The door beeped as her keycard unlocked it, and she dragged her suitcase into the hotel room behind her. God, it was a long day of traveling; she just wanted to dive right into that bed and go to sleep.
As she got herself situated, and ready for the next morning, she realized she definitely deserved a nice glass of wine before turning in. Oh, or maybe a martini.... that lobby bar looked nice, if quiet.
It was only 1130; why not? She freshened up a bit, and headed down.
As she walked into the lobby, her heels clicking on the tile floor, she found that the bar had gotten a little busier. In fact, there wasn't a seat open at the bar. Discouraged, she was about to turn and leave. Then, she felt a hand on her arm and heard a deep voice behind her say, "Miss, if you're looking for a seat, one of my tables just opened up."
She turned around and found a very handsome, young black guy smiling at her. She was so stunned for a moment that his smile started to turn to concern, as if he had done something wrong. He pulled his hand away. "I'm sorry," he started to say...
"No no; that's ok. I was just surprised. I've been traveling all day, so yea; a table would be great." She replied. His smile retuned. Wow, what a great smile, she thought to herself. And was a bit surprised to find her usual 'resting bitch face' had transformed to a smile, too.
"It's right over here, miss. What can I get you to drink?"
She ordered herself a martini; slightly dirty. As he left the table, she noticed that he was fit, albeit thin. She smiled to herself. What was she doing, checking out this waiter. She's married! And certainly all her husband's talk about hall passes and hotwifing was just thatβ- talk! This waiter certainly seemed into her though...
After he brought her drink, they chatted some more. His name was Andre, he was working his way through college. She told him about hating Ohio winters, why she was in town, etc. Typical small talk stuff, but the way he kept looking at her made it so much more. She found herself blushing and laughing, more than a few times.