Part IV: Horny Halloween
The sun came in through a small break in the drawn curtains of Eddie's bedroom. He was laying there with his eyes open. He could not sleep. He looked over at a still sleeping Cari who had stayed the night. She looked beautiful in her little black t-shirt and pink thong. Eddie felt a bit guilty having such an angelic creature in his bed.
It was the weekend before Halloween and time was running out for him to win the bet he had made with Mia. It had been nearly six months since his BDSM experience in Minneapolis. Something about that situation changed him and he wasn't motivated to pursue victory in the challenge laid out nearly a year ago.
He didn't know that the will to win had diminished until he had taken a trip to the beach two months earlier. Cari was supposed to go with him but a family emergency kept her away. Eddie offered to go with her but, she did not need the distraction of introducing an older man who she was only sleeping with to her family. It was an understandable concern. Eddie went alone.
On the second night he was there, he had met a woman about his age at the bar next door to his hotel. They chatted for a long time, exchanged touches to the leg and arm with one another and shared the occasional make out session within three hours and several drinks of meeting each other. The remainder of the night was a blur and he remembered waking up around dawn seeing this lovely woman with a cinnamon complexion sleeping next to him.
Her arm was draped over his chest as she lay face down on the bed. Eddie looked at the clock on the nightstand. It was just after 6:30 AM. His gaze found his phone and he remembered the bet. It was then that he realized that maybe it all wasn't worth it. Maybe it was the fear of being humiliated again. Regardless, he decided against it.
His thoughts were interrupted by the woman next to him. She had awakened after feeling Eddie move on the bed.
"Good morning," she said with a smile. "Last night was incredible."
She ran her hand across his chest before giving him a kiss. She got up from the bed and headed to the shower. Eddie got a great look at her since he really couldn't remember the previous night. Her sun-kissed skin was evenly toned without a trace of tan lines on her body. Her breasts were big and firm. She had a cute little ass with a small tattoo of a palm tree on the right cheek.
Eddie watched as she turned the water on and got into the shower. He sat up and put on his shorts. He looked around a bit confused.
"Where the fuck are my clothes?" he asked himself.
He looked around trying to find the shirt and pants he had worn the night before. He looked over at the door and saw a bra wedged between it and the door stop. He opened it and found their clothes strewn about in front of his room.
"Oh, good. You found my things," said the woman behind him.
Eddie couldn't remember her name and he didn't want to make the morning anymore awkward than it had already become.
"Do I need to ask how this happened?" Eddie asked looking towards the door.
The woman looked at him and smiled devilishly. "Let's just say you and I were both naked the minute the door was opened," she responded.
Eddie handed over her clothes and she went back into the bathroom. Eddie looked around. Another guest who had been sitting outside his room smoking gave him a thumbs up. Eddie nodded before shuffling back inside.
"I need to get home before my husband wakes up," the woman said.
Eddie looked at her. "Husband?" he inquired.
"I told you last night that my husband thought I was out with my girlfriends. You really don't remember much of anything from last night do you?" the woman said again shaking her head.
She picked up her handbag and gave Eddie a piece of paper. "Call me the next time you're in town," she said before leaving.
Eddie looked at the note. Just a number. No name. "What is your name?" he muttered under his breath.
A text notification stirred Eddie from his thoughts and brought him back to the current day. It wasn't his phone, it was Cari's. She lifted her head up and with her eyes squinting, looked at the message. Her hands collapsed to her chest after reading it. She let out an exasperated sigh.
"I need to go," she said.
Cari got up from bed and put on her clothes.
"Where are you going?" asked Eddie.
"My mom needs me to drive her to the doctor this morning. She made an appointment for when their office first opens," Cari said. "I'll call you later."
She gave Eddie a kiss goodbye and left the apartment. He found himself sitting there contemplating what he was going to do next. He knew sleep wasn't an option so he got dressed and headed out to the nearby coffee shop on the corner.
Eddie got a cup of coffee and looked around. The air had a briskness to it. The kind that was not overly bitter but just right. He went back to his apartment and got into his Jeep. A day like this was good for a drive in the mountains and he needed to think.
The drive was pleasant as expected. The traffic wasn't bad and he made good time. After lunch, he sent Mia a text message.
**Need to talk to you just before you open tonight**
Eddie had come to a decision. He felt that conceding defeat was his only option. To him, it wouldn't feel right to continue doing what he had been just to win some extra cash. Mia probably wouldn't let him hear the end of it.
He arrived just 15 minutes prior to After Hours opening for business. The door was usually unlocked for the early birds and there were a few. Eddie walked in and found Mia behind the bar. She was looking good as always. She was wearing a flannel shirt that was unbuttoned halfway down giving customers a little bit to look at while she worked the bar. The jeans she had on were tight and like everything else in her wardrobe, showed off her perfectly shaped ass. She was wearing boots that made her look taller than normal.
"Hey there," Mia greeted him as he walked in the doors.
Eddie gave Byron a fist bump as he made his way to the bar. He sat down at the end of the bar which had become his designated spot since his first night there. He looked around the place. It was still empty.
"Mia, we need to talk," Eddie said.
"Uh oh. I don't like the sound of that," Mia said in a teasing ominous tone. She handed him a beer as he settled in.
Eddie looked around. He was trying to figure out what to say next. After careful contemplation, he looked at Mia and told her he was out.
