Chapter 14

I arrive at the club, and everything is looking so exciting.

I see various people dressed similarly to me heading in.

I collect myself and begin to head towards the door. The vibe is electric like an addictive drug. Neon lights and a disco ball bill the room. It’s like a 1960’s or 70s style vibe but it’s really fun.

I walk into the establishment. I feel very comfortable here, almost as if I belong here. It’s weird but, true. I walk up the bar and order a drink.

An hour into having drinks and shots I feel a presence behind me. I doesn’t unnerve me. More like it draws me in. I look around and do see anyone but, I do feel eyes on me. I decide to go to the dance floor. I begin dancing. I feel free, like I can let myself go. I feel someone directly in back of me. I can feel his hard chiseled chest. His arms wrap around me. I feel a pull to sink into him. His lips are at my neck. I hear him whisper.

“Fancy meeting you here tonight” he says. He has a German accent. It’s silky smooth. It calls to me like I’ve been hearing it for a thousand years. I turn around.

“Hello” I say. His smile is dazzling.

“I’m Katie”

“Ralph” he says in a seductive tone.

He looks familiar and I can’t recall why. He begins to dance with me. He can really move to the tempo of the music. He lifts me effortlessly. I wrap my legs around his hips as the beats continue. He is grinding into me like the Dirty Dancing movie. Each movement also still flows with the song. He’s kissing my neck as I lose myself to his rhythm. Something is clicking with me. It’s like I can see shadows in my mind. Remnants of the dream I had with a similar looking man. Images of ball dances and strolls in the garden with someone similar looking flash brokenly through my mind. I feel him begin to carry me off the dance floor towards the back. I am worried he’s going to take me somewhere to have his way with me. I don’t know if I should tell him that I am still a virgin. We reach a darker area of the dance floor. He’s still grinding with the tempo. I feel myself becoming puddy in his arms. He stares at me like he hasn’t seen me in centuries. Like he’s been lost without me. He crashes his lips on mine. His mouth is addictive and inviting. I moan into his mouth, and he deepens the kiss. I feel like a broken puzzle piece finally connecting after being torn apart. I kiss him back with equal fervor. We are all hands and mouths on each other. He suddenly stops.

“I apologize; I got carried away.” He says breathless.

“I apologize if I carried away as well, I don’t want to make this outfit seem like I a hooker or anything. I never normally where this attire. It’s my birthday, I just wanted for once to feel sexy for the first time in a while. Honestly, I am still a virgin.” I tell him confessing. He takes my face in his hands and is looking at me like he’s found a rare treasure.

“Thank you for your honestly, you don’t know how refreshing it is to hear it. I am so glad that you’re untouched and all mine.” He says as he kisses me again. Just as addicted. This goes on for a while until we both decide to come up for air.

“Have whatever you’d like at the bar. I own this place.” He tells me with a seductive smile. I smile back and walk away. Suddenly he pulls me back. He wraps his arm around my stomach. I can feel his hand close to my nether region. He is kissing my neck again. I can feel his other hand caressing my ass, heading inward. I sag against him in ecstasy I don’t understand. How is he turning every part of my body into a live wire that yearns for him?  He bites me lightly. It hurts at first, I almost scream then I moan at the electric shocks it’s giving me. I feel myself growing damp. I feel like screaming out “Rudolph” again and I don’t know why.  He smirks and lets me go. I see him sniff his fingers erotically. He kisses me one last time, walks me to the bar counter and disappears into the crowd. I sag against the counter trying to collect myself and understand what just happened.

I have a few more drinks. At this point someone found out it was my birthday. I have been getting free drinks all night. I suspect “Ralph” is the one responsible. I am partying like a rock star tonight and I am so happy. For tonight I want to drowned my sorrows and the fact that I am burying my parents.