“Nice to meet you, Tom. I’m Sally.”
“Sally,” he said with a grin and then held his hand out.
“Something amusing about my name?” I asked curiously as I shook his hand.
“My sister’s favorite doll when she was growing up was called Sally,” he said with a smile.
“Oh.”
“I have fond memories of the name.” He laughed. “She used to make me play house and I was Sally’s favorite uncle.”
“Well, that’s good, then.” I laughed. “I can’t say I have any similar stories about Toms. Though, I loved watching the Tom Sawyer movie when I was younger.”
“Aww, I haven’t seen it. I will have to check it out,” he said and then he took a step closer to me. “So, what do you say about getting out of here?”
“Getting out of here?” I swallowed quickly. Tom had gone from zero to a hundred in less than ten seconds.
“Yeah, maybe we could go grab a bite and talk?” He leaned over and whispered in my ear. “And maybe we could have some play time.” I felt his hand on the small of my back and I froze. Damn! He was smooth and I had totally not expected the immediate come-on. He’d seemed so sweet and nice in the two minutes we’d been talking.
“Uhm, I, uhm...” I stuttered, not knowing what to say as I felt him tapping my ass. “Hey,” I said as I jumped slightly.
“Sorry, I couldn’t resist.” He grinned. “You have a nice ass.”
“Uh, thanks,” I said, suddenly feeling uncomfortable.
“So, what do you say to maybe going back to my place?” he said with a wink and a quick lick of his lips.
“Hey, what’s going on here?” Cody arrived back then with our drinks and I could have thrown my arms around him.
“Can I help you?” Tom looked over at Cody with a frown.
“I’m wondering if I can help you?” Cody’s face was unreadable as he stood there. “Sally, are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” I nodded, not really sure what to say.
“Oh, this is your friend?” Tom looked at Cody and then back at me. “If he is looking for a gay bar, this isn’t the place, but maybe when we head to my place, we can drop him off at ‘Out of the Closet.’ It’s a hot spot for men.”
“Excuse me?” Cody’s voice was deep and I knew he was pissed.
“Oh, sorry, you’re not gay?” Tom said with a shrug and I felt his hand on my back again. “Want to dance before we leave?”
“Leave?” Cody’s voice was louder and angrier as he stared now directly at me. “What’s going on, Sally?”
“Uhm, nothing,” I squeaked out, not really knowing what to say. “We just met,” I explained lamely.
“I saw her beauty from across the room and had to come and say hello,” Tom said and licked his lips again. “Especially when I saw the grin she was giving me. Your lips are beautiful,” he said as he stared at me. “So full and juicy, oooohhhmm,” he said and winked at me. My face grew bright red as I stood there.
“I think you need to leave.” Cody looked at Tom. “Like, now.”
“What?” Tom blinked at him. “What are you talking about?”
“Sally and I are here together on a date. You need to leave.”
“She told me she was here with her friend,” Tom said, looking annoyed. “Seems like she isn’t considering this a date, dude.”
“You’ve got thirty seconds to move before things get nasty,” Cody said, his voice low. “And just so you know, I punch very much like a man with over two hundred pounds behind him.”
“Do you want me to leave?” Tom looked at me and I could see his eyes on my lips and then on my breasts. All of a sudden, his good looks weren’t so enamoring.
“Yeah, I think that’s best,” I said softly as I stepped away from him.
“Cock tease,” he said with a shake of his head as he looked at me and then walked away. I stood there wanting to go after him and slap him across the face, but instead I just stood there and stared at Cody, not really knowing what to say. Not really knowing what had just gone on between us.
“That guy was a douche,” Cody said as he handed me a drink.
“He seemed okay, at first,” I said and took a quick sip. “He was very handsome.”
“I didn’t realize you’d come out to pick someone up,” he snapped. “I didn’t realize you were using me.”
“I didn’t come out to pick someone up,” I said with a slight attitude.
“What were you telling him before I got here that made him think you guys were going to be hooking up?”
“I didn’t tell him anything.” I shook my head and pursed my lips. Why was he getting upset with me?
“Did you fancy him?” Cody looked at me suspiciously. “He was a good-looking guy.”
“I mean, yeah, he was cute.” I shrugged. “What does it matter?”
“It doesn’t matter.” Cody pursed his lips. “I’m just trying to figure out if you want me to go and get him back here so you can leave with him.”
“I don’t want to leave with him.” I sighed. “He came over to me. We barely spoke for a few minutes.”
“You didn’t seem to be turning him away.” Cody chugged at his beer as he stared at me.