Watching him from across the room, Sara couldn't know for sure what it was that attracted her to him. He was not the most physically alluring man in the room, or the most graceful, or even the best dressed. All she knew was that he possessed something that triggered her basest desires. As she tore at the paper label on her lukewarm bottle of water, her eyes remained focused on his back. He had been at the jukebox for what seemed like an eternity but so far she had liked everything he had played. At this moment she wished she could be like the other women she saw throughout the room.
They were all so forward and extroverted, drawing men toward them with their come-hither glares and pouty lips. Everything they did had been practiced and polished to the height of perfection: the way they sauntered across the room, the way they let their fingertips linger on the tops of their thighs so as to draw the eye downward, the way they took long slow sips through the straws in their drinks while looking seductively at the man of their choice. She spent so much time alone that when it came to interactions with people, she was more than a bit awkward. But recently she had felt the torment of loneliness and she could feel her body craving touch. As she stared at his open hands, she could almost feel them burning on her skin. The thought of it was enough to make her take action.
After studying the movements of a particularly stunning brunette woman at the end of the bar, Sara began to make her way toward the jukebox. She had no idea what she would say to him or how to handle the imminent rejection from the captivating stranger but it was rare that she felt this way and she was willing to take the risk. As she stumbled across the room, she could hear the rubber souls of her shoes squeaking on the hardwood floors. She tried to lighten her steps as to avoid drawing any unnecessary attention to herself. After all, there was no need to make her rejection into a public production. Nearing the stranger her heart began to race. She just hoped she didn't make a fool of herself. As she cleared her throat, he pivoted to look at her. Trying to seem as unimpressed with his chiseled jaw line as possible, she quickly let her eyes dart to the wall behind him. She could feel her hands becoming clammy and as her eyes met his, her feet faltered and she lost her footing. Falling into him sending him crashing into an adjacent table, she lost all hope of being aloof. This was not exactly the kind of physical contact she had in mind.