There was definitely something different about this girl. She was the first to resist me.
I watched her dance with her friends and sipped my whiskey slowly. She never looked back over even though her friends kept checking me out again and again.
Did I do something wrong? I never had to analyze an encounter like that before.
But I wasn't going to let one little setback get in the way of hunting my prey.
I had to have and I was willing to do anything to get what I wanted.
I finished my whiskey and left a large tip for the bartender. I picked up my long black coat at the entrance and exited the club. The night air outside was cold but it didn't affect me. I flicked up the collar of the coat and buttoned it up anyways.
It was past midnight and Club Titan would be yelling out last call at any moment now. I stood across the street in the shadows of a gray building and waited.
Waited for what seemed like an eternity.
I kept doubting myself. Doubting that it was all worth it. There were plenty of women to choose from. In fact, all of her friends were interested in me. It wouldn't be too difficult getting two of them to go home with me.
But that's not what I wanted. This woman had a hold on me.
I watched as crowds of people left the club. My head kept telling to go after any of the other drunk women leaving but I couldn't.
Finally she came out of the club. I almost lost my breath at the sight of her. A giant smile was plastered on her face as she laughed with her friends.
It only took me a second to cross the street and approach them.
Her friends went silent when they saw me. I ignored them and stared deep into her eyes. “Can I talk to you for a moment?”
She looked around desperately for help. “I'm sorry but I have to leave with my friends.”
Her friend spoke up, “Don't worry about us, Kelly. We'll take another cab. Have a good night!” She winked at her and Kelly look visibly frustrated.
Her name was Kelly. It fit her so well. I couldn't have dreamed up a better name.
“I only want to talk for a few minutes, Kelly,” I said.
Kelly grinded her teeth at her friend and looked up to me. “Fine. We can go talk.”
I led her around to the alleyway next to Club Titan. It was lit well enough and I stayed closed to the sidewalk so she wouldn't feel threatened.
“I'm glad you agreed to talk.”
She leaned against the red brick wall and folded her arms. “Okay first of all, you need to tell me your name since you know mine.”
I knew she wouldn't let that go. She was hung up on the name thing and it wasn't going away no matter how much I deflected it.
“My name's Michael.” I put my hand out and she grasped it. I could feel her finally began to relax.
“So what do you want to talk about?” she asked.
Kelly caught me by surprise. I didn't know what to say. I had never had that problem before with women. I just always knew what to do or say.
I searched my mind for something to say. Anything that would break the awkward silence. “You caught my attention in the club.”
Kelly nodded with raised eyebrows. “Yeah I kind of got that already.”
Things were going downhill fast in a blaze of glory. And I had no idea how to save it.
Kelly tapped her foot. She was getting impatient. “So Michael, what do you do for a living?”
That was a question I couldn't answer either. If I did, it would make her run for the hills. The only thing I could do was lie and hope it worked. I quickly scrolled through my head for a suitable profession. One that would be believable.
“I work in the banking industry.” I never had to come up with things on the fly before. I never really got to the talking phase with the women I'd been with.
Kelly furrowed her brow. “Oh come on. Really?”
A bead of sweat appeared on my forehead. She wasn't buying it. “It's all very boring. I'm afraid you would fall asleep if I went on. What do you do?”
My question finally raised the light of suspicion off me for a second. Kelly let out a laugh. “I don't know if I want to get into that story with you right now.” She looked out at the alleyway and scratched her arm.
I was losing her attention. I needed to do something drastic. Something to make her mine.
I put my hand on her chin and forced her to look into my eyes. I glanced down at her lips and they were parted and ready for me. I leaned in and pressed my mouth against hers. She returned the kiss, melting in my embrace.
Adrenaline surged through me. My brain was on fire with pleasure. This wasn't something that I'd really felt before. I'd been with so many women and most of it was just going through the motions.
I pulled her closer and kissed her harder. My tongue sneaked into her mouth and Kelly let out a muffled moan.
Then she pulled away. Her blue eyes stared into mine, searching for something. She wiped her red lips with the back of her hand.
“I'm sorry I have to go.”
I reached out my hand to stop her but it was too late. She was gone.
The night was a mess of confusion. I'd never experienced any of this with a woman before. Kelly was unique.
All I knew was that I would go hungry tonight.