Craig looked across the jangled mass of writhing bodies. It seemed like an amorphous organism had sprung into being before his very eyes, undulating with sporadic and jerking life. A being whose sole function was orgiastic pleasure. It spun and whirled, grew dense and abated, always changing shape and form. Energy streamed from it in seemingly endless quantities. Craig could almost feel it washing across has body, caressing him like the fingertips of a beautiful woman, beckoning him to step forward and join his body to the mad melee. He was tempted, very tempted, but he hung back. He was looking for something specific, or rather, someone.
He had spotted her the moment she had walked through the doors of the darkened nightclub. An attractive woman by anybody's standards, but for Craig she stood out from the crowd like a blazing beacon. Her hair was blonde, drawing down from her head in a flowing cascade to end in a curly tangle just above her shoulder blades. Her eyes were large and slightly slanted, with thin, clearly defined eyebrows topping them. The jawline threatened to become strong, but failed by a short margin and her mouth was clearly defined with full, rose-coloured lips that broke easily into a smile. Her nose was aquiline and finely chiseled, flanked by prominent cheekbones that strangely seemed to soften her face rather than accentuate it.
Craig had watched her walk past him towards her table, and marveled at the shape of the breasts that thrust proudly against the tight grey blouse that she wore. He wondered what it would be like to cup them in the palms of his hands and rub his thumbs across the nipples, to watch them harden magically beneath his touch and then to put his lips to them to tease the twin projectiles with his tongue.
He had been watching her furtively all night, trying to project his interest across the space between them. There had been a few instances of fleeting eye contact, but Craig could not be sure if it denoted interest on her part or mere curiousity. She had spurned the advances of several men, preferring to talk to her two girl friends, all the while drinking steadily. She had stood up once to go to the bathroom, and then again to enter the dance floor.
Craig was looking for her there now.
The neon lights bathed everything in an eerie glow, giving the whole scene an unearthly, ghostlike appearance.
He shifted position, looking for a tousled mane of blonde hair. The dense pack of bodies swayed suddenly, and there they were, dancing in a group. She danced with a sensuality that brought a constriction to Craig's breathing. God, she was beautiful. Her body seemed to glide across the dance floor. He could see that she was very in tune to the music, enjoying every second of it. Her eyes would close every now and then, as though she was listening to some private song inside her head and closing herself off to the world to be alone with it. Craig ached to be a part of her world, if only for an instant. He didn't know what it was about her that moved him so. He hadn't been this powerfully attracted to a woman for a long time. He was staring at her when she looked up directly into his eyes. He expected her to look away immediately, but she didn't. She turned her body fractionally towards him, as if in invitation, and smiled. He felt the shock of it like a blow to the stomach. He stood rooted to the spot like an idiot, only remembering to smile back an instant before she turned away, grinding her hips lasciviously in tune to the beat. Craig felt the familiar tightening in his groin and the boil of excitement fizzling in his veins. Could it be that she was attracted to him too? Or was she just toying with him? He had to find out. He couldn't wait any longer. He plunged headlong into the sweating, writhing press of bodies.
Sandra was looking forward to this. She had been working hard lately, and hadn't had a decent opportunity to unwind in some time. Jenny had phoned her earlier in the day, asking her if she felt like going dancing that night. "Only us gals, Sandy. We will leave the men to their own devices."
Sandra wondered what Jenny's husband Bill thought about that idea, but then pushed the thought away. Jenny and Bill had been married for four years. They would have sorted out most of their differences by now. But did new ones grow in their place Sandra wondered. She was 26 years old and single, never having being married. Her relationships never seemed to last very long. Always seemed to be something out of place, either with her, or with the other participant. She had been single for over a year now, dating infrequently, not missing it too much. Every now and then she would get lonely, bewailing her circumstance, but then she would forge ahead in her work, and forget about it until the next bout. The occasions were becoming more frequent lately. Oh, just forget about it , she berated herself as she pulled the grey blouse over her head to cover her torso. She looked into the full length mirror to check her appearance. The black skirt dropped down to just above her knees, and her feet were encased in comfortable shoes, just right for dancing the night away. She whirled and made for the door. Running late again. She sighed inwardly.