It really is cold outside, so I thought I’d pop my head into this little dive to warm my tootsies and cause a little harmless mayhem. I figured at least I’d get a drink.

Now, I’m not a beer kind of gal. My choice is usually Bailey’s on the rocks. So I grab my drink (for tonight it’s a double) and I stride on over to the table next to a pair of handsome gents who look just desperate enough to keep a gal like me company A couple of saucy looks and a strategically crossed leg, and I manage to secure myself an invitation to be a regular at this haunt.

Marshall is a quiet kind of sexy, and Cam has that adorable grin that a geek-lover like me, just can’t get enough of. How could a girl not jump at the chance to share a drink with these guys? The appreciative glances and intelligent conversation are the perfect recipe for keeping warm on a cold winter night.

I am the Woman in Red at the next table, and it is a pleasure to keep such fine company with Marshall, Cam, Jim and that Unattainable Girl at the end of the bar. I usually don’t like the competition, but I figure since she’s unattainable and I am a saucy vixen, things will work out just fine.

I’d have more to say, but Marshall’s flattering introduction was a fine start, and due to a stiff cold breeze up my skirt on the way in, I think I may be catching a chill. Time for a hot toddy and a snuggle….

Thank you boys and girl, for welcoming me to the bar.

Cam: Damn. Is it just me, or is it a little hot in here? I will have you know, however, that it’s not just “geek-lovers” who like my smile.

Okay, maybe it is.

Marshall: Okay. Well. That distracts only slightly from the rivetting discussion of sea-port management that appears just below.

Jim: (dumbfounded look, then takes a shot) I will have a witty rejoinder to that for you… in about twenty minutes.

Woman in Red: Sorry, Marshall. I didn’t mean to bump you down, Pumpkin!