Around three in the afternoon, I called the number that Chandra had left me. I figured I would get Madison's answer machine but after the sixth ring, a sleepy voice said, "Hello?"
"Madison?" I ventured.
"Yes. Who is this?" She asked.
"I'm Randy. We met last night. Chandra left me this number so I could get my phone number to her." I explained.
There was a sleepy laugh, "Oh yeah, the guy with his hands full. What's the number?"
I gave her my number and then said, "Ok, I'll get off here and let you get back to sleep."
"What time is it?" She asked softly.
"A little after three o'clock." I answered.
"Good, I can sleep another couple of hours before I have to go meet Chandra," she said before she hung up.
I was grinning like a fool as I headed to the bathroom and the shower. Visions and memories of Chandra from the night before danced through my memory.
*****
By seven, I still had not heard from Chandra, so I decided to go get something to eat. I ate at the burger joint across the highway from the bar I had been in last night. As I left the burger stand, I started to go across the street and have a couple of beers but decided I needed to rest, as I had to work the next day.
*****
I was flipping through the cable guide on the TV when the phone rang. "Hello," I said into the receiver.
"Chandra stood me up and it's all your fault." I heard a voice say.
"Madison?" I asked.
There was a laugh on the other end of the line. "Yes. What did you do to my girlfriend? She's as rung out as an old dishtowel. I've never seen her so worn out, she could hardly hold her eyes open when I went by to pick her up."
I chuckled and said, "It was a long night, and we didn't get to sleep until late. Being a gentleman, that's about all I can tell you."
"Good, she's needed someone nice to wear her little ass out. Now, do you have a friend who can do the same for me?" She asked and then laughed.
Chuckling again I replied, "Sorry, the guy I work with is happily married and I don't know very many people around here and none that I can think of would be what you'd want to mess with. Most of the guys I work around are married and the ones that are single are a bunch of assholes and losers for the most part."
She sighed and said, "The story of my life." Then she laughed.
After a few seconds she asked, "What are you doing tonight? Since you're responsible for knocking my running buddy's lights out, I think the least you can do is come keep me company."
I grinned at the thought of her needing company, more than likely she was fighting them off with a stick. "I find it hard to believe that you really need me for company."
She laughed and said, "Ok, you got me. I'm curious about you and Chandra. I've never seen her leave any place with a total stranger, even if you are a, shall we say, older guy and good looking."
I had to laugh at that before I replied, "Older yes but good looking, I don't think so. Worn out is more like it. Especially after last night." I muttered the last part to myself or at least I thought I did.
Madison was laughing her ass off for a minute or two. I chuckled to myself, shook my head, and just waited until she settled down.
When she did, she said, "Come on, come down to the bar and keep me company. There's no one in here that's not an idiot or an asshole. If you don't then I'm going to have to go home and pout."
I laughed at that mental picture and replied, "Well, we can't have that now, can we. I guess I could drink a beer or two. Ok, you talked me into it but remember it's your fault when Chandra chews both our ass's out."
Madison giggled and said, "But I love it so much when she chews on my ass, I come like crazy." She laughed and added, "I'll see you in a few minutes, right?"
I shook my head and said, "Yeah, I'm headed out the door."
*****
The night before I had been dressed up. Tonight, I was wearing a pair of overalls and a sweatshirt, my normal work clothes.
Madison was sitting at the same place at the bar that I had seen her the night before. She had on a short black skirt and a long sleeved white blouse with the tails tied together to leave her belly bare. She grinned broadly when she saw me and stood up to give me a hug.
"Sorry about the way I'm dressed," I said. "I wasn't planning on going out tonight, I was going to stay in and rest, I have to be at work early."
With the grin still in place she replied, "I like your Bubba outfit, it fits you in a weird way. Bubba with a pony tail, that's an interesting mix." She stood next to me as I ordered a beer.
When the bartender brought it, Madison asked, "You want to sit at the bar or move to a table? I noticed you were at a table last night."