I had read and heard about such things happening to other guys before and hoped that I would be lucky enough to have it happen to me. Well, the stars must have been aligned just right that late afternoon or the Gods were smiling down upon me. Whatever the case may be, I was just Damn lucky and happy about it.
I had gotten off work late and after fighting the late rush hour traffic on the DC beltway (funny how it seems everyone was waiting for me to leave my office building to join me on the beltway at exactly the same time) I decided against cooking me something at home. TV dinner for the third night in a row did not appeal to me at the time, so I decided to hit my favorite local Pub "The Green Turtle" for a beer, a burger, and perhaps a few games of pool.
I walked into the pub, immediately pulling myself up to the bar, and ordered a cold draft. The beer felt good going down and seemed to melt away the long day. After gulping down the last drop I closed my eyes and held the cool glass to my forehead. Finally, I literally shook the remainder of stress from my body like a dog shaking the water off his fur. It was then I heard a giggle off to my left. I lowered my glass to the bar and looked over to see who it was that found my actions so amusing. I found myself staring into a pair of deep green eyes that complimented the smile of her full lips. Before I could say anything she quipped, "That bad a day huh?"
I turned away raising my hand to get Tina, the bartenders attention, "Yea, not to mention the traffic."
She replied, "Well, watching you was pretty funny."
Curtly I said, "That's exactly what I am here for…your amusement."
From the corner of my eye I could see the smile leave her face as she fell silent for a moment and then added, " Sorry, did not mean to bother you. I was just trying to make conversation."
I finally got Tina's attention as she approached me asking, "Another one Roy?"
"Please." I said.
I reached for a cigarette and fired it up.
Out of curiosity I glanced over at Miss green-eyes giving her the once over. She had turned on her bar stool facing away from the bar. Not too bad I thought. She definitely had it going on from the waist down. Nice long shapely legs. She wore a clinging powder blue dress. Her legs were crossed and I could see she had on matching pumps. Her hair was brown and cut short. What attracted me most were those legs. They were very smooth looking and it was obvious she took care of them. When I looked back up she was staring at me. A smirk crossed her lips. I quickly looked away. Tina set the beer in front of me saying, "I'll add it to your tab Roy."
"Thanks."
After a few swigs and a few more quick glances at Miss Green Eye's crossed legs I finally turned to her and said, "Hey listen, we got off on the wrong foot. I'm sorry about what I said earlier, my name is Roy."
She gave me a quizzical side ways look then after an uncomfortable moment of silence she smiled and said, "I know, I heard the bartender."
She held out her hand saying, "I'm Pam." I smiled and shook her hand, "Glad to meet you Pam, and again I apologize for my sour disposition."
She turned on her bar stool facing me with those lovely legs crossed in my direction, "Fair enough."
I could not help but glance down at her long legs again, feeling that familiar sensation of excitement begin to stir in my stomach. "What are you drinking? Its on me."