As I stood in the doorway waiting for him to notice me I noticed that most of the men in the bar had their eyes on me, I also noticed that most of their women were moving closer to them, talking faster and holding on to them.As I stood in the doorway waiting for him to notice me I noticed that most of the men in the bar had their eyes on me, I also noticed that most of their women were moving closer to them, talking faster and holding on to them. Good! I looked like a threat. He was talking to a young woman in a short flowery dress, he still hadn't noticed me. The woman would be easy to get rid of. She was clearly not his type anyway. I pulled my cigarettes out of my purse and just as I had put one to my lips a man appeared from nowhere and held his lighter up for me. I glanced over at Paul and saw him wink. I lit my cigarette and dismissed the man without so much as a thankyou. The other man, my game, had no- ticed me by this time and I am sure my dismissal was just the kind of thing he would find appealing. I looked toward him and held his gaze. After a while he looked away, good again. He knew who was stronger, this would be easy. I walked over to him and the woman. I stepped in between them and told him that I was drinking scotch and water (his drink - John had told me). He quickly ordered one from a passing waitress. The other woman must have realized she was being re- placed because she left right away. I turned to look at him and as I studied his face I realized that I was expecting someone much uglier. This man was actually very good looking (money probably makes it easier to stay pretty). He was also studying me and I knew he liked what he saw. He was smiling and very an- imated. After the waitress had returned with our drinks he asked me what my name was. I told him that it couldn't possibly matter. I didn't ask his -I already knew. He talked to me about the bar, he told me he owned it (I knew al- ready of course). He asked me if I liked it, if I liked the music. I told him that I wasn't interested in music and that it must be obvious to him what I was interested in. He said that it was and asked me how much I wanted. I told him 500 dollars for an hour and there was no sex involved. He said it sounded rea- sonable and that he would think about it. I knew that he wouldn't take long to think. He chatted about other things, nothing of interest though and I was being careful to let him know that he was boring me. |