falling to the floor. "Oh no!" She leaped up and went scampering for it, hoping that it hadn't shattered! It rang again and a relieved gust issued from her lungs.
"Hello?" She said, trying to sound calm.
" Ola , Tory."
It was him! " Ola , Lee."
"Were you busy?"
"No." She started pacing nervously. "I was just relaxing." She sat down quickly and pretended to relax.
"Thank you for coming out. I enjoyed spending time with you."
"Thanks for inviting me." She said shyly.
"Tomorrow, meet me at the club. I'll be outside waiting for you. Is that okay?"
"Okay. That sounds great."
"Did you want to meet right after work...or did you want to go home first...?"
"Umm. How about right after work? Then there's no chance of me missing the bus and leaving you waiting." He chuckled.
"Sounds like a plan."
"Then I should see you a few minutes after six."
"Okay. Adeus , Tory."
" Adeus Lee." She hung up the phone and shook her head, a smile still on her face. She could not believe how things had worked out.
CHAPTER 4
The next day, Tory intentionally missed her normal bus. She wore a dress that complimented her curves and slipped on comfortable heels. Even though her feet protested due to all of the walking she'd done this week, she figured it would okay since her bus stop wasn't far from any of her destinations. Besides, bigger girls looked great in heels; especially if they knew how to do a model walk, and she'd practiced perfecting that long ago.
When she saw the bus rounding the corner, she stood up from her seat on the bench, her heart pit ter pattering in anticipation of seeing Lee again. Her cheeks grew warm as she remembered the fantasies that she'd had about him the night before. He was sitting in his regular seat and Tory hurried to grip the pole since she'd figured out the bus driver's game.
"Hi, Lee." She said shyly.
"Good morning." He smiled. "Let me put your money in and you can sit down here by me." His hand was held out and she dropped the coins into his waiting palm. His movement was sensual and slow as he rose from his seat, absently clutching the pole as he slipped her coins into the feeder. In the process he managed to brush her backside as she stepped around him in order to sit down.
She perched herself into the empty seat next to his and when he sat down, his hand reached out and lightly brushed her shoulder, than he sat down and looked at her. "You weren't limping today. Do your feet feel better?"
"Much."
"Good, I don't want to be forced to remove your shoes and give you a good rub down tonight." Every muscle in Tory's lower body tightened. She watched Lee's playful expression. He was such a flirt! Did he even know how much his words affected her? By the look on his face, he did.
"That would be my pleasure." She said seriously, giving him back his own line.
He suddenly chuckled. "I'm looking forward to tonight."
She smiled, enjoying the game of seduction and double entendre. "Me, too, Lee." She was suddenly serious . "It was all I could think about last night..."
He licked his full lips and she had to force herself to remember that she didn't need to be at work fully turned on with no outlet ! Lee tilted his head slightly.
"I think that we're going to have fun tonight. I did some research on the net and found that the band that's playing tonight is Reggaeton and they have a lot of Ska influences."
"Reggae...Tone? I know Reggae, but never heard of reggaeton."
"Really? Wow, girl, I'm going to have to show you something." He said with pleasure. "Reggaeton is
like...dancehall music. It would be more like a hip hop reggae. You've heard of Shaba Ranks , right?"
"Yeah." She nodded.
"That's reggaeton. Mix Beenie man with Lil Wayne. "
"Ooo, that's going to be nice."
He licked his lips again and then grabbed his duffel bag and stood. "This is my stop. I hope you're up for some dancing tonight, because I can dance all night long!" He was halfway down the stairs before he called over his shoulder.
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