Tingling

"Full bar, thank God. What's your drink of choice?" He gestured to the bottles of alcohol along the bar with a flourish.

"Tonight? Let's start with a gin martini, please."

Mike handed over her drink and clinked it with his bourbon. They each took long sips of their drinks without breaking eye contact. Stella glanced at an empty table in the corner and raised her eyebrows to Mike; he nodded and took her arm to steer her over there. As Drew set his glass down, a tall blond guy came over and slapped him on the back before he turned to Stella.

"So this is Stella? So glad you're here with Mike for the wedding," he said, holding out his hand for her to shake.

Mike put his hand on the small of her back.

"Stella, I'd like to introduce you to Josh Rogers, the groom. Josh, my girlfriend, Stella Hyde," Mike said, his hand stroking the small of her back in a way that made her whole body tingle. Or maybe that was the gin hitting her bloodstream. She ignored whatever it was and smiled at Josh as she shook his hand.