The Summer Gala

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This was the annual fundraising dinner, dance, and silent auction for the foundation that was converting the old 1910 brick high school buildings into a community center. The buildings needed structural earthquake upgrades, updated electrical and plumbing, and a basic full gut-job remodel.I had purchased a table of eight for the annual Summer Gala and had my three administrative assistants and their husbands at the table. I went alone, as I have the last few years since my divorce.The foundation usually clears over five hundred grand after expenses, with most revenue coming from the donated auction items. They sell four hundred seats rather quickly, but thankfully I am on the board. I always buy a table as a thank you to my staff, as the ladies love getting dressed up and dancing with their men.As I had cocktails and mingled with the guests, aka “networked,” I was seeing many familiar faces from our town of 75,000. Having grown up in Lake Dayton, I had deep roots and knew many people from various walks of life: lawyers, bankers, teachers, doctors, farmers, and small business owners like myself.“Excuse me, Dave,” I heard someone say to me. I turned to see an old high school classmate, and my CPA, Mike Ball, his wife Lori, and another woman.“Mike, what’s up buddy?” I said shaking his hand. I told Lori hello and then looked at the attractive unknown woman, “Hello, I’m Dave Smith. And you are?” I asked extending my hand.This woman was drop-dead gorgeous. She looked me eye to eye in her black three-inch stilettos. She had light brown hair with golden highlights, deep brown eyes, a toned size six-eight body, and average 34D breasts. Bostancı Escort She looked stunning in her LBD accented with diamond earrings, a bracelet, and a pendant necklace.“I’m Lisa Carney, Lori’s cousin,” she said. “I just moved to town a few months ago.”“So nice to meet you, Lisa. And welcome to Lake Dayton,” I said smiling and looking straight into her eyes.“Dave, Lisa is also divorced, just like you,” said Lori with a slight smile.The four of us chit-chatted some and I learned a bit more about Lisa. She was born in Lake Dayton but moved away when she was only four. She visited her extended family often living just over an hour away. She decided to relocate from the Seattle area since her two adult kids were both living out of state.Ever the salesman, I handed Lisa my card and told her, “If you have any insurance needs, I’d be happy to assist you.”I went on my way and spoke with several others, but I kept tabs on where Lisa was in the giant banquet room. When I ran into my senior admin, Beth, she smiled and laughed, “Who was the woman with Dave and Lori? You two had chemistry.”“Lori’s cousin,” I told Beth. “She’s new to town. And, yes, she is attractive.”“You should ask her out,” she said. Beth thinks she knows what is best for me. While Beth is my senior admin, she is also one of my very best friends. She and I grew up in the same neighborhood, went to K-12 school together, and our parents were very good friends. She was like the sister I never had.The dinner portion of the evening was phenomenal, with filet mignon or salmon as the main dishes. The wine flowed at our table, and I heard Bostancı Escort Bayan from the ladies about the items they bid on for the silent auction. I “gift” each employee $1,000 so they can bid on items.When the band started and people were starting to dance, I heard a female voice behind me, “Hello, Dave,” and felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see Lisa standing slightly to my side. “Would you like to dance?”My eyes quickly looked around the table. My team knows I’m not a big dance type of guy. I could tell all three ladies and their men were waiting for my reply.“I’d love to dance,” I said. “I’m not very good, though.”Lisa laughed, “Neither am I.”She and I casually danced to several songs when a slow dance started. Without hesitation, she stepped up to me and put her hands around my neck, so I put my arms around her lower back as we started to sway back and forth.The music was lower in volume which allowed us to talk a bit. Like myself, Lisa had divorced after her kids moved to college and she was looking for a fresh start in a new location, “I know this town so well. And Lori and I are more like sisters than cousins,” she explained since their mothers are sisters.Lisa told me that she had purchased a home in March, had the place remodeled, and moved in late June. She was just finished getting settled in before she started her “new” job as a middle school science teacher in mid-August. Lisa had been teaching for thirty years and said she’d retire in five years at age sixty.As the song ended, I asked if she’d like to return to my table so we could talk more, and she quickly Escort Bostancı agreed. I introduced Lisa to my guests as they came and left the table for the dance floor. Time seemed to stand still as we talked and danced the evening away, splitting time with Dave and Lori at their table.As the evening was coming to an end, I asked Lisa if she would share her phone number with me, “I’d enjoy taking you to dinner one night this week. How about I call you tomorrow evening?”After she agreed, I gave Lisa a nice hug and a kiss on her cheek and walked her back to Dave and Lori’s table. I said goodbye and then returned to my table to tell my staff goodnight. I seemed to float out to my car excited about meeting a beautiful new friend.**I called Lisa on Sunday evening, and we made plans for dinner on Tuesday night. When I picked her up, she gave me a quick tour of her house explaining some of the major work she had done.“Yes, I’ve been in this house a hundred times as a kid. This is the old Koenig house,” I said. “One of my football teammates lived here. You really have made some great changes.”We proceeded to the restaurant for dinner and got to know each other better. We talked about our marriages, divorces, kids, etc., and where we saw ourselves in five or ten years.I asked Lisa if she ever saw herself moving out of state upon retirement as I was starting to research areas like Austin, Nashville, Boise, and even Hawaii.  She was open to the idea but said she had not really given it much thought due to her divorce and recent move to Lake Dayton.When we returned to Lisa’s house, I walked her to the front door, and I was about to kiss her goodnight when she unexpectedly invited me in for a glass of wine. “Just one glass,” Lisa said.“Okay, just one glass,” I told her. As she poured the wine I came up from behind and put my arms around her waist and nuzzled into her neck giving her several light kisses. Lisa slightly moaned.

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