Lightning Strikes at the Barrel

Always a friendly placeto visit. Usually not much more than a drink with a view, but this time it was a little more.

Struck up a conversation with L*** at the bar after tipping her at the stage. Then she and I went to the back room for a dance. $25 a song always seemed steep to me, but I was in the mood so what the hell.

Things heated up pretty fast and my hands were allowed to roam free. She asked if I wanted to go another song. Sure - but I also asked if we might loosen the usual rules a little. She started trying to do math in her head around costs per song and activity that were available. Screw it. I put $80 on the bench and told her to do what she'd like for that. I knew I could get more for the same elsewhere, but it was all about the game at the moment.