I was sitting at a slot machine on the end of an isle, mindlessly pressing the buttons and watching the reels spin. A small commotion to my left pulled my attention away from the machine.
I almost dropped the drink I was sipping from when I seen the small group of people heading toward the escalator, and who that group was surrounding. Quickly cashing out and gathering my belongings, I headed after them.
My heart was pounding as I straightened my jean mini skirt and walked towards the escalator. My mind was racing. All of my fantasies were flashing before my eyes. It was time to make at least one of those fantasies come true ...
My hand was trembling slightly as I set some money on the bar and motioned for the bartender to come over. As the bartender approached, my eyes scanned the crowd. 'What can I get you?' he asked.
'A Sex on The Beach, please' I yelled over the noise of the bar. He smiled and turned to make my drink.
With trembling fingers, I lit a cigarette. Exhaling slowly to try to calm my nerves, I watched the bartender return with a foot tall plastic cup in the shape of a guitar. He set it on the bar in front of me with a smile and said, 'Enjoy.'
'Is He here?' I asked.
Placing his hands on the bar and leaning towards me, he responded, 'Well, if you mean 'The owner' of this place, yes he's here tonight. He's in the back.'
Running my fingers through my long, brown hair and tilting my head a bit, I asked with a seductive smile, 'Any way you can get me back there to meet him?'
I watched his eyes move downwards from my face to rest on my chest. Knowing that the tight spaghetti strap camisole top I was wearing was showing him the swell of my breasts, I straightened on the barstool and grabbed my drink. I held it in front of me as I played with the straw with my tongue before wrapping my lips around it to suck in the sweet fluid. I watched him staring at my mouth as I drank.
When I set the drink back on the bar, I leaned forward slightly and looked up at him with questioning eyes and a smile.
He glanced around before responding, 'Sit tight and don't go anywhere. I'll see what I can do.'
I watched him say something to another bartender, then go out the side opening of the bar and walk across the crowd of people and tables towards the stage. He disappeared through a door next to the stage and my heart was pounding with anticipation.
I snuffed out my cigarette then picked up my drink, sucking half of it down waiting for him to emerge again.
After what seemed like an eternity, the bartender finally reappeared from the door. I watched him walk through the crowd, stopping occasionally to greet and shake hands with the customers. Finally returning behind the bar, he stood with his back to me. He turned with another guitar shaped drink and headed towards me. As he set the drink on the bar in front of me, he leaned over to say in my ear, 'It's a strong possibility. You'll just have to wait and see.'
He stood up straight extending his hand as he said, 'By the way, I'm Tony and your drinks are on the house tonight.'
I shook his hand and smiled as I responded, 'Thanks Tony. I'm Dawn.'
I quickly finished my first drink, then as I grabbed the fresh one I said with a wink, 'And Tony, I'll wait all night if I have to.'
Tony smiled at that, then asked 'So where are you from, Dawn?'
'Chicago,' I answered before taking the straw into my mouth and sucking down more of the sweet drink.
'Well, welcome to Harrah's Las Vegas Dawn. How long are you staying? Who are you here with?' he asked.
'I'm here with a few friends until Monday,' I told him.
As the night went on, Tony occasionally left me to take care of other patrons at the bar, periodically returning to me with a fresh drink and idle chit-chat. I listened to the music, occasionally standing up to dance when one of my favorite songs came on, and periodically turning down propositions from guys asking me to sit with them.
After awhile, the music went dead and the overhead lights flickered. The crowd went wild as we heard the first strums of the guitar. Then His voice ...
'We got winners, we got losers ... chain smokers and boozers .... And we got yuppies and we got bikers ... we got thirsty hitchhikers ... '
My heart was pounding with excitement. I stood up and began yelling, whistling and singing along. My eyes never left him as he continued to sing. I could swear that he looked directly at me several times, giving me that beautiful, sexy smile of his. Oh my God, I was in love with his mouth!
After singing several songs, he thanked the crowd and exited the stage. Giddy with excitement, and perhaps the several drinks I had consumed, I returned to my barstool. I looked over at Tony, who was on the phone, and he turned and smiled at me.
After hanging up the phone, Tony headed towards me. He leaned over the bar and asked, 'So, are you ready to meet Him?'
Stunned, and suddenly nervous, I responded, 'Abso-fuckin-lutely!'
Tony laughed and said, 'Ok, follow me.'
He went out the side of the bar and I walked over to him. When I reached him, he took my hand and led me through the crowd towards the side of the stage. Tony led me through the door, then down a hallway. We passed several people, Tony smiling and saying quick hellos to them.
When we approached a closed door, Tony stopped and said, 'Ok, this is it.' He tapped softly on the door, then pushed it open. He led me into a large room that was beautifully furnished with couches, love seats, chairs and a bar. I looked around at all of the people in the room. They were either standing around or sitting talking in small groups.
Then I spotted Him. He was sitting on a love seat with his feet up on a coffee table chatting with a guy sitting on the couch angled from the loveseat.
'Oh my God, it's Toby Keith!' I thought to myself. I was trembling with excitement, and Tony squeezed my hand, pulling me closer towards Toby.
As we approached, Toby looked up at us and Tony said, 'Hi Toby, this is the girl that requested to meet you.'
Toby smiled at me as he placed his feet on the floor and stood up. He extended his hand towards me and said, 'Hi Dawn. I heard that you're a big fan of mine.'
So many thoughts ran through my mind as I shook his hand. I stared at that mouth of his that I was in love with and instantly imagined sucking on those lips. I know that I had a huge smile on my face as I nervously said, 'Hi'.
Still holding my hand, Toby smiled and said, 'Please sit and talk to me.' He guided me to the love seat and we sat next to each other. I looked up at Tony and mouthed a silent 'Thank you' before he turned and left the room.
Toby asked someone to get me a drink, then introduced me to a few people that were nearby.
As we sat idly chatting about music and concerts, I nervously crossed my legs. Immediately realizing that my mini skirt was riding up my thigh, I placed my hand at the hem holding it in place.
I noticed Toby's eyes traveling from my strappy high-heeled shoe, up my bare leg to rest on my thigh a moment before looking into my eyes with a smile.
His eyes never leaving mine, he reached over and placed his hand just above my knee. I instantly felt a jolt of electricity scorch through my body. A quick intake of breath and my pulse was racing. I also felt the instant wetness between my legs, reflexively squeezing them together tightly. Hoping that he didn't take that as rejection, I smiled at him and relaxed my thighs.
His hand lingered a moment before he released my knee and stood up. 'Excuse me,' he said loudly over the noise of the chatter and music. 'Can I get a little privacy?'
As everybody began exiting the room, I uncrossed my legs, and reached for my drink that was on the coffee table. My glass was half empty by the time the door was closed and we were alone.
He headed toward the bar and said, 'Let me make you another drink.'
I finished my drink as he headed over to me and set my fresh drink on the coffee table in front of me. He sat next to me again on the love seat, turned towards me and softly asked, 'Are you comfortable? Can I get you anything else?'