Monday, August 10, 2009

First Date with Y16

I forgot the name of the restaurant we were supposed to meet at; only knew the location. Wasn't sure if that was the place....so I glanced through the door and the wide patio windows, as I walked by briskly past the restaurant to the end of the street, took a breath, then turned around and headed in. He seemed to recognize me right away. There was a split moment, I was like, "really?" (in a good way). You have to understand, we met in my neighborhood, familiar surroundings, but there was an upscale/out-of-place vibe. He looked like he belonged. I felt like the outsider.

I hesitantly said, "Y16?...hi" as he reached out to hug me. He introduced me to two friends who he had a meeting with earlier in the evening. They headed out and we sat down to chat. We chatted for a while, then ordered food. Waters were ordered to be safe. He doesn't eat a lot, so we split a burger. I think I'm hungry now. I'm not against splitting a burger, but isn't that a bit odd on a first date? Plus he wanted an ahi burger, which was fine with me, but who orders ahi burgers? We had interesting conversations about a variety of topics. We even talked religion and fasting which was odd, but familiar. After dinner, he orders a drink drink. Is that odd? I thought it odd...who orders a drink at the end of the night? He walked me to my car several blocks away. He kept repeating he's a gentleman. What is that?

2 comments:

EL213 said...

Hate to stereotype, but this guy thinks so highly of himself that he loses some respect. I want a man who earns my respect and not tell me to give it.

Starlight300 said...

What did I write to make you say that?