Wednesday, 3 a.m., the Tenderloin, corner of Jones & Ellis St., outside Jonell\u2019s Bar.<\/p>\n
You: 20-something, male, about 6 feet tall, broad shoulders, well built, big fist, right-handed, strong silent type. You wore jeans that showed off your butt and a tight white t-shirt. Cute AF.<\/p>\n
Me: Whiny, 50-something, hundred ninety pounds (really trying to lose a few), thinning brown hair, Jewish lawyer, wore a Calvin Klein suit, no tie. You can call me Daddy.<\/p>\n
It happened fast and then you drove off. I didn\u2019t even get your name. I\u2019ve played our too-brief encounter over and over in my mind.<\/p>\n
I was a little tipsy, possibly not on my best behavior.\u00a0My girlfriend and I were talking. She said I was yelling. Maybe I was. It\u2019s hard to remember.<\/p>\n
You stopped your car, jumped out, left the engine running. My insides vibrated to the bass-heavy strains blasting from the radio. You asked my girlfriend if she was okay.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
I think she was as surprised as I was by what happened next. You moved closer and reached out. I didn\u2019t see it coming. I felt your touch on my left cheek.<\/p>\n
One second, I was just standing there. The next, I was experiencing intense sensations. Then you were gone. Probably forever.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou deserved that,\u201d my girlfriend said. I don\u2019t think she thought you were my type.<\/p>\n
It was my first time. Could you tell? I\u2019m sure it wasn\u2019t your first time. I think you\u2019re good at it. You knew how to use your hands, where to connect with me, how to make me feel that certain way.<\/p>\n
You left me with a confusing mosh pit of emotions. I think about it often, especially when I chew food or sleep on that side.<\/p>\n
Was it a dream or did it really happen? The only keepsake I have is a big bruise. That was awkward. I was supposed to be working late that night. Again. My secret\u2019s safe, I hope, under a layer of concealer.<\/p>\n
Hard to believe but nothing like that\u2019s ever happened to me. Maybe once, with little Jimmy, but that doesn\u2019t count. We were in the third grade, and it happened on the playground during recess. You opened a new world for me. This is corny, I know, but that night, you made me a man.<\/p>\n
You probably don’t even read Craigslist, but if you do, please contact me. I\u2019d like to meet, explore these sensual feelings. I don’t know how I could thank you. Just in case, I’ve been working out with the punching bag at Gold’s Gym.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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