'I just can't go through life without introducing myself and finding out where such a charming woman might come from,' Mr Winter smiled, swivelling round towards her on his barstool.
'Poor you,' June giggled, pushing her glass away from her on the bar and watching the trail of residual fluid build up on the smooth surface.
He looked down at the trail following her hand and then looked down to the neat little black dress and the delightful legs, right down to the stockinged feet and the boots that stood next to her seat.
'I was starting to think that I might have resort to showing you my atlas in a bid to get you to enlighten me as to why you have bared your beautiful feet in public.'
'Very geographic of you, sir, but rather unnecessary: you could just ask, you know.'
'I'd rather you gave me the answers of your own accord.'
'Look at me: diminutive; delightful; alone and I take off my uncomfortable boots in comfortable bars.'
'Look at me: professional; athletic; fifty two and I own my own atlas.'
'So well endowed!'
'It is nice atlas.'
'In thick vellum, sir?'
'You can measure it, if you like?'
'Do desperate times call for desperate measures, sir?'
'I've never considered an atlas a desperate measure,' he laughed, lifting the heavy book onto the bar and opening to the east coast of America. 'See. This is where I live – right across the pond from you, normally.'
'You have a pond, sir?' Summer teased, circling her finger in a little pool of spilt liquor and then, lifting her finger up to her mouth to suck it slowly in. 'Tell me, sir...'
'Yes?' 'Do you have fish in your pond or is it just ornamental with pretty little icebergs? And sunken Titanics?'
'Yes, dear,' he sighed. 'Very apt given I am winter.'
'Winter, sir?'
That's Mr Winter to you,' he added sternly, taking her wrist in his hands, squeezing playfully at first and then more than a little forcefully, before pulling her across the room to a booth in the corner. 'Now, tell me: what are you giggling at?'
'I can't help it, sir. Such an interesting encounter: my name is June. Does that make me Miss Summer to your Mr Winter?'
'I would have missed summer, had I not sat down beside you and shown you my tome.'
'Your tome was not a very satisfying share, sir. Is there any other way that summer may serve winter?'
'She can tell me is she as young as she looks?'
'How young does she look?'
'12!' He taunted, watching her brow knit together in a frown.
'Beast!'
'Just kidding! 21 then?'
'I'm 13 actually or double that in terms of the number of summers, June has spent. It is legal to buy me drinks.'
'26,' he nodded approvingly. 'And so pretty and petite: my mother is five foot three.'
'I am delightfully diminutive – even shorter than your mommy.'
'I didn't think anybody was shorter than mom.'
'Does every man hanker after his mom?'
'No they hanker after a good girl to satisfy their needs. And I'm sure you are a good girl.'
'I'm as good as you need me to be.'
'Good girl.'
'Here's my number,' he smiled handing her a business card. 'When I get back to the states, call me.'
' Build up my phone bill just for you, sir?'
'Give me your number and I'll ring you. I've never called England before.'
'Ooh - an international virgin dominate?'
'Yes,' he laughed.
'So old and yet so inexperienced,' she giggled
'My needs are an experience in themselves, young lady.'
'I thought that they might be, so I offered you sustenance like a good girl.'
'I don't need too much sustenance. I'll bet I'm over twice your weight, but you can be on top.'
'How nice for me, sir.'
'I was teasing you.'
'Teasing me?'
'Yes...I was teasing you about the possibility of satisfying my sexual proclivities.'
'Was that nice for you, sir?'
'The teasing or were you saying: "thank you, sir"?'
'Take it as you would like to take it, sir.' 'I would like to take it accurately,' he chuckled.
'I would like you to take me accurately, sir. Inaccuracy can be painful.'
'Was your last lover inaccurate?'
'No, sir, he was thirty eight.'
'He was far too young. You need someone older; more mature...someone around the age of say fifty two.'
'Do you have any suggestions, sir?'
'You are too cute,' he laughed.
'I am quite delicious, sir.'
'If you were any more delicious, my heart would overheat.'
'I could practice my CPR on you, if you did, sir.'
'Well that's a relief to know.'
'Do you only want me for relief, sir?'
'No, I only want you for sex.'
'That's very bold, sir, for one with a dodgy ticker.'
'I'll try not to let you over-excite me when you get to sleep with me.'
'I'd be more fun if I stayed awake, sir.'
'I'll bet you would.'
'Unless you have narcoleptic tendencies, of course.'
'I finished my 'narco' therapy some while back. Your sweet behind would be enough to awaken anyone.'