This story is dedicated to femininity... every single luscious inch of her.
I don't know your name, and the lights strobing across the sea of bodies offer me only secret glimpses of your face. I haven't even heard your voice, and would probably struggle to make out your life story above the pounding bass. But it doesn't matter. I feel the vibes coming from you, and they tell me all I need to know. You are the hunter -- practised, proven and justifiably proud of your game. You are at your peak, but yet something is missing.
I draw back into the shadows of the balcony and light a cigarette. I could watch you all night -- your blonde hair blazing across the dance floor like a slow-moving comet, on course for the most attractive girl in the room. She is small and almost frail in appearance with raven-black hair and a dress that emphasises every angel-sculpted curve.
I smile. I like your taste, but I like your style even more.
The girl remains oblivious to your presence until you're standing right in front of her. She smiles and her face lights up at the unexpected attention. You are looking deep into her eyes, breathing sweet nothings into her ear and enjoying the response that you knew you'd get. Your arm slides casually around her shoulder. She leans in closer.
It's all been far too easy -- feeding time at the zoo.
You reach forward to kiss her. A gentle brush of the lips at first, and then the last remaining faΓ§ade of domesticity collapses, and you are kissing her hungrily as her body becomes putty in your hands.
But this is where the picture-postcard seduction ends. Her face is flushed with desire, her entire body falling open to whatever route your hunger leads you on. And then midway through that kiss, your eyes open and become glassy, almost dead. You are bored of being the hunter.
I put out my cigarette and wander off to get a drink from the bar. By the time I've battled through the stampede and returned, you are sitting among your friends, a cigarette smouldering between your smooth strong fingers. Post-coital? Judging by your earlier expression I doubt it.
You finish your drink and gaze around the room. Nobody notices when you get up and leave the table. Your movements are too quiet and too smooth. But I notice from my vantage point. I notice everything, from the restlessness of your fingers to the slow, deep breathing, indicative of so much more.
I'm busy following the outline of your breasts when you look up. Our eyes meet, and neither of us looks away.
What passes between us in that fleeting second is an energy -- a primeval pulse that's existed longer than there've been words to describe it. And as suddenly as it appears, so it vanishes.
You are disappearing through the leaves of artificial palms. My heart quickens. This is far from your natural habitat, but you are completely at home in it, moving slowly, smoothly and radiating sex as you make your way towards a distant passage.
I put down my drink and smile. Even hunters need to pee from time to time.