I was having lunch with my best friend Connie on a Wednesday afternoon. We often would meet between the lunch and supper rushes and enjoy a leisurely snack. Today I was down in the dumps and it must have shown.
Connie: "What's the problem?"
Me: "Nothing."
Connie: "Really? I think I know better. Care to share?"
Me: "Just the blahs I guess."
Connie: "Let me guess. How long have you been divorced now? Six months? How long has it been since you've been fucked? I'm guessing you and Harry didn't have any sex the last few months before the breakup. I think you need to get a man and get laid."
I denied her ideas and suggestions but in my head I thought she might be right. My vibrator had been doing extra duty lately but it wasn't a substitute for the real thing. Feeling uncomfortable I changed the subject before it went any further.
It must have been three weeks later Connie and I had been to the movie theater for the afternoon and then stopped to grab a quick lunch.
Connie: "Oh look Denny just walked in the door. You know him don't you. Can I ask him to join us?"
I had no idea who Denny was but had no objection to a friend of hers joining us. Connie waved at him and as he approached I watched. He was tall, maybe six foot, short dark hair, handsome in a rugged kind of way, broad shoulders and a slim body that reminded me of a swimmer.
When she realized I didn't know this guy she made the introductions and before asking him to join us made the eye movements getting my permission. Denny proved to be a great lunch companion. He had a good sense of humor and was very intelligent. When I asked what he did for a livelihood he confessed to being a day trader. This meant absolute nothing to me, so he explained he bought and sold stocks. Sometimes he would buy and sell a stock within an hour or two, other times he might hold them for a period of time before selling them.
I thought that it was a foolish way to lose a lot of money. But as we were leaving he offered to give me a lift home and indicated his Mercedes-Benz sitting at the curb. I explained it was only two blocks to my home and preferred to walk. Connie gave me the evil eye for declining his offer. But then he asked if he could see me safely home. There was no way to refuse, even if it was the middle of the day and it was only two blocks. The truth being known I enjoyed his company. That night I fantasied about him as my toy got a workout.
The next three weeks he showed up at our lunches. And ever the gentleman he walked me home every time. Then he missed the next two weeks and the truth was I missed him. Over a period of four months he made most of our lunches. Then Connie went on a trip to England for two months, so I didn't go to the restaurant for the next three weeks. When he called me one morning and asked where I was hiding. He explained he had been expecting me to be around for lunch and had not shown up. So we made a date for the following day.
