Written for and Co-authored by ScarlettKisses - A friend and hardworking editor
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Natalie entered the bar with her friend Tasha, short for Natasha. Tasha was Natalie's best friend for the last four plus years, since they met during their senior year in high school. Both women were 21 now, and Tasha had Natalie out bar hopping again.
Bar hopping was one of Natalie's least favorite activities. Bars and taverns were where one found a legion of trolls, lounge lizards, geeks, nerds, and other less than desirable men on the prowl. If Natalie had to listen to one more pick-up line, she was sure she would throw up on the spot.
Natalie sat in the booth of the bar waiting for her cheeseburger and an order of French fries. She was half tuned into her blond friend who was rambling on, all excited about her latest boyfriend. Tasha seemed to swap out boyfriends like Natalie changed blouses.
The waitress delivered Natalie's milkshake; she ordered the tasty drink because she wasn't ready to do any serious drinking yet. She doubted she would have more than one or two drinks throughout the evening anyway. Like always, she would nurse her drink, sipping it over the period of an hour or so. Natalie normally hated the feel of getting drunk; it made her feel out of control.
Tasha on the other hand, who was a native Russian, whose family immigrated to the United States when Tasha was 16, knew how to drink. She could put down more booze and stay seemingly sober than mousy haired Natalie could drink in a week.
Tasha also liked to enjoy a lounge lizard on quite regularly, boyfriend or not. Then again, Natalie thought Tasha got a thrill when she does have a boyfriend.
Natalie was half listening to her friend drone on, that's when she spotted him.
He was looking right at her. His gaze was dangerous and piercing, and so cold she felt her veins run with icy adrenalin. Spying the man caused the young woman to catch her breath. She wondered how the man could have such an effect on her.
The man was tall, probably a good six foot plus. Natalie herself was a small girl, but she liked her men tall, good looking and with an air of danger. At 5'-3", just barely over 100 pounds, Natalie felt like she could blow away with a strong gust of wind. That's why she liked the big guys; they were like anchors, keeping her in place when the storms of life blew in. Unfortunately, fantasizing about 'dangerous' men had landed her in some pretty dicey relationships with a few real losers.
She didn't know what attracted her to the man sitting at the bar; he wasn't even her type, was he? She wasn't sure. All she knew is the man exuded sex appeal. Instead of a five o'clock shadow, his beard look like it was closer to ten. His light brown hair drooped down over his right eye, and it hung down over his ears, it was neat, but had an almost messy look to it. It was like he'd just rolled out of bed and tried to tame his hair but given up. The stranger had a look of a man from another era. But, for Natalie it was his eyes, it was as if his eyes held her in thrall.
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She watches the man pick up his drink. It looks as though he is drinking whiskey, or scotch, it's hard to tell. All she can tell is that he was drinking it straight, no ice, nothing to cut the liquor.
The man gets up, placing his drink on the bar as he walks her way. She holds her breath, desperately hoping he is walking to her; but deathly afraid at the same time that he really will approach her. She had her fill of faux dangerous men; this man seems like the real item.
Natalie is almost ready to pee her panties as the man walks up to her. Tasha continues to yap away, not even noticing the encounter unfolding.
The man just looks into her eyes; it was like he was ripping her soul out through her eyes. If she could just close her eyes, she would keep herself intact. The man reaches out and gently takes her hand, and then he tugs Natalie to her feet. Natalie is so afraid, her entire being quakes in fear.
The man silently leads her to the dance floor. A well beyond its era disco ball is spinning from the ceiling as it casts a myriad of small lights around the room. A slow song is playing loudly; the man pulls her firmly up against his body, his leg snugs up between her thighs. He wrapped his arms around her back and started to sway to the music. He pulls Natalie into the dance with just his will.
The man's hands feel cool; his whole body does. Most men holding her in such a crushing embrace would feel like an oven. As tightly as this man is holding her, she doesn't feel smothered. The sway, the song, the man's cologne, it mesmerizes the young woman. He still hasn't said a word to her, but she doesn't mind. In fact, she loves the mysteriousness he radiates, she enjoys the way his grey eyes watch her. His gaze never wavers.
As they danced, the man moves a hand down her back and on to her bum. Natalie gulps and thinks, 'oh my goodness, this man is forward.' He claims the cheek of her butt like he owned it. What surprises Natalie is her reaction. She begins to simply drip moisture into her panties.
Natalie gasps as the man reaches his hand up under her short skirt and actually grabbing her ass cheek directly. Natalie had been feeling naughty earlier in the evening, and had opted for a thong, now she is feeling self-conscious as the man's hand freely explores the smooth skin beneath his hand.
Normally, Natalie would have laid a huge slap across a guy's face for much less. Only, the man's cool hand feels like it belongs on her bum. She could feel her pulse begin to race; she feels her cheeks and chest flush, as she responds to the man's touch. Instead of feeling incensed, she is reacting sexually to the man's advances. She feels so far out of her league with this dangerous man.
She wants to run.
She wants to hide.
She wants more.
She needs more.