Piano in the Dark
“I told Dawn as we wove our way toward the artist Charla Nuttier. Suddenly my suit felt two sizes too small. I wanted to tighten my grip on Dawn’s hand and flee this damned bright, happy gathering. It wasn’t the brilliant artist, but rather the woman Ava that I feared tonight.
“I just want to say hi. Won’t take but a second,” Dawn replied, prodding me along. A couple was taking a camera-phone picture with Ava. A bundle of serious sexy, she stood between the two elderly aficionados, wearing a str...apless black ruffled cocktail dress just for her occasion. Her ebony hair was pulled back in a ponytail with a stargazer lily tucked neatly just above her ear. She posed for the picture, but eyes were locked on me.
Unwavering.
Unrelenting.
Wanting.
But I’m a man and I needed to steel myself.
“She keeps looking this way,” Dawn said, aware of it as well.
“Probably recognizes you from the supermarket,” I offered.
We waited patiently for our turn with Ava. I kept my head low, visualizing being somewhere else.MoreLess
“I just want to say hi. Won’t take but a second,” Dawn replied, prodding me along. A couple was taking a camera-phone picture with Ava. A bundle of serious sexy, she stood between the two elderly aficionados, wearing a str...apless black ruffled cocktail dress just for her occasion. Her ebony hair was pulled back in a ponytail with a stargazer lily tucked neatly just above her ear. She posed for the picture, but eyes were locked on me.
Unwavering.
Unrelenting.
Wanting.
But I’m a man and I needed to steel myself.
“She keeps looking this way,” Dawn said, aware of it as well.
“Probably recognizes you from the supermarket,” I offered.
We waited patiently for our turn with Ava. I kept my head low, visualizing being somewhere else.MoreLess
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