Hidden Desires: A Love Story

Chapter 5

It was just past six pm on a Saturday night and Mani couldn't find a thing to wear.

"Lo, I need help," Mani called. She was standing in a dark blue satin bra and panty set with clothes thrown about her bed. Lauren leaned against the doorframe and chuckled.

"Can't find anything to wear I see. You could go like that but you might cause a stampede."

"Oh will you shut it and help me," Normani pleaded.

"Fine since you asked so nicely," Lauren laughed.

Mani was a nervous wreck, Lauren had convinced her during their talk to go to a lesbian club with her to see if she was truly attracted to women. Lauren insisted that she needed to have a full experience to find out the truth about herself, so she had suggested that Mani dress to impress the ladies. The only problem was that Mani had no idea how to do that.

Lauren rummaged through the pile of dresses, skirts, pants and blouses, all with an amused smirk on her lips. After a short debate, she handed Mani a knee length black skirt and a dark red blouse.

The skirt fitted Mani's full hips but flared out nicely as it fell around her legs. The blouse was a halter back style, fitting Mani tightly and with a deep cut showing off an ample amount of cleavage. Mani didn't normally wear the blouse without a suit jacket but Lauren shut her down when she pointed out that Mani looked hot.

Leaving her hair down and loose and with a very light touch of makeup, Lauren assured her that she would have the women drooling.

The plan was a simple one. They were meeting Lauren's other lesbian friends for a nice dinner and then they would hit Serafina's, the hottest lesbian club in the city.

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Arriving at the restaurant, Lauren introduced her around before they were seated.

"Hi girls, this is Mani," Lauren said to the group of five ladies seated around the large booth.

"This is Kehlani and her girl Zendaya, Nicki, Perrie and Victoria," Lauren introduced them all to Normani.

"It's nice to meet y'all," Mani said with a smile. She sat next to Lauren and took in each woman, appraising their physical appearance.

Kehlani seemed tall compared to the rest. She had short brown hair and strong facial features along with wonderfully deep hazel eyes. Mani noticed that she had very little in the way of breasts, her shirt—a man's shirt—was practically flat against her chest. Her smile was quite warm and she seemed very much in love with Zendaya as Mani noticed how she held the other woman closely to her.

Zendaya was sexy. No other word could describe her better. Her hair was a rich dark brown and fell elegantly down and around her shoulders. Her brown eyes were rich, and sparkled every time she looked at Kehlani. She had classic model type looks and seemed to have a body to match from what Mani could see above the table. Her breasts were small too but still enough for a little cleavage.

Nicki was Trinidadian and voluptuous. Her dark hair had a slight wave to it and went down to just past her shoulders. Her eyes were gloriously dark and her lips full and sensual looking. Her breasts were surely D cups or maybe even DD's; she had a look in her eyes that screamed predator.

Perrie was lovely to look at with her blonde, shoulder length hair and blue eyes. Her face was the embodiment of cuteness with a small delicate nose, dainty lips and the cutest dusting of freckles Mani had ever seen. Her breasts were nice and appeared so firm that she didn't seem to need a bra and indeed wasn't wearing one.

And lastly there was Victoria. She seemed quiet; more reserved than the others. She was average height, maybe same height to Mani's five feet four inches. She was slim but thick as well as quite attractive with nice sized breasts and elegant facial features. Her light brown  hair was very long down to almost her waist, but it was her eyes that caught Jade's attention the most. They were a deep brown that could have been black.

"Honey, you never told us your friend was such a hot little number," Nicki  said with a seductive smile aimed at Mani.

"Down puppy. Mani is not ready for a tumble with you. She's just trying to find herself so hands off Nicki," Lauren said with a warning look aimed at Nicki.

"Just giving the lady a compliment," Nicki answered but she took Lauren's warning seriously, and other than a few leering looks, she kept her interest in Mani to a minimum.

The dinner turned out to be a lot of fun, with everyone making Mani feel at ease. They all liked to laugh and did so often but they were also an intelligent bunch.

Mani noticed that Victoria didn't say much but when she did speak, the others listened intently to her. She seemed to be the one whose opinions the others deferred to, yet she didn't flaunt that fact or act in a condescending way. Mani found herself more and more intrigued with Victoria. For whatever reason, Victoria was magnetic to Normani, so much so that she worried she might be looking at her too much. She certainly didn't want to embarrass anyone, and surely not herself.

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After dinner, the check settled, and a bit more girl talk, it was off to the club.

The line to enter Serafina's was very long with many scantily clad women of all ages and persuasions. Lauren, with Mani and the others in tow, went to the head of the line and whispered something to the bouncer. He smiled at Lauren and ushered them all in much to the protests of those in line.

Mani made a mental note to ask Lo how she accomplished that feat, but quickly forgot when she took a good look around.

The place was loud though not overwhelmingly so. There was a fast dance track playing and many women were on the dance floor. Mani was surprised to see a small stage with a pole in the middle. It didn't take a genius to figure out what it was there for, especially since there were several women walking around dressed in provocative costumes.

With Nicki taking the lead, the group made their way to the large lounge area where they took two vacant tables with Kehlani, Zendaya, Nicki and Perrie taking one table and Lauren, Victoria and Normani the other.

This was an alien environment for Normani but she tried to relax herself and see if anyone piqued her interest. It was a truly cosmopolitan mix of women, from old to young, heavy to slim, butch and femme, and all shades of skin, hair, and eye color.

They were all interesting to look at, many were lovely and sexy, some were strange to look at with how they were dressed and some were just plain scary—too aggressive Normani thought. However, no one held her interest for more than a brief instant. No one, that is, except Victoria.

Normani wasn't sure what it was about her that was irresistible. Was it her looks or something else; her quiet grace perhaps? Whatever it was, Normani found herself stealing glances at the beauty.

While leaving the restaurant, Normani had gotten a good look at each woman from head to toe.  All of them it seems were about the same as Lauren at about five feet five or six inches.

As the evening progressed, Mani observed the various interactions between many of the club's patrons. Lauren and Kehlani attracted many stares, glances, and shy approaches from only femme women whereas Zendaya, Perrie, Victoria, and even Mani herself, were approached by a number of tough looking butches. Nicki seemed to be the exception with there being a contest between both butch and femme women to get her attention.

The butches didn't interest Normani at all and she politely declined each advance, offer to dance, or buying of a drink. She noticed that Victoria was doing likewise.

As the others mingled and had fun, Normani and Victoria remained at the table. Slowly they began talking and learned that they had similar interests in entertainment, food and current events.

Mani learned that Victoria was thirty one, which Mani didn't believe because she looked much younger, in Mani's opinion, and she was the owner of a small accounting firm. She had a good head for numbers but tried to stay clear of them outside of work. She and Mani both had a love of opera music and going to the theater for live opera shows.