The work day was done, and so was the week. After finishing up on an important proposal and sending it off to by manager, me and a few of the other girls decided to head down the the corner bar for a drink. We called our husbands and informed them we would be having a social evening with our co-workers. Some talked with their husbands, some left messages. I left one on my husband's voicemail, both at his office and again on his cell. It was then I realized he was gone for the weekend on business. Since he was an hour ahead of me, I wondered why he didn't answer. I accessed my email, and there he had sent me a message saying he had to go to New York on business. He would be back Monday. Said also that he would be in lots of meetings so may not answer his phone. So, I will have the weekend to myself. I wasn't sure what I thought of that. It didn't happen too much, but it did seem to happen regularly. Of course, my mind went off thinking. It had been quite some time since we made love, and I thought that maybe he was having an affair with someone in New York. But I had no evidence of that. Besides, when he comes home from these business trips, he always ravages me! Maybe I will set up a nice surprise for him when he gets home Monday night? Yes... I grin as I'm asked by Beatty who sits next to me what I am thinking of. I told her about my husband being away all weekend and that I planned to surprise him when he got home. She said,
"Oh honey, you should enjoy yourself this weekend. Get yourself would up like a clock spring and let loose when he gets home!"
I said, "Well, maybe. I guess it is some me time. I'll see what I come up with."
Stepping out of the air-conditioned office building woke us up to the reality of the warm, humid weather outside. Though the sun was shining, the distant rumble of thunder said it would be raining soon. But we agreed we would be ok for an hour or so. just had to mind the walk back to the parking lot.
Walking into the alehouse, we saw that it was quite packed. But our fortunes were good as three guys vacated the three bar stools nearest the door, and we immediately occupied them. I ordered up a red ale while my workmates ordered margaritas. Our chat ignored everyone else in the bar for the next hour, and we had stretched our one drink into three. We were playing with our phones when a handsome gentleman offered to take our collective picture with one of them. We were all smiles and laughs and we thanked him. My workmates went to talking and posted the pic on facebook, tagging us with the comment 'Ladies of This Night'. But I lingered, watching the man as he sipped his drink and watched the baseball game on the TV. Why did I have to be the one the farthest away? Anyway, I enjoyed the moment, realizing my panties were getting moist thinking about him, and wondered at myself at how quickly I was winding myself up. After a moment I re-joined the talk with my friends.
A loud crack of thunder that came after a white flash through the windows accompanied with the lights flickering made up the minds of my workmates that they had to leave. They didn't want to get caught in the rain. I said they would get caught in the rain if they left now, and should stay to ride it out. They didn't listen to me. They may have made it back to the work parking lot before the skies opened up, or not. I'm sure they got soaked. I ordered another ale and sat there sipping it, wondering what I would do this weekend.
"Your friends left you here all alone?"
a voice asked. It was the man I had eyed earlier.
"No, I just knew it would start raining before I got back to my car."
I said, smiling slightly. He smiled back and asked,
"Is this stool then taken... do you mind if I sit here with you?"
"No", I said, "Its getting packed in here with people taking shelter from the rain. Besides, it will be nice to have someone to talk to while I finish my beer and wait out the rain."
Who was I fooling? I took a long drink from my ale as my mind considered the possibilities and at the same time wondered if it could actually be this easy.
"Well, then would you mind if I buy you another beer?"
he said as he sat up on the barstool next to me. I looked at the back wall of the bar, sipping my beer as I felt his eyes caressing my body. I suddenly became self-conscience and wondered if he liked what he was seeing. Earlier when I was with my friends in relative safety, I noticed him. Now, with us here together alone, it felt strange. I sipped my ale again and said,
"I just started on this ale. It will likely last me until the rain stops, then I should leave."
Of course you should leave when the rain stops. But should you finish and the rain hasn't stopped, the next one will be on me, ok?
I smiled and nodded, taking a bigger sip of my ale. I turned toward the bar and quietly worked my skirt back down my thigh.
"You like the ales?" He asked. I said,
"Yes, usually its what I have. But I'm not against having a shot now and again.
Our discussion of the finer ales and tequilas brought me to the end of my pint. I looked out the door and saw that the rain had eased only a little, and it was getting dark. But it was still raining. 'Oh what the hell' I said to myself in my head. It wasn't like I had to be home any time soon, and he seemed a nice guy. I think I'll see how far this goes.
"Ok, you win. It's still raining and I'm empty." I said as I looked into my empty pint glass forlornly. He ordered another for me.
As another pint was set before me, a dark, with a hoppy aroma, he said,
"Guess we should get passed being strangers. My name is Jim."
"I'm Dawna." I said as I sipped my ale. He had to notice my eyes checked him out as he watched the bartender set two tequila shots before him. I don't know what I was thinking right then. Maybe I was feeling a bit playful, but I reached over and took one of his shots and downed it without so much as a flinch. I did sigh to let the burn out some, then took a long pull off my fresh pint.
"Hey! That was for me!" he said in surprise. I smiled, leaned toward him, and said,
"You need to be faster with your hand next time! Besides, I didn't think you wanted two."
He grinned and said, "Well, I do have two hands. How about I buy you one this time?"
I giggled as he downed his remaining shot. I took another drink of my beer as I saw him looking at my thigh with his peripheral vision. It seemed my skirt had worked up my thigh again, slightly showing the lace top of my stocking and the garter snap. I didn't hurry to adjust it down this time. Instead I drank lazily before setting my pint glass down. As I worked my skirt back down, I said,
"Well, I have two hands as well, but a shot and a pint will do me fine."
"Not two shots?" he asked as he ordered up three shots and a pint. I giggled and leaned toward him again and said,
"Two shots? Mister, if I didn't know better, I would say you were trying to get me drunk."
"Well, I'm not pouring it into you, so I would say that if I didn't know better, you were trying to get you drunk." he said.
I smiled and leaned into him as his hand came to rest on my knee.
"Maybe I'm thinking of getting drunk and taking advantage of you.... no, we are getting ourselves drunk on our own accord. We just happen to be next to each other at the bar talking while doing it?"
The new drinks were set down and we downed them. He had another while I nursed my pint. I said,
"The good thing with having a beer is I can coast a bit."
"Yeah, maybe I'll get a glass of water."
"Ah, so you have a third hand hidden somewhere?" I said as someone came in the door and rudely shook off his umbrella, showering everyone around him. There were some disgruntled grumbles, but I found the splatters of cool water a bit refreshing. Jim noticed that the sheer sleeve of my creme silk blouse became nearly transparent where the water drops had landed, sticking it to my arm. I looked down briefly and noticed my skirt was again working its way back toward my stocking top. I was going to instinctively adjust it back down but I noticed that Jim had a rock hard boner pushing on his trousers. I decided not to adjust my skirt down. With his hand was now coming to rest regularly on my knee and at times sliding up my leg slightly, feeling my stocking. I once again debated whether I should leave for home. It was not too late to end this silly fantasy and go home and read a book and be a good wife. But I was actually enjoying myself, and a part of me did want to see where this night might take me. The alcohol had cracked the door ever so slightly and my inner slut was starting to squeeze its way out. The stack of fantasies I kept in behind that door all started to stir and wanted out. Jim's voice brought me back.
"That was quite rude of them, but I would be lying if I said I thought the effect of the water on your sleeve was quite stimulating." I looked at him and smiled. He went on, "You all right? You got quiet and seemed to be somewhere else there for a bit."
"Oh, I'm fine Jim. Just had a mind wander there for a moment. The water drops reminded me of something. That's all." I said, picking up my pint glass. A drop of condensation from the outside of my glass slipped off and hit my blouse by my collarbone. It turned the thicker silk of my blouse partially transparent and Jim's eyes sparkled as he looked at it. I finished my pint and said as I placed my hand on his hand that was lingering now on my thigh. I leaned toward him and said,
"Maybe we can find somewhere that is a little less crowded?"
He looked into my eyes to see if I was being serious. I had a moment of clear thinking and realized I was really pushing the boundaries. I would still be in public, but I would be lying to myself if I didn't consider more. He finished his shot and flagged the bartender the he wanted to settle his bill. He then said as he looked over my shoulder then back at me,
"There is a small lounge at the hotel across the street. Their prices are high and their beer selection is shit, though. And it would require us having to go out in the rain." he said.