Like the North Star in a heaven full of stars, she had stood out amongst the throng of still attractive sensually swaying women. He had gone to the concert with friends, hopes of merely enjoying the music, sharing a few laughs, and perhaps enjoying some scantily clad eye-candy while there his only expectation. Until he saw her, the longhaired blonde with "bedroom eyes".
"Where are you going?" Brad's best friend Pete asked him curiously. Then nodded his head in understanding as he followed Brad's trance-like gaze out across the mezzanine where they had all gone during intermission for a quick bite and a chance to pee. Brad heard his friends knowing laugh like a distant memory, "Good luck buddy," he'd heard through the fog, mocking him, challenging him like there was "no fucking way" he was going to get anywhere near this gorgeous looking creature.
And maybe Pete was right. Maybe he really did have no chance in hell, but as beautiful a vision as she was, the girl with "bedroom eyes," Brad thought to himself smiling, he would never forgive himself if he didn't at least speak to her. Even if she ignored him, which was likely, he had to at least let her be aware that she was indeed his North Star.
She stood chatting with friends, "girl-friends" he mused to himself thankfully, half expecting some six-foot plus jock to suddenly come up and stand next to her. As though somehow aware of his approach, she turned slightly spotting him as he continued on towards her. She seemed both surprised, yet curious when it quickly became obvious to her that she was indeed his reason for his bold move. And bold it was, for he was nervous beyond reason, though his resolve to control it, not let her see his nervousness show through was his only hope to crack that initial awkward barrier in meeting.
"Hi," he said confidently as he drew close enough that his intent had been indeed to introduce himself to her. This vision standing before him turned to her friends without answering however, purposely ignoring him though she did smile, and seemed to actually blush with the unexpected attention. Brad could either tuck his tail between his legs and slink off in defeat, or go down in flames with what he expected as a polite, but obvious brush off.
Or...
He spoke to her again, ignoring the intended look-away. "You have the most amazingly beautiful eyes I have ever seen. I had to at least come and tell you that." Now he began to turn away from her, at least he'd said what he'd come over to say. And if nothing else, she would go home knowing that someone had commented on them to her, had truly appreciated her beauty, and not just her body as she was indeed well endowed. But he had made a point of not gazing at her chest in his approach, though even then she might not have known that. But when he'd spoken to her, he had indeed spoken to her face, not her obvious attributes like many men might have done. She could have ignored him. She could have continued speaking to her friends as though he wasn't even there, laughing with them afterwards perhaps. He had in fact noticed the bemused smiles on the other women's faces, one openly surprised at his boldness as he'd spoken, half expecting either one to toss out some comment his way about being bothered or something. Neither one did.
"Thank you," she'd said almost too softly, catching him in his turn. He stopped, pivoting on his feet as gracefully as a cat. He could only offer her a smile, see where it led. She smiled back.
"Autumn?" One of her girlfriends prodded. "You still want to go and get that drink?" she'd offered giving Autumn a chance as well as an excuse to politely and discreetly walk away.
"You guys go ahead, I'll catch you up in a minute," she'd told them without even looking their way, still smiling at Brad in tentative acceptance of further conversation.
Once again Brad caught the carefully thrown looks his way out of the corner of his eye, though he never wavered in looking directly at the vision of perfection standing before him. One was of envy perhaps, even jealousy. The other of concern, a protective reflex at being overly cautious by the woman who Brad now guessed had to be Autumn's best friend.
"A very interesting name for a girl with interesting eyes," he now added, seeing her smile widen even more appreciatively, her beautiful smile, sparkling white teeth merely heightening her perfection.
"And you are?" she now asked him pointedly extending her hand in her own bold little move. "Since you already know my name," she finished.
"Brad," he said simply accepting her handshake.
"Brad..." she drew out pausing, waiting for a last name.
"Brad who had to meet you," he grinned boyishly now.
"Interesting last name," she giggled back finally withdrawing her hand.
"Interesting woman," he tossed back smiling at her. "Hungry?"
"What?" she said somewhat taken off her guard, tossing a quick look over towards her friends who now stood in line waiting to purchase their drinks, perhaps something to munch on. They were still looking towards her, prepared to lose their place in line if necessary and come to her rescue. "Oh, I think Debbie and Sandra are getting it," she replied offhandedly, almost apologetically that they were. "Not here," Brad spoke hopefully. "I was hoping, perhaps after the concert you might join me for dinner, I know a really nice place," expecting the sudden turn down when it came.
"I don't know, I came with friends," Autumn stammered suddenly as though forgetting he already knew that, then blushed realizing how lame that really did sound. "And besides, we just met. I don't even know who you are!" she added a little more assuredly allowing logic to win out over some wild notion of actually accepting the invitation.
"What better way to get to know one another than over dinner," Brad countered, then added before Autumn could respond with another excuse for turning him down, by giving her an easy out, and a way to reconsider without feeling put on the spot to make a decision about it. "Tell you what," he said, "I'll give you my phone number. Then, after you've had a chance to think about it, and if you'd like to go, call me. We'll set up an evening and I'll take you out. How's that sound?"
"Ok," she said surprising herself just by her own tone of voice. But he'd accomplished what he'd hoped for at least. Maybe she wouldn't call, maybe after she'd seriously considered it she'd decide she'd been "too caught up in the moment" or worse...her six-foot plus jock boyfriend's face would suddenly remind her she wasn't really available after all.
"Well, enjoy the rest of the concert then," he told her finally beginning to turn away once again, but not before he tossed her one last smile, and one last hopefully memorable comment. "You truly do have gorgeous eyes, and I hope to see them again." With that, he completed the turn walking away, hoping against all odds that she wouldn't merely toss the phone number he had written down for her and never call him.
Which is just exactly what he'd begun to think she'd done when three days later, she called.
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"I don't normally do something like this," she'd told him.
"I know," he'd replied matter of factly. "But I'd hoped that this time at least, you would."
They'd set the date for the next day, Saturday. He'd asked her what her favorite food was, she'd told him, "Mexican, and the spicier, the better!" With that he'd asked her one last thing, and that was simply to trust him. She was hesitant at first, but then she assured him that she would.
On Saturday, he picked her up in of all things, a limousine, which he had hired for the evening.
Once again, she was nervous...hesitant when she saw the limo waiting out front of her apartment, but the way he was dressed had assured her that she was neither under-dressed, nor over dressed for that matter either. She had worn a simple but delicate white-laced blouse with a sexy camisole beneath it. It neither highlighted her more than ample breasts, but didn't make any attempt at hiding her endowments either. A new pair of simple faded jeans set off the casual, not casual affect, and she smiled as Brad looked at her appreciatively.
"You really are beautiful," he told her once again. Autumn, thanked him, and then allowed their Chauffer to open her door for her as she slid into the back seat of the limo. Moments later they were on the road.
"So? Where're we going?"
Brad smiled. "You'll see. And remember...you promised you'd trust me," he stated.
That made her a little nervous, again. But she relaxed as he poured them both a glass of sparkling champagne to sit and sip together as they drove along. Before too long however, Brad produced what appeared to be one of those satin sleeping masks.