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Zack sat at a table in a bar, hidden by the many shadows that always seemed to take refuge in badly lit bars. He was trapped in a biological hazard in a big way. Not like the girls, who were in heat every couple months. But bad enough. Because of the animal DNA, he got affected by -- God, he hated admitting this -- mating season.
So now, basically, he was looking for a possible one-night stand. An opportunity presented itself as a slender yet curvaceous young woman appeared at his table. A decidedly mischievous smile on her face, she asked, "Mind if I join you?"
"What would you do if I said yes?" Even the need to have sex didn't erase his sarcasm completely.
"I'd sit down anyway," the girl said, flashing him a grin as she pulled out a chair and sat down.
Zack raised an eyebrow. "Just asking."
Just then, he felt a lithe foot rub against his leg and start to move upward. Even that simple movement aroused him, in such a way that he quickly looked away from her gaze and struggled to regain control.
"Are you hitting on me?" he inquired dryly, thankful his voice came out steady.
"What would you do if I said yes?" she teased.
"I'd say, let's get out of here."
She grinned. "I was hoping you'd say that."
~*~
Zack awoke in a small dingy apartment. Snuggled up against him was the girl from the bar. He realized he didn't even know her name. Even as he lay there, naked, in bed with a stranger, his sensitive ears picked up the sound of a key being turned in the lock. "Oh, no," he thought. "Please tell me she's not going to turn out to be married or something."
But the person who stepped into the room was a young woman, slight, with flaming red hair. As if she felt his eyes on her, she looked up and met his eyes. Her gaze lowered, and Zack realized she was checking him out. He didn't know whether to laugh or be embarrassed. He settled for a stoic look as her eyes flicked back to his face, then she turned her back to him.
He decided it was time to go and started to get up before he realized his clothes were halfway across the room. "Um, excuse me?" he tried. The girl turned, slowly, as if she couldn't believe he was talking to her. "You wouldn't happen to be able to throw those clothes over here, would you?"
The girl looked at him incredulously. "Give me one reason why I should." Something filled her voice. Contempt, Zack realized. He guessed that she thought he was an asshole for having a one-night stand with her friend. Oh well. He wasn't here for the approval of her roommate, whom he assumed this girl was. Who else would be sneaking into an apartment at four o'clock in the morning with a key?
"Because I'm naked and don't feel like streaking across the room?" Zack guessed.
"Wrong answer. Try door number two," was the derisive reply. Something hit him in the face. His boxers. Smiling wryly, he put them on, hoping he wasn't flashing too much.
She felt him come up behind her. She turned around and found herself face-to-face with the flavor of the day. Tall, dirty blonde hair, steel blue eyes, and…a really great body. No. She did not just think that. Besides, he was probably just like the others, pigs who would screw their own mother if they thought they could get a good fuck out of it. But she couldn't tear her eyes away from his as he reached behind her and grabbed his jeans.
She was silent as he got dressed. She'd seen enough of them walk out on Evita after the sex so that it wasn't a surprise to her anymore. She didn't know why Vita put up with it. Was sex really worth it? Was one good fuck really worth being left over and over again?
She just couldn't understand anyone who was into casual sex. She tried it once and that was more than enough. Sex without love was like…eating without being hungry. Well, okay, that was a little less than poetic, but still. As he walked towards the door, she asked one simple question: "Why?"
He looked at her. "Why what?"
"Why do you just fuck her and leave?"
The words seemed harsh in the silence.
For maybe the first time in his life, Zack gave an honest answer to a complete stranger.
"Because I don't know what else to do."
~*~
If you thought for even a minute that the girl Zack slept with was Jae, my work is done. *g*
