Seduced in the Sky
A glass of Margarita was served to me.
"Excuse me!" I said to the bartender. "I don't think I ordered this!"
"No, you didn't. She did!" he said while looking at a woman about 10 meters away on my left. She sat alone at another table.
She smiled at me. I smiled back and waved my right hand. I lifted up my Margarita and mouthed, "Thank you!"
She wore a sleeveless black mini dress. Her shoulder-length hair was black. She was slender with curves at all the right places. She must have been a Latina, but I was not very sure.
She stood up and slowly walked towards me with a glass of Margarita in her hands. She was about 1.7 m tall and she wore high heels. As she came closer, I could see her face more clearly. She seemed to be in her early 40s and she looked a little like Salma Hayek.
"Hi there! Mind if I sit here?" she said while pointing to the seat next to mine.
"Sure, Ms.! Please!"
It was around midnight and the wind was cooling. We were in One Altitude, the highest rooftop bar in Singapore.
"So, you come here alone?" she asked me. I nodded.
"You don't sound like a local," I said. It was an obvious question, but I just tried to break the ice.
"Where do you think I am from, Mr.?"
"Hmm... Honestly, I'm not sure. Mexico?"
"Good try!" she smiled while pinching my left upper arm.
"Or Brazil?" I made the second guess.
"Closer!"
"Oh, come on! Just tell me!"
"Not many people guessed correctly where I was from," she smiled, giggling a bit.
"Let me see! Hmm... Venezuela?" I made my third guess. Her eyes suddenly grew bigger and they looked directly into mine intensely.
"Genius!" she said. "Is it written on my forehead?" she asked jokingly.
We laughed.
"Originally, yes!" she added.
"Originally?" I asked, slightly confused.
"My family moved to California when I was small."
"I see."
"So, Mr., where are you from and what are you doing here alone at this hour?" she asked me.
"One of the countries in the Pacific!" I said. "I guess I have the same reason as yours for being here at this time!"
"Which country, dear? There are dozens of them!"
"Why don't you guess then?" I winked at her. Her right hand was still on my left upper arm. She rubbed my upper arm making me feel slightly uneasy.
"Hmm... What will I get if I guess it correctly?"
I was silent. I didn't expect her to ask this question.
"Whatever you want!" I said, half joking.
"Are you sure? Whatever I want?" she asked me in a more serious tone. This sent chill into my backbone. I immediately supplemented my previous statement.
"As long as it is reasonable...," I added.
"What qualifies as not reasonable then?" she asked in a playful tone. She started playing with her hair.
"Hmm... A car, maybe? Or a house? Or $1 million?" I answered. "Basically, anything which I can't afford!"
"Understood!" she said. She started to look at me from head to toe. "Indonesia?" she grinned.
"Oh, shit!" I thought.
"Right?" she asked waiting for my confirmation. Her smile grew wider. I shyly nodded, much to her delight. I didn't expect her to guess it correctly even if I gave her 10 attempts. I was usually thought to be from Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore or even western countries such as Australia or Canada. Nobody ever thought that I was Indonesian. They were not wrong. I was Chinese by race, but I was taller than most of my peers and my nose was also sharper. These gave people the impression that I was mixed blood of some sort. I must have looked puzzled.
"Surprised?" she asked me. "Don't think about it too much! It was pure luck!"
I nodded smiling at her.
"But, of course, the deal is still on, I suppose?" she asked me playfully. I nodded reluctantly. She raised her right arm and her right hand combed her beautiful hair. This gave me a sneak peek at her cleanly shaven underarm. Her skin folds looked beautiful and sexy. I tried not to look at it, but I couldn't help to take an occasional glance.
"Is it good?" she asked me.
"Excuse me?" I asked. She leaned closer to me and she whispered into my left ear.
"My underarm! Is it good? Do you like it?" she asked me in soft tone. I blushed. She was really good at reading me. I was taken by surprise. She whispered again, "Just admit it, Mr.! It's ok!" She leaned back onto her seat looking at me in the eyes. I nodded and looked the other way trying to avoid her eyes.
"I'm Sabrina! You are?"
"Dan! Just call me Dan!" I said looking at her and then, at the city night view down below.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" she also looked down while leaning her head on my left shoulder. I could smell her perfume. It was sweet and arousing, but not overpowering. I felt a bit awkward to sit together with her although I had to admit that I started to feel some excitement and it surely boosted my ego to be approached by a gorgeous woman.
The bar was not very crowded today. Only one third of its capacity was occupied. It was Thursday just a few minutes ago and now it was Friday. I took a day off from my job to rest and think about the future.
"Tell me! What's bothering you?" she asked me. Apparently, this lady was very good at reading people's minds.
"The future!" I said. "How about you? What brought you here?" I tried to divert our topic of conversation.
"Me? I was bored in my room, so I came up here to breathe some fresh air!"
"You live in this area?"
"Yes, Fullerton Bay hotel!" she said.
"You're a tourist?"
"Yes! I'll fly back to Bali in a couple of days!"
"Flying back to Bali?"
"I've been living there for 1 year!"
Suddenly, the DJ powered up the music. Some patrons went to the dance floor. It now became difficult to talk.
"It's getting noisy here. Shall we go somewhere more quiet, Mr. Dan?
I nodded. We finished our cocktails and headed to the lift.
"My room?" she asked me while we were in the lift. Suddenly, I felt nervous. I was never asked such a question by a stranger in my life. I was silent pretending not to hear her.
"Dan!" she put her right palm on my left cheek.
"Shall we go to my room? It is quiet there," she said with a soft inviting tone. I couldn't say no. We arrived at the ground floor and walked to her hotel. It took just 5 minutes of walking. The hotel was very luxurious. It faced the famous Marina Bay area. We arrived at the lobby and went further in. Some people took a glance at us. I supposed that it was rare to see an Asian guy in his early 30s walking side by side with a Latina lady in her 40s. Their facial expressions seemed to know that was going to happen. Finally, we arrived in front of her room. She opened the door and smiled at me.
"Please!"
"Thank you!"