Chapter 1: Introduction
Scott pulled to a stop at the curb, the Uber app blinking on his phone. The bar beside him was packed, the bass from the music inside thumping against the glass windows. He glanced at the app: Mary. He hit accept and waited.
A few minutes later, the door swung open and out stumbled a woman in heels, her long, curly brown hair cascading over her shoulders. She looked around, squinting into the darkness, before spotting the car and tottering towards it. Scott watched her in the rearview mirror, noting the way her hips swayed and how her dress hugged her curves.
She wasn't the typical twenty-something he usually picked up from bars. There was a certain grace about her, a confidence that didn't quite reach her eyes. He liked it.
Mary walked to the open car window
, leaning down slightly, "Scott?" she asked, her voice a soft melody in the night air.
Scott nodded, flashing her a charming smile, "That's me. Hop in."
She climbed into the back seat, and Scott caught a whiff of her perfume - something sweet and floral, a stark contrast to the smoky scent of the bar. Her heels clicked against the floor as she settled in, her eyes meeting his in the rearview mirror.