My name is Gwen. I'm 26 years old, a paralegal and I live in St. Louis, MO. In college, I dreamed of being a lawyer, but alas, my LSAT scores were not good enough to get into a top flight law school. I just don't test well and if I am honest with myself, I don't handle stress well enough to be a lawyer. Still I am good at research, writing and administration so I found my niche where I could work in the law, even if it wasn't as glamorous as getting top billing. I worked under several lawyers who understood the contributions I made to the firm. Plus the hours were closer to normal compared to the insane amount a first year associate has to work.
Even though closer to normal meant not working 60-70 hours a week, 50 hours meant a work/life balance was difficult. I am young, attractive and smart, but I always found it difficult to keep a steady boyfriend. Plus I had always had a thing for "bad boys" so if I wanted someone more compatible with me in bed, that pretty much meant long term relationship prospects took a back seat. But that was OK for now. I figured after I established a career I could settle down.
My firm had offices in New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix. Occasionally I had to travel for a week or two in order to help out on a big case. I guess my reputation was strong because these trips became more frequent as my skills became known in the firm. Unfortunately they also were definitely work trips with long hours so I couldn't really enjoy the cities. The one thing I did arrange was to always fly home the day after whatever casework was resolved. That meant I could go out the night before and indulge my need for a bad boy in a way I could never do at home. I don't consider myself a slut, but a one-night stand in a town where I'm not known became the norm for my need to release my work stress. But even this, over time, lost its appeal as I felt a need to connect on a deeper level with someone. Then came a company meeting in Chicago.
Being less than six hours to Chicago by car meant I had been there many times and always enjoyed myself. But since I was going to be in our office most of the time and it was near Union Station, I decided to take the train. The time was about the same, but it was much cheaper than gas and I wouldn't have to worry about driving or carpooling. In my suitcase I packed two business appropriate suits as well as a short skirt, silk blouse and my four-inch spiked heels. I called those my hunting clothes. I was undecided whether I would go out and let myself get picked up for a night of meaningless sex, but I figured I should be prepared.
Since this trip was for meetings, on nights one and two we went out as a group for dinner and drinks. When I get a couple glasses of wine in me, I get flirtatious. I had to be careful around my co-workers as it was definitely inappropriate to fish off the company pier, especially for just a couple hour fling.
The meetings went well and were scheduled to wrap up on Wednesday and everybody seemed to be heading to the airport soon after. I had kind of given up on going out hunting on Wednesday night, but I kept my hotel until Friday so I could go explore the city on Thursday. That seemed like a good plan and the company was fine springing for a couple extra nights since they were so pleased with my work. My boss said it was an "unannouced" bonus, meaning don't tell anybody, but I had earned it. It was a perfect plan except for my dream Tuesday night.
I had a bit too much to drink at dinner on Tuesday. That is what I blamed for my dream. It wasn't unusual for me to dream about a hunky stranger taking me back to my hotel from a bar. But this time it wasn't a man. It was a woman. She wasn't hunky, but she was confident, beautiful and knew she wanted to be with me. Before you wonder where these thoughts came from, back in college I did make out with a couple of different girls at parties. Alcohol was always involved and usually a dare from other people at the party spurred the action. I never admitted it, but I always got turned on by kissing another girl and when I would get home after the party I always masturbated to the experience. I never went further than that, but after I woke with a wet pussy from the dream, I thought to myself, why not have a one-night stand with a woman and find out what I had been missing. I didn't think I was changing sides, or even that I might be bisexual. It was just that my travel adventures had grown stale and maybe this would be an adventure. Besides, if I got a bad vibe at the bar, I could always just go back to the hotel. A quick Google search located a lesbian bar on the near West side not too far from my hotel.
It was just after six, far too early to go out, but not too early to masturbate thinking about getting picked up by a woman. It was even better than my dream and I came quicker than I usually do. That sealed my fate as I knew this was what I wanted to do. A quick shower and some time doing my makeup and I was ready. A short Uber ride, with a driver who seemed disappointed that I was gay (Based on my destination and I didn't tell him I was just pretending as he wasn't my type) and I was sitting at the bar drinking a red wine by 8pm.
I didn't know if the protocol of trying to get picked up for a hookup was different between women compared to with a guy. I was accustomed to having my pick of guys trying to get my attention, usually within a few minutes of my arrival. But this was different. As I sat at the bar and looked around for a woman to catch my eye, I didn't have many women approach me. A couple did, but they seemed to sense my inexperience and that seemed to turn them off. This surprised me. I didn't tell them I was a lesbian virgin, but I guessed I was putting out that vibe. I figured turning a straight girl would be a notch in their bedpost they wanted, but maybe I was wrong.
30 minutes later I was almost done with my second glass of wine and ready to head back to my hotel. I guessed it wasn't meant to be that I would find somebody to take with me. Then she walked in. She was a redhead. I didn't realize I thought that was hot until that moment. Actually, I had not really thought about what I was looking for, but this woman was definitely it. She was taller than me, probably 5' 10". Even in my heels I was 5' 7" at best. She had on a smartly tailored business suit as if she had just come from an office. She looked like so many of the female lawyers I worked with and even though I had seen her less than five seconds I sensed an aura of confidence in how she carried herself. I liked that too. She was kind of a bad boy in spiked heels.
As she walked in, she looked at me. There were a couple other women at the bar, but I got a sense she was sizing me up instead of looking for a place to sit. Unfortunately her gaze shifted quickly to a couple of women sitting at a table. Apparently they were friends as she walked over to them and engaged them in conversation. My hopes dashed, I decided to finish my drink and head out. It wasn't too late to go find a regular bar I figured, or maybe even the hotel bar so if I didn't find anybody I could drink safely. Dejected, I focused on my glass. I didn't slam the second half of my drink. I sipped it slowly, enjoying it, but I felt stupid for coming here. Just as I was finishing, I felt a tap on my left shoulder.
I turned and saw the most beautiful piercing green eyes looking down on me. I opened my mouth to say hello, but no words came out.
"You look lost," the red headed woman said. "Join me at my table and let's talk."
She held up her hand and I passively put mine in hers.
"How many of those wines have you had?" she asked. Finally finding my voice I said, "Two."
"How long have you been here?" she continued. "About half an hour," was my reply.
She looked me up and down as if to gauge my weight. "You should only have one more," she said loud enough for the bartender to hear her. I had not noticed, but the bartender had already begun refilling my glass. My new friend guided me off the stool and then took my glass and led me toward the back of the bar and an empty circular booth. Using my hand to direct me, she had me slide into the booth. She then placed my wine in front of me and sat down herself.
"I am Victoria," she announced. "And you are?"
"Gwen," I replied.