Taste Me

Surprise!

Pulling up to the hotel, Layla parked and turned off the car.  She took a deep breath and let it out slowly.  She always got nervous going to events like this and it made her self conscious, but her friend Rose would be there with her and was probably impatiently waiting for her right now.  So with that, Layla made her way inside the hotel and headed towards the banquet halls.

    She was relieved to see Rose already there waiting for her.  "Punctual as always." Rose said with a smirk.  "Well all this mystery made me want to get here."  Layla couldn't help but notice there were quite a few very well dressed young men in suits walking around near the banquet rooms.  Young compared to her anyways.  Layla and Rose were 33 years old, these guys looked to be 20 or 21 at most!  "Can you please tell me why there's so many cute boys here?"  She asked Rose. Rose couldn't help but plaster a huge smile across her face.  "This banquet is for a junior hockey team.  SURPRISE! I swear, every single one of them are gorgeous."  Rose almost said the last part in a whisper.  Jesus.  She knows I love hockey boys.  f**k!

    "Lets go get checked in and get a drink, you look like you need one." Rose laughed and started pulling Layla down the hall.  "You look so hot by the way!  Good dress choice!"  "Thanks babe." Layla said smiling at her friend.  Rose always looked good too.  She was a little taller then Layla at 5'9", but she had huge natural breasts and long lean legs.  Her brown hair and honey brown eyes were the only thing that Layla wished Rose would try to accentuate.  Maybe some highlights or a colored eyeliner just to make herself pop, but never the less Rose was a stunner.  She wore a black dress as well but it was hidden under a blazer.  Rose tried to mask the size of her breasts at events like this, they were quite distracting and she wanted to maintain a professional appearance.  

    As they approached the bar outside the banquet room, there were photos of previous team members lining the hall on stands.  The girls stopped to check a few out of the alumni but continued to the bar.  "Hey Benji!"  Rose said to the bartender.  Layla knew Benji too from all the other banquets she'd attended with Rose.  Benji eye-f****d the pair and then muttered "Damn girls.  Layla, good to see you again."  He gave her one of his killer smiles that always made Layla tingle down stairs.  "I hear you're single."  Another smile.  Damn his smile, Layla thought.  Benji was only about 5'10" but his confidence made him undeniably attractive.  His hair was shaved on the sides and long on the top pulled back into a short ponytail.  Like a Viking.  He had dark blue eyes and piercings on both nostrils and his tongue.  Layla had noticed the tongue piercing and fantasized about how it would feel if he kissed her.  But up until now she was in a relationship, and unlike the d**k head Mike, she wasn't a cheater.

    "I am.  It's good to see you too Benji.  I like your hair style tonight."  Layla always used a compliment as her opening line.  Now that she's single maybe she'll take Benji for a spin.  Rose saw right through it all and laughed to herself.  The girls chatted with Benji for a while but then decided to head in with their drinks and find their table.  Once inside the banquet room a bit of disappointment clouded over them.  Where were all those cute boys?  Not a single hot young man in sight.  They looked at each other and shrugged, then headed off to their table.  Rose knew exactly where to go, she was the event planner after all.

    At the table there were a few familiar faces.  A couple of people Layla had met at other banquets filling seats.  But there were 2 seats unoccupied at the table.  An open chair was next to Layla on her right, to her left was Rose.  She was busy chatting with some corporate people at the table so Layla just sat quietly looking around the room, people watching.  The sound of a microphone being tapped brought everyone to attention.

    "Good evening everyone and thank you all for being here tonight."  The announcer was an older gentleman.  You could tell he was a former athlete.  He was tall and wide framed with salt and pepper hair and hints of grey stubble lined his face.  His grey suit was perfectly tailored and made him look very dapper.  That's when Layla looked around and started noticing all the men looked very well dressed.  Maybe they were all former athletes?  But still, older men weren't her thing.  Where are those cute boys?

    The announcer had been speaking but Layla had zoned out until she heard "Lets put our hands together for the players."  The hall echoed with applause which Layla and Rose joined in.  From the far corner of the room a door opened.  The lights dimmed and a spot light shone on the doorway.  Some rocky music played which made people clap even louder and laugh.  Then the guys started coming out in single file and formed a semi circle around the announcer.  The applause continued until every player was out.  Then the lights went back on.

    "This year we're doing a few things differently." the announcer said.  "Two of the players have been assigned to each table so you can get to know them a bit better."  Layla and Rose stole a glance at each other and smiled.  "I hope we get that one."  Rose pointed at a tall blonde guy.  She liked them tall, but they couldn't see his face so Layla just shrugged.  The players were called up by name then sent to their tables.  The corporate table was last, so the last two guys standing made their way over to Rose and Layla's table.  

    Unfortunately for Rose, the tall blonde guy wasn't assigned to them.  But as the two guys approached the table, Layla made eye contact with one of them.  Wow was all that she could think.  He was about 6 feet tall with light brown hair swept to the side on top with a nice fade.  He had chocolate eyes, high cheek bones and a perfect pout.  His lips.  She broke eye contact and stared at his lips until she saw them move.  "Hello." he said.  His voice was surprisingly upbeat.  "I'm Codey and this is Jack."  He motioned to the other guy.  The two sat down, Codey right beside Layla.  As the guys settled in introducing themselves around the table, Layla looked at Rose and gave her a knowing look.  This was going to be good!