Chapter 21 My Spot

It was Friday I was in the pale pink gown Gisele had picked out for me. The cups that held the whole thing up were layered with a black shadowing effect drawing your eyes to my exposed collar. Gisele's taste was impeccable and I felt like a goddess of beauty. It was quarter to nine when a limo pulled up in front of my house. I felt flatter and anxious about the evening she said it was a party, but gowns and a limo, this didn't seem like your average Friday night event. Even so I happily climbed into the back next to my girlfriend who was already holding out a blindfold. I sighed, but took it obediently. She helped me tie it and we rode off into the night together. It was almost an hour later when the limo stopped and I could hear a commotion outside. Gisele's angelic voice drifted softly into my ear, "Wait till the door opens then you can take it off."

 I took a deep breath and then listened for the door to open. As it opened I removed the blindfold and went to step out when I realized the crowd and the ribbon they all stood in front of. As I got out of the car to look at the scene in front of me I saw the sign A Jul in Moonlight. Wow it was a bar, but not like the bars she had told me about. This bar was not frat parties and people trying to forget their sorrows. This was people closing seven figure deals and bridesmaids parties. At least that's the way it looked to me. I followed Gisele toward the club entrance to realize we were not joining the crowd nor were we sneaking into the club. We were headed to the podium by the ribbon. She raised her hand and like magic the whole crowd quieted down. 

"Thank you all for coming out tonight. This is the grand opening of my new bar A Jul in Moonlight. Anyone who has been involved with the planning knows that it was inspired by my girlfriend as a way to celebrate our one week anniversary. You all should know it may only be one week. I truly believe this woman is my soulmate and as long as she wants to be by my side we will go through this world together. I'm not going to bore you guys with a million words so let's commence the dedication and get this night started," She took a step back handing me scissors and pointing and the ribbon. I cut it and the crowd cheered. I was so overwhelmed, but I smiled and followed Gisele inside. We walked across a large open floor wrapped with little round tables each with two chairs at them. Behind the back row I could see a bar lined with endless exotic bottles. We headed up a set of stairs and into the first door.

"This is a VIP lounge there are six of them up here for business meetings and the like. I thought it would be a great place to talk for awhile and decide how we want the rest of the night to go. She flopped on a couch against the back wall and patted the cushion next to her. This club is for you. A commitment to do better. This is the first upscale place I've ever owned. The only one designed to consider profit before pleasure. I hope even if you don't love it you love what it represents. I'm scared. I've never been in a relationship before. You know a real relationship anyways. It's always just been me, placating whoever I was with to get whatever I wanted until it didn't feel worth it any more and then I moved on. I really don't want to mess this up. So I guess my last confession is the hardest one to make, because I have to confess to myself too. I don't really know who I am when I'm not pretending to be what someone else wants me to be."

I couldn't help it at first I smiled wide then I chuckled wildly. It just kept rolling out of me uncontrolled for what felt like forever. Than threw my tear filled eyes I noticed how sad my girlfriend looked and in the blink of an eye I became stoic. I looked at her apologetically took her hand in mine and explained, "Sorry love, but there's not one second we've been together that I haven't watched you. So that confession means nothing to me, because I know every inch of your soul. You are the kind of lover who soothed me for eleven hours because I was feeling down. You planned a weeks worth of activities to ensure we didn't jump in to fast, not for the sake of apprehension, but out of concern for my feelings. You are the type to never push me into anything, but to encourage me to reach for everything. You are the kind of soul that draws other people to you, because the brilliance you bring to this dark world can't be hidden. So I couldn't help, but laugh at the thought of your final confession being you didn't know how amazing you were all along. Gisele I love you. Remember you agreed to my house all weekend."

"Yes well we have to make it through the party first, but if you stay sober I'll go home with you tonight. Sorry, but I want to be sure you'll remember our first time."

I hugged her tightly, nodding my agreement. She squeezed my breast when I lingered too long against her. I was pleased to know that she intended to waste no time getting back to her flirtatious ways.

"So what does this evening even entail?" I inquired, as my girlfriend stayed relaxed making no sign she intended to leave.

"Well before long people well start coming by to meet you and congratulate me. Then in a couple hours a toast on the main floor. There may be speeches or something I don't know. I pushed the final details on to Harper. It was last minute. So I don't expect a lot. This bar, by the way just so you never think I've lied to you, It wasn't built, but renovated. Not even I could have gotten it done from scratch in a week." 

She bumped her shoulder against me and smiled, "If it gets too much for you let me know and if someone makes you feel uncomfortable let me know. Jul I love you, let's do this."