She was one helluva girl—that Livinia. She wasn't a dopey girl but she sure as hell wasn't as hot as that blonde back at the Lavender Room. I'd forgotten her name…Betty? Bernice? Ah, the hell with it! I looked back at Liv…sitting there all vexed and so damn charming. She pushed her hat higher on her forehead, making herself look like a whack job. I smiled because she looked so angry, but, I figured, I mostly smiled because she was so amusing. The funny thing about Livinia was that I would try dropping some suave move on her and she'd just glare at me with her beautiful sea green eyes and say something that my mother would never approve of. She wasn't a phony like Perkins, no, Liv was as genuine as normal people get these days. She didn't give a damn what people thought. I liked that about her. I respected that about her. She reminded me of Jane. Speaking of ol' Jane, I should call her sometime.
"You still with me Caulfield?" Liv stared at me with wide, annoyed eyes. I nodded, not exactly realizing where I was. Livinia snapped her fingers near my face. "Hey, Caulfield, snap out of it."
"What is it?"
"It's your move."
"You have nice eyes." What a dopey thing for me to say. I kicked myself. Then I figured, I was telling the truth right? I guess I was so hungry for sex that I'd resorted to this. Livinia did have a lot of sex appeal when I thought of it.
"Save your flattery for someone who gives a shit, Caulfield." That killed me. She was so goddamn attractive. I kinda wanted to give her a quick feel under the table but I somehow managed to control myself. I finally looked down at the chess board.
"My queen takes your queen then your king's in checkmate." I was just messing with her but, boy, did she hit the ceiling. What really killed me was that her eyebrows furrowed between her eyes and she popped her jaw. I knew I was in deep shit. I tried apologizing like a madman but she picked up her chair and hurled in against the wall. I was half in love with her by the time Perkins escorted her to her room. When she was gone I realized just how goddamn lonely I was. I fumbled about the building trying to find something to do. The hell with it, I figured.