Thursday, February 21, 2013

This is how Alex would see you.

He sat by himself in the corner of the room away from the loud crowd that filled the old pub.  This was his normal routine on any given weekend evening.  He blocked himself away, hiding in one of the busiest and most social places you can be at this time.  He usually went unnoticed by the general populous of the bar; even to the regulars, which he was one of, he was a complete stranger.  Part of him liked it that way, but he admitted to himself that it was obvious he wanted some kind of human connection or he wouldn't come to a place like this.  He worked, as normal, on finishing his only beer of the evening.

When she walked through the door he couldn't help but notice her presence.  She looked quiet and unassuming, but not really approachable in his mind because he saw instantly the power behind her eyes.  She paused as she entered the room and looked around.  Her head shrank slightly into her shoulders as she measured the general attitude of the people in the room.  Alex noticed a few other men looking her way.  She also noticed the glances as they were much less subtle than Alex about when and where they were looking.  The awkward stares and obvious ogles made her feel uncomfortable; not only because they made her feel exposed, but because she was internally unused to this kind of attention.

She walked over to the bar and found a spot nearer to Alex than he would have liked considering the amount of looking he had been engaged in.  She smiled and spoke very clearly to the bartender; she ordered a Coke and shuffled into a seat near the corner end of the bar.  From his table just catty-corner from where she was sitting Alex could see her clearly.  She had a very pure and natural beauty.  Long dark brown, almost black, hair tucked into a bandanna that was tied back like a headband.  She was wearing a tee-shirt and very close fitting pants with some comfortable looking yet stylish shoes.  It was clear to Alex from her fatigued demeanor, the clothes she was wearing, and her purposeful attitude, that she had just gotten off work from one of the eateries near by.

She didn't have to try to look beautiful.  She has those unique qualities that make her appealing without all the pretense that comes with the dolling up our society expects of women.  One could measure the exactness of her figure in micrometers.  Her ears were perfectly round at the top and formed a drawn line to her jaw which curved at precise angles to her chin.  Her neck flowed smoothly to her clavicle which was just showing through the neck of her tee shirt.  Something about her face looked incredibly familiar.  Her features were symmetrical to the point that no noticeable flaws could be found in her form.  The curve of her nose and eyebrows gave the appearance of well placed brush strokes on a brand-new canvas.

Alex could see that the familiarity he felt came from her eyes.  Something about the way they were shaped, their size, the position of her irises when she looked at something, reminded him of something or someone that he couldn't quite place.  He realized when looking at her eyes that he would divulge himself to her if she asked; something he was extremely unaccustomed to doing.  As she smiled the brightness of her eyes stood out even more.  Alex felt himself mock a grin when he noticed a smile approach her lips.

She stood briefly to adjust herself and get comfortable in her seat.  As she stood Alex's eyes followed her long neck across her square shoulders and down the length of her arm to her delicate but well used hands.  This thought made Alex smile; someone who wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty.  As she turned to adjust her shirt back to its proper place she placed her profile exactly in Alex's view.  She arched her back slightly in a long awaited stretch.  Her back ellipsed to her backside which was unbelievably perfect on its own and incredibly hard not to notice because of its definition that kept with her general shape.  As she stretched her shirt raised slightly exposing enough of her abdomen for Alex to derive that she put at least some effort into her physical fitness.  He did his best not to speculate on her bra size, but the alluring proportions popped into his head before he could stop himself.

She sat as Alex took the last pull from his glass into mouth.  Satisfied that he had gone unseen, he stood  and draped his jacket across his arm and onto his back swinging it slightly to seamlessly breeze his other arm into its sleeve.  He kept her in the corner of his eye as he walked by; she never raised her eyes to meet his glance.  He approached and turned close enough that he could smell the sweet aura she let off, informing Alex's senses that she was a genetic match.  He shook it off knowing any advance would be met with skepticism and antipathy.  He finished circling the corner of the bar and walked to the door where he had seen her enter.  He glanced out the corner of his eye to see her finish a sip of her Coke, her other hand resting on the bar in front of her.  A brief sigh of relaxation passed over her that indicated this was the point at which she was done for the day.  Alex smiled and continued out the door into the darkness;  the thoughts of this stone beauty carving into his memory forever.

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