After the guy and I had dinner we went to his place.
"you smoke?" he asked unlocking the door.
He was holding a cigerette in his mouth.
"i um no," I replied.
"but you do drink though. Want some wine?"
he'd already gotten me drunk at dinner by pouring some whiskey into my dr. pepper.
"ok," I said.
"it's not much but here it is," he said opening the door.
He swung it wide open to reveal a big living room w/ v. little furniture. It had a hard black floor in it and white walls.
"where's all the furniture?" I asked.
"oh it's in the living room," he replied.
"this isn't the living room?"
"no. have a seat on the mattress. I'll get the wine."
"ok."
there was something off about him. He closed the door and went somewhere else in the room while I sat on a big white mattress on the floor.
"i have condoms," he said from somewhere behind me: "lady ones too. And the pill."
his voice echoed.
"um what?" I asked.
"we're having sex. Unless you don't want to in which case we can shoot up or drink. Or smoke. Well actually we already did drink but we can drink some more. Isn't that why you came downtown and stood in front of that brick wall? Cmon. There's only one thing a high school girl would be doing then at that hr. waiting. And where are your parents?"
"they um. Mom's in paris dad's in chicago."
"oh. Siblings?"
"nope."
"boyfriend? Girlfriend?"
"no and no."
I heard a cabinet door open and then close.
"so why isn't this the living room?" I asked.
It was nice to have company even if was from someone who seemed off.
"so. Have you decided? Sex?" he asked avoiding my question.
"ok."
"After you get drunk you're going to strip in the bathroom across the hall."
"ok."
"and bc I have my stash in the living room and bedroom. In the furniture and stuff. What's your name pretty lady?"
"oh. And lila."
"lila that's. Wow. I like that. I'm shawn btw. I work during the day so i'll be out tomorrow getting stuff for tomorrow night."
"what kindof stuff?"
"party favors. You know what that means right?"
"uh yeah i'm not stupid."
"don't do that. And here. Is your wine," he said coming and sitting next to me.
He handed me the wine.
"thank you," I said taking it in both hands and sipping it.
"yeah. I like your hair," he said moving it w/ his hand.
I smiled took another sip of wine.