And I know you remember me, that secret night, the one night you let your desire flow free.
It's a smoky bar, and I'm sitting nursing a drink when you and your friend come in.
I spot you right away. I admire all of your qualities, don't get me wrong. However, what strikes me is the depth in your eyes.
You and your friend get a drink, and then sit at a table. That is the first time your eyes fall into my hazel stare.
My lips part in a smile, and you manage to return it, although a little shy. Throughout the night you dance and drink and laugh with your friend, but every few seconds you steal a quick glance at me.
After an hour or so, your friend notices you looking and starts to prod you to come over and talk. You steal more shy glances at me, but even with the pressure of your friend you remain at your table, letting a giggle escape those lips.
I finish my drink; my night here at this bar has come to an end. I walk over to your table. I smile and say hello to your friend.
"Hi," she says with a big smile on her face.
"Hello, I have to be honest," I say, in full ear shot of you, "I think I have a huge crush on your friend." I turn and smile at you. I have a hard time not letting a laugh go, when I see you go red in an instant.
Your face is burning, showing the desire you hold inside. A desire I felt the first time you looked at me. I turn back to your friend. "This place is too loud, I'm going to get a coffee across the street. It was a pleasure to meet you both," I say and smile brightly.
I walk out of the bar and over to a coffee shop. I would have loved to hear the conversation you and your friend had. But alas I sit at a small table, drinking my coffee and scribbling in my journal. Ten minutes pass, and the door chime goes off.
I smile and look up; sure enough there you are with your friend. You scan the shop, and your eyes stop and rest on me. You look away, a bit too quickly. The two of you make your way up to the counter, passing whispers the whole way. You get a coffee and sit, not too close to me.
You speak in hushed whispers. Your friend seems frustrated, she gets up. "Fine I will talk to him then," she says, and heads over to me.
She plops down at one of the empty stools at my table. "Hey," she says. You remain at your table, turning redder than I would have thought possible. "She likes you, too." Your friend says.
I smile. "I know," I say softly.
She looks back at you and waves you over. You tremble as you stand up. Once again I wish I could be in your head to hear the conversation. You walk slowly over. You sit down and we all begin to talk a bit. Your friend blurts out, "I want to go back to the club." I can see the anger wash over your face at your missed opportunity to stay here with me.
She gets up and you start to rise. "No way. You stay with the hottie," she says. "As long as you can."
You turn red. Your breath catches as she excuses herself and leaves. You sit, face burning.
I look into your eyes. "Don't be embarrassed. I am intoxicated by you as well." The words hang in the air. I take a sip of coffee. A small dab of milk on my upper lip remains, making me look as if I have a mustache of white. You start laughing, you wipe it off with your napkin.
Still laughing, I smile. "Too bad," I say.
"What’s too bad?" you inquire.
That crooked smile you are all-too-familiar with already breaks out on my face. "You could have kissed that off instead of using that napkin," I say.
I take another drink, this time being extra careful not to get any milk on my lip. I can see a bit of disappointment in your face at your lost opportunity. Although you hide it well the sexual tension can be felt in the air.
"Do you live around here?" you ask.
"Why, what are you thinking?" I ask laughing. Again you take on what seems to be your natural color this evening; red.
"Oh not anything like that. I was just wondering, I have never seen you before, but you seem familiar," you say.
"I get that a lot; I'm an author."
That is when the recognition floods your face. "Lucien?”
"Yes," I reply with a smile. "You have heard of me."
"Yeah, I have heard a few of your poems. You are amazing," you reply.
"Thanks, a lot of people say that, but I just write down what feels right. But I am boring; I want to know about you?" I ask.
We talk for over an hour. "I should probably head back to my hotel," I say getting up.
Still swinging from a wonderful conversation with a guy who actually listens, you say something that you would never say. Something that you would be aghast at if you had planned it. "Can I come with you?" you ask. You expect to turn red, but you don't, for in the last hour you have learned much about me, but more about yourself.
No longer will you be the bud, it is time for you to bloom. "Is that what you want?" I ask, the sexual tension from before rising again.
You smile. "Yeah, I do."
I take the last drink of my coffee, and low there is a small bit of milk on my upper lip.
This time you do not let the chance pass you by. You lean in, maybe a bit too quickly. However in the end our lips meet, and you kiss the milk away.
I stand from the table and put your hand under my arm and walk out to the street. I make a call on my phone and a nice car pulls up to the curb. A driver pops out and opens the door for us. "Did you have a nice evening, Mr. Maier?" he asks as we get in.
"The evening is only as good as the company you keep. My company and evening were wonderful," I say.
The car slips into traffic, and off to the hotel. You sit a bit away from me. A bit afraid maybe, but more excited than anything.
We arrive and go to my suite. I walk to the window and look out over your city.
You scope the room out a bit.
"I don't usually stay in a suite. A bed and coffee machine is really all I need. But the people who had me out for the signing insisted," I explain at the extravagant room.