The throb of the drums and bass reverberated through the grimy goth club. On the walls vast and colorful murals replete with grinning skulls and symbols seemed to reach and retreat with the shifting shadows. A troubled herd of pool tables clustered in one corner, surrounded by players with sticks, and dark nooks with old couches and chairs hugged the sides of the room.
This was one of her favorite spots. Nothing fancy. Nothing pretending to be anything it wasn't, except maybe for a few of the wannabe heavies with plaited hair and oiled beards sitting admiring their own tattooed, gym-muscled forearms at the bar, as they lined up beer after beer.
She always found at least a few people she knew there. But tonight, she had come with company. Just a friend, who maybe wanted to be more. It was hard to say with Michael. She looked over at him, a big viking of a man with long, dirty blonde hair streaming loose down his back, his biker cut and bare arms, tight ass stretching his black jeans as he leant over to play a pool shot. She thought he wanted connection way more than sex, and she was happy to leave it that way.
It didn't help her though, not at this moment when her need for the feel of a hard, lean body, warm mouth and rough hands was pulsing through her in a steady beat along with the music.
Shoving her way through bodies at the bar she signalled the club manager, who looked up with a grin on his ugly, unshaven face. Harry didn't have to ask. He just reached under the bar and started laying out shot glasses, the tequila bottle in his other hand.
A couple of the bearded barflies eyed her up. She didn't quite fit in here. She had come straight from the office, stopping only long enough to pull on some boots and a calf-length jacket over her short skirt and ruffled white top. Just enough to keep her warm and provide a bit of protection on the back of Michael's bike. She looked them over, gauging which if any were likely partners for the night. None of them! "Bunch of pretentious gits," she muttered under her breath, smiling at Harry and throwing back her tequila in synch with him.
The evening wore on. The tequila flowed generously. Harry started looking interesting in a rakish kinda way. And yet, her usual restlessness and ennui kept her distant from any potential move. Everything had started to feel a little...pointless. Her head too busy to allow her body to take what it needed.
That was when Danni bounced up. Ohhhh Danni. She recognised a taker when she saw one but didn't care. Danni was too obvious to get upset with, and too charismatic to ignore. A curvy girl in worn-out old clothes that did little to contain her massive, rounded breasts, or hide her faded and extensive tattoos. Huge, jewel-bright blue eyes in a Slavic face with high cheekbones and slightly purple lips. Danni was warm, loving, cuddly and always needing....something. She didn't mind. She liked her and chose to take it on, for now.
The two-person tequila shots extended to three. She signalled to Harry that she would cover Danni's bar bill.
As if sensing her need, Danni moved in closer, leaning like a puppy against her. She reached over absently and stroked Danni's long dark hair. Hmmm. Harry looked over from his vantage point and grinned at the two of them, cocking his head slightly and indicating they should follow him as he walked across to the door marked Management Only.
Michael grabbed her by the arm halfway across the room. He held both of their helmets slung over one hand. "I'm pulling out for the night," he yelled over the thumping music, "let's go hey!" She considered, and then shook her head. "Nah, I think I'll stay. I'll find my own way home tonight."