This is a second prequel to The Hen Do parts 01 and 02 and is part of the larger body of work that will become "Saga of Sandra, a Seeker of Pleasure." If I ever get round to putting them all together.
The fictional Lincolns Inn in this story bears no resemblance to the Liverpool rock club of the 70s and 80s. Activities described probably happened somewhere else, maybe to someone else, or maybe in someone's fantasies. Maybe it was all in Sandra's head. Who knows for sure?
All characters in this story are fictional and any resemblance to real people living or dead is purely coincidental. (Yeah! As if). Probably best to pray that none of them reads this.
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"Oh, fuck off," I snapped, "you're turning into such a bloke!" Jay was trying to get a word in; I wasn't letting him. "A twattie one, I might add!"
"I was just saying..." Jay tried to explain as one clubber in the queue glanced around to see what the argument was about.
"You were just saying you don't like how I dress!"
"No, I wasn't. And can we keep the level down a bit?"
"What? Ashamed of being a twat, now?"
"No. I just don't want you to embarrass yourself."
We paused while Jay paid our forty-pence each entrance fee. The music was better at Lincolns Inn and was cheaper than Erics.
"Embarrass myself! You want to see me embarrass myself?" We were walking to the bar area. "Shall I take it off?" I opened a button on my shirt.
"No!" The look of panic on his face was worth every second of this argument.
Jay was the love of my life. He had been since the day I first met him at my mate's house. I knew he and Lilian wouldn't last. Well, not if I'd had anything to do with it.
"Oh! It's okay now, is it? You like this shirt?"
"No. I mean yes. It's always okay."
"Just not tonight?"
"That's not what I meant."
"Its so happens that I like wearing your shirts, Jay."
"I know. And you look incredibly sexy in them."
By now, we were at the bar, waiting for service.
"What's the fucking problem, then?"
"I just thought you might like to try something different. That's all."
"You getting bored with the way I look?"
"Stop being such a fucking woman."
"What can I get you?" the giant with the wild beard asked from behind the bar.
"Two snake bites, please," we said in harmony. I fastened the button again.
"I've got news for you, dear boy. I AM a woman. Otherwise, what have you been putting your dick in for this past..."
"Shut up. For fuck's sake."
"Jay! I think everyone will know we're shagging."
"Maybe. But..."
"What about my hippy wrap-over skirt? You want me to take that off?" I went to grab the ties.
"No!" He grabbed my hand. "I don't?"
"So, what about it? You stopped liking that as well?"
"It's sexy. I love it," his tone was less than sincere.
"Don't you dismiss me, Jay Parkinson!"
"There!" The barman plonked down our two drinks.
"Ta, Love," I said.
Jay handed him a pound note and waited for the change. It arrived.
"I'm not. I love it. I really do," Jay said, more enthusiastically, as we moved away, "I love everything about you. Whatever you wear turns me on." I wasn't about to interrupt this. "You would look sexy in a bin bag."
"Well, no compliment, really. Lots of girls do." It was the seventies, after all. Bin bags, safety pins and Mohicans were the in thing.
"You know what I mean. You could were rags and turn me on."
"Oh, do I make you hard, baby?" I grabbed at his crotch with my empty hand.
"Stop that!" He slapped my hand away.
"Not that pissed yet, eh." One wonderful thing about Jay is that he never suffered from brewer's droop. I could always get a rise out of him. What's more, he was a lot more adventurous after a pint or eight.
The argument then sort of petered out. It wasn't worth carrying on while Jay was making the cellar walls damp.
Over the couple of years we'd been attending the club, we'd made casual friendships. No one we'd invite back home, but some nice people, just the same. So we spent the next two drinks socialising and talking about nothing significant. We heard the tale for about the fifth time about some idiot having thrown a pint glass full of petrol over Big Dave's jeans and following it with a lit match at him. The story was wilder with each retelling, with Dave ending up in hospital with full-thickness burns according to one raconteur. The actual truth was that they were all pissed in the Riverside one night and someone's brother-in-law's cousin's neighbour, who knows who, thought it would be fun to fill a shot glass with lighter fuel and pour it onto Big Dave's thigh and light it. As soon as the flames appeared, Storm had thrown his pint on it, so Dave didn't even get to feel warm. Still, why spoil a good old tale with elements of truth, eh?
Just to clarify, Big Dave was an ex-shag of mine and Storm, his real name Rory, was his best mate.
"Oh, speak of the fucking devil!" Jay didn't sound too impressed as he spotted Big Dave walking through the room. Dave immediately threw his arms around me and Jay's face immediately looked like a Rottweiler about to rip the face off a mugger who'd just attacked his mistress. Storm also hugged me, though he had a bit more respect for Jay than Dave.
Despite the obvious rivalry between my placid boyfriend and my raucous ex-boyfriend, Jay became quite chatty with the two friends after downing his second snake bite of the evening. Then Storm pulled out his stash box and rolled a five-skinner without the need of an album cover. I was impressed.
"Watch out for the bouncers, man," advised Jay.
"Where do you think I got the blow?" Storm replied.
Jay said nothing, but raised both eyebrows in surprise. The joint came straight to me after Strom had sparked up.
"Shit!" I managed to force out a hoarse whisper. "What is that?"
"Black Leb. Wonderful stuff."
"What! Did you put a fucking ounce in there?"
"Hah!"
I passed it to Jay, who took a good draw and passed it to Big Dave. A strong joint with our third snake bite was probably not our most sensible choice. So what? I thought to myself. Taxi home anyway.
The joint passed round a second time, then Dave shouted, "Blow back!" and pushed through to me. Placing the roach between my lips, he put his own lips around the hot end and blew, gently. This was a technique to increase the hit. It certainly did that.
He offered the same to Jay, who politely refused. I'd had enough for a while and said I was going for a wonder. Visiting the ladies to get rid of some of the three pints I'd downed in the previous two hours, I took the opportunity and tried sobering up a little. I didn't even mind waiting for a cubical; in fact, while I was standing near a sink, I threw some water over my face to aid the process and repeated it on my way out. The cold face wash did nothing to sober me up! If anything, it exaggerated the stagger. I even tried going to the door for some air; that didn't help either.
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By the time I returned, the club was crowded, and the boys had dispersed amongst the clientele of bikers, hippies, and punk rockers. Though they weren't necessarily to be found in the same area. As I poked my head into the hippies area, the sound of Grantchester Meadows drifted to my ears. As my mind drifted to the open countryside around Ormskirk, where we would sometimes visit my favourite aunty. I felt two arms around my waist and recognised Jay's sensual lips on the neck.
"Hello, you," I said, not turning around.