Special Thanks to Kleora for her sweetness and patience in editing what originally was a disaster.
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In the beginning, there was little I knew about Lin. All I could say was that she was beautiful and even when I met her, I was unsure if she would ever be interested in me, let alone in women, though I considered myself to be pretty. I was brown skinned with a nice smile and average height. Even though I was aware culturally and politically of what separated the people of the world, I never let it interfere in desire or love.
I was out with a few girlfriends of mine having drinks and generally hanging out like we usually did when I met Lin. I walked up to the bar and ordered myself another drink; the bartender who was a friend of mine said, "Alright Miss Aisha, this is your last one!" I nodded and smiled, I knew I was beyond tipsy and borderline drunk. I sipped my drink and sighed; I was having a good night. I met a few good looking guys, and I was dressed to the nines in a short, strapless, silver party dress. My hair was slung over my shoulder and even though the lounge was crowded and hot, I managed to only glisten with sweat. I looked out into the crowd and noticed a lone, solitary Asian woman. She was dancing with what looked to be like a friend and I noticed that she was actually quite good. Good enough in fact that a few men had began to stare and hungrily appraise her with their eyes. I shook my head and giggled to myself, I loved men if only for their cavemen like mating techniques.
The song ended and the girl headed to the bar with a friend in tow. As the Asian girl drew closer I could see that she was around the same height as me, possibly an inch or two shorter. She had beautifully shaped chestnut colored eyes and her lips were full and shapely. I allowed myself for a moment to appreciate her small perky breasts. The black dress that she wore accentuated her slender waist that swelled to lush hips and toned legs, and as she stopped right beside me I noticed that she had a small dragon tattoo on her left arm.
I smiled as she ordered a glass of water and another beer. She was a party girl, and bold to be partying in an all black club.
"Hey I saw you out there doing your thing!" I leaned in and whispered in her ear. She laughed and held out her hand to me. "I'm Lin. You?" I shook her hand and flashed a mega watt smile.
"I'm Aisha; pleasure to meet you Lin."
"Glad to know that I met your approval, Aisha!" I laughed with her and said, "Come on, let's go dance!" Her girlfriend whispered something in her ear but stayed rooted to the bar opting to watch our drinks rather than join us.
A few songs later my girlfriends found me and said they were ready to go, I wasn't just yet so I decided to stay and watch this pretty girl who had caught my attention. I had stopped dancing with her and went to go mingle with some people that I knew; I didn't want to look too hung up on her. At last the night was over, the lights were on and everyone was heading out the door. I was disappointed that I had only seen Lin once more during the whole night and I figured she must have left. However, in a short while I was to be thoroughly surprised.
I sidled up to my ex boyfriend who worked the door and gave him a traditional goodbye kiss on the lips.
Hey," he said, almost as an afterthought "There was an Asian chick looking for you outside; do you know her?" I nodded my head;
"Yeah, that's a friend of mine!" I rushed outside without any further thought to the frown he gave me, he knew most if not all of my friends. I looked out at the parking lot, it was a circus with cars coming and going, people hooking up for the night, and music blaring so it surprised me when someone tapped my shoulder. I spun around and it was Lin. She was smiling brightly and her eyes twinkled with mischief.
"Hey Aisha I wanted to know if you were interested in coming to the casino with me and a few of my girlfriends? I'm not from here but I have a room for the weekend. We were going to hang out and maybe grab some breakfast later."
"Sure girl! That sounds fun!" And with that, I jumped in my car and followed Lin and her two friends back to the casino.
When we got to the room, it looked like a typical woman's domain before a night out on the town. Clothes and shoes littered the floor, makeup lined the bathroom counter and a few empty wine glasses were scattered about. I learned quickly that the tall black girl with Lin was Grace, and the shorter Asian girl was Cho. They had all went to college together and Lin was in town with Cho celebrating Grace's birthday. Restlessly Grace said, "I want to go play the slots! I feel lucky tonight!" Cho and Lin smiled as Grace stripped off her party dress right where she was and changed into some tight black jeans and a midriff baring pink tank top. Cho followed suit in a pair of pink shorts and a white tube top. It was Lin who stayed dressed saying, "I think I'm going to hang with Aisha for a bit," and turning to look at me she added "if that's cool with you." I nodded.
"Yeah, I'm good with that, you got any more wine?" The other girls conceded and promised to be back in less than an hour to come get us for breakfast.
After Lin showed me where the rest of the wine was I poured myself a glass and had a seat on the small couch that was adjacent to the bed. It looked so inviting and soft that I slipped off my shoes, drained the rest of my glass and went to go lie down so I could take a quick power nap. Just as my eyes closed I heard the bathroom door open and heard Lin calling me.