Lesbian Party at LMNT or Fear and Loathing in a Miami Art Gallery by Nelio Cuomo Costa
Getting off the stage of some Ft. Lauderdale dive bar, and I had just bombed. The audience barely listened to my comedic ramblings. Nothing accentuates bombing more than just driving home and crawling into a little ball whilst reliving the experience in your head over and over.
With perfect timing, a friend invited me to a private lesbian birthday party at the Miami art gallery LMNT.
Having recently become acquainted with one of the talented resident artists there, her metal frame designs breathtaking, I wanted to delve further into the art community.
I walked into the party like I was walking onto a yacht.
Beautiful young hip Miami women were rubbing onto each other seductively celebrating, not one of them was interested in me.
It was exactly like stepping into a straight-club…
This is what I call broadening my horizons. Whilst grabbing a drink, a loud and intoxicated lesbian, elbowed in front of me and gave me a long session of smiling eye contact.
It wouldn’t be the first time I’d be mistaken for a girl.
I ordered my drink in the deepest tone of voice I could muster. She was not swayed from my presence.
“Grey Goose with a splash of cran.”
Ms. Eye Contact chimed in,
“and one for me.”
The bartender and I had met, so he shot me a glance.
I smirked and nodded yes as slowly as possible.
It would still be a few moments in the crowded art gallery for him to make our drink so she had me as a captive audience.
“Who are you?” she said.
“Nobody.” I replied, doing my best Don Draper impression.
“Well, you’re here, so you’re somebody.”
I started wondering who I was.
I’m a bad stand-up comedian. A failed writer. A displaced Chicagoan. A recently single, moderately interesting, mediocre boyfriend.
Saved by the drink’s arrival.
She took me by the hand, and continued the eye contact.
“Let’s go explore.”
Had I found the only girl who could have been interested in my penis?
Not likely.
We go into the back rooms of the gallery where all the resident artists have their studios. A male friend of mine was already back there starting trouble with the Head Lesbian, who’s party we were there for.
“It’s my birthday motherfucker.” she shrilled as she cut him in line and entered the bathroom accompanied by a tall black goddess. Being the birthday girl has it’s perks.
The lights were low, the resident artist I know, has her studio in the back.
Two girls were moaning from inside that studio. I wondered if my artist friend was aware of the extracurricular activities at the gallery. They had a shower in the bathroom there, two more girls were mutually fulfilling carnal needs inside.
I had only dreamed of places like this five years ago. Thank you Miami.
Eye Contact sat down on a bench and finished her drink. It felt like she was running a fever. She began to rub my shoulders with her right hand while starting up conversation with a tiny girl with a short haircut. The dark crowded hallway suddenly was empty except for the three of us.
Eye Contact took her hands off my shoulder and started making out with Haircut. I did my best trying to pretend that stuff like this happens to me every single day. They must have forgotten I was there.
She pulled Haircut’s shirt over her breasts and started the long delicate beginnings of lesbian foreplay. I watched, mostly to pick up some tips, while appearing as bored as possible and trying not to stare.
As this progressed, I wondered what I was supposed to do?
Should I have just taken my pants off and placed my penis in between the two?
Was this an invitation?
They laid across the same bench I was sitting on and Eye Contact began to bring Haircut’s pants down. The best I could do at this point was a half-moan/half-sigh. It caused the heavily drugged Haircut to look at me and notice they weren’t the only two in the dark hallway.
I again did my best Don Draper smirk, anything for her to believe that this was how I normally spent my Saturday nights.
As Eye Contact started to deliver sloppy licks over the outside or Haircut’s dark green panties, Head Lesbian and the gorgeous Black Goddess stumbled out of the bathroom, drenched with disheveled dresses draped ludely across their bodies. Not all of this moisture was water from the shower.
The sudden light spilling into the hallway crushed the fantasy moment for me.
Eye Contact looked over with a look of terror.
Head Lesbian was not happy.
“Who is this!?” she yelled.
I was trying to think of a witty response.
Eye Contact sneered,
“Her name is Emily.”
They were talking about Haircut. Suddenly, I started to see the situation for what it was. Head Lesbian and Eye Contact apparently were an item. Black Goddess was fair game (due to birthday rules?) and Haircut was not even invited to the party (neither was I, kind of.) Eye Contact was trying to make Head Lesbian jealous all along.
The first thought I had was,
“I’m really glad I didn’t try the “penis in between the lesbian trick” I was thinking of trying moments earlier.”
Haircut began pulling her pants up and shirt down while ignoring Head Lesbian.
Everyone was clearly on hard drugs, alcohol, and sex (except for myself as the heterosexual bystander).
After a short and belligerent argument, Eye Contact motioned me to follow her back into the main gallery area. It dawned on me that lesbian couples aren’t always as free and as perfect as I thought in my head. They have the same problems of jealousy and coexistence that straight couples have.
Once outside and into the general population, it occurred to me that I needed to go home, the sun would be rising soon and I had told myself I was going to get to church. At this point, I needed it. I embraced Eye Contact and kissed her as lovingly as I could muster. Haircut’s scent still lingered on her face.
Had I found some extra testosterone somewhere, I would have continued the night, but at the age of 27, I’m an old man.
I had said about twelve words since bombing at that dive bar.
Into the warm Sunday morning Miami air I went. Walking towards my car, it was 4am and the line to get into LMNT was long. Cute lesbians in short black dresses, few older than 22 years old were plentiful.
It hit me,
Forget the Miami comedy scene, I should learn how to paint.