I often wish that the woman inside my head who wants commitment and love and cuddling and "something deeper" could be shut up completely or killed or something, to make room for the woman in my head who is absolutely dying to get off right now right here, by anyone available.
SO, this is a story of how the night would go for me if I were a bit more emotionally compartmentalized.
I walked into the bar a bit nervous, as I always was at the beginning of a night.
One of the few women I knew who would actually go anywhere alone, I felt independent but knew myself to be a bit of a fraud.
I wasn't usually out alone on purpose. I was just alone by default.
Though I was hoping the night wouldn't end that way.
I slicked a hand down my side, mentally reviewing my idea for the night. I had dressed up, but with a mind on giving some guy easy access.
My dress was a short retro purple wrap dress, giving me a slyly innocent 40s housewife look that was deftly belied by my smoky eyeliner and red lipstick.
I scanned the crowd for likely prospects as I ordered a merlot from the bartender. The idea was to get just twisted enough to believe my own rationalizations, but not actually drunk.
Dirty was dirty but puking on the guy during sex was a definite no-no.
There were a few guys worth taking a second look at. One in the corner was tall dark and everything your mama warned you about. I met his gaze directly, trying to give nothing away with my eyes. After a moment I broke the eye contact and received my drink from the bartender.
I took a sip, glancing around again and alighting on his face. This time I let my eyes wander up and down his well-muscled frame. He must have been 6'3, eyes as dark as sin but grey not brown. His hair was a tousled mess that made him look boyish and charming. Until you saw the cut of his biceps and the broad, broad shoulders beneath that boyish mop.
Standard black t-shirt, dark wash jeans not too tight, and a typical beer in his hand finished the look that said he could take me on the ride of my life and not even be trying hard.
Yep. He was the one.
I lowered my eyes to my glass as I took a second demure sip. I'd never been a small woman but I was definitely well built. My pin up photos had developed a likeable following online and it had boosted my already stable confidence.
Nothing makes a woman feel beautiful like dressing up and showing off for the world, and getting applause in return.
At the moment, I was feeling a bit of that praise again, seeing as how I was one of the few women in the bar. This place was always good for what I thought of as "hunting". It was where the men came when they told themselves they were just having a "guy's night".
It seemed to me they always came here with the idea that they'd chill out, play some pool, and not think about women for one night of their lives. Until about the third drink, that is.
I leaned on the bar and winked at one of the waitresses I knew as she walked by. "Hey, Kim. How many drinks has James Dean in the corner there had?" I pointed with my chin, not caring if he saw me inquiring about him as that would just serve to speed this little game along.
She, being a savvy one, didn't look over at him. She set down her tray at the bar and turned to me, letting her eyes find him in the gold veined reflection of the cheap back-bar mirror.
"Oh, that's his third, I think. I served him two before that one and haven't seen him come up to the bar or anything." While she spoke the bartender loaded her tray up and she gave me a wink and sauntered off again.
Perfect. Just perfect. I knew this evening would go smoothly. I could feel it in my gut when I got here.
I found a seat at an empty table and pretended to watch the crazy old movie that was on the Speed network. Grand Prix, I think it was. I had my back to him now, on purpose, pretending I wasn't sitting here waiting for him to approach. I wasn't too shy to make the first move, but I always preferred it when I didn't have to.
It wasn't long before I felt a presence over my shoulder. I looked up as he leaned in over me. His smoky deep voice hit me like a shot of the most potent aphrodisiac.
"May I sit here?"
Ooh, mannerly as well as yummy. I looked into those deep eyes and nudged the chair out with my foot. He pulled it the rest of the way out, never taking his eyes off my "fuck me" heels and the small tattoo of an anchor on my ankle.
"Sexy."
I smiled, slow and easy. "Thank you."
He grinned back at me. "What, no ladylike protestations of modesty?"
I shook my head, letting my smile slide into a wicked grin as I brought my glass to my mouth. I sipped, licked my mouth, and set the glass down before answering again.
"I'm not feeling especially ladylike this evening."
As I said it I let my leg make contact with his under the table.
He glanced at the television, feigning disinterest, and took a drink of his beer. "Really, and what do you feel especially like this evening?"
"I feel... Restless..." I smiled, swirled my wine and watched it settle, felt his hand as he moved it onto my knee, started inching it up my thigh.