Lina's Date

“Under your spell again….I can’t say no to you…” Evanescence- Good Enough

Lina was wearing the beautiful silk dress the lead counselor bought her, the one that showed off all her assets. She had dressed carefully for the one on one counseling session she was to have with him. The lead counselor had been a little miffed when he discovered that some of the ladies who admitted admiration for him had cast their eyes on the new comer to the summer’s adventures and Lina was surprised she’d gotten an email confirming their counseling session. Could she convince him that she was still his, that her wondering eye was nothing but that? She certainly hoped so.

She got out of the car and walked toward the bar. The parking lot was strangely empty except for the blood red Corvette the lead counselor drove. She walked up to the heavy steel door and knocked. The door opened of its own accord and she stepped in. She had been here many times and it was usually packed wall to wall, but not tonight. There was music playing and she looked around at the empty bar, its shadows making the place seem bigger.

Lina straightened her shoulders and walked through the bar. “Hello?” she called.

“Come in dearest,” said the voice of the lead counselor. She jumped a little as if she had been goosed. Her eyes searched the darkness looking for her beloved counselor. “The dress looks lovely on you; did you wear it for me?”

“Yes, I did, I love the dress,” she said hesitantly. She looked over to the bar and noticed him there. He was standing there, his hands resting easily on the polished surface, looking at her with his penetrating gaze. Lina felt as though he could see straight through the fabric and see her skin. She walked over to the bar and slid onto the bar stool right in front of him.

“May I fix you something to drink?” he asked.
“Jack and coke?” she suggested. He went about the task of taking a glass, filling it with ice, pouring a shot of Jack and spritzing it with coke and putting a lemon wedge on the rim. He placed a napkin in front of her and sat the glass on it. She took the glass and sipped it. “It never dawned on me you would know how to make a drink.”
“I am a man of many talents,” he said, looking at her. Her heart rate went up a bit and he smiled. She wondered what other talents he had.

“So, where is everyone, the bar is usually packed on nights like this,” she said.
“We will open a little later this evening. I thought we would begin our counseling session here and then go…somewhere else in a little while,” he said. “So, tell me Lina, do you think we will have a great adventure this summer?”

“Oh yes,” she said, meaning every word. “I think we will have a wonderful adventure this summer. I can hardly wait.”
“I can hear the anticipation in your voice,” he said. “I like to hear that. I am quite excited as well…” he paused for a second and looked directly into her eyes. “Quite excited.”

The music changed. Evanescence was crooning about a lost love. He took her hand and led her to the end of the bar and out to the dance floor. He gathered her up in his arms, pressing her close to him. Boy, he was excited.
“Crave my heart and it’s bleeding in your hands…I can’t say no to you,” the songstress sang as Lina looked up into the lead counselor’s face. He could feel her heart pounding like a drum against his chest and he felt her blood racing her veins as they swayed. Experimentally, he leaned forward and put his face in her neck and nuzzled her there. She could feel a puff of cool air against her neck, where her neck melts into her shoulder. The lead counselor smiled, she could feel his lips curving into a smile against the sensitive skin of her neck. He looked at her.

“Who will you be most interested in during the adventure?” he asked casually, his hands, pressing her just a little tighter against him.
“Well, of course, Eric,” she said, looking into the counselor’s eyes.
“No one else?” he whispered, putting his face back against her neck.

Lina closed her eyes. Who else in the world was there to be interested in? There was no one in the world like him, why would she be interested in anyone else?
“No, “she said, “No one at all.” She was dizzy and her mouth was dry to her. He moved to face her again. He leaned forward and his mouth brushed hers.
“Mine, lover,” he whispered. “You are mine.”

“Take care of what you ask of me…. ‘Cuz I can’t say no …” Good Enough- Evanescence.

Sweet dreams Lina