Chapter 7 - seduction

Mel was at the bar when she felt a strong hand land on her shoulder. “Hey there!” she heard a deep voice say behind her. She turned, abandoning her mission of getting served in favour of greeting the gorgeous Ethan who was standing surprisingly close to her. She could feel the sexy man’s warm breath on her face as he spoke in a playful tone. “Fancy seeing you here tonight!” he smirked.

Mel blushed, feeling Ethan’s eyes travel down her body, taking in the tightness of her dress; which was now even tighter due to the bloat caused by too many cocktails. She smiled back, sensing the sexual tension.

“I’ll get these,” Ethan announced, throwing up his strong arm and immediately managing to jump the queue and gain the bartender’s attention. “So, how have you been?” he asked confidently, his eyes trickling down to Mel’s lips as he spoke. He constantly smiled affectionately and rubbed the top of Mel’s arm anytime he could. If this was what it was like to be flirted with by Ethan, Mel was all for it!

The large group of friends managed to all sit together in the club, trying to shout and joke over the loud music. Ethan sat on the opposite side, having to take the only seat he could, being so late; his eyes constantly locking with Mel’s from across the table. It was all so obvious that one of the others was bound to notice soon enough. Then what would happen? Mel cringed with realisation. They were all bound to disapprove; maybe even ruin things for her. There was no way they would let her date a guy like Ethan.

“I need another drink!” Mel groaned, standing up and heading to the bar.

“Me too!” Ethan snapped, abandoning his almost full beer to follow Mel.

Already Mel could sense the curious stares of the others as the two of them headed off to the bar. She could feel Ethan walking a little too closely beside her and as they reached the queue. But Ethan seemed in no rush to get served this time.

“That’s a great dress,” Ethan commented, taking the opportunity to stroke Mel’s side, under the guise of feeling the material. “It really suits you.”

Mel blushed, hardly believing that Ethan was flirting with her like this. “It’s a little tight,” she replied awkwardly, tugging at the material self-consciously.

“Not at all!” Ethan smiled, patting Mel’s hands away from fussing at the material. “It fits perfectly,” he whispered, needing to bring his head in a little closer so that Mel could hear him over the music.

“Thanks,” Mel smiled, realising how close Ethan was to her, his eyes glancing down at her lips once again. This was a man who was well versed in the art of flirting.

“So, what about me? How am I looking?” Ethan asked cheekily, waiting expectantly for an answer.

Mel blushed once again. “Good…” she offered awkwardly. What was she supposed to say? “Your shirt is nice,” she continued, sensing that she must. “It really shows off your body.”

Ethan smiled, like a spider having just trapped a fly. “Oh you like my body, huh?” he asked, taking the excuse to bring his body even closer to Mel, his mouth just next to her ear as a hand slid onto Mel’s side again, then his eyes looked expectantly into Mel’s, waiting for an answer once again.

“Yeah,” Mel admitted. “I really like your body,” she surrendered, gazing at Ethan’s beautiful lips.

That was when Ethan made his move, sliding his hands onto Mel’s butt and pulling her softly into his lips. No man had ever kissed as well as this before.

“Want to get out of here?” Ethan asked, as they both came back to the real world; his hand very definitely still resting on her slightly softer rear.