Author's Note
So this is a little different to all of my other stories. I wanted to try something new and expand the "Twistedverse" that my stories are contained in.
This has the potential to become a series.
This chapter has some gay and straight scenes in so be warned!
Meeting Gabe
Adam stood in front of a mirror, getting ready to go and meet his date. It was a girl he had been speaking to on an online dating website.
He looked at himself, giving his short brown hair a little push to the side and straightened up the black shirt that he was wearing, which matched his black jeans. Most of his clothes were just plain black, he found it easier to decide what to wear when it was all the same colour.
Also, with his slim frame, he thought black made him look better.
He had dark green eyes that for some reason seemed to be shining a little stronger that night.
Okay Adam, you can do this,
he said to himself.
His whole life he had been a nervous wreck around girls. He couldn't explain it, he just felt like he had no confidence whatsoever. Most of his nights or weekends were spent with his small group of mates playing games or watching movies. He learnt after turning 18 that going out to meet girls was not a way he was going to succeed. So he tried his hand at a dating website.
Luckily for Adam his parents were both out so he didn't have to face the embarrassment of them teasing him for going on a date.
He ran downstairs, hopped into a taxi and set off for the bar he was meeting Suzanne at.
It was a cold night, growing close to winter, but as he got closer into the centre of town he still saw woman walking around looking half naked.
I'm freezing cold in jeans and a shirt,
he thought,
how do these girls go out in skirts that barely cover any skin?
Although he wasn't complaining about getting to stare at beautiful women, it just confused him.
Stepping into the bar, a huge sigh of relief washed over the young man when he realised his date hadn't stood him up.
Suzanne looked as beautiful as her online pictures, long blonde hair, slim figure and beautiful blue eyes.
With one last little internal pep talk, Adam walked over to her with a smile.
"Suzanne?" Adam asked as he reached her table.
"Yes, Adam?" She asked with a smile that melted Adam's heart.
"That's me." He replied.
When Suzanne stood up to greet him with a hug Adam couldn't help but get a huge smell of her intoxicating perfume.
He awkwardly, lightly hugged her before pulling away.
Come on, don't be so nervous!
"Do you want a drink?" Adam asked.
"Oh, I'll have a white wine please?" Suzanne asked, flashing him her perfectly white teeth.
"Back in a sec." Adam replied.
Annoyingly though it took him forever to get served at the bar. People would push in front of him, shoulder barge him so he got out of the way. And Adam let them. He stood still and waited his turn.
When he returned to table he saw Suzanne texting on her phone.
"Hey, sorry there was a big que." Adam said and put the drinks down.
"Don't worry about it." She said and took a sip of her wine.
"So," Adam said as he sat down, "did you get here okay?"
Did you get here okay? Not exactly charming!
"Erm, yeah, thanks." Suzanne said. It would've been easy for her to laugh at Adam's dumb question, but she just gave him another cute smile.
Come on, come on, say something!
Adam thought to himself, he glanced at Suzanne's direction a couple of times, made awkward eye contact and then looked away,
god this is torture! She must be hating this!
"So what do you like to do?" Suzanne eventually asked, breaking the silence.
"What do you mean?" Adam asked her back.
"Well, do you work? Do you have any hobbies?" Suzanne continued, seemingly battling to start a conversation.
"Oh right, yeah," Adam sighed,
how do people be so confident with girls?!
"I work in IT, just a junior now but hopefully I can work my way up."
"Oh wow," Suzanne replied and took another sip of her drink, "you must be pretty clever then?"
"I don't know about that," Adam told her, "I can code a software easy enough, but ask me about any kind of sport and I won't have a clue."
Great. Great bloody answer there Adam,
he sighed to himself sarcastically.
"Oh thank god." Suzanne replied with a little, adorable giggle.
"What?" Adam asked, mimicking her laugh to not be too awkward.
"My ex was obsessed with football," She explained, "every day he would take over the TV and watch any game that was on, I can't go through that again. I don't get it, it's just guys kicking a ball."
Adam couldn't help but laugh at her answer, it was exactly the same as how he felt about the sport.
That seemed to loosen Adam up a little. He was still a nervous wreck, but the ice had been broken and he was able to have a semi normal conversation with her.
It was nearly 11pm when the bar started to get really crowded. People would accidentally push into the side or the back of Adam, which he instinctively apologised to them for, even though they barged into him.
"Well," Suzanne said and finished her glass, "it's getting kind of late."
She was looking down at the napkin she was playing with in her hands.
"Yeah, I guess," Adam replied back to her, "Would you.... Erm, would you want to do this again?"
Suzanne looked up and gave Adam a gentle but loving smile.
"I would." She told him.
Is she just saying that? I bet after tonight I never hear from her.....
As Adam was lost in thought he was brought back to reality when he felt Suzanne's soft, warm lips press against his.
His eyes shot wide open, Suzanne's were closed and it took nearly 5 full seconds for Adam to react and kiss her back.
It was only soft, a gentle kiss. Suzanne backed away slightly and opened her eyes.
Adam felt something then, something he had felt before a handful of times but he never thought to much of. It was like a slight burning in the pit of his stomach, like a pilot light had been lit, just waiting to burst into a giant flame.
He looked into Suzanne's deep, beautiful eyes, just staring at her, it felt like his own eyes warmed with her stare.
For 10 seconds, they never broke eye contact, he even saw Suzanne let out a little heavy breath.
"Would you... would you like me to call you a taxi?" Adam asked her.
Suzanne's stare never broke with Adams.
"I would... if we can get it back to your place." Suzanne whispered.
No way!! She did not just say that?!
Adam felt his heart flutter and the light burning feeling in his stomach grew stronger.
"I.... I... I.... sure?" Adam stuttered out, instantly he knew he was close to blowing his chances with this girl.
As he felt his hands shake and sweat start to form in his palms, he suddenly felt Suzanne's own soft, warm hand hold onto his.
"If, you want me to come back to yours?" She asked.
Adam got lost in her blue eyes.
"Maybe... maybe we should wait to get to know each other more?" Adam then stuttered out.
I can't take her home with me tonight, she's had wine, she's probably drunk! And I'd only disappoint her and ruin any chance of a relationship. No, I need to get her to like me first before having sex.
"Oh, right." Suzanne said, then her eye contact broke off and she grabbed her phone.
"Do you, do you want me to get you a taxi?" Adam then asked her.
"Erm, yeah, sure." Suzanne replied, she looked a little flustered and nervous herself.
Adam grabbed his phone, called a taxi service and booked it for Suzanne. Every minute he sat there, he wondered if he had done the right thing.
Why don't I just take her home? She wants to, and I want to! Oh god, but I can't, I'm way too nervous for that!
Suzanne barely looked at him, it was like she was embarrassed, probably because Adam rejected her advanced.
She said a quick goodbye and ran out to the taxi, leaving Adam alone, feeling like a complete idiot.
Well done Adam, well done indeed!
He needed a beer before he could go home and face reality, that he actually turned down having sex with a beautiful woman that was well out of his league.
Once again though, the wait to the bar was terrible. Adam got pushed around, ignored, even when he got to the bar it took him nearly 15 minutes to actually get served.
Then, when he returned to his table he saw an older man, maybe in his 40s? Sat on the chair that had his coat on the back.
"Excuse me," Adam whispered, "You're erm, sat on my coat."
The man turned to look at Adam, he had a strange devilish look about him. His face was very well chiselled, like his jawline could cut glass, with just a hint of dark, well trimmed stubble. He had short black hair that was combed to one side and similar to Adam, he had green eyes. Yet these were piercing, almost glowing green eyes.
"Did I take your seat?" The man asked, his voice was soft, delicate, but manly all at the same time.
"It's.... it's okay, I can stand." Adam stuttered out nervously.
The strange man let out a sigh.
"Sit down kid." He said and gestured to the seat where Suzanne was at before she left.
Do I just sit down?
Not wanting to cause a scene, Adam did as the man requested and sat down opposite him, nervously holding his half pint of beer.
"You've just spent nearly half an hour in line to get one drink, come back to see me sat on your table, on your coat, and you're not annoyed about any of that?" The man asked, it wasn't a condescending tone, almost just like a replay of the last few events.
"I mean, it's not anyone's fault," Adam whispered, "the bar staff are busy and you didn't know it was my table."
"It had your coat on," The man said and sipped from a smaller glass that looked like it had whiskey in, "you think I didn't see your coat on it before sitting down?"
What is he getting at?
"I guess." Adam stuttered back.
"And before that, you let that beautiful woman pretty much throw herself at you and then you rejected her?" He said, again not condescending or making fun, kind of a curious tone.
"Have you been watching me?" Adam asked.
"And what if I have, are you going to do anything about it?" He asked, leant back and crossed his legs.
