The silver specked blue ball slid down the lane, its clockwise spin whirling over the glossy finish of the wood and oil until just past half way down the alley, then, like a perfectly honed knife it began to slice, turning away from the gutter and careening toward the sweet spot between the first and third pin. Well before the ball touched a single pin everyone knew it was going to be a strike. Even the sound was perfect as the mass of pins seemed to shatter into a million pieces, all bouncing, spinning and tumbling into the dark pit behind the machinery.
From that first ball the outcome of the match was pretty much assured, so after a quick glance at her opponent to savor the bead of sweat forming on his forehead, Renee looked over at his girlfriend sitting nervously in the pit. She felt a slight tingle between her legs as she sat down and entered her score. The bright X that lit up on the overhead scoreboard would be the first of many that night.
After a short wait, her opponent finished his frame and she stood up complimenting his performance, "Good spare, that third pin is always tough."
He nodded, glanced guiltily at his girlfriend and slipped into his seat to mark his score. Once the scoring was finished Renee grabbed her ball, ran her cloth over it to wipe off any excess oil and then moved into position. Concentrating on her mark, she glided forward, swung the ball along her side, snapping her wrist at the point of release and slid into the perfect stance with her right hand held high and her right leg kicked behind and across her body.
Once again the ball slid down spinning in the oil, before gripping the wooden lane and turning quickly to the left. It careened into the sweet spot with a force that drove one of the pins against the wall so hard it whirly-birded across the lane knocking down everything in its path. Renee returned to her seat and marked a second X on her scorecard. She then watched her opponent grab his ball and move into position.
Renee watched closely as he moved forward, swung the ball past his body and flicked his wrist spinning the ball down the lane. She had hoped he would at least give her some competition, but was quickly disappointed as she saw how far his timing was off. The ball slid through the oil, gripped the wood and then turned left, hitting the first pin head on.
As her opponent began lining up his attempt at the seven-ten split Renee stole a glance at his girlfriend. Her hair was nice, with long, full curves that cascaded down onto her small shoulders. The woman left the top three buttons of her blouse unbuttoned showing a bit of cleavage. Her breasts were small, but nicely rounded and well proportioned for the rest of her body. Renee glanced up, met her eyes and quickly glanced away. In a moment she looked back and this time held the woman's curious gaze.
Renee felt another tingle shoot through her body as she realized the woman was looking her over. Initially shy, the woman now seemed more curious than timid. Turning her attention back to the match, she noticed that her opponent rolled his ball into the gutter trying to pick up that nearly impossible spare. Standing up from her chair she said, "Nice try, that one's impossible." Confidently grabbing and wiping off her ball, Renee lined up her shot, moved forward and spun the ball down the lane, watching it slice off course leaving four pins standing.
"Damn," she thought, seeing a glimmer of hope in her opponent's smile. She picked up her green ball and quickly rolled it straight down the lane easily picking up her spare. Slipping back into her chair, she marked her score and concentrated on her opponent as he confidently knocked down all the pins.
"Nice shot," she said, standing up from her seat.
"Thanks, I finally got it down. You better watch out now."
Renee did watch out bowling strikes in the next five frames before leaving one pin wobbling in the corner. After the easy spare, she hit another several strikes beating her opponent by over seventy points. She shook his hand and then stepped over to his girlfriend, reaching out her hand and saying, "I guess we should introduce ourselves, I'm Renee."
The woman stood up, took Renee's hand and said, "I'm Cathy."
Turning back to her opponent she said, "Well, I guess Cathy and I will be leaving for a while."
"I guess so, I would never have believed someone like you could bowl that good," he replied, "You just don't seem, ah, it's just that..."
"You thought all good women bowlers would be big and masculine?"
"Yeah, I guess, I just never figured you'd have what it takes to beat me."
"Well, if you don't mind I think I'll take Cathy..."
"Where are you going?"
"I have a place nearby," she replied nodding her head toward the door, "Afterward I'll bring her back here. I mean I did win fair and square."
He nodded, "Fair and square, I just wonder if you have what it takes now."