?"
Why not, I thought. I hadn't really expressed my feelings to anyone. I smiled sadly, "Only if you promise to tell me yours." She laughed and nodded. You know, every time she smiled she cheered me up.
"She's younger than me," I began, "and she had an affair with one of my pals who now works in the US. Finally decided to kick me into touch and get a divorce." I took a deep breath mainly to control my anger. "She completely bushwhacked me and managed to get custody of the girls. So she left for the States last week without telling me,"
"Cow! You didn't get a chance to say goodbye to your kids?" I shook my head, too emotional to answer. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have pushed." She gave me an apologetic smile.
I smiled sadly in return and met her eyes; a beautiful light blue. "It's OK. It's nice to actually have someone to talk to. OK, I'm bucked up, it's your turn."
"Mine's boyfriend trouble. We've been having an on and off fight for a couple of weeks and it boiled over. He came to my work and made a terrible scene and, as a result, I got fired."
"That's not good. Where is he now."
"I don't know. Probably back at the flat. Look, I'd better get back and try to sort things out. It's really been nice. Thank you for stepping in and for dinner. I can pay my share of the bill."
I laughed. "Wouldn't have very shiny armour if I made the distressed damsel pay for her dinner!"
She laughed. I found I liked it very much when she laughed. "Errm, look I know you've got a boyfriend but, on the off chance that . . . well you know, here's my card."
She took the card, glanced at it, and tucked it in her bag. "I'll just call an Uber." She did and soon disappeared. I called one too. I had mixed feelings in the car. I did feel a bit happier having got some of my frustration off my chest but that was balanced by the realization that I would never see Joyce again. Ships that pass in the night, I thought, with a soft smile of memory.
My trip only took a few minutes and I had settled into the sofa with more wine - I had decided that, all things being equal, drunk would be good! First sip and my phone rang. I thought for a moment. Who could that be at almost 10. Answer it!
"Hello! Is that Mike." A distressed female voice. It clicked.
"Joyce?"
"Yes. I'm sorry for calling but there was no one else. He knows all my friends. I'm scared."
"What happened?"
"He's wrecked the apartment, cut up all my clothes and set them on fire! The Fire Brigade had to come and the landlord threw me out! I've got no money. He cleaned out the bank account too! Please, can You help?"
Well! The same damsel in distress. "Give me your address and I'll get an Uber to bring you here - if that is OK."
"Yes, oh yes. Thank you." She gave me the address and I arranged the pick-up. Joyce arrived about 20 minutes later. I watched for her arrival and nipped out to tip the driver and guide her in. It must have looked a little like I had called an escort!
I sat her in the lounge and poured a glass of wine. "I'm so scared Mike. He's got violent. I had nowhere to go. He would find me if I went to any of my friends and I haven't got a penny! I thought of you and the bar and dinner." She started to cry. What to do. Hug? No, I took her hand.
"It's OK Joyce. You can stay here. I've got two other bedrooms." I gave her a box of paper hankies. "Would you feel better after a shower and a change of clothes?" She nodded. "OK, I'll show you the bedroom."
I led her upstairs to the second bedroom. "You can have this one. The bathroom is through there. We do have a problem though. I don't have any women's clothes."
She gave a sad smile. "Not a transvestite then!"
"No. There are shirts, lounge pants or shorts and men's underwear in the wardrobe if you want to change."
"Oh thanks. Thanks so much."
"No problem. I'll be downstairs if you want to talk or you can go straight to bed. It's made up."