Greetings, thank you for choosing to read my story. I had a lot of fun writing it.
Because I'm new to this I'll warn you that things might not read right, and I thank you for your patience and understanding.
Warning: excessive humour
Warning: wish fulfillment
Warning: questionable pacing
Warning: too much story
Warning: not enough fucking
Warning: like like like, too many likes
Warning: no editing
Warning: 'hacky' plot points
Warning: not enough detailed descriptions
Warning: no eye colours!
Again, thank you.
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Dan's Hammer
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Frustrating. Every time I stuck it in, I was rejected. Over and over: nope, nope, nope, nope! Sorry, you just don't measure up; try again!
"Bah!" I gave the hotel door a quick kick. Why did they have to transition from actual room keys to those cards that demagnetize whenever you breathe on them wrong? What I wouldn't give for a sledgehammer right now. It would be so satisfying to throw that weight around, break through the door. All I wanted was to sleep, reset the day, forget it all.
Who am I kidding? I'm too weak to handle a sledgehammer. Figures.
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It was already 10pm but for whatever reason a bus tour had deposited a mass of people to clog up hotel reception, so I headed instead to the bar to wait it out. There was no sense in me adding to my frustration pushing through a crowd; I figured a slow drink might help to mellow out.
In my opinion, The White Parrot is a bad name for a bar. Truthfully there is no value in a bar name anyway. A bar's true value is maximized as long as it's dark, slightly fuzzy in the corners, and there's at least one other person there when I arrive. I don't ever want to be the sad guy alone in the bar. Fortunately I noticed another soul at the far corner when I arrived, a dark shadow hiding in one of the booths.
I got an orange and vodka from the bartender, sat down at one of the many spare tables, pulled out my phone and began a hopefully productive session of doom-scrolling, content to be the
other
sad guy alone in the bar.
From my seat I could still see the lobby, still hear the tourists. It sounded like they had come from some event, maybe a concert? No, they were dressed conservatively, maybe a play. But they were quite loud, I guess they must have had a great time. Good for them, at least someone had a positive day today. I was jealous.
"Is this seat taken?" From out of nowhere, this striking brunette stood at my table. Where did she come from? Was she borrowing a seat for a group that I had missed? I craned my neck looking around for them, and she just smiled at me. No, there wasn't anyone else around, besides the dark shadow that was now sleeping in his booth.
"No, uh, please, go ahead." I was stunned, I don't ever get approached like this by anyone, let alone someone who appeared so confident and put together.
"My name's Damienne." She sat down beside me and offered her hand, like we were in a business mixer. She looked like she was poured into the charcoal business suit she wore, cut tight in the right places. Fuck business casual, this was Business Sexy.
"Dan. Nice to meet you." I shook her hand, and got a shock.
She laughed, and in an instant I felt calm around her. "Sorry about that, must be the carpet here." Her laugh was warm, gentle. Her eyes smiled at me. I liked that look, a lot. "Dan, I'm here to forget about things for a while, why don't you tell me a story?"
Damienne leaned over to hear me. Her white blouse parted and I caught sight of a lace bra straining under intense pressure. "You looked a bit miffed when you came in. Problem?" And she touched my knee.
No, she grabbed my knee. Not hard, just reassuring, beckoning. I felt a flush on the back of my neck. For a second there the blood rushed into my head, and I fell forward towards the table.
And then
Bing!
I was back, sitting straight up, and the words just flowed out of me like a river. A river of shame and frustration.
"I am a senior at a national accounting firm. I am visiting a regional office, helping on a local audit. My junior is from here, and she's been great this week. All of her work is quite good, but what's more is she's funny, attractive. We actually get along very well, to the point where I think she's flirting with me."
What is going on?
I couldn't stop talking, my pace speeding up. "No, she definitely is flirting with me. She asked me to dinner tonight, it's the end of the week, we should celebrate. I'm excited, we go to a place she knows, it's nice and dark. It has a dance floor too."
A bit of sweat on my brow now, the end of the story approaching. Damienne smiles again. "It's okay."
"We have a bit of our meal, but I'm not too hungry. I'm distracted, she's really close, looking up at me. She asks to dance, I'm excited to get closer." Big exhale. "We're dancing, it's hot, I'm hot, she smells great. The song changes, and she's rubbing against me. I can't believe we're doing this, her lips are so close. I smell her again, behind her ear. And she grabs me, searching for it. It's there, she's got it, but she's judging it."
This time Damienne's smile thins, and she nods. Like she already knew the tale, giving me approval for reciting it correctly.
"I saw her face. It was dark in there, but I could tell, she was disappointed. She had to leave, it was fun but she has to go, she's helping a friend move tomorrow and needs the rest. The firm will pay for this, she'll just get an Uber or something. It was nice to work with me, I can take both doggy bags if I want. Bye."
The last bit exploded out of my mouth, almost pulling my head forward in the process. "Sorry, what the hell...?" I held my head in my hands; the story was embarrassing enough, the verbal diarrhea was a kick in the rear.
Damienne drew her hand away, sat up with her arms crossed, and paused for a moment. Looking around the bar, she seemed to be weighing a decision in her mind. I was fine to just sit in this puddle of shame, maybe I could just melt away without her noticing.
She clicked her teeth. "Okay, I'll help you."
Her smiling eyes returned, and she bent towards me again, her silky dark hair falling towards me. I hadn't noticed how full and vibrant it was before. She must brush it for hours every day. Why did I feel like that might be fun? "You got your key? Let's go up to your room, ride one out. Let's go." She stood up, smoothed her skirt out, and shook her hips a bit, an expectant look on her face.
"What?!? No, sorry, that's okay, please I'm embarrassed already, I don't need..."
a pity fuck.
Was she serious? I had just set a new land speed record for shaming myself in front of a perfect stranger, this was the last thing I needed. Damienne was gorgeous, sure, but given the circumstances I didn't feel like I could give it my 100%. And I had already essentially told her that my 100% was more like 40%. Maybe 41% on a good day. With a headwind.
Damienne leaned over me, one hand on the table and the other on the back of my chair. She got quite close, and I noticed just how perfect her skin was, smooth and unblemished. "Whatever you want, Dan, whatever you want. You're a good guy, and you've had a hard day," emphasis on hard. "You don't need any additional stress."
She placed her hand on my chest, and then stopped, her brows raised, in question. "Are you sure there's nothing you'd like to do?"
To say that I was conflicted was an understatement. When she touched me my heart jumped to attention, as well as my cock. Her full, red lips were so close, and I wanted to pull her onto me. But I was also fucking scared of what she was doing to me. What was going on? Did she know?
There was that smile again. Yes, she knew.
I want to pull my cock out right here and plow you over this table.
"You know what? I think I'm going to get my key and go up and get some rest."
I don't care if my cock is 'cute', to you it's going to be massive, the biggest python you've ever seen.
"Thank you for listening to my little story, I feel a lot better."