I perched on a stool at the bar, my drink in my hand, anxious, curious, but at the same time, I had to admit, somewhat scared. I had decided to do something about my attraction to men. During the five years that I was married, I hankered after other men. Previous to marriage, I had been with women, but had had nothing to do with other men. Now after my divorce, I thought it was about high time that I brought this attraction to reality. Scary, right?
As I said, I had never been with a man before although I strongly wanted to. Somehow, the opportunity hadn't arose, whether back in high school or in college. I had never had the nerve, and I always convinced myself that such desires were going to pass. I had married. These desires hadn't passed.
So here I was in a gay bar, perched on a wooden stool, sipping my scotch on ice, and not daring to look around. What was I expected to do? Should I scan the place, find a handsome man, and ask him to go to bed with me? What an atrocious idea. What if a man came onto me and declared his sexual lust for me? I shivered with anticipation although half-convinced that nothing of the above was going to happen. I felt as if I was as green as leaf of lettuce, or a cucumber?
But still, why not? I am an attractive early-30s man, the last time I looked at myself in the mirror, after a shower, naked. I was fit: flat stomach, defined pecs, nice round nipples. Ok, a bit too hairy with a thick chest patch, trailing down to my curly crotch crowning the base of my dick. But I was no James Dean, nor was I a Blake Mitchell from the porn I had watched. Just your average guy.
Already my heart was beating faster than normal, and there was a decided itch in my groin. The result of anxiety, anticipation, curiosity? I pretended to be casual, and I had noticed how some of the men in the bar stared at me when I entered, casing me, looking me over. I felt their eyes boring into me and I was really scared at the prospects.
"Compliments of the gentleman," the barman said as he placed another scotch on ice in front of me, startling me out of my thoughts, making me realize where I was: a fucking gay bar! He nodded towards the other end of the bar.
I looked. The man there seemed to be around my age, early thirties, by my initial estimate. Light beard. Longish hair. Sparkling eyes. A thin smile on his lips. All in all, not bad for a first quick glance. I raised my drink, my hand shaking slightly, and saluted him in thanks. Was he sending me a message? That he liked me? Duh, of course, he was. I trembled, feeling a chill down my spine and a stirring in my groins. Maybe a trickle down my armpit. Already? This was incredible, all those feelings translated into bodily stirrings and achings.
After a minute or so, the man sauntered over and took the stool next to mine.
"Hi," he said, his smile widening, exposing white and straight teeth. A big plus. The guy was scoring big with me: I loved the beard and the white, healthy teeth, but now I also noticed that his longish hair was tied back in a ponytail. "Ian," he extended his hand. I shook hands with him and felt that the hold was firm and lasted a few seconds more than normal. I sort of felt his thumb rubbing on my hand and my heart beats accelerated.
"Steven," I managed to croak.
"Seems you're new here?" he said as he raised his drink and sipped. Voice a little gruff, and I thought it went so well with the beard and the white teeth. Masculine, enticing...
I nodded. "Yes," I agreed. It wasn't that difficult to notice how hesitant and unsure I was.
"It's a nice place," Ian said, placing his drink on the bar, his hand dropping onto my thigh, his eyes gazing into mine. I shivered at the hand pressure. That was forward of him, wasn't it? Was it normal for men at gay bars to start making out, right there and then? I had noticed a couple (men) dancing close to each other when I entered the bar. But those had been other people; this was me, with a man's hand caressing my thigh!
I felt the warmth of his hand on my thigh. His smile was alluring enough, but his touch was hot, scorching. I was able to control the shaking, and I brought up the courage to place my own hand over his and press down. He reacted by moving his hand inside my thigh, rubbing. The smile was killing me already. If a hand touch could do this to me, what would naked skin to skin do, then? What would it be like to feel a man-dick, hard and throbbing, poking at my naked body? The chill down my spine became more persistent, running down from my nape to my butt.
Our conversation was loaded. All sorts of double meanings, stuff like his making a comment about the way I sipped my drink, how my lips wrapped around the rim of the glass. Was that his way of telling me that kissing me was erotic? Or even that my lips around his cock were more erotic? I shivered. Or my comment about his ponytail hair tied at the back and whether he liked his body parts long and tied up. Was that my way of telling him that I loved his body parts? Shiver.
We smiled and laughed and the alcohol was successful in making me loose and almost back to my normal self. The rubbing on my thigh continued, and now my dick was elongated with a semi-erection, aware of my feeling of anticipation.
"Excuse me for a minute," Ian said as he slipped off his stool. "Pee time."
I watched his back as he moved towards the men's room. Wearing tight jeans, his butt was bubbled and moved suavely and feline-like. I considered following. I was aching to see him with his back arched and his dick in his hand as he pissed into the urinal. I saw myself holding his penis, feeling it pulsating in my grip as urine streamed out of the slit. I saw myself leaning and kissing the side of his neck, watching the relief on his face as he emptied his bladder. I even imagined my front pressed onto his back, grinding. But I was no slut. No way I would do any of that, as tempted as I was.
A few minutes later, Ian emerged and walked back. I watched. Of course, I noticed the bulge in his jeans, and something tingled down my spine, enhancing the chills. Walking erect, head up, arms swinging, he attracted most of the clientele and I was jealous already. He exuded masculinity. Feet planted firmly with every step. A hint of a smile on his handsome face.
"Phew," Ian heaved as he raised himself up on the stool spreading his legs wide, and picking up his drink. "I needed that," he said.
"Peeing?" I asked, and inwardly slapped myself for sounding so innane.
Ian gazed at me over his glass, his eyes boring into me. His eyes were green, I noticed, speckled with brown dots, intense.
"You were expecting something else?" he said, setting down his drink and squeezing my thigh. All this time, as his hand was working my thigh, up and down and in and out, he never reached my crotch. I shivered.
I smirked.