Just like that...

It happened in the library...in my sophomore year of college, I had received word that I was accepted into the work program at the university library.  It was for ten hours a week and it was placing books back into the stacks.  "Stacks" by the way is what the rows of book shelves are called.  The job was boring but it let me stay on campus where I could get actual work for my studies done, versus going out and finding a job.  It wouldn't have been that bad but, I find, once I have a job, it starts to consume me.   

Besides, this allowed me time to start finding good books to read and find other things to occupy my time.  It was also where, I was introduced to a particularly beautiful young Jewish woman named Cori.  Cori was a free spirit and she had this incredible smile that provoked you to smile back at her.  I only saw her every now and then while we were coming off of our shifts.  I just so happened to notice her as she was getting the book trolleys ready to be put away.  My God, she had an incredible ass.  But I digress...

But on one particular day, she switched shifts and low and behold, we were in the stacks together putting books away.  I was in the biographies, and in my hands, as fate would have it, a biography on Donatien Alphonse François, affectionately known as the Marquis de Sade.  I had no idea what I had in my hand as the only knowledge I had of the man and philosopher was from a movie called Waxwork (1988).  But I was disrupted from my glancing at the book when a woman's voice interrupted me.

"This section is biographies, self help books are with education section 807"

I looked up smiling as I felt busted (thank you puritanical up bringing!)  But my smile froze as I realized who she was.  

"If I were needing self help with sex, I wouldn't be reading the Marquis De Sade, I'd be reading 'How to talk pick up woman', first, and leave the Marquis for after I have gained a regular liaison, don't you think?"

She smiled and said, "So you need help in picking up woman?"  

"No, I think I have that under control...,"and smiled right back, "I'm Andy"

and held out my hand to shake hers.

"Well Andy, you are a gentlemen.  I've never shook a man's hand after being introduced."

"Introductions usually require me getting your name, too..." I said as I smiled at her. And she just smiled back.  I slid the Marquis into his place on the shelf as she slid her books onto the shelf near by.

I turned and looked at her, "Well, are you going to leave me hanging..."

She smiled and said, "..."

"Oh I see, well then...see you 'round" and started pushing my cart off to the next section.

"Really, you are gonna go that easy?  If I would have know that's all it took I would have just smiled at guys and not say anything to drive them off"

"Is that what you are doing?  or I should say - that was your intent?  to drive me off, even after seeing my charming smile?  And yes, I am charming..."

She giggled at that, and it was here, when she covered her mouth from giggling, that I knew I just met someone special.  It happened just like that...it happened in the library...