[Ybfan]

Leaving the station Paul let out a deep sigh of relief and enjoyed the cool night air. He headed to the bar that was only down the street from where he lived (a twenty minute walk from the station) and was excited to see who was there.

Please let her be there, please let her be there! Was his mental chant as Paul had a little skip in his step as he took off his jacket to sling it over his shoulder.

When Paul finally made it to the bar, he walked in casually and headed to the counter. The bartender was Tom, the usual bartender and hit eyes found the person he was looking for. His casual sex friend, Karen. Smiling he ordered the usual drink and turned in his seat and smiled over to Karen who walked up a few moments later with a smirk.

"Long time no see," she smiled.

"Yeah, you know how work gets sometimes," he replied back and looked her up and down. "You're looking good as usual."

"Spit it out, Pauly. You got an itch to scratch don't you," she said continuing smiling and leaned against his arm. "Buy a few drinks and I am off at eight."

"Early night huh?" Joked Paul as she smacked his arm playfully and walked away.

Tom shook his head with a chuckle as he poured Paul another glass. "Don't drink too much my friend. She hasn't gotten any for a couple of weeks and may require a few rounds," he joked as Tom looked around the bar.

While Paul passed the next couple of hours to wait for Karen, him and Tom just did some chit chat about current events, work, and of course, women.