Lovers Anonymous

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Nicole hesitated. “I don't feel so good. I think I'm gonna throw up.”
Looking at her face, I could tell she was serious. I got up from the table, went around to her side, took her hand and led her to the bathroom. The bathroom was being used, but luckily there was no line. Standing in the hallway outside the bathroom, I leaned against the wall and she leaned back into me with my arms wrapped around her as I whispered in her ear. “Hang in there honey, just a little bit longer.”
When the door opened, a young woman came out and we went in. I locked the door behind us. Nicole immediately went to her knees and started vomiting into the toilet. Crouching behind her, I spoke comforting words as she emptied her stomach. I put an arm around her lower abdomen to apply gentle pressure and started to rub her back with my free hand. Even then, as my hand rubbed her back, I couldn’t help noticing how beautiful her body was. Holding her slender form so closely and looking at her dark chocolate skin, I was tempted to kiss the back of her neck but instead I leaned forward and hugged her. “That’s it baby, that’s it, get it all out.”
When she was done, I helped her to her feet and led her to the sink. She rinsed out her mouth and washed her face, then took the paper towel I was holding for her. I was standing behind her as she looked at my reflection in the mirror above the sink. “Thank you.” Her voice was so soft, it was as though she had mouthed the words.
“Are you okay?” I asked with genuine concern.
As she turned to face me, she nodded her head. “Yes, I’m a little embarrassed but I’ll live. We went to the beach. I've been drinking all day. I guess I had a little too much.”
I held her by the shoulders, looked into her eyes and started in a clear voice, “Well, I’ll take care of you. Maybe I can get them to make you some soup or something to settle your stomach.” The last few words were barely audible as I leaned forward and kissed her. It was a gentle kiss placed delicately on her lips.
She started to kiss back then pulled away and turned her face to the side. “I’m so embarrassed. You must think I’m so disgusting.”
I laughed a bit, “Trust me, I’ve kissed much worse.” Then I got serious as I took her chin again and looked into her eyes, “Actually I enjoyed it very much.”
She leaned forward, put her head on my chest and hugged me. “Thank you. I don’t know what I’d be doing now if you hadn’t come along.”
Of course, I knew if I hadn’t come along she'd be having a great time with Joey, but that was my secret. “Okay,” I said, “let’s get you something to eat.”
We walked out holding hands as I led her back to our table. Unfortunately, the only way there was, was through the bar, so everyone saw us go to and from the bathroom, but I didn’t care. I was genuinely attracted to this girl and I wasn’t gonna let anyone stop me from getting to know her better. When the waiter came, I explained the situation and he said he knew just the thing for her and walked away.
Nicole looked at me with a puzzled expression. “What is he bringing me?”
I smiled, “Don’t worry, whatever it is, it’ll be exactly what you need.”We passed the time with me asking her general questions about what she did and who she knew. It turned out she was seventeen years old and had only been to the Flamenco a few times to see Freddy play on Thursday nights. She didn’t get out much and had no boyfriend. When she ran into Joey at a grocery store near her house, they got into a conversation when he asked her to translate the labels on the items he was trying to buy. He had seemed so nice that when he offered to drive her home, she accepted and when he asked if she wanted to go to the beach with him the next day, she had been flattered. Of course, I knew the rest of the story.

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