I was in some town in Southern Texas, near the Mexican border, for business. I had flown in that morning, done the boring work thing all day, had dinner with clients, and was then mercifully allowed to get checked in to my hotel just before 8:00 pm. It was mid-July.
I had no beer in my room, and didn't really want to go out, but hey, the company was covering all expenses, so I headed down to the hotel bar.
The bar was attached to the lobby, a large opening across from the front desk. I walked in and stopped to survey my surroundings. The bar itself was to the back right, and ran parallel to the bar entrance and front desk. There were tables of various sizes and seating formats in a bit of an "L", running down from the right wall and then across the left wall past the end of the bar. Darkened windows lined the left wall, producing a falsely dark apparition of the world outside.
"Hello sir, will it be just yourself this evening or will someone be joining you?"
"Hello, sorry, I was day-dreaming. Just me thanks. I'm not gona eat, though. I think I'm just going to slide up to the bar and have a beer or five."
"Sounds good! Just go ahead and sit anywhere at the bar!"
"Thank you."
"Mmm-hmm."
The bar curved around at the end, and the bathrooms were in the back corner. There were a couple of stools around the curve, which would let me see down the bar, outside, and have a good view of the entire restaurant, so I decided to take up residence on one of these stools at the end.
There were a few tables occupied with diners, and nobody else at the bar when I pulled up. It was a Tuesday, which was evidentally not a particularly busy night at this haunt. It looked like there was one waitress, doubling as a hostess when she had greeted me, and the bartender. He was young, looked latino, likely Mexican-American I figured, judging by the locale. I had just finished adjusting my stool.
"Hello. How are we today signor?"
"Thirsty! But I think you're going to help me solve that problem."
"I think I have the equipment to service you. What are you looking for?"
"What do you have on tap? Anything local?"
"Yeah, we have one from here in town. Los Cuernos del Toro. An IPA."
"That sounds right up my alley! Shoot me a pint please."
As he smiled and turned away, I realized that he was a gorgeous specimen. Deep tan complection, smooth skin, a finely drawn face, not a hint of stubble, silky black hair, short and wavy, beautiful lips and a great smile. His top was quite tight, and I had been able to see the lines of his chest muscles through it easily. His sleeves were rolled up to his biceps, where it looked like they would cut off circulation, as his strong arms rippled and seemed to be trying to tear free.
Now as he was walking down the bar towards the taps, I could see the definition of his ass through his pants, which were not of a particularly tight style, he was simply extremely well built for his height. As he grabbed a glass and turned to start pouring my beer, my eyes focused on the front of his pants, and it looked like they were having trouble containing whatever goodies lay under there as well.
I had gotten myself pretty excited by the time that he came back with my beer. He set a coaster down and plunked my pint on top. It looked amazing, a nice deep amber colour, clear, with a thick, creamy looking head. I picked it up and it smelled even better, earthy and dank with a hint of citrus fruit. I took a big gulp, and then a second swig which I swirled around my mouth. It tasted fantastic! The next taste was even better.
"Well?"
"That is a fantastic IPA!"
"I thought you'd like it."
"What's the alcohol content on that?"
He went back down the bar quickly, looked at something and said, "Six point nine."
"Cool, thanks."
He made his way back down to my end and leaned against the counter behind the bar. I was having a tough time not staring at his chest, or the front of his pants.
"I'm Miguel." he said, reaching his right hand towards me.
"I'm ---. Nice to meet you."
I reached out and shook his hand. His shake was gentle but firm. I found my eyes lingering on his bicep, and when I went to pull my hand away was surprised to feel his grip still holding me there. I met his eyes, and he smiled. I matched this and thought, busted, so whatever.
"Your arms look like they are going to tear their way out of those sleeves."
He let his grip lapse and pulled his hand back, sliding his fingers along my palm.
He chuckled, "You think? Yeah, I guess it is a little tight."
"It looks great...um...the shirt, your arms...sorry."
"No, no... don't worry, thank you."
An order had come up and he headed down to make the drinks.
Interesting introduction, I thought to myself, a little excited. I had a good angle of his crotch while he was getting the current drink prepared, and was thirstily draining my pint glass admiring this, when he looked over at me, caught my eye, smiled and winked. I smiled back and then diverted my attention, looking around the room, then through the window to outside.
Once done his duties for the moment, he grabbed a pint glass and started pouring another Los Cuernos del Toro. He carried it towards me, a little head pouring down the sides in the process. It looked like a beer commercial.
He grabbed my empty, set the new one on the coaster, and the empty on the back counter, then resumed the lean.
"I figured a thirsty hombre wouldn't be satisfied with just one beer."
"Thanks Miguel! You figured correctly. God, it pours with a beautiful head doesn't it?"
"Everybody likes head."
I looked up to his devil may care smile and into his eyes.
"Isn't that the truth?!"
My eyes involuntarily meandered down to his bulge. I took a deep breath and tried to focus on my beer. Taking three big swigs.
He laughed, "So what are you here for? Work?"
"Yep. All business, no pleasure."
"Well, you are helping liven up my night. Pretty dead in here, even for a Tuesday. Hopefully I can add some pleasure to your business trip."
"I'd say you are right now. What time do you close?"
"11:00."
According to the clock behind the bar, it was 8:58. I had probably come into the bar just after 8:30.
"Not too much more time to kill then."
He was staring intently at my face.
"Something wrong?"
"Hmm? Oh...no...sorry...you have some of the head in your moustache. But no, nothing wrong, I was just admiring your beard. You're very handsome."
I wiped my moustache with my hand, my mind thinking, this can't be for real.
"Um...thank you. I'm surprised a good looking young fella like yourself would think that."
"Come on?! You're not that old!"
"36."
"I'm 27."
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Things continued like this for a bit, he would go do a bit of work and pour drinks when orders came in, and he'd bring me down a fresh pint whenever mine was empty almost seamlessly. We would chat, flirtatiously, candidly.
He had lived in this town all his life, and still lived with his Mother. His Father had left before he was born. He had no siblings. I had let him know more about me, what my job was, family back home, where home was, etc.
I think I was just over halfway done my fifth pint when Miguel came back down the bar and asked if I wanted one more to carry back to my room. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 10:56.
"Sure. I didn't think you could do that, but sounds great."
"I can bend the rules a little."
I finished up my current pint while he was pouring my last one. He came back with that beer and the bill. I signed the bill to my room, but wanted to give Miguel a bigger tip than my work would see, so added 15%, and planned to grab him a twenty as well. As I slid the bill back to him and started opening my wallet to put my copy in to and grab the cash out of, I hear him say:
"So, I guess you must be pretty tired ---?"
I meet his eyes and smile.
"No, not really. I'll probably just go back to the room and sit there wishing that I could still be down here..."
I chuckle a bit at this. "Ahh! And, shit, I don't have any more beer in my room either."
"Well, I can't really help with more beer, but wine maybe?"
I look at him smiling at me, and my brain is going to blow. This can't be happening.
"Red wine would be great! Where are you headed after work? Big plans?"
"Hopefully, but not yet. My Mom will be asleep. I'd just be going home, playing video games or watching some Netflix or something. I don't have to be back here until 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. I could always send my Mom a text if I wasn't going to be home for a while for some reason."
"Um...well I have to be honest...I am having a little bit of trouble believing that this is happening right now...but Miguel, I've had a great evening chatting with you, and...I mean...if...uh...you know...you wanted to come up to my room, hang out or whatever, that...would be, well, awesome."
"I would love that. I just have to clean up down here, and I'll be up in a bit."
"Cool. I'm in room -."
"I know, it's on the bill."
We both laugh. I toss the twenty on the bar.
"What's that for?"
"Tip."