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They didn’t sleep together last night. Jack wasn’t sure why, as their fun in the tub certainly was intimate and sharing the bed could have been considered a step down from the eroticism of the night before. But Jack respected her wishes and they went back to their own rooms.
In the morning Jack made dinner reservations for two at 7:00 that evening at Mario’s – a very upscale Italian restaurant he always wanted to visit, but not alone. He took a long shower, shaved carefully, and dried himself with the fluffy hotel towel. He looked at himself in the mirror and actually examined his body. It’s been years since he really cared about his looks. Sure he worked out, groomed, and dressed for success, but ever since the divorce he really hadn’t cared. Today he cared. With every hair in place and his tie straightened, he grabbed his briefcase and headed to the elevator for another day of training clients.
Marnie too felt a new sense of pride in her life. She always knew she had a good body (and knew how to use it whenever she felt the itch), but felt she was just going through the motions of working out, eating right, putting on make-up, dressing nice, and smiling throughout her day. Today was different. She looked at her naked body in the mirror, touched a finger to her pubic mound and lingered in the memory of the tub the night before. She couldn’t remember anyone bringing her to that level of ecstasy before, certainly not a stranger!
She’d been on dates will all kinds of men, many of whom ended up in her bed. Some were kind, some were gentle, some were rough, some were just plain assholes but when the need strikes any cock will do.
“Have I become that low?” she thought. “Am I that much of a whore that I would sleep with anyone?” And what of last night? Letting Jack talk her into taking her suit off in the tub!? Letting him finger her pussy and make her cum right out in the open!?
She laughed silently. She was a willing participant all the way through and enjoyed every minute of it.
“No,” she thought, “I’m not a whore. I’m an attractive, sexually active woman.”
She smiled at herself in the mirror and thought about dinner later that night with Jack.
“Who is he anyway? Mario’s! I’d better dress nicely.”
And with that she finished dressing and headed to work.
Her co-workers noticed something different about Marnie that day. “Girl, why you smilin’ that way? You get some last night?” Jasmine teased. Sally blushed and grinned sheepishly at Marnie, “You do seem happier today.”
“Well, I did meet someone at the hotel, but we didn’t sleep together if you must know.” Marnie shared. She didn’t want to give away all her secrets. The girls whooped and gave each other high-fives. “Details, girl, tell all,” Jasmine demanded.
“His name is Jack and he’s in town on business too. He’s a trainer for a big company. He’s real sweet. We’re going to dinner tonight,“ Marnie explained to the eager audience.
“Probably got a wife and six kids at home, too.” Cueball Todd contributed. “Can’t wait to get away and boink someone else on the road.”
The girls rolled their eyes. Jasmine flipped Todd two birds behind his back and Sally stifled a giggle. “He’s divorced, Cueball,” Marnie shot back.
“Yeah, that’s what they all say, just to get you in the sack for a night. He’ll leave you a phony number and promise to call you. You watch yourself Marn.” Cueball’s thick New York accent was always a cause for laughter in the office, but this time the girls fell silent.
The silence hovered like a cloud of pollen. Sally quietly spoke first, “You know Marnie, Todd could be right. Strange city, a guy you don’t know. I don’t want you to get hurt…” The word “again” was heard by everyone in the room but no one dared utter it.
Marnie gave Jasmine a playful punch on the shoulder. “Hey, it’s just dinner at Mario’s,” she bragged.
“Mario’s!” the two girls squealed. “Well at least we know he’s got money,” Jasmine added.
“And a case of the hornies,” Cueball muttered as he walked away shaking his head.
Seeing 4:45 on the clock in the training room annoyed Jack. By 5:15 Jack was perturbed that the training session hadn’t broken yet. By 6:15 he was visibly pissed and at 6:30 everyone in the room knew he was upset. “Let’s wrap it up folks, we still have all day tomorrow,” he spat out through his tight jaw.
“But we’re almost done,” the fat one said. “Just show us this formula again.”
Jack nearly pounced on Sid, the fat accountant with the marinara stain on his shirt. “Look, I have an appointment tonight. We’ll do it tomorrow, first thing. I can change my flight if we need to stay late. Let it go for now, everyone is tired.”
The rest of class nodded in agreement with Jack. “Come on Sid. I want to call my kids before soccer,” Bill the AP clerk chimed in. “Fine, let’s stop here,” Sid grumbled as he slammed the lid of his laptop.
Jack quickly gathered up his stuff and ran out to the street. He stuck his arm out and flagged down a cab. “Mario’s, please.” The driver perked up his ears. “Maah-ree-o’s, eh? Oh Kay!” Suddenly the driver knew he’d be able to take his wife to dinner this weekend. Mario’s customers were good tippers.
The taxi pulled up to the large glass doors of Mario's on 12th. The driver bounded from the front and darted to the curb where he opened the door for Jack. “Heeere you go, sir. Maah-ree-os.” Jack hopped out and handed the driver a twenty for the four dollar fare. “Keep the change.” The driver bowed graciously and got back in his cab to drive off happy.
A short man with a pencil moustache nodded his head at Jack and held the heavy door open for him. Jack walked inside and looked around. No sign of Marnie. The pinstriped maitre d’ inquired as to the name of the new arrival. “Barton, Jack Barton, party of two, but I’m one short right now.” Signor PeenStripes (as Jack surmised his name to be) understood and suggested he might like a glass of Chianti in the bar while he waited for his guest. So Jack waited in the bar, sipping a Chianti.
Fifteen minutes later he saw Marnie emerge from a cab outside the big glass doors of Mario’s. His mouth fell open as he saw her in a stunning red dress and matching heels. She paid the cabbie and Mr. Moustache opened the door for her. “Marnie, over here,” Jack called. The very proper Signor PeenStripes made a quick smirk before regaining his composure.
Marnie waved and walked into the bar. “Hi Jack, please forgive me for being late. My office had a last minute meeting that wouldn’t break. I finally had to tell them to let me leave or fire me.”
Jack laughed. “My story exactly. This big fat accountant wanted to go over the same thing for the third time at 6:45 and I finally told him no. At least the rest of the class was sympathetic. I thought for sure I’d be late and you’d think I stood you up!”
“What are you drinking?”
“Chianti. It’s actually very good, care for a glass?”
“Let’s get a bottle – rough day today.” Marnie bit her lip after saying that. What would he think now? “That is, if you want one. I’m fine really. Just a glass would be OK.”
“I was hoping you’d suggest a bottle. Let’s find our table.”
They walked back to Signor PeenStripes who sashayed ahead of them into the dining room. Mario’s was every bit as spectacular as the guidebooks reported. Crystal chandeliers, leather seating, silver candlesticks on every table, waiters standing by in every corner – it was the definition of elegance.
Marnie was helped into her seat first, a red linen napkin placed on her lap. Jack sat next, the napkin placed on his lap as well. “That napkin matches your dress perfectly,” Jack noticed.
“We should take them with us!” Marnie chuckled as she waved hers in the air.