Game On

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

All work and no play makes John a dull boy

He got dropped off at the top of main street , he knew there were at least a dozen different bars and clubs on main street and he wanted to explore his options . He thought of the pubs he used to frequent back in England but they were nothing like the but they were nothing like what he saw here.

Here everyone seemed to be having a good time no-one was throwing up in the street , no-one was fighting with the police , no chavs yelling obscenities at passers by, a real far cry from good old blighty.

Here were people from all walks of life just having fun , not judging , not discriminating , everyone saying hi to everyone else. The first bar he came to had a dozen or so motorbikes parked in front of it , mostly Harley Davidson with a few Japanese sporty types there too and heavy metal music coming from within , he liked the music but the stereotype of the people made him feel a little nervous , across the street from the biker bar was a tattooist " nice placement " he smiled to himself and he walked on down the street .

he passed a few more bars before he found one he liked the look of , there were theme bars , businessman bars all full of suits and yawns, there was even a gay bar in the middle of it all and no-one seemed to mind on any level , such a far cry from what he had known most of his life so far .

Eventually he found one with what seemed to be regular people in it , a juke box was in one corner with a small dance area in front of it, there was around forty or so people in the place , some stood at the bar , some dancing by the juke box , most were sat around the many circular tables in the place . As he weaved his way toward the bar through people and tables several of the patrons made friendly gestures , he smiled and nodded back . When he got to the bar he was greeted by an attractive blonde barmaid with a big smile "Howdy stranger , what can I getcha ? " she said . He looked at the barmaid and she was indeed very pretty in her 'Daisy Duke ' shorts with a 'fits where it touches and touches everything ' tight top with plenty of cleavage on show . "Excuse me I'm up here " she said still smiling as he raised his line of sight to make eye contact . He blushed and said "I ... er , sorry ... I don't normally ... it's just ... um sorry"

"Wow you're English " she beamed "I've never met a real Englishman before , what can I getcha?"

"Can I get a pint of lager please ?" he said

"we have bottles or jugs here honey " she replied

He blushed again and fought hard to not lower his eyes back to her cleavage , her eyes flashed as brightly as her smile " wow a gentleman as well as cute , must be my lucky day "

"what would you recommend ?" he asked tentatively , desperately trying to hide his shyness .

"Oh honey I cant answer that one " she said "at least not while I'm working " she winked at him and those eyes and that smile flashed brighter than ever "I'll just have a bottle of Bud for now please " he said .

She served him his drink on a tray with an empty glass and a coaster , he paid her , tipped her and thanked her then found himself an empty table in the corner opposite the juke box . He sat quietly watching the other patrons enjoying themselves and he found himself smiling as if their happiness was contagious , he enjoyed two more beers over the next hour and was considering moving on to another bar when the pretty barmaid from earlier appeared at his table with a jug of beer and two empty glasses, she had changed and was now wearing full length jeans with a looser fitting more conservative T-shirt " Hi there" she smiled " my name's Ellie-May, can I buy you a beer ?"

"um ... thank you that would be nice " he replied . He stood up and took the tray from her and placed it on the table then he pulled out a chair for her "please " he said "take a seat"