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Bad Idea, Good Intentions

Part 2

"Now that those boys stopped swooping in on this seat, may I have it?" The smoky voice to his side caught his attention. He turned to a young woman about his age just a step behind the bar stool. He felt his mouth dry as it hung open slightly as he fully took in this definitely welcome stranger.

She had creamy ivory skin and eyes that seemed too dark to simply classify as blue. They were unique and enchanting along with her cascading black hair that seemed to absorb the light that shone on it and reflect only what it wanted. Her full lips were curled into a half smile and painted a dark mauve. His eyes quickly trailed down her body clad in a sleeveless black knit crop top and a long matching wrap skirt, exposing the creamy flesh of her toned upper

stomach. His eyes flicked back to hers and in them they held a glint of amusement.

Tim quickly replied, "All yours m'lady." He shot her a bright smile. His night just got better. Beautiful woman wanting to sit next to him, he'll take that any day.

"Mm what a gentleman. Hopefully better than your friends." She took the seat and crossed her leg over the other allowing the slit of her skirt to reveal all the way up to her upper thigh. He couldn't help but linger on the smooth looking milky skin of her shapely legs. Holy hell if this woman wasn't a total bombshell he didn't know what was.

The woman ordered herself a whiskey double neat and cooly ran her fingers through her hair, resting her chin on her palm waiting. Tim wanted to kill his friends for being such asses and he prayed his chances weren't shot. "I'm sorry for whatever you heard. They're idiots when they've had a few….actually truth be told they're idiots regardless but complete trainwrecks when they drink."

The mysterious woman turned her head in her palm and chuckled lightly. Good, he still had a shot. "And what about you? Mr…" she sat up a bit and twisted her body to face him.

"Drake. Uh… well Tim. My name is Tim Drake. Of course you don't need formalities, just Tim will do." God he sounded like an idiot.

"Well, just Tim. What happens to you when you drink?" A tiny smirk played along her pretty mouth.

Tim looked into his almost empty glass and thanked God that he still had his wits about him. "I'd like to say that I can hold my liquor well. But I can't say I've been out drinking too often to really know. I talk a lot, I know that. Not just when I drink, but all the time….well not like annoyingly so. I just think a lot. I mean I have so many things processing in my brain at any given moment… wow ok, I guess I get nervous too? I'm sorry, I swear I'm not normally like this." He rubbed the back of his neck and cursed himself for looking like a damn fool in front of her.

He waited for her reply, hoping he didn't just scare her away with his rambling. Shit was he drunk? Or is it this woman's presence that has him all wound up? The bartender came back with her drink and placed it on the tidy white beverage napkin. The man held onto it a touch longer than Tim thought necessary and when the woman reached out for it, the bartender leaned in closer muttering that it was on the house with a wink before he went to tend to another patron. Tim didn't know why he was annoyed, the woman wasn't with him, he barely knew her, but he felt like there was some bro code or whatever that didn't permit poaching attractive women from him.

The woman in question didn't even blush or react to the bartender's flirting and she looked back at Tim, taking a small sip. He watched as her full lips parted to allow the amber liquid to flow into her mouth. This woman was too beautiful, why is she talking to him?

"What are you normally like then, Tim? What kinds of things is that brain of yours processing right now?" She raised her eyebrow, finger dancing along the rim of the glass.

Tim did not want to reveal what he was actually thinking, it was many thoughts about the woman in front of him and how damn good looking she was. "You know, what my idiot friends are up to, the band that was playing earlier, you." Tim wasn't very good at flirting, that was his older brother's specialty, but based on the growing smile on her face, he thought that maybe he was doing just fine.

"What did you think of the band?" Her almost indigo eyes were focused on his. There was a seriousness to her question but he didn't think too much of it.

"They were great. To be honest, I was a little skeptical, not of their talent but the club's choice to host them." She tilted her head and her brows furrowed a bit. He took that to mean that she wanted him to explain further. "Their songs are not what I would say is typical club music so I was a bit surprised. Although I can't say I really like 'typical club music'. But I'm glad they were able to play here and I got to hear them."

"I see, very insightful. Did you like Nevermore's music?" She seemed to be really interested in his opinion of the band, strange.

"I do. I mean for a guy that doesn't listen to music all too often, the band definitely hooked me. I feel like I've heard the first song before though."

"The band started as a cover band and more recently started using original songs. They don't seem to be as popular. Copycat is one of them." Her cheeks warmed with a slight blush.

Meanwhile Tim's face reddened at the thought of the sensual song again. He cleared his throat and took another sip of his drink. "That's cool. I..um..really liked that song. Raven's voice is amazing, never really heard anything like it." He hoped the lights around the bar masked his blush from her.

"Her voice huh?" She laughed lowly. "That doesn't tend to be the audience's focus of that song."

"I think that was part of the point."

"I think that Raven and the band added the sexy dancing after the song wasn't received well the first ten times they performed it, so they had to try a different tactic to get people to actually listen." Her eyes narrowed at her glass and she took a heavier sip from it.

"Oh, wow. I didn't know that. It's a shame really. I actually really liked the lyrics, they were clever."

"You actually listened?" Why was she surprised?

Tim coughed a little and adjusted in his seat for a moment. "I did. I was captivated by her voice first and then lyrics...and I'm not gonna lie, the dancing kinda enhanced it all." He looked back at her to see her expression soften.

"Interesting." There was a silence that fell over them for a moment. It wasn't uncomfortable or unwelcome, it just felt like she was enjoying his company.

"Tell me Tim, what do you think of me?" She shifted her legs so she could brush her ankle against his shin. Tim flushed at the contact and subconsciously looked down getting distracted by the smooth leg there. He recovered quickly and looked back to her face, an amused expression resting there.

"I think you're interesting, easy to talk to...and very beautiful." He wasn't sure if that was the right thing to say or was he too forward but he meant it. Her laughter made his heart beat faster but eased his embarrassment. So far he was doing okay.

"Thank you, Tim." An unknown expression flashed across her face just long enough for him to notice it but just as quickly as it came, it was replaced with amusement as if they were playing a secret game that only she knew about. "Do you want to meet the band? ....Perhaps meet Raven?" Her indigo eyes fell to her empty glass on the bar and she nervously tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Do you know them?"

"Pretty well I suppose."

"That's awesome. My friend knows Wally...er uh.. Kid Flash."

The woman chuckled again. "Yes, Wally has a lot of friends. So did you want me to introduce you? You seemed fond of Raven." Why was she still avoiding his gaze? Why was she offering to introduce him?

"Uh... I mean that would be cool, but I was enjoying myself hanging out with you. Unless you want to leave and meet up with them, then that's totally understandable." Tim thought that maybe it was an excuse to put some space between them and a distraction to slip away. Damn it, just when he thought...

The woman looked back at him brightly. "You're very sweet Tim. I'm enjoying my time with you as well. You're not like other guys."

"Thank you. So...are you staying?"

"Yes Tim, I'm staying." They shared a smile and a blush rose to both of their cheeks.

"Great! I'll buy you a drink and you can finally tell me about yourself." He flagged the bartender town and he ordered another drink for her and a glass of water for himself. He wanted to be sober as to not make a fool of himself.

"Thank you." She took a delicate sip. "What would you like to know?"

"For starters, I'd love to know what your name is."

She seemed to hesitate for a moment before finally introducing herself. "Rachel, Rachel Roth."

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