Chapter 157 Easy First Date: EP2

• I dressed casually: jeans and a nice blouse. No reason to attract too much undue attention. When I got to the pool hall, I ordered myself a bourbon sour and sat at the bar. As I sipped my drink, I looked over the pickings: two frat boys playing at the back table, the coed threesome on the left table, an old man at the bar watching the baseball game on TV, and a well-muscled man chatting up the hot bartender. I might have just finished my drink and left, but a good-looking guy walked in and asked for a table. He had sandy blond air, a lean and trim body, and a cute face, but I wanted to watch him for a few minutes to see if he was alone. I ordered another drink and tried to act like I was into baseball while I peeked at him. Ten minutes later, he was still alone. I decided to make my move. I needed to play it cool. No guy is going to say no to sex, but guys are skittish that any girl hitting on them is emotionally needy and acts as if she's looking for a serious boyfriend. There was a real risk of striking out. I strolled up to him and casually said:
• "Are you playing alone?"
• He looked up at me, and then flashed a quick smile. He had brown hair and soft green eyes, and there was something gentle about his face. "Yeah, I guess. I was meeting a friend here, but he just called to say he was bailing. Traffic." He paused.