"Jose."
I just looked at her over the rim of my glass, taking sip after sip until I finally set it down. "Like there's two Joes, and ... that's your name?"
She pursed her lips at my smile, eventually giving in to the grin that threatened to take over her expression. "No. Like ... Jose. Short for Joseph."
I chuckled into my drink, finally setting it down on the bar to make a face at her. "More like Josephine."
I would have thought she'd be bothered by my taunting, but instead she sat back and scanned her eyes over my body, picking up her own drink and shooting half of it down. "... Whatever. So. What's your name, Princess?"
I laughed again and finished off my drink. "Princess ...? Where did that come from?"
"I think it's only fair," she smiled. She was so confident, and strong and cocky. I had always hated cocky, and I hated that I liked it on her. How dare she allure me like she did.
"I'm not ever telling you my name," I laughed, sneaking her drink to chase it down with mine. It was so much fun stealing it from her, because I knew she would let me. It was so playful there between us, and the fun was infectious through all parts of my body. "... Why don't you guess?"
"Oh no," she moaned, locking eyes with me. "I will not be some fucking clichΓ©. You'll tell me that name of yours, one way or another."
I just stared at her, sitting up tall in my chair and giving her a look that said I could be more stubborn than anyone she'd ever known. I think it excited her to see me stand my ground - had other women never done that around her? I started to wonder. I mean, she did make me weak in the knees, but I needed to restrain myself at least a little. After all, the chase is fun.
"Alright," she nodded at last, leaning in. "Pussy Bitch it is." She was laughing, but my jaw dropped open, turning around to make sure that no one else had heard.
"Are you crazy?!" I whispered, grabbing her knee as I nearly tumbled onto her. Our faces were so close it seemed our lips would inevitably touch, but we were just suspended there in wait. For what, I don't know.
As is seemingly required in certain electric moments, we were interrupted. The bartender was coming back to our end of the bar. "Anything else for you ladies?"
She broke from her stare, and smiled at him. "Nothing for me. Are you heading out too, Mrs ... Bitch, right? Hell of a last name!"
I felt so humiliated, but I could only try to bite my tongue, to keep from laughing.
The bartender lifted a brow as I covered my face, and Jose slammed her hand down on the counter. "Goodnight, Russ."
He laughed and walked off as I whacked Jose in the arm. "What the fuck were you thinking?!"
"You know ... you're not as drunk as I thought you'd be."
"YOU just thought you could drink me under the table," I teased, slipping off my stool with a little imbalance. She tried to catch my hand, but I quickly crossed my arms and shot her a look.
She was up off her chair and whispering into my ear before I knew it: "I bet that pussy of yours tastes sweet ..."
A warm tingle surged through me as I stepped up close to her. "You'll never know ... what she tastes like," I smirked, tucking my clutch under my arm. "Never ever ... ever ... ever ..."
"Just rubbing it in," she mumbled, following close behind me as I strutted out of the place.
When we were outside, she lit a cigarette, and leaned back against the building. Boy was she ever a sight for sore eyes. Still, I did my best to ignore her, standing at the curb. I had a new, more confident way about myself around women ever since I'd understood my own interest. I knew she could feel that, and that made me feel even better. Waving my hand up as a cab drove past, I tried to flag it down, but it was already occupied.
"Nice going, Pussy."
I wanted to tell her shut it, but I had a grin that I simply couldn't shake as I looked back to her. I wanted to tear my eyes away, but there she was looking fine and acting like she owned the place. It worked for her. She had an animalistic lust that drew me in.
"You know ... you do look different."
I flipped my long blond hair over my shoulder, and fished for the lip gloss in my clutch. "Fucking right I do."
"And a potty mouth ... We'll have to fix that."
"We'll have to fix that?!" I laughed. "Who is WE?"
"Me and my hands ..." she grinned, exhaling smoke into the dark night air. "We can be very persuasive ..."
I tried not to think about her hands on me, or what she wanted to do to me. I had to wonder what she did want to do. And when enough silence had passed, I asked her. She'd just finished her cigarette, and threw it to the ground to smother it with the sole of her shoe.
"Not sure we should discuss that here ..." she smiled, approaching.
I watched her very carefully as she sauntered over to me and slipped her right hand up the side of my leg ... up, up, until her hand was on my hip. We were standing by the curb, and I did nothing to stop her as her hand drifted onto my hip, under my dress.