I'm a believer in the idea that if things happen a certain way, there's a reason and you should just go with it. Say a girlfriend cheats on you... that's pretty shitty, right? Well, say she doesn't cheat, maybe you two get married and she becomes this nagging bitch who drinks and has a shit career.
The point is, there's always a silver lining. I don't believe in soul-mates, fate or any of that crap; my philosophy is much, much simpler. You only have one shot at life, so why waste it? Forge your own path, taking every opportunity that you want, letting lifes trials bounce off you.
It was the middle of December and Dean, a school friend I had known for over a decade, was throwing a Vegas-themed birthday party for a friend of ours. He insisted we all dress up in our classiest outfits, so being a suit guy, I threw on a tailored grey Hugo Boss suit and headed over.
When I arrived, the first thing I noticed was the two girls greeting me at the door. Both tall, one blonde and one brunette, both in two inch heels, both with decent sized tits. Their outfit, if you could call it that, consisted of a tiny silver tube top that barely covered their breasts and an equally short matching skirt that covered their ass and not much else. I'll be honest, the obvious stripper look clued me in that it was a costume to match the theme.
"Can I take your coat?" asked the blonde, flashing her brilliant white teeth at me. I chuckled as I very openly eyed her from head to toe. I handed her my jacket and brushed her hand with mine.
"Let me guess..." I began, taking a moment to examine every inch of her body. "Vegas strippers?" The brunette reached over and placed a set of beads around my neck, smiling at me.
"I'm Cinnamon," she replied and gestured to her blonde friend. "This is Kandy. We'll be your bartenders and entertainment for the evening!" They were both fairly bubbly and quite obviously a couple years younger than the rest of us. Something about the blonde just wouldn't let me move on from her, so I kept my gaze on her. She started blushing a bit and I raised an eyebrow, but just as the question was forming on my lips, she cut me off.
"Selena, Deans sister. You'd have met me a few years ago when we were both pretty young." My jaw dropped, as cute innocent Selena was here dressed in almost nothing and I was gawking at her. She giggled and I couldn't help but smile, sizing her up. 'Flirtatious, probably single, not entirely sure I care either way.' I thought to myself. 'Shit, why not swing for it?'
"Well Selena, you definitely grew up," I winked at her. "You went from a cute little girl to a tall, slim and sexy woman. I think I'm going to enjoy having you serve me!" The brunette, Cinnamon, was glancing between us, clearly embarassed or uneasy, when a guy I didn't recognize walked up behind her. His hands came around and groped her tits as he said,
"Hey stripper, where's that rum and coke I asked for?" My first reaction was to hit the guy right between the eyes, when I saw Cinnamon push him off and she grunted. "Ugh, at least call me Cinnamon, you ass. Enjoy it while you can, cause tomorrow, I'm back to being YOUR boss!"
They shared a quick kiss before she was pushing him off, she glanced at me then quickly hurried off to the kitchen.
"Dating, I assume?" I asked Selena. We watched Cinnamon storming off to the kitchen, bickering with her man. Selena laughed, guiding me towards the kitchen.
"Yeah... you could say that. I'm not sure why they're together, really..." she commented. "I feel like they could both do better, you know?" I nodded, having a hunch at what she was alluding to. I was trailing behind Selena, thoroughly enjoying the view of her bare, long legs and her perfect, round ass. She turned around and I assumed she caught me staring as she had a smirk plastered on her face.
"What about you?" I asked, drawing attention away from my obvious staring. "Any boyfriends?" She scoffed, placing her hand on my shoulder.
"Now just what kind of woman do you think I am?" I glanced down at her outfit and her gaze followed mine. I sort of shrugged a bit, and her smile turned into a giggle. "Okay, fair enough, I had that coming. In all seriousness, no boyfriend. Just broke up last week, in fact, because he was a lying, cheating scum bag!" I gave her a sad smile, but not wanting to settle on the negativity, looked around quickly.
The kitchen was filled with a variety of cups ranging from empty to filled with various types of alcohol. On the counter nearest to us, I spotted shot glasses and a bottle of tequila. Selena raised an eyebrow at me and I grinned at her, then quickly poured two shots full of tequila. Handing her one, I toasted,
"To cheating scum bags! Men every where thank you for not holding on to your amazing girlfriends!" She blushed, laughing, but her eyes were locked with mine and I could see the playful look on her face. Feeling particularily confident, I clinked my glass with hers and we downed our tequila.
The night progressed like all parties do: every one getting so completely hammered that they make bad decisions, say stupid things and laugh about it all. I watched Cinnamon, whose name I later found out was Sam, give the birthday girl a lap-dance. Her and I shared a bit of banter, but otherwise all my attention was on Selena. I danced, drank, laughed and nearly fell down a flight of stairs with her, but the night was nearing it's end.
I made a few subtle passes at her as the night wore on, but Selena was resilient. I never flat out asked her to come home with me, but she knew I was interested and she wouldn't give in. I think part of her wanted to, but she was still wounded and vulnerable. I resorted to just friendly chatter with her, as she was still an extremely intriguing woman to talk to.
As we were talking, Selena's friend Aubrey approached us.
"Hey Leena, we're heading to McDonald's. You coming?" asked Aubrey. I smiled at her, turning my head to Selena. She locked her eyes with mine and replied,
"Yeah, I think I will. Meet you outside in a minute?" Aubrey nodded and went to go wrangle up the rest of their entourage. Selena glanced around to see if any one was watching, then moved in close to me and whispered, "Stick around, Kyle, I'll be back soon. Maybe I'll show you how good of a stripper I really am...?" She pulled away, her eyes sparkling with mischief and before I could return with any kind of witty banter, she kissed me full on the lips. Her tongue pushed past my lips, jockeying for position with mine as I grabbed the back of her head and pulled her into me. I don't know how long we kissed for... five seconds? Fifteen? Maybe thirty?
Aubrey finally returned, pulling Selena off of me. She had an exasperated look on her face, her arms on her hips. I glanced at Selena and we both grinned, not really sure what to say. I straightened my shirt and tie then, looking at Aubrey, said,
"Alright, you can have her back, but I think Selena owes me a dance still!" She winked at me and took off behind Aubrey through the door. I had a permanent grin plastered on my face, happily drunk and enjoying the prospect of a private strip show when Selena returned.
I went back to the party, socializing and just having a good time, patiently waiting for Selena to return. Eventually, Selena's stripper friend, Sam, caught up with me and dragged me over to the beer pong table.
"Come on Kyle! Two-on-two, you and me?" she shouted over the music, giggling. I eyed our competition, two beefy guys I had never met, before grabbing a six-pack and filling our cups.
"Let's do it, it'll be fun to see these guys lose to a girl!" I joked and we all laughed. As is always the case, our beer pong match drew a good crowd as every one piled around the table to watch, cheering us on. I had the advantage since I was paired with a "stripper", though she had an outstanding ass and she was showing plenty of cleavage. She lined up to shoot first, standing in front of me and pushing her ass against my crotch as she bent over, then tossed the ball. I think every guy in the room was too busy staring at her chest, including our competition, as their reaction to her shot was a bit delayed. The crowd cheered as she sank it, making our opponents take a drink.