A Night Out

I was at the bar one Friday night after a long, long week at work. It was one of these weeks where at the end you tell yourself you need a drink. I was still new to this town and haven't been out that much so I went to a bar near where I live in case I decided to drink myself into a stupor. I got there about 7 and went right up to the bar to order my drink.

Once I got my drink I took the bar in. It was more of a club then a bar, the type that late at night would be filled with drunken idiots dancing and grinding on the dance floor. The place was only a third full but surprisingly there were more than a few good looking women. A group of women caught my eye and I kept stealing glances while I sipped my beer. Now I'm not a bad looking guy but no where near confident enough to go up to and start a conversation with a group of good looking women.

There was a girl though who kept stealing glances at me and we both caught each other's eye more than once. She was a petite, exotic looking brunette, with brown eyes and dark skin. She looked like she was Asian or maybe Middle Eastern and she was just my type. This went on for about a half hour. There was a little giggling and looking in my direction when one of the ladies in the group came over to where I was sitting. She ordered another round for her table and then smiled at me. "My friend thinks you're hot" she said. I asked her which friend and she told me the girl I was playing eye tag with. I just wanted to tell you because she is the quiet type and it's not very often she tells us she likes a guy. I decided to take a chance and followed her to their table. Introductions were made but the only name I remembered was hers, Neerja.

She was shy at first as her friends talked and talked. They asked me about what I did and where I worked and gave me the standard replies. Neerja just sat there quietly and listened. I smiled and looked at her as I talked to show her that she was the one I was interested in and the reason I was there. They finally started to get the picture and I was able to steal her away from the group by asking her if I could buy her a drink. She quickly agreed and we moved to a small quiet table in the back.