This is my third submission; it's a bit different than my last couple of stories. I have a lot of ideas flowing right now, life imitating art or vice versa, I am not sure which.
Thank you so much to everyone for the input on my writing, it is much appreciated.
And a BIG thanks to my inspiration, without him I would have only blank pages.
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It had been a crazy week and now that Friday had finally arrived I was in the mood to do something fun with maybe a little crazy thrown in. I was going to go to a local bar with some friends to get my buzz on and maybe hook up with a random. I dressed carefully in a short black skirt that nicely hugged the curves of my ample ass and a hot pink baby tee that clung to my 36C breasts and offered just the right amount of cleavage. My bra was lacy and black and matched my thong panty. I felt sexy and was determined to let it show. To let go some of my inhibitions, at least for a night.
I planned on getting drunk so I was riding with friends, Mark and Elizabeth, who had been dating for several months and, in my opinion, made a super cute couple. We made small talk on the way to the bar and I felt excited, like something fun was going to happen I just wasn't sure what. "I have a good feeling Jenn, that you're gonna meet someone tonight!" Gushed Elizabeth, while Mark was parking the car.
"We'll see I guess," I answered hopefully but unwilling to jinx myself by being overly confident. We walked into the bar which was semi-crowded but full of good energy. Most of the tables were occupied, as were most of the bar stools, but we spotted an empty booth near the back and rushed towards it before someone else snagged it. Britney was singing about wanting to go and a raucous group of girls were on the dance floor laughing and singing. We settled in at the table and I ordered a rum and diet coke when the waitress came over.
Immediately I felt my gazed being pulled towards the bar and that's when I saw him. He appeared to be alone but I couldn't be sure. He was sitting on a bar stool, turned around staring up at one of the large screen tvs on the wall directly over our table. He had dark hair that was messy in a cute guy way and almond shaped eyes of a color I could not determine between the distance and the dim lighting. He was wearing a blue v neck sweater that showed he worked out and a dark pair of pants. I felt like I knew him from somewhere and kept looking at his handsome face to try to figure out out. He must've sensed my staring because his eyes left the tv to meet mine and I blushed and looked away; when I dared to move them back I found him still gazing in my direction.
I offered a friendly smile that he returned before averting my eyes and going back to whatever it was that had captivated him on the television. I felt strange and the excited feeling returned. My drink came and I gulped it quickly, then grabbed Liz and pulled her to the dance floor. The new Justin Timberlake song, 'Suit and Tie' was playing now and we got a little silly dancing and singing. I saw Mark watching Liz and felt a little stab of envy until I looked over and saw the guy from the bar with his eyes trained on me. When Mark came out to the floor to grab Liz, I decided to be brave, so I sashayed over and hopped up on the stool next to him.
"Hey," I said, "You're cute, what's your name?" I was shocked at my own audacity. I guess the liquor had kicked in. He smiled however and I felt relieved.
"Thanks," he said shyly, "My name's Joshua, yours?" He asked, looking me up and down appraisingly. He must've liked what he saw because he smiled again and looked me in the eye.
"Jennifer, but everyone calls me Jenni." I suddenly felt nervous and a little aroused.
"Jenni..." He repeated casually, and I liked the way my name sounded in his mouth. "What brings you here tonight?" He asked me.
"Stress relief, " I admitted, flagging down the bartender and ordering another drink to illustrate my point. "Did you want something? My treat!"
"Nope I'm driving. I'm only here to chaperone my cousin who's visiting from L.A. Her and her idiot friends wanted to get drunk and my aunt will kill me if anything happens to her. That's them..." he motioned towards the dance floor and the group of girls we had seen when he walked in.
"Awww, that's nice..." I said, reaching out to touch his arm lightly and watched as he rolled his eyes but smiled and blushed a little.
"Yeah, that's me..." He said, derisively, but with a sly smile. "Are you here alone?" He asked casually, but his stare betrayed his tone. His eyes were stuck on mine it seemed. Up close I could see they were a golden brown and quite mesmerizing. Swallowing, I looked away as I felt my heart rate increase.
"Nope, I'm with them." I gestured to my friends who were wrapped up into each other on the floor, swaying to a slow song.
"Oh, I see, fifth wheel, huh?" I must've shown something on my face because he immediately backtracked and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that..." before his voice trailed off sheepishly.
"Well, basically...they wanted to get me out of the house and I wanted to have fun so here I am." I explained, "No worries, it is what it is."
"And are you?" He made eye contact again and shifted his legs towards mine. "Having fun I mean."
I stirred my drink with the straw and looked up at him again. He was so cute! "I've had worse times," I quipped sarcastically, "Dentist appointments and DMV visits, you know..." I then giggled nervously hoping he was fluent in sarcasm.