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Part 3 of the Single in the City series.
Adventures continue, with a sexy wing-woman at my side.
Hope you enjoy the read!
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"A little tired, big guy?"
Tiffany and I were sipping coffee and rehashing the night before, when I had hooked up with her roommate and my good friend Elsa, aided in no small part by Tiffany playing provocateur all night.
"I think I heard some noises coming from your room pretty late too... how are YOU feeling this morning?" I returned the tease, although I was also truly wondering what Tiffany thought about all this. She had clearly pushed Elsa and I together, but Tiffany and I had also recently acted on long-time attraction and had a wild night ourselves, despite her out-of-state boyfriend. She had since pledged to be "wing-woman" for my single life, but how would she react to the sounds of me fucking her roommate right in the next room?
"Not going to lie, I was feeling a little jealous listening to you two at first. But it also really turned me on, and 'Blue' had to make an appearance."
My questioning glance was quickly answered: "My vibrator, Blue!" Tiffany clarified loudly, turning some heads in the coffee shop. She giggled and continued, "If it wasn't for him, I would have felt pretty lonely. I don't think I kept up with you two, but it did the job!"
I laughed, noting the sudden hush and the still coffee cups around us. The hipsters making up most of the crowd were all pretending not to listen, but activity had virtually stopped, and Tiffany was eating up the attention.
"So we're cool?" I asked, wanting to clarify since this was very much uncharted territory for us.
"Oh yeah! As long as I get a turn now and then, I want you to get into as much trouble as possible," Tiffany responded, giving me a dazzling smile and a wink of one of her incredible sapphire-blue eyes.
"That is a deal I can get behind," I responded with a laugh. "Actually, I just got a message from Shelly, one of my sister's friends from back home. She's in town this weekend, and offered to meet up and talk about my breakup, if I wanted a female perspective."
"Yeah, that means she wants to fuck you," Tiffany responded with her trademark deadpan directness. "Remember, I offered to 'talk' too. Really, I just wanted to jump your bones."
"We'll see," I laughed. "I've known her since high-school and she's one of my little sister's best friends. There was always a little attraction, but nothing ever happened between us. She really may just be reaching out to talk."
"Bullshit. You just better tell me every detail after you two bang," Tiffany replied, again loud enough to carry around the café, several people blatantly turning to listen now. Tiffany always loved an audience, and had quickly captured the attention of the entire group of coffee-hounds.
We shared a tight goodbye hug and left the café, hearing some laughs and whispered conversations begin as we passed through the door, especially when Tiffany reached out and gave my ass a playful goodbye squeeze. So far this wing-woman was making my single life anything but boring!
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I texted Shelly to let her know I could meet her that weekend. She was planning to meet some mutual friends at a local bar that always had a familiar crowd, so I offered to join her there. I tried to get some clue as to her intentions, but Shelly had always been very composed and while her messages were very friendly, I didn't get any hint that she was after anything more.
I had always been attracted to Shelly, ever since she first came over to the house with my sister while we were still in high-school. She was petite but athletic, very much a runner's body even back then, and had amazing blue eyes that twinkled when she smiled. This paired with her shy but friendly demeanor had captured my attention right away.
My sister was only two years younger than me and it was a small town, so in high school our groups of friends mixed freely. Even though she was my sister's friend, Shelly had always seemed to spend a little extra time near me whenever she could. She had made me curious, but she was so reserved I couldn't tell if she was actually flirting or not. High school being high school, the timing never seemed to work out between us and I ended up dating one of her friends instead.
Since then, in groups she had always made a point to check in with me when she was around, and was always ready with a hug and bright smile for me. I had several friends who had tried to date her, but she never seemed interested, keeping a bit more in the background of the high-school drama and antics. She ended up going to the same college my sister did, so I would see her occasionally but by then she had begun dating someone seriously, and after college had gotten engaged to him. That all fell apart when he suddenly decided to join a fringe religious group and let her know (via email, showing he had no class OR brains!) he could no longer "live in sin" with her.
With that crazy experience behind her, we had traded some emails after I had broken off my own engagement. Learning her story had been a great way to keep my own breakup in perspective... and I think our talks helped her a little too. I even got her to laugh a bit about some of the more absurd turns in her story, and was looking forward to seeing her even if it really was just to talk. A part of me definitely was interested to see if the night held something a little more fun in store, but I was willing to roll with whatever happened.
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I caught a cab to the bar, and walked in with a flutter of excitement, ready to see where this next adventure might go. While I truly believed it was most likely innocent, Tiffany's words had me considering the night's potential. I saw Shelly across the bar talking to a group of mutual friends but before I could approach a buddy of mine hurried up to me with a concerned look on his face.
"Hey man, you should know Emily is here and is pretty drunk." The reference to my ex-fiancé put a quick damper on my excitement...what were the chances she was in the exact same bar I was meeting Shelly?
I struggled to maintain a flicker of optimism that this night could still end in excitement, but a slow dread invaded my stomach as I thought about how I would have to incorporate my drunk ex into the equation.
I caught eyes with Shelly; she nodded her head briefly towards my ex, and then shrugged with a sweet smile. She looked amazing, her trim body shown off well in tight jeans that accentuated her fantastic ass, earned from miles of running. Her dazzling blue eyes were set off by her long black hair, which she tucked nervously behind one ear as she walked over cautiously.
We hugged tightly but she pulled away quickly, casting a quick nervous glance in the direction of my ex. I got the sinking feeling that even if there HAD been some chance of us hooking up, my ex-fiancé making an appearance had snuffed that out pretty thoroughly.
"So... might not be the best place to talk about your breakup, huh?" Shelly had slid her hands into the back pockets of her jeans, and I was struggling to maintain eye contact as her chest arched slightly forward.
"Yeah, not ideal," I responded with a sardonic laugh, as I saw my ex turn toward me with eyes blurred from alcohol. We hadn't had an angry breakup, but she could get quite emotional when drunk, and wasn't opposed to making a scene when in that state.
"I'd suggest heading somewhere else but I'm crashing on Stephanie's couch tonight and need to get her key. I'm supposed to meet her here, but she's out on a date and I haven't heard from her" Shelly had to lean in to be heard in the noisy bar, and I felt a quick charge of excitement as one of her hands rested on my arm.
"Well you know, you're welcome to crash at my place, if you want to?"
Shelly looked up at me, cocking her eyebrow and smiling with a slight blush. "Um, I'm not sure that would be a good idea. Plus, I'm a little worried about Stephanie."
My ex had turned and looked back at us talking a couple times during this exchange, and I sensed a confrontation soon, especially if I kept talking to Shelly.
"OK, well I should probably go quickly check in with Emily anyway, before she makes a scene. Maybe by the time that's taken care of, Stephanie will be here and we can find a quieter place to talk?"
"OK! Good luck with that," Shelly said, with another arm squeeze and a sympathetic smile.
By now my ex was just staring directly at me with watery eyes and a red face, so I walked over to her to say hi and hopefully defuse the situation.
"So are you dating Shelly now?" was her first slurred greeting as I walked up.
"Hello Emily. And no, I'm not dating anyone. Shelly is in town visiting friends, and we were just talking."
"Well you could sure fool me," she said, swaying in her stool.
"OK, I can see you've gotten a head start on the beverages, so why don't we talk another time. It was great to see you."
I turned back to the bar, noticing many heads immediately swivel away; I clearly was not the only one expecting a scene. With a sigh, I tried to locate Shelly, but couldn't find her. What had initially been an exciting meeting with an intriguing chance for more had turned sour quickly, and I realized I needed to get out of the situation before it degenerated any further. After another unsuccessful scan of the room, I stepped outside to get some air and escape Emily's line of sight.
Shelly was outside, looking at her phone. I sidled up next to her and leaned back against the wall with a deep, frustrated sigh.
"Hey there! How'd it go?" she asked, leaning slightly over and bumping shoulders with me.