He presented himself as something he was not… I’m starting to think he mimics you, but with no intention of being the person you are.
So when I realized that I wasn’t attracted to him, he got the picture real quick and didn’t take it well.
When he doesn’t respond right away again, I get nervous, but the bubble pops up a moment later.
As someone who would be distraught to lose your affections, I suppose I can’t blame him for wanting to change your mind.
He doesn’t want to change my mind. He wants to punish me.
Explain.
He’s been saying horrible things to and about me.
I may have antagonized him a little bit today… I told him I thought you were hot
Actually, I told him you were the most fuckable man I’ve ever seen
You did?
He said you’d never debase yourself with something like me… I didn’t tell him you already have. Multiple times.
There’s a long pause. Maybe I shouldn’t have said that. Bubbles pop up, pulse like he’s responding and then disappear. It happens three times before he says.
Can I take you to dinner?
I would like that, but…
You don’t go out to dinner.
And you don’t have to try and prove him wrong. I know.
I watch the bubbles appear and disappear and appear again.
Do you want me to cancel today’s reservation
My skin goes cold, like I’ve had a bucket of water dumped over me.
What? Why?
You didn’t want to know who I was. I overstepped that boundary
That’s not true. I’ve wanted to know. I just…
I was afraid that if I saw your face I’d spend every minute of the day looking for you
I was a little afraid that trying to find you would be a compulsion
Please don’t take away what I’ve been looking forward to all week
Can we change the location?
I’d like to actually see you this time.
Every time we take one step forward, it feels like we tumble ahead three. But…
Yeah. We can do that. We can keep the booth appointment and link them or we can do one of the private rooms.
I’ll request the change. All you need to do is approve it, okay?
