I've been waiting

Chapter 5

Michael POV

Friday night came quicker than I expected. The rest of my week was filled with meetings with other store owners. Every single owner was happy to pay the increased rent fees, which surprised me.

I am standing in my bedroom, getting myself ready for a night at the bar. I normally don't go out and party. I am a homebody. I would rather sit at home and watch the tv and sink some beers than go out and be harassed by the female sex.

I am hoping to run into Sabrina tonight. That girl has been on my mind since Monday. She has been in my dreams since then, too. I seriously do not know what it is about her, but she has captured me in this trance-like thing and I just need to see her. Hold her. Kiss her. Touch her. Love her.

I decided that I wasn't going to go alone tonight so I invited my best mate Trevor.

"Yo Trev, you ready to go?"

"I'm waiting for you pretty boy. Fuck how long does it take you to get ready? I swear you are a chick"

I walk out of my bedroom and punch Trev in the arm

"Fuck off wanker"

Trev cracks up laughing. He is laughing so hard that he is crying

"You hit like a girl"

"Want me to hit you again arsehat?"

Trev and I leave my house and make our way down to the local for a night of karaoke. The ride over is long and slow. Trevor is practicing his rendition of what he thinks will bring in the ladies

"I'm too sexy for my shirt
Too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurts
And I'm too sexy for Milan
Too sexy for Milan
New York, and Japan
I'm too sexy for your party
Too sexy for your party
No way I'm disco dancing"

I start choking on my own saliva. He is seriously going to break out 'I'm too sexy' and I cannot wait to watch him go down in flames.

"I don't know why you are laughing Mick. I will be the one pulling all the chicks and you will be left pulling your own cock for the night"

**
Arriving at the local, you can see from the windows that the majority of the crowd is of the female gender. If I wasn't on a mission that would not have bothered me in the slightest. If this was any other night, I would have pulled a random chick and given her a night she would never forget. But tonight I am looking for one woman and one woman only. This woman is the woman who will one day carry my name and my babies in her belly.

We make our way through the bar to a table at the back of the room. I can see nearly all the tables here but the one person I am looking for is not in sight. I'm hoping and praying that she does come tonight.

The DJ opens the floor up and calls for patrons to put their name and song down on the list. Trevor walks up and chucks his name down and his chosen song. The DJ looks at him and cracks up laughing. "Trying to pull the ladies tonight" The DJ asks Trev. "Of course man. Who wouldn't be trying to pick up in a room full of bang-able chicks" Trevor raises his eyebrows at the DJ.

I take the pen and write down my name and song. I make sure that Trevor doesn't see as I don't need him giving me shit before I get up on stage.

**

The beers are flowing down nicely. I am trying to limit myself but you know beer and I share a deeper love than most. Beer has been there for so long that I don't know if I can ever go a day without it (yes that is absolute bullshit. I don't drink every day)

Trevor was a hit on stage. All the girls crowded around him when he jumped down and I couldn't help but laugh my arse off. He comes back to the table with a line of ladies behind him. One of the girls looks at me suggestively. I give her a tight-lipped smile and I shake my head no at her. The DJ takes that time to call my name. Thank the Lord he does.

I approach the stage and I can hear all the ladies oohhh-ing and aahhh-ing. I ignore all of them and search the bar again. I am talking into the microphone hyping up the crowd when I spot her. Our eyes lock into place and I drop in my song. "Tonight I will be singing 'Waiting for a girl like you' by Foreigner"

Before I know it the song is over and I am jumping down off the stage. Making my way to the woman I have been longing for all week. As I get closer I can see her friend slap her across the face and my blood boils at that. I look towards Sabrina and again our eyes lock into place as I reach her table.