Saturday night in Fort Worth offers plenty to do. Laurieās my best friend and we love to go out and have a good time on the weekends. Weād decided to go out on the town and hit a couple of the country western nightclubs. Although Laurieās deaf, she loves to dance and have a good time. One of the guys where Laurie works suggested we try a place called the Blackwater Saloon. He told her it had a country western atmosphere and a large dance floor. He was sure weād like it. It was one of his favorite hangouts.
On our nights out on the town, Laurie and I like to dress sexy, hoping thereāll be plenty of guys around to take notice. This night was no different. Laurieās got a great pair of legs and she wears her skirts plenty short. I opted for a black velour jumpsuit, cut low in the back, down to my waist but not quite as plunging in the front, just enough to show plenty of cleavage.
We decided to stop in at the Blackwater Saloon. The parking lot was crowded but we managed to find a spot clear at the far end. I wheeled the pick-up in the spot before anybody beat us to it. We walked across the lot passing a couple of guys wearing cowboy hats talking by their truck. The turned their heads watching us as we approached. The looks on their faces displaying their approval.
Although Laurie canāt hear a thing, she can read lips so she can pretty much understand what people are saying to her. The guys waved and we waved back. Donāt think either of us were really interested in them but it doesnāt hurt to be friendly.
The Blackwater was packed, didnāt see a table available anywhere so we made our way to the bar when we spotted a couple of empty seats. The Blackwater didnāt have live music, just a DJ playing the music. The music sounded great. Well to me it did anyway. Laurie could have cared less. We ordered drinks, red wine. Iām not much on beer. Laurie was surveying the crowd looking for āhotā guys, one of her favorite pastimes. Other than couples it looked like there were more girls than guys in the club. Laurie noticed it too but we decided to stay awhile and see how weād fair against the competition.
We didnāt have to wait too long. Laurie was approached by a neatly dressed guy wearing a cowboy hat and asked to dance. Laurie didnāt quite understand what heād said. She looked at me and I said, ādanceā in a more pronounced manner. Laurie and I had also worked out a series of gestures so we could communicate better. She got the message and followed the guy out onto the dance floor. The guy hadnāt realized Laurie was deaf. He held Laurie close; I could see she was enjoying being in his grasp. The guy had a big smile on his face, probably happy that Laurie had agreed to dance with him. He was taller than Laurieās 5ā7ā height. Iāll have to admit, he did have a cute butt on him. Iām a ābuttā girl in case you havenāt guessed. The song stopped and another slow dance song followed. Laurie and her cowboy continued dancing, seemed they were hitting it off pretty well.
I noticed a several guys sitting at a table staring at me. Donāt know if they were just looking or trying to build up enough courage to approach me. I lit up a cigarette, a bad habit Iād picked up from Laurie. The music stopped for a minute and Laurie and the cowboy returned to the bar.
āShe canāt hear you, sheās hearing impaired,ā I told him.
Laurie prefers hearing impaired instead of deaf. She said it didnāt sound quite as drastic. The guy looked a little startled but he seemed to handle the news alright.
āShe can read your lips but you have to look right at herā I said.
āThatās cool. I thought she just didnāt want to talk to me on the dance floorā He replied.
āWould you two like to join us? Iām with some friends at the table over there.ā He pointed to the table where Iād noticed the guys watching me earlier. I asked him if he was sure it would be alright with them. He readily assured me, weād be more than welcome.
We picked up our glasses and followed him over to the table where his friends were sitting. They all rose from their chairs as we approached. Such gentlemen! Darren, the guy Laurie had danced with, introduced his friends to us. Rick, Michael and Dan, all in their mid-20ās I guessed.