I was in one of those moods where nothing is really wrong, but yet nothing is really right either.I was in one of those moods where nothing is really wrong, but yet nothing is really right either. You know the feeling. I didn't have any firm plans for the week-end and all the things I should have been doing were most unappealing, like cleaning house, washing the car, writing long overdue letters, and all the other things that I seem to allow to wait forever. Just when I had almost decided that nothing was going to help perk me up I remembered that I had promised to meet Janice at the museum to see the new exhibits. I really enjoy her company and we always find things to laugh about. We met as scheduled and enjoyed the painting and sculpture and then decided to go somewhere for a drink. We ended up at a small bar near her apartment that neither of us had ever been in before. we sipped our drinks and caught up on each others lives. Neither of us paid much attention to the surroundings until the pianist started playing. He was very attractive and played extremely well. He ran through lots of songs from the 60's and 70's and then people started to sing and make requests. Between Janice and I we knew practically every song he started after just the first couple of bars, and it turned out to be lots of fun here. The waitress was very busy so I went up to the bar during the break and tried to scrunch in between a couple of guys to order fresh drinks. Suddenly I was grabbed from behind by a pair of huge hands. I jumped and the man who was holding me whispered "don't scream and I'll let you live". I immediately laughed as I recognized that voice. I turned around and saw Ted, a guy I had worked with about five years before. He was always using that line. Ted is about 6'2" and 200 in all the right places. I'd forgotten that sexy grin of his and was delighted to see him. We hugged and kissed on the cheek and he ordered the drinks for me. When they were ready I invited him to our table and as we turned to walk there I noticed Rick was deeply engrossed in a game of bar dice with Janice. I introduced Janice to Ted and he and Rick did a high five, they had been friends for a long time it seems. |