Dead Girl Talking - By Annmarie Ortega Page 0,3

around me pulling him even nearer to him. I could tell the attraction I felt last week was still there with no alcohol. It was an exciting feeling.

We danced for a few songs and all the while, I could feel jealous eyes upon me. It was during the end of one song I felt hands on my shoulders that came from behind me. I spun around and saw Veronica.

“Hey!” I reached over to hug her as if I hadn’t seen her just a short while ago.

“He is gorgeous!” She yelled in my ear so I could hear her over the thumping of the music.

Veronica stepped back and gave me the thumbs up sign. I swatted her hand away because I didn’t want Jake to see her gesture. She leaned close to me to yell in my ear again.

“I’m not coming home until Monday night sometime. You can have the place to yourself.”

I nodded that I understood her then turned to Jake. “This is my roommate Veronica!” He nodded that he’d heard me and gave Veronica a casual wave.

“I’ll see you later; I’m going back over to the bar. Have a fun weekend.” She winked at me before she turned around and left.

I turned back to Jake and we started dancing again. He rubbed himself against me on the crowded dance floor as we moved to the music. I was hot from all the people pressed up against us and from the undeniable sensation of his erection against me. As we throbbed together with the music, Jake leaned down to me. His lips brushed across my temple and they were cool against my skin. I reached up and put my hands on his muscular chest. He was hard and solid under his shirt. Our eyes locked and his spoke to me. They told me that he wanted me right there on the dance floor. My eyes must have told him that I was ready and willing for whatever he wanted. The reason I think that is because the next thing I knew he took me by the hand and led me off the dance floor and out of the club.

“What are we doing?” I stopped walking and he yanked on my arm. We were standing in the parking lot across the street from the club.

“I want to be alone with you. That place is too crowded. I thought we could go somewhere just the two of us.”

Now that I knew for certain he wanted to be with me, I needed to clear some things up with him first.

“Jake, you should know I’m not looking for a boyfriend. I was in a relationship for a long time and I’m not ready to do that again. I’m not looking for anything serious.”

“That’s ok with me. I thought we could have some fun together, that’s all. I’ve been alone for a long time and I’m not looking for a commitment either,” he explained to me.

“So this is just for tonight? No strings attached?”

“No strings, just tonight,” he agreed.

I knew it was crazy agreeing to go have sex with a stranger, but I wasn’t really thinking with reason. Instead, I was thinking about how nice to it would to have sex with a real person and not an appliance that required batteries. “How about we go to my place? Veronica won’t be back until Monday night,” I suggested.

We walked to his car and I thought about what I was doing. I realized that this was only the second time I’d met him, but my not having sex for so long had finally caught up with me, and he was so god damned hot. I knew I didn’t know anything about him but honestly, I didn’t care. We didn’t have to take things slow while dating to build a relationship. The only thing building between us was the sexual tension and honestly that was all we needed.

We got in his car and I gave him my address. He pulled out of the spot and started to drive. “Do you know how to get there?”

He glanced over at me while he continued down the street. “I do, I’ve lived in the city a long time. I’m familiar with the Northwest Side.”

Jake pulled up in front of my apartment building and we both got out of his car. We went into my building and went upstairs. I opened it and walked inside kicking off my shoes. He stood in the doorway looking at me but not entering.

“Aren’t you