Authors Notes:
Many thanks again to SweetTits for her excellent editing.
Thank you for reading this story. I hope my writing style is developing nicely but if you have any comments or feedback please send them through as I would love to hear from you.
TB
It had been a great gig. The house was packed, my band had played well and the audience had been fantastic. We had worked hard and I was dripping with sweat after loading the gear I headed to the transport to get a clean shirt.
I peeled off my old shirt and threw it in my bag and was reaching for my new one when I heard a female voice say,
"Are you Frank?"
I grabbed my clean shirt and stepped back to see who was asking for me.
There in front of me was an attractive woman that had been dancing up a storm in front of me for most of the second half.
I offered her my hand and asked
"Guilty as charged. What can I do for you Miss?" phrasing the question so as to get her name.
Her smile disappeared as quick as a flash and no hand was offered to take mine.
"Mrs. Jane Armstrong." Was her curt reply. Her smile disappeared.
I guessed she didn't like being a Miss but any conversation can be a booking so I try to keep people happy
"Well that found who you are but not what I can do for you Mrs. Jane" I smiled as I said it to lighten the moment.
Her manner did not change. She almost spat her reply at me.
"What gives you the right to make assumptions about my lifestyle and marital choices?"
"Hey, sorry if I offended you. I didn't mean anything by it"
Suddenly her face cracked into a smile.
"I so got you. Rob said to say I was married"
Rob was our guitarist and tended to try to get me into trouble as often as he could. Suddenly I heard him laughing from the stage. Chalk another one up to that prick.
"Ok, let's start that again. Hi Jane, I'm Frankie"
"Hi Frankie. Do you work out?"
"Occasionally. Why? Where is this going?"
"Nice chest." Jane replied
Yeah, I'd forgotten to put my shirt on. Real smooth!
"Sorry about that. It was a good gig tonight and I had to change my shirt. You caught me mid change" I replied as I pulled my clean shirt on
"No problems. I was enjoying the view. I'm sure you'd get more women at your shows if you wore less." Her smile grew wider as she started to laugh.
I smiled back. She had a smile that could light a room up
"Anyway Jane. Can I get you a drink? I'm pretty dehydrated after the gig and it's the least I can do to make up for stinking of sweat."
"You don't smell that bad and you have earned it tonight so can we can go inside for a chat as well?"
We headed back into the bar, got a drink and found a quite corner to sit in. Jane was a real live wire and she liked the band so it was all good. We sat and chatted for a while about the usual gig talk, dancing, music, how long the band had been playing etc. Then a strange thing happened. It seemed Jane and I had gone to school together. All the gig posters had my 'stage name' on which hid my real surname but as soon as she found out what it was we took a real trip down memory lane.
It seemed Jane was home from college for a break and had traveled over from home to where we were playing. She had come over with a friend but she couldn't spot where she was.
"Its 40 odd miles home. Do you want a lift?" I offered. "There is plenty of space in the minivan to crash and it's only me heading that way as the guys all live north of here. If your friend turns up you can both ride back. Save you a cab fare"
"I'm not sure - I should really find my friend first." Jane replied.
"No worries. You said you were back for another week. Do you fancy going for a drink before you go back to college?"
"Yeah - I'd like that. Thanks Frankie"
I gave her my number and she texted me her details back.
She stood up to head out looking for her friend so I took her hand and walked her to where my minivan was parked. We turned face to face.
"I'm looking forward to that drink." Jane said.
"Me to."
I lent in and gently kissed her lips. She responded by opening her mouth slightly and we kissed properly.
"Now I'm really looking forward to that drink" I said. "Speak to you soon."
I broke off and headed for the van door as Jane's phone bleeped. She fished it out of her bag and read the message.
"The bitch!." Jane spat.
"Hey - you ok?" I asked.
"Yeah." She replied. "That 'friend' of mine is already home. She got a lift with George her ex-boyfriend."
Jane looked up and swore. "Shit. I hate to ask Frankie but about that lift.."
"No problems. Glad to help out. Climb in."
Jane smiled that dazzling smile of hers, ran to the passenger side and swung herself in the door and onto the seat alongside me. She lent over and kissed my cheek
"A kiss for my knight in a shining Chrysler!" she joked.
I started the engine and we headed out onto the freeway. We were cruising along and chatting. I'm not sure how it started but suddenly we were talking about relationships.
"I just seem to pick guys who treat me like crap, pinch all my money and then screw my best friend" Jane said as she stared with slightly glazed eyes into the distance.
Clearly something was still troubling her a bit.
"Oh well then that has finished us before we got started. There is no way I could treat you like that." I replied.
I gave her a sideways look and saw her smile returning
"After all I haven't met your best friend. She might be a pig..."