Jeff had waited in anticipation of this night for a month now. Tonight was the night for the monthly meeting of the local BBSes. Jeff had originally put his BBS up after only as short while as a user. When he first got his modem he knew he wanted his own board. About 4 or 5 months after setting up the BBS he was invited to attend the Board Gathering as they called it. One of the other Sysops had talked him into going to the Gathering after which was a jaunt to a local bar where the sysops and users would all gather.
Jeff had a speacial reason for going to this particular one as he was to meet a user of his that he had been having hot chats with. There was nothing else going on between them other than they enjoyed talking to one another. They were both attached to someone else. Still Jeff was looking forward to talking to Joan.
As he was getting ready to go his BBS paged him telling him that a user wanted to talk. "Shit! ",Jeff thought, "I'll never get there if I can't get rid of this and quickly."
When he looked at the screen he noticed that it was Joan. She was about to press the keys to get off. Jeff hurriedly stabbed at the keyboard pressing the key sequence to bring her into chat.
"How may I help you dear? ",he typed on the screen.
"I may not be able to go tonight.", came the response.
"Why?", He asked.
"Because my ol man said he didn't feel like going and I have no other way there."
"Well I can pick you up if you still want to go and your other half doesn't care if I do so."
"I was hoping you would say that as I do want to go very badly. I've been cooped up in this house all month and need this night out on the town."
"No problem just give the directions to your house."
Joan hastily gave him the directions and said she'd be ready when he got there. Jeff finished getting ready and pulled up in front of Joan's house in his beatup Chevy pickup. The truck had no sooner come to a stop when Joan came bounding down the steps and hopped into the passenger side.
"Let's go!", she said cherrily.
"Is Bob going to be alright by himself tonight?"
"Of course he's a big boy and he just has a touch of sinus trouble."
"Ok and if you want we can drop off by here after supper and before going to the bar."
"Ok if it's not to much trouble."
" No trouble at all.",Jeff said as he started the truck and pulled away from the curb.
After dinner they headed back to Joan's house. As they rounded the corner Jeff noticed a car parked where his truck had pullup earlier. Joan must have noticed it, too, as she let out a angry yell.
"THAT SON OF A BITCH!", she hollered, "HE'S GOT THAT BITCH IN THERE! AFTER TELLING ME HE WOULDN'T SEE HER AGAIN!!!!"
"Should I stop then?",Jeff asked not sure how to react.
"Fuck no get me to the bar, I need some booze."
Jeff hit the gas and sped on past the house. As soon as they got into the bar Joan ordered a shot of Tequila with a Margarita chaser. She was still seething when she ordered the next shot. After about the 4th shot she began to relax a bit more.
"Can you dance, Jeff? "
"I can a little."
"C'mon and dance with me then."
Jeff let her lead him onto the dance floor. They danced to 2 or 3 songs before the DJ changed to something that niether one of them knew how to dance to. Jeff was working on his 3rd bourbon and coke, when he felt something on his leg. Glancing over at Joan she gave him a smirking smile.
"Oh shit! what have I gotten myself into? Maybe I can get her home before she gets any bolder or drunker."
Telling everyone that Joan had had enough and he was responsible for her they left the bar.
"Want to talk about it?",he asked as they jumped into the truck.
"I don't want to go back to that house tonight.",she answered.
"Where should I take you?"
"Well I was hoping you take me somewhere and fuck my alchohol soaked brains out."
Man! A few years agot that would have been music to his ears but he was living with a woman he cared alot for, even if she didn't like to go to the computer meetings with him. She said they were boring but that he should go as it would give him a night out on the town with the gang.
"I will take you anywhere's you want to go.",he responded not sure how to act at this time with a woman in Joan's condition. "You do have a place to go don't you?"