“Sure,” I said.
She whistled down to the bartender and I came over immediately.
“Hey Angelica,” the bartender said. Apparently her name was Angelica. And from the way her and the bartender were interacting, she was obviously a regular.
“Hey Frank,” Angelica replied. “Two beers. A Killian’s for me, and—” She turned her head towards me.
“A Killian’s for me too,” I said.
“Just put it on my tab,” Angelica said to Frank.
“You got it,” Frank replied. He disappeared then reappeared ten seconds later with the two beers. He set one in front of Angelica and one in front of me then disappeared once again.
“Thanks for the beer,” I said, taking a sip from the chilled glass.
“No problem,” Angelica replied.
“I have to ask, though: What prompted this little palaver.”
“Well, I saw you looking over at me and decided to see if it was just casual or if you had something else in mind,” she replied.
“And what does your gut tell you?” I asked.
“If I thought it was just casual I wouldn’t have come over,” she said.
I laughed and we both took another drink of our beers.
“Was I correct in my assumption?” Angelica asked once she’d set her drink down.
“You were indeed,” I said. “I must confess to having more than just a casual interest in you.”
“That’s good to hear,” she said. “Because I feel the same way about you.”
A little tingle went down my spine and I tried unsuccessfully not to smile.
“But I have to warn you,” Angelica said. “You may want to think a little more carefully before you commit to anything.”
“Oh yeah?” I said, suddenly cautious. “And why is that?”
“Because I’m a bit of a control freak,” she said. “I like to be in charge, to take the lead and run the show, doing whatever I want along the way.”
I let out a relieved little laugh. “That’s it? I thought you were going to say you were really a man or something.”
“Nope,” Angelica said. “I just like to get that part out of the way up front. Most men don’t deal with it very well.”
“Actually, I don’t mind that sort of thing. I kind of enjoy it, to be perfectly honest.”
“Yeah, I kind of figured that about you,” Angelica said. “You look like you’re not afraid to get a little freaky in the sack.”
“Is that right?”
“Yep,” she said. “That’s why I headed over here in the first place. I’m an expert at reading people. Of course, just because I could tell you were into that sort of thing doesn’t mean that you can actually handle a night with me.”
I laughed softly.
“You think differently?” Angelica asked.
“Let’s just say I haven’t come across much that I can’t handle,” I said.