Revised : 10/06/06
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"What does a girl have to do to get a drink around here," she stated loud enough for the bartender to hear. He smiled as soon as recognized the voice and looked over at two male patrons. Both of them raised their eyebrows signifying they were both having the same thought in response to her demand.
She was in her early thirties, having left girlhood behind she stood tall and confident. The form fitting skirt revealing a firm backside and long legs. The button down blouse was professional but low cut. The tops of her breasts revealed themselves enough to show they were firm and full. There was a small group of men at a table behind her. All of them had their gaze fixed at her six inch black leather heels. Her well manicured toenails were accented by toe rings on each foot and a silver ankle bracelet with a small bell dangling from it.
She was well aware of the attention she was receiving from the two men across the bar as well as the group of men seated behind her. When she was younger she would have been too defensive and self-centered to acknowledge the appreciative looks she was getting. Now, after two children she had passed into womanhood. She had spent five years sequestered at home taking care of the kids and had finally re-entered outside world.
"Well Shannon," the bartender said, "McAllister finally let you out of his sight long enough for you to walk into this joint?"
"I'm meeting him for a drink, smartass," she replied. "Can you make me one of those juicy drinks for me, you know the one with the fruit juice and vodka?"
"Sure gorgeous," he replied, "and if you come over here and let me take a good long look at how beautiful you've become, it'll be on the house. How's that sound?"
Shannon shifted her weight from one foot to another, her hips shifting their angle forcing the men behind her to lift their gaze from her shoes to the soft curves under her skirt. She took one step backward and walked slowly and confidently around the bar, glancing over her shoulder to savor the attention she was getting from the men at the table.
After being cooped up with kids for years, she wasn't the inhibited little Catholic girl she once was. Her husband, Liam McAllister was a long-haired Scotsman that lived life according to a simple credo. "Do whatever you want, so long as you're not harming anyone else." He was fifteen years older than she was and had lived and traveled all over the world. He was a sharp contrast to the strict upbringing she had received.
There were a few other patrons in the bar, mostly men, all of which gave her a good looking-over. Most were discrete as they drank and oogled, but a few were clearly undressing her in their minds. Shannon noticed there was also an attractive woman with a couple of businessmen in the corner that also clearly appreciated Shannon's appearance.
Shannon, walked around to where the bartender was standing, took a few steps back from the bar and took a wide stance. The thin material on the skirt stretched tight against her long legs which were accented with the heels. She swayed her hips slowly from side to side, and wiggled her shoulders causing her breasts to sway gently.
"Hell Shannon," the bartender panted, "that's enough of a show for two drinks....you're more beautiful now than you were when I first carded you when you turned twenty-one."
"Thanks Jimmy," she replied, "that's really nice to hear after two kids."
She took a seat at a table midway between the first bunch of men at the table and the bar. The group of men resumed their obvious admiration of her beauty but were more subtle than before.
Liam showed up after Shannon had finished less than half her drink. She knew Liam liked to show her off, that's why he liked her dressing this way. He wasn't threatened at all by other men, in fact it turned him on knowing that other men desired her.
"You're looking especially fetching today," Liam said as he approached her table, stopping right next to her, his hips just above eye level for her.
"Well then, why don't you make yourself comfortable hon., and I'll fetch you a drink," she replied. "Hopefully you'll enjoy the view, it seems most everyone else did when I got a drink earlier."
"Can't wait to hear all about," he said, "bourbon on the rocks, please."
She stood slowly, leaning toward him in order to afford him an unobstructed view of her cleavage, which was also noticed by the men at the next table. When she got to the bar, she rested on her elbows, her ankles side by side and arched her back causing her backside to become the focal point. She placed her drink order with the bartender, with more than one set of eyes fixed on her bum.
When she returned to the table Liam said, "not wearing any undies again today dear?"
"Well I was hoping I wouldn't have any need for them since we have the evening to ourselves," she said, "the kids are with my mother."
Liam's left eyebrow lifted as his mind raced with possibilities. "What exactly did you have in mind m'Lady," allowing a hint of Scottish accent to flavor his words.
Shannon told Liam that she had already eaten something with her mother when she dropped of the kids and that it was up to him as far as what he wanted to do about dinner. They decided to order several appetizers and dine lightly. The bar began to fill up quickly. The waitress took their food order but Shannon told her they'd get their own drinks when they were ready.
After a short time, Shannon said, "Stay here dear, where you can appreciate the view a little better, I'll go get us another round."
"I'm not about to argue with the likes of you," Liam replied.
Most of the crowd parted naturally as she made her way to the bar, but as she stepped closer there was a man engaged in conversation that did not see her approach. He was well-dressed, tall and athletic. He excused himself and took a step backward as soon as she made her presence known. This still permitted very little room for her to squeeze past which was just the sort of opportunity she wanted to pique Liam's interest.
Feeling Liam's eyes following her every move, she made eye contact with the handsome stranger and turned her back to him as she slid by. She "accidentally" bumped the drink of the man who had been chatting with him, causing a minor commotion with the attention being focused on the chap that had spilled his drink. With her diversion in full swing, she pressed back against the tall man, making sure her delightful bum pressed firmly into his prominent package. He didn't yield an inch. It was like pushing against a brick wall with a penis. Her efforts to regain her balance on provided additional pressure to his manhood.
Once her balance was regained and the diversion began to settle, she spun around to the stranger, and apologized while pretending to make sure her blouse hadn't become unbuttoned, which, as planned focused his attention on her cleavage. Being the gentleman that he was he insisted that she accept his apology for not providing such a lady with enough room to make her way.
"Are you saying I need a lot of room?" Shannon said matter-of-factly, taking advantage of the stranger's well-intentioned verbal blunder.
"Not at all, please..." he begged, "my name is Jaime, please allow me to buy you a drink and accept my most sincere apologies. I'll even bring it to your table."
"I will take you up on that," Shannon said with authority. "I'm sitting right over there with that man," as she pointed to Liam. "The bartender knows what I'm drinking."
"Consider it done," Jaime promised.
By the time he delivered the drink, Shannon had already explained what happened to Liam, who just laughed. "My what a tangled web you weave," Liam said to her. Knowing full well what she was up to, knowing he could only sit back and enjoy her orchestrating the evening's entertainment.
Liam stood and shook Jaime's hand and invited him to sit with both of them for a while. Shannon sat with her legs crossed, the slit of her skirt opened between her thighs invited Jaime's gaze to drink in the view. Laim seemed genuinely friendly and not threatened in the least by his presence so he made himself comfortable.
The three of them chatted for a while, a waitress finally made her way to the table, and more food and drink was ordered. Jaime insisted he pay for everything as Shannon permitted the slit in the front of her skirt to open just a bit more.
As it turned out, Jaime was on a boys-weekend-out with a bunch of his friends. They were staying at the Marriott across the street in a rather large suite so they could party all weekend. He invited Liam and Shannon to join them but he warned them that Shannon would probably be the only woman there. "I'm sure non of the guys will mind, I just didn't want you to feel uncomfortable," Jaime explained to Shannon.