"I couldn't help but notice your tattoo. It's a dragonfly isn't it?"
We were sitting in the sauna at my health club. Just the two of us. It was that time of the afternoon when things at the club get slow. The folks who fit a work out in during lunch are back at work and the ones who come after work before going home are still at work. Sometimes I can get a steam or sauna without anyone else around. Today, in the sauna there were just the two of us. Him and me.
I guessed that standing he'd be about five foot six. A few inches shorter than me. Kind of stocky. Not a muscle builder but nicely proportioned. Me, I don't work out. I try to walk on a regular basis. Play some golf. I use the club for the sauna, the steam room, Jacuzzi, and do a few laps in the pool. It's amazing how the stress melts away in a sauna. So I'm not exactly a muscle-man either, but I'm in pretty good shape. Love handles. But pretty good shape.
"I couldn't help but notice your tattoo. It's a dragonfly isn't it?" The dragonfly tattoo was on his right thigh and was about six inches long. It was a beautiful piece of artwork but its best feature was that it drew the eye to the magnificent flesh-sculpture next to it. "The coloring is magnificent." I added.
It was hard to tell in the subdued lighting of the sauna room but I thought he blushed a little as he said, "Oh, thanks. You wouldn't believe how plastered I was the night I got this. How about you? Any tattoos?"
I stood up and made a show of looking for a tattoo on my own body. Turned my back to him and made a show of trying to look at my backside over my shoulder. If I get compliments it's usually on one of two things. My eyes, a beautiful shade of blue. Or my ass. If his sexual preferences drifted towards guys I wanted to be sure he got a good view of my ass. "I could have sworn I had a tattoo on me somewhere. Did you see where it went to?" The reaction I was hoping for was a chuckle or at least a grin. What I got was so much better.
"No. I didn't see it." he said. "Maybe I should look more closely."
I decided to, what's that expression, swing for the bleachers? I said "The lighting in here isn't the best for searching for elusive tattoos. I've got great lighting at my place and it's just a few blocks away."
"Great," he said, "after we shower and dress I'll get my car and just follow you there."
"Actually, I was being literal when I said it was just a few blocks away. I walked over. So maybe you can give me a ride and I can give you directions."