"May I join you?" The man asked with as much suave assurance as he could summon. But Toni nearly crashed to the floor once again in surprise. Wrenching herself around to look up to the man standing behind her. A squeak of revelation, as she realised she was giving him a look deep into her cleavage. Blushing crimson she started to splutter and stutter, as she fought her rising panic.
As her chair started to tip onto two legs, her shoulder was caught, and the man effortlessly held her in place before easing her chair back onto all four legs.
Toni was intensely aware of the man's warm hand on her shoulder. The strap all that separated her flesh from his.
"I hope you're not drunk already..." The man said smoothly as he slid into the empty seat opposite. "That was my plan..." He said raising one eyebrow in mock seriousness. "I'm Rick, by the way." He extended a hand across the table for her to shake. To Toni it just looked so powerful, so large, her own slim fingers, and slender arms would be snapped in a hand-shake.
He withdrew his hand awkwardly, and signalled to the bar for another drink. Pointing to indicate he too would have a smoothie.
Heart racing, Toni realised she was sitting opposite a man and asking her on a date. Her battle was brief, she knew she needed a date to be restored, but the reality sitting opposite her was absolutely terrifying.
Struggling to control her breathing she managed to keep herself at the table.
"I... I..." Was all she could manage. The word delighted refused to come, neither I accept, nor Thank you, but no emerged.
"You are..." He started, "Are you okay?" he said, looking around to see if there was someone nearby who could help.
"I trust you're not a tease..." The voice came not from him, but the empty air a familiar mocking amusement clear in her tone.
"A cock-tease..." Her relish in the words clear to Toni's ears. Her head darting from side to side as she hunted for the source she knew she couldn't find.
"It's easy... just accept..... Girls have it easy..." Her voice fell into trilling giggles before fading to nothing. Sweat beaded on Toni's forehead, as she fought her dread to try to say 'Yes', in actual words.
Despite her 'power' Toni was crippled by fear, the overwhelming sense of vulnerability kept her silent.
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