I wasn’t surprised that Sylvia ignored me. I was surprised when she stopped.
I was a freshman in a smallish east coast university. She was a sophomore or junior or something. I had seen her around the campus, and she always stopped me in my tracks. From the back, I was mesmerized by her perfect butt, which she always poured into tight jeans or spandex shorts that showed off every contour of perfection. From the front, her breasts were full but without a hint of sag, so they bounced back and forth when she walked. More than once I caught myself staring at them with my mouth open in a hypnotic trance.
One night a few friends and I were at a party off campus, and I saw her standing there with another girl that I knew from class. I didn’t dare try to even speak to Sylvia, but her friend had always seemed nice, and so I though I’d say hello, ask her to dance, and see where it went from there. I moved into their corner, made my introductions, and asked her friend to dance.
“I don’t think so,” said Sylvia’s friend. “I’m not in the mood tonight.” She sort of said it with a sneer, but I tried to take it in stride.
“That’s cool,” I said, but stayed and took another sip of my beer.
Her friend looked at me and, this time with a full-on attitude, added, “Why don’t you just move on to the next girl?”
I didn’t know what to say, but blurted out a weak “sorry,” and walked away. I felt about an inch high, especially in front of Sylvia. What little chance I had with her was quickly reduced to zero.
As I kept walking, trying to distance myself from the scene of my profound rejection, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and stood face-to-face with Sylvia.
“Vince, I’m sorry about my friend,” she said. “Nicole’s having trouble with her long-distance boyfriend, and she’d sort of down on all men right now.”
“Oh, that’s okay. Thanks for letting me know.” I tried keeping my eyes glued to hers, and not dropping them down to her cleavage. She was wearing a V-neck tank top, so it was not easy.
She smiled and touched my arm. “If you still want to dance, I’d love to dance with you.”
Two seconds later we were on the dance floor. We danced together pretty much all night, stopping a few times for beers and conversation. I was still nervous as hell, but she seemed to genuinely enjoy herself, and the beers helped.