I was almost giddy with excitement, and I drove all the way to Kansas City on that first day. Even though I had the money, I decided to stay in a cheap motel that I saw on the interstate. I told myself that I would spend the extra money on something special later on.
I checked into the Comfort Lodge and even though the room was quite rundown, I immediately fell dead asleep on the grimy bed. Little did I know that it would be one of the last restful nights of my life.
I woke up at 1:00am, hungry as hell. I went to an all-night diner that I’d seen around the corner, and after I finished my burger, I decided to check out the noisy bar just down the street. What the hell, I thought, it’s a brand new me, and a brand new life. Who knows, I speculated, maybe I’d even get lucky tonight.
So I paid the cover charge and strutted inside. Boy was I blind. I had ordered and almost finished my first beer before I even noticed that I was sitting in a gay bar. I felt pretty stupid, but I decided to enjoy my beer no matter what the circumstances. After all, this was the first day of my new life.
So when a man dressed all in leather asked me to dance, I politely declined his offer, and enjoyed the surprising fact that I wasn’t freaking out over this foreign situation. Two more beers and a few more propositions and I decided to call it a night. But just as I was about to leave I spotted a drop-dead gorgeous woman entering the bar. Emboldened by alcohol, I decided to make a pass, even though I knew that a beautiful woman like her would never go for a guy like me.
Well, you all can guess that she was a prostitute, and since I had the money, she did in fact go for a guy like me. I didn’t realize that at the time, so I bought a few rounds of drinks, and quickly learned that her name was Danielle, and to my delight, she wanted to come back with me to my motel room.
My new life was turning out just as I had hoped it would.
Walking to my room, I finally realized that a night with Danielle was going to cost me. But it didn’t bother me at all. I had the money, and figured that sex was sex- and I hadn’t had any in a long time. I paid her upfront, and had trouble constraining my excitement as we slowly went to my room.
