Okay. So I had to come somewhere to sort all of this stuff out. So here I am, sitting on the banks of the river here in Paris with a coffee, my pen and my diary. I guess the only way I'm going to be able to do this is to write it all down. So here goes.
The South African bar - The Springbok - was great. I managed to start talking to someone straight away - this tall, blond guy called John. He was a looker I guess, with a nice cut shape under his shirt. Talked with his hands an awful lot and had kind of a boyish appeal to him. He told me that he's a biologist doing some kind of research here, but I didn't know whether I believe him or not. Talked a good lot though, and bought me drinks. He was a nice guy, but I was hot for the bartender already. Then the guy on the other side of me - an Englishman called John - starts telling me about one of his friends who has started an American grocery business here in Paris. I've been thinking about moving here for a long time, craving it really, and so I got their phone number and address. I've got it in the back of here for reference. It's good timing, that's all. When I gave the book to John to write down his friends number, Martin, the bartender, grabbed it and wrote down his "autograph" too - his hand brushed mine and I felt the heat. I think it was the first time he noticed me that night but it was a good start.
Anyway, this all happened yesterday. Where was I? John was pretty cool and very insistent that I call his friends. I don't know if I have a chance or whether he was just saying that because he fancied me. We'll have to wait and see. I think I will call his friends tomorrow. What do I have to lose? After last night - nothing. Trust me.
I talked to so many people over the course of the evening. But the bartender was always there, and he always had my eye. We got talking when I ordered a drink, and I found out that Martin plays ice hockey for Germany. I wonder if it is true? He certainly has the build for it. His face was even bruised from a collision the night before. I've never been a big hockey fan, but I could get into it. Especially watching someone like Martin.
As the night wore on the place started to clear out, and I got talking to him again. I was trying to be cool but also keep his attention. I seemed to succeed because he would always go and serve someone else and then come right back to me. He even ignored people for me. I listened to him a lot, asked an occasional question; you know the kind of thing - just to show I was interested. Plus I loved the way his hot eyes looked at me. It was as though he was very... primal.