They both laughed at that last witticism by Diana, as they concluded their lunchtime engagement.
Since Diana had up to now, gone out on very few dates, she was naturally hyperactive in preparing for this date with Brad Winters. As she had intimated to Makayla, that considering the circumstances of how she had met him, it was axiomatic, he would expect to have sex with her, which outcome, of course, she was not be adverse to. It was a little surprising to her, though, that he had indicated that their date would consist of dinner at one of the finest restaurants in Ann Arbor. Diana surmised that if he had strictly sex on his mind he would probably have chosen a less pricey restaurant. She took that to mean that he intended to entertain her in style in addition to expecting sex. That being the case, it was to her mind imperative to make a positive impression.
She opted to wear the sexiest cocktail dress in her wardrobe, which she had not yet had the appropriate occasion to wear. It was cut mid-thigh, and had a deep V cut neckline that daringly exposed almost the entire length of her cleavage plus offered a generous glimpse of the flesh of her breasts. The neckline was beaded with rhinestone detail, and the purple color of the dress perfectly projected the image of a fearless sexy woman. For footwear she chose the pair of her open toe fishnet above the knee boots. These boots provided sufficient warmth for strolling out on a cold winter night, but were comfortable enough to wear indoors for a prolonged period of time. Finally her mink fur coat complimented her appearance suggesting a woman definitely worth noting.
When Saturday night arrived, Diana drove to the restaurant wherein Brad intended to wine and dine her. Considering their respective distance from where they each lived, Dianna offered to meet him there to spare Brad the tedious exercise of driving from his abode in Ann Arbor to pick her up at her home in Grosse Pointe Farms only to return to Ann Arbor for the dinner date. As Brad had pre reserved their table, Diana was directed to their table as Brad was already seated there. As soon as he saw her, his eyes noticeably lit up leaving no doubt as to his happiness in meeting her. Diana glowed as she knew she had correctly chosen her attire.
Their dinner proved to be a very joyous occasion. Since she was pregnant Diana knew that she ought to refrain from alcohol, and she felt she had been reckless consuming the two glasses of wine during the time with Makayla, Keshaun and Dexter. Since she did not want to take a chance of possibly injuring her baby, she made the decision not to imbibe in any alcohol for this date. As she did not want to inform Brad of her pregnant state at this point in time, she told Brad that she had made a New Year's resolution to refrain from alcohol for the first two months of the year. She explained that she came home drunk one evening during the Christmas holidays, and her mother was not amused and insisted on a significant moratorium. Since she lived with her parents, she felt she had to comply.
Brad Winters immediately put Diana at ease by declaring that he had no objection, and as he was not a particularly heavy drinker he would also refrain. He joked that his dinner tab would accordingly be significantly less than he had anticipated. However, he quietly removed any doubt in her mind whether he could afford the extravagance of their date. When they first peered at the menu, he suggested they start off with the seafood platter as an appetizer. That item alone was set at a pricey cost of one hundred and ten dollars, which would obviously be beyond the means of the majority of typical college students. Since Diana came from an affluent family, she was naturally used to such luxury. As Brad Winters seemed to be from an equivalent background, Diana was thereby so much more comfortable in his presence.
That comfort also relieved her of any anxiety she might have felt in satisfying her normally prodigious appetite. She was cognizant that her female compeers would be circumspect when dining in public, so as not to appear a glutton. Such caution was fueled by the universal desire to appear slim. Diana on the other hand had never felt any desire to be slim. By the same token she also did not want to appear obese. Luckily her metabolism was so efficient in that she had no problem in meeting the Navy's physical body fitness requirements despite her routine intake of food. In any case, if Brad Winters had any qualms when appraised of Diana's eating habits, he surely did not articulate the same.
Their ensuing conversation was utterly captivating. For Diana the conversation was made especially thrilling simply upon hearing Brad Winters' voice. It was an especially appealing voice because of its low husky, supremely masculine timbre which made him sound authoritative in every word he uttered. Even his delivery of the simplest words including "and" or "the", delighted Diana no end. What made their conversation most agreeable was the mutual understanding and the absolute certainty in their minds, that sexual intercourse would be the ultimate conclusion of their date. As a result, their conversational exchanges were devoid of hesitant sexual tension. Instead, they had no qualms in trading bold double entendres laced with brazen undisguised suggestions.
First, naturally, they revealed pertinent personal information and history about themselves. However, to Diana, it seemed as if he was holding back somewhat. He volunteered that he was an only child from Chicago. He was a Poly Sci. major with a History minor, and was in his third year at U of M. He intimated that he was interested in getting into politics; not necessarily as a candidate for public office, but more likely being a campaign worker for various candidates, and being an advisor for a successful officeholder. He probably would also go to law school to achieve a better political background, but he couldn't see himself practicing law.
Beyond the personal bios, their discussion explored their individual outlooks on life in general and sexuality in particular without any apparent subterfuge or hidden agenda. By now, their easy conversation naturally encouraged a more playful and even more uninhibited dialogue.
In that vein, Diana said, "I wanted to clarify something you had intimated when we had previously met. In case you forgot, that was the occasion when I volunteered to help certain charities by entertaining gentlemen in exchange for their donating monetary support to those charities."
Brad chuckled at Diana's euphemism, which in turn compelled him to tease, "Yes and one of those charities was PETA. Despite that, here you are coming to this restaurant wearing what I'm aware of is a genuine mink fur coat. It belies your sincerity in advocating for that charity."
Diana harrumphed a retort, "First of all, you do get brownie points for recognizing that I'm wearing an authentic fur coat as opposed to a faux fur coat."
Brad informed, "Yes, I can spot a genuine fur coat from a fake imitation one. But that's not so surprising as every summer between semesters, I've worked as a salesman at my uncle's fashionable woman's clothing store in Chicago."
Diana then continued, "Well, that's interesting to know. As for my representing PETA, I certainly do support their cause. In my view, one is certainly, without a doubt, a despicable and heartless human being to tolerate unnecessary cruelty to animals. However, I admit that I don't support the extreme views that PETA espouses. We human beings are naturally carnivorous as are most animals. Therefore there is nothing wrong with eating meat, but I'm with PETA that killing animals for food should be done humanely.
"As for wearing fur, I also have no problem with it either, since we human beings have worn animal fur since time immemorial. Again I'm against inhumane killing of animals like the seal hunt in Canada. However, minks are raised in a farm setting like cattle, so I'm fine with wearing a mink coat. I sure as hell would be pissed off if a rabid PETA follower would ruin my coat during one of their ubiquitous public demonstrations."
At this point, Brad offered, "I have to agree with you there, Diana, as I certainly think PETA does go overboard in their championing of animal rights over even human rights. Still, I admire their zealousness which in part has lead to more institutional sensitivity towards the treatment of animals. For example, I'm bemused by the disclaimers at the end of movies or television shows, assuring viewers that no animal was tortured or injured during the filming of the action. Mind you whether those disclaimers are true or not, who's to say. But then again, at least there is some consideration accorded to the treatment of animals where previously there was none. So, all in all, I have no objection that part of my party participation fee went to fund PETA."
It was Diana's turn to tease, "So I take it then, Brad that you are saying that the opportunity to benefit PETA was the final incentive to agree to partake of the special entertainment available at that Frat party?"
Brad Winters chuckled at Diana's insincere remark, so he replied, "I wouldn't go that far in declaring my motives. If I had known beforehand that you were one of the volunteers, I would have tried to purchase more tickets."
Diana smiled wickedly as she now said, "Very gallant of you to say so, and this leads me to the question I wanted to ask before we got waylaid by discussions of the merits or otherwise of PETA."
