New York is a wonderful place, but in Early Spring it can sometimes be miserable.
Especially for a Cab driver.
Tuesday night is usually a good night for a Hack. But this night my fare box wasn't even half full. A bone chilling rain fell all day, chasing most of the business off the streets.
The gratuities were plentiful, so the night wasn't a complete waste.
I'm twenty five, six feet, and 195 pounds. My skin is brown, reddish-brown, like cinnamon. My eyes are brown also. I wear a trimmed mustache, and keep my hair short but neat. Three times a week I work out and play B-ball to stay in shape. I've been told I have rugged good looks. That means, I'll never make the cover of GQ, but I'm not butt ugly either.
For the past two years I've made my living driving a taxicab. It's a mean hustle, but it pays the bills.
It was close to midnight when I let a Fare out at Union Square. I just finished nine straight hours behind the wheel. My butt was numb, my eyes burned, and my stomach felt like it was full of stones. Man!…was I thirsty. I was ready to call it quits and return the Checker to the garage.
As my luck would have it, the traffic light at Fourteenth and Broadway caught me. A Fare quickly got in and requested to be taken to Greenwich Village.
"Last one," I vowed, and wheeled the cab carefully thru the freezing downpour. I let the Fare out at Bleecker street and West Fourth.
I put on my OFF DUTY sign and pulled away from the curb.
My thoughts turned to a funky little Jazz club in the nearby Meat Packing District. It's an out of the way place where I go to meet nice people. I figured I'd stop in for a drink then head home.
I got there in no time! I parked the cab discretely, a few doors down, and walked the short distance to the club.
As soon as I entered it was evident that business had suffered all around. It wasn't a live music night, so only the intrepid and lonely would brave such a night to be here.
The barmaid tossed me a cute wink and smiled in recognition.
There were three guys in the place, as well as a buxom brunette. The brunette stood reading over selections at the jukebox, with her shapely backside turned to all. The trio sat together at the bar's far end. A cave like void hung over the band space.
The mixacologist, cocked a thumb toward her bottles, anticipating my order. I returned her smile and nodded, appreciating the regular treatment.
My favorite drink was set on a napkin before me. I took a sip, maintaining playful eye contact with the barmaid.
"Umptt…ahhh…excellent!" I said with a flourish and laid a Jackson down. An indication to the Gin slinger, that the drink met my approval, and I intended to stay awhile. She was grinning flirtatiously, which was consistent with her demeanor, as far as I was concerned. As a regular on Jazz nights, I always reward the people behind the bar who accommodate me.
After two sips, the chill abated, and my stomach felt much better. Over all I felt invigorated.
I spun on my stool to beckon the shapely lady at the music box.
"Say Miss…Please play some music to chase our Blues away!" I pleasantly intoned.
"Sure" she said, straightening up and turning around.
Looking in my direction, she spotted the bill I offered for the music, and started towards me.
Man!…Was I ever glad I spoke! She was a knockout. Not beautiful, or even gorgeous. Just a damn good looking woman.
I mean…facing me was a visual delight. A lovely woman without all the makeup and fashion gimmicks many women use. Everything about her said 'natural'. 'What you see is what you get.' This hot looking babe, filled the bill in all departments.
She looked Mediterranean, with lovely dark tresses about a slightly oval face. She had beautiful brown eyes. They blinked at me under thick arced eyebrows. A prominent but cute nose adorned her face. Along with the most delicious pair of lips I've ever seen at this end of a woman's body. All the features blended well with her light olive complexion.
A knee length black dress fell softly about her, adding drama to her appearance. Though the dress fit well, it could barely contain her breasts. They resembled horizontal pyramids and were just as prodigious, straining against the silky fabric. The luscious mounds divided her chest. They stood out from her body like the bumpers on a '56 Buick. I expected her to tilt in her high heels.
I guessed her height to be five-six, her weight about one-forty.
Was I drooling? I wondered, realizing that my eyes popped looking at her.
Coming toward me was my wet dream in real time. This voluptuous creature had me completely captivated.
"What would you like?" She asked, shaking me out of my reverie.
Dare I answer truthfully? I mused.
Dare not! Came the mindful reply.
"Anything! You decide." I blurted out, fully awake from my trance.
I handed her the bill, gripping it just enough to make her regard me. She departed, giving me a rousing view of her jutting ass. J-Lo had nothing on this lady. You rarely find buttocks that high, round, and full on white women. To say I liked what I saw, would be a major understatement.
Legs! Did I mention her legs? 'Babygirl' had legs. I stared down at fine sculpted ankles, strong shapely legs, with firm rounded thighs like a cheerleader. Her heels accentuated everything when she walked.
She didn't have to do anything more than just be here. My night was now complete.
I thank the heavens, I stopped in this night. Watching her was all the refreshment I needed.
"Oh the weather outside is frightful…" That lyric swirled in my mind as I watched her body swish the soft material of her dress.
A danceable piece started, waking the small clientele with its bone jarring volume.
Babygirl's backfield shimmied to the heavy thumping backbeat. She continued entering selections while her body connected to the rhythm.
It was a kind of hip shaking, bootie quaking thing some females do. Sort of a prelude, to doing the real thing on the dance floor.
My spirits had risen in more ways than one. I turned back to the bar, concealing the growth of spirit in my crotch.
With her selections entered, 'Babygirl' danced to the middle of the old wood floor. Her provocative steps attracted everyone's interest.
A big blonde guy stood and made his way toward our sexy entertainer.
Bad move! I thought as I watched his shaky strut.
She rebuffed him with the irreverent salute of her little finger.
I draped the bar. Although my back was turned to the floor, I charted her every move in the mirror.
Her choreography, was right out of B.E.T. It was sexy…sassy…nasty…classy. 'Babygirl' had been hanging out. There was plenty of boogy, in her steps.
It's not unusual to find working girls in New York, who know all the Street dances, and routines. Her repertoire, included most of them, plus many of her own.
I sat there mesmerized. Envisioning her as my 'private' dancer. Gyrating on…around …and under…me.
The club had come alive. A cabaret atmosphere abound. Everyone applauded when the piece ended. There were calls for more of the same.
Our star glowed as she whirled in the bar light.
Our eyes connected briefly, in the mirror. The sexy performer, openly assessed me from where she stood. Panting, waiting for her next selection.
'Babygirl' knew I caught her action and was trying to be cool. But this well endowed 'belle of the bar' had so much going on, I failed miserably, in spite of my best efforts. I was aroused beyond belief, just watching her shake her body down.
She didn't seem to mind me looking though. In some ways I felt like her main audience.
Her body twitched, as she latched onto a new rhythm. I watched her hips syncopate to the beat, moving the rest of her body to follow.
The hem of her dress rose enticingly, as she charged into another stirring presentation. Each twist and turn exposed more of her shapely legs. I couldn't help imagining how they'd feel wrapped around me. Rubbing me, gripping me.
"No use feigning indifference" I thought turning toward the dance floor. I rested my elbows back on the bar and watched enthralled. It didn't matter to me now if she saw my excitement. I intended to be a good audience and enjoy her performance.
The floor was hers and did she ever use it up. She twisted, bumped, grinded, and gyrated. Contorted to the funky, driving, rhythms. She strutted her stuff, from one end of the bar to the other. The clientele ate it up, urging her to let herself go.
The all-male audience did enough drooling, to wet a truck load of envelopes. I chipped in a bucket by myself.
When the music stopped the small group showed its appreciation again.
Our dancer hovered in a ballet pose. Made a turn, curtsied toward the bar, and took the stool next to mine.
"Bravo…Thank you." I said. And meant it.
"You were great out there." I continued.
"Thanks to you!" She replied, still breathing hard from exertion.