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DeepBlue89
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We were on our couch, reading some of our books while the first snowstorm of the winter began to blow, the slight sounds of minuscule shards of ice slapping against the frame of a window in our modest three room apartment. I thought that it was relaxing, having the heater cranked up, a cup of tea set aside while enjoying a good book with my husband by my side. What more could you ask for, especially for an introvert such as myself? I always considered myself to be a very lucky woman, having found a man that understood me as well as Kenny - the man that I had married about eight months ago. We knew each other for much longer than that, having met during our awkward first year of college. Introduced by my best friend Karen, we were quickly infatuated by each other and were inseparable since. Now both twenty-six years old, we settled down pretty quickly and were considering maybe starting a family in a couple of more years. Until then we decided to stay in my apartment, seeing as the rent was pretty much a steal, and we could properly save up for a home.
Needless to say, I was very content with my life and I had no intention of anything changing.
-- RING! RING! --
But as fate would have it, my phone rang and vibrated on the coffee table next to the couch. I sighed, having closed my book just as Kenny chuckled. I knew who it was, even before I picked up my cellphone with the name Karen displayed on the screen. "Hello?" I answered, not too crazy about having been snapped out of the cozy state I was in. I honest to goodness would not be able to tell you how the conversation went, word per word, but it went something along the lines of:
"Caroline! Hey, how are you?"
"I'm good. How have you been Karen?"
"Great! Me and the girls were thinking of heading to the bar in a few hours, and we'd be hoping that you'd come by?"
"Oh...the bar?" I began to ask, my gaze turning towards my husband. "Gee, I don't know. There's a snowstorm and everyth- "
"Don't worry about it! We all live close by and we decided to try the bar that...you know, you live just above?"
Oh fuck.
I turned around, to see my husband before I told Karen "I don't know, you'd have to ask Kenny..." and quickly passed the phone to him, not even hearing Karen's reply before I winced and desperately gave my husband the phone. I mouthed to my husband "Say no", but I don't think he understood the concept. Instead, he chuckled and said: "Caroline would love to go! ...No, I don't think I'll be able to tag along. I need to finish a few reports by tomorrow."
He handed my phone back, as I stared at him a bit disappointingly.
"Okay, so meet you at the bar in two hours? Cool, can't wait. See you!"
Of course, the second the call did end, I just stared at Kenny with a stare just as cold as the snow storm outside. Again, the response from my husband was just a light hearted chuckle. He knew that I didn't want to go, but just teased me with: "You really need to be able to say no, you know?"
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It's true, I did have a problem saying no to people, especially those closest to me. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't stupid; it's not as if I was going to get into a random van with a stranger by any means. No, it's just that I was a bit of a submissive person. I was susceptible to demands of others, even if it made me uncomfortable. Such as going to a bar by Karen; I loathed the idea of spending an afternoon in a shabby place, filled with loud music and equally loud people. Honestly, you'd think that my husband wouldn't want his hot, pushover wife to be heading to a bar, knowing that she has a difficult time saying no.
Those two hours came by pretty fast, and I found myself leaving my apartment dressed in my casual outfit; a light buttoned up green blouse and a pair of tight, washed out jeans. Of course, even in this get-up, I knew that I was going to get plenty of stares. Remember just a second ago when I said that I was hot? I wasn't just tooting my own horn. Sure, you might think I'm a bit arrogant for going on about myself, but I'm a somewhat tall - being 5'9" - woman with a fit, hourglass body. My breasts were huge, as if I were the caricature of someone's fantasy - with them being about the same size (if not larger) than my head. My ass also got the attention of many, being thick and round, put together with my wide hips. I guess what I'm trying to say that is that even if my so-called casual outfit, that I knew that I was going to get some attention and I couldn't help but wonder if that's why Karen wanted me to go out tonight. After all, she basically feeds off drama. Still, she was my best friend so even when I left my apartment in a huff, I couldn't help but feel bad that I was so willing to turn her down earlier.
I left my place without my jacket, knowing that the bar was connected to my apartment building; a door just to the side of the entrance leading to a slightly dim, shabby looking bar. Still, even if I had a low opinion of the place, it seemed to be a bit crowded. With my heels clicking on the wooden panels, I saw Karen there with a few of our friends. When I saw her, my short friend basically squealed in joy to see me again, rushing over to give me a hug and motion me to the stool that they were staying at.
I wasn't one to drink, but ordered a light beer while we began to catch up.
We chatted, although in the back of my mind, I felt as if I was being watched. No, not in a creepy way...or at least, I didn't think so. I guess the best way that I could put this is that I felt as if someone was looking at me from afar while I talked to my friend. That being beside the point, eventually Karen took notice and turned. She very quickly looked back towards me with a big stupid grin on her face.
"Hey Caroline, some guy is soooo checking you out!"
"Karen!" I answered back in a tone of voice that basically told my friend to shut up...
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