BRIAN
I stand with my elbow on the bar looking through the room trying to look as unnoticeable as possible. I do not want Jim to see that I am looking for someone specific. I will just make him think that I am checking out the girls. But I do not know how he does not want me to date anyone in the Navy but at the same time, he wants me to come to this dance.
But I have a solid plan. I am going to get him so drunk that he will not even know what I am doing. I know that he can not hold his liquor and this would be very easy. So, I turn around to where he is ordering us a drink and then I say.
"I think that tonight will be on me. I am going on a mission soon and it should be celebrated"
I turn to the bartender and I say.
"Cancel that order and get us some whiskey, please. The best you got"
"Yes, sir"
I see that Jim is looking at me with shock on his face. It is clear to me that he did not expect me to do this but I know I need to get him drunk as quickly as possible.
"I will never say no to a good whiskey"
I hit him on his shoulder and then I say to him.
"Well, put your seatbelt on because tonight we going to make sure to celebrate"
Then I turn around and look at the people again. I must say that this base does clean up nicely and the woman is of high quality but my eyes are only looking for one person. It is strange how quickly she has managed to take all my attention away from everyone around me and has it focused only on her.
Then I see someone sitting in a black dress. Her long legs are crossed and it is clear that her body is perfectly toned. My eyes slowly worked their way up her body and then I see that unmistakable long locks of blonde hair. I see her laughing at something that her friends said and her smile captivates me.
But then Jim takes a place next to me and I quickly look the other way.
"I hope you are not thinking of hooking up with anyone tonight. I really do not want a repeat of last time. We almost got discharged for that"
I look down at the ground and just shake my head. I do not want to answer him because I will be lying when I say that I am not going to. I just try to evade the question and then I say.
"We might be good soldiers but dancing is definitely not something that we can do"
We laugh together as we look at the few very drunk soldiers trying to dance. But my eyes quickly find that woman again because I do not want to lose sight of her.
LISA
I follow him with my eyes all the way to the bar and I realized that I can not keep on staring at him. Tina will definitely realize that I am staring at him and I remember she told me that he is bad news. It makes me sad that I can not just test the waters but then suddenly I remember something very important.
I am with Steve. Just as I start to think about him I get a message on my phone. I open the message and it reads.
"I miss you and I hope the work is not too stressful. I love you"
It is almost as if I am reading an article or even a receipt. It has no effect on me when he says that he loves me. I know that he is a good man and that his love is real but I am almost very sure that my love for him is not the same. I know that I need to text them back but I just do not have any desire to say something to him.
I had a rough day and I just want to relax. I want to relax and I want to look at that beautiful man standing at the bar. He has now decided to turn around and I have a beautiful view of his butt. I try to look at him without staring but it is difficult to take my eyes off him again.
Then I feel Tina taking my hand and say.
"Are you coming?"
"Where to?"
"Dancing, of course"
I am not really one for dancing but I did tell myself that I wanted to come tonight to let loose. So, I smile and let her lead me to the dance floor. We start to dance and soon I find my groove. Then as I make a turn I see that man looking at me and our eyes meet for the first time tonight.
It is almost an automatic reaction that I start to dance sexier than before. It is almost as if I want to show off my body and I want his eyes to be glued on me. I make sure to put my hands in my hair and swing my hips to the music. I stare at him through under my eyelashes as I need to see whether he is still looking at me.
BRIAN
We are still laughing about the people on the dance floor when I suddenly see that woman making her way to the dance floor. I can feel my heart rate starting to race at the thought of seeing her dancing. Her body already has me hypnotized and I can only imagine what she would do to me when she dance.
She finally makes it to the dance floor and she starts to move that perfect body of hers. I realize that I have to keep as cool as a cucumber but I struggle to handle myself. She moves perfectly to the music and everything she does drives me insane.
But then something amazing happens, she looks my way. Our eyes meet and it is almost magical. Then she starts to toy with me even more. If I thought that her dancing was perfect before, now it is irresistible. I know that I should take my eyes off her but I just can not do it.
I quickly put my hands in my pockets trying to hide my obvious arousal for her. I do not want Jim to know what is going on and how she is stealing every bit of my attention.
"Brian...do you hear me?"
I have to peel my eyes away from her and then I turn to Jim.
"What? Were you saying something?"
"I was asking if you want another drink?"
Then I remember my plan of action and I quickly say to him.
"I think I will get us some shots"
I can see the excitement in his eyes and I quickly order some shots. He knows that he can not hold his liquor but he also knows that he can not resist any drink if it is on someone else. The night carries on and my eyes find her every so often.
Sometimes she will look at me and then I would look at her. She has given me a few smiles and I have returned them. I look over to Jim and I can see that he is almost completely wasted. I did not drink everything that he drank because the last thing that I want to do is be a drunk when I get to meet that woman.
I am just about ready to make my move but when I look in the direction of that woman and she is gone. I frantically look around the room but she is nowhere to be found. I start to walk around the room because I know that Jim would not even notice that I have gone.
I start to wonder if she maybe has left the dance and that I am too late. Then I walk out of one of the side doors and there she stands with her back turned to me. It looks like she is looking at the sky and I realize that I am starting to feel a bit nervous.
LISA
I can feel his eyes on me as long as I am dancing and for some reason, I am enjoying his attention very much. I looked at him one time and he was smiling at me and I thought to myself he has such a perfect smile. I could not stop myself from smiling back at him.
The night carries on and I keep on dancing for him but I try to keep it on the down low because I do not want Tina to see what I am doing. But then I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket and I quickly get off the dance floor to answer the phone. I did not look at my screen to see who it is and so I say when I get outside.
"Hello?"
"Baby, did you get my text messages?"
I should have looked at my screen because if I knew it was Steve I would not have answered. I take the phone away from my ears and I see that I have five messages from him.
"I am sorry I could not hear my phone. Is there something wrong?"
"No, I was just wondering why you are not answering my text messages"
"Well...like I said I can not hear-"
"What is going on in the background? It sounds like music? Where are you?"
I bite my lip as I realised that if he finds out that I am at the dance without him, he might get mad. But then at the same time, I wonder whether it is a good thing. Maybe he should get mad. So, I decided to tell him the truth.
"I am at a dance. The base is throwing a party for the trainees and everyone is invited"
"Well, that is nice of them. I hope you are enjoying it"
I find myself very angry at his reaction. I expected some sort of jealousy or getting mad at me but he did nothing of the sort and his voice sounds like every other day. He is always calm and collected and it is almost as if he has no feelings. I have tried to get him angry but he just stays the same.
"I have to go now. But I will call you tomorrow"
"Okay, enjoy the dance"
I put the phone down and I sigh loudly. How is it possible that one man can stay this calm always? I look up at the sky and start to think about Captain Smith. I start to wonder what is the difference between a mentally unstable man and one that has no ups or downs. Then suddenly I hear his voice.
"Hey..."
I think to myself what is Captain Smith doing here and how did he know who I am. I turn around and to my utter surprise, I see the man I can not keep out of my thoughts. This can not be, I am sure I just heard his voice because I was thinking of him. I feel my cheeks flaring up and then I say to him.
"Hey..."
He gestures with his hand to the place next to me and then he says.
"May I?"
Suddenly I am confused and I know it is not possible that it is him. I must have mistaken and then I say to him.
"You may..."
BRIAN
Her voice is as beautiful as her body. I feel my inner being starting to shake as I try to walk as calmly as possible to stand next to her. I have to control my breathing as I say to her.
"I thought I will just come over and tell you in person...You really look amazing"
I make sure to keep eye contact and I can not miss the bright red appearing on her face. She covers her mouth as she smiles and then she says to me while staring at me through her eyelashes.
"Thank you, it is nice of you to say"
"I like facts and I was just sharing one of them"
LISA
I have to control myself from combusting into a thousand pieces because not only is he a hunk of a man but he definitely knows how to speak to a woman. I thoroughly understand why he is trouble because with a mouth like that he can tame a bear.