Your friend nudges you in the ribs. You glance at her to see her staring at the front door of the bar. Your breath catches a little as you see me standing in the entrance, head and shoulders above anyone else, casting my eyes around. Our eyes lock. I start striding towards you, pushing effortlessly through the crush of people.
You turn your back on the rest of the hen party as I arrive at your side, and you look up, up, up into my eyes. The fingers of your left hand intertwine with my right, and I swing it round your back and press you into me. You tilt your head to one side as I bring my free hand up to the nape of your neck and we kiss. Slowly at first, gently, then more urgently my tongue enters your mouth and yours mine, intertwining.
We break off for a deep breath and I cast my eyes around the periphery of the bar. Spotting a doorway that might lead to privacy, we start threading through the crowded bar, though the pulsating music, through the shouted conversations, me in the lead, our hands locked together. In the clearer space near the door I pull you in tight and wrap my arm tightly around your waist, my hand on your hip, and we crash through the door.
We ignore the chorus of squeals from the line of women washing their hands, fixing their makeup, standing talking. The door shuts behind us muffling the oppressive beat of the music, but we're already striding across the bathroom floor, trying door after door until the last door in the line swings open and we enter. We are already kissing again as I slide the bolt across, with none of the tentativeness of our previous kiss.