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I kept telling myself it was for different reasons, but I could not continue to lie to myself that much longer in good faith. No, I needed to just realize that this could get serious so fast that my head would spin. And a part of me wanted it that way. I was admitting it now. I hoped something big happened between the two of us.
“Of course I enjoyed it,” I said. “I mean…it was amazing. It was quite possibly the best kiss I’d ever had.”
Her mouth was practically on the floor. She was giggling and jumping up and down like a psycho. I couldn’t hold back the laughter at her expressions. Wow, she was really getting into this, wasn’t she? Damn… I may have created a monster by letting her into my personal life too far. But then again, that was basically Kayley’s mission in life. She lived to interfere and force people out of their comfort zones.
“You are going to get laid tonight!” Kayley cheered.
“No, I’m not. I told you. It is just dinner. You need to calm yourself down.”
“Ok, fine, but I won’t wait up for you.”
“Why would you?” I asked. “You should call Billy to come over and the two of you can have a bit of a pow wow.”
“It’s Chester; I dumped Billy two weeks ago.”
“I can’t keep up with you.”
“And Chester is out of town. He said his grandmother died and he had to attend the funeral. I don’t know. He is probably lying.”
“That’s horrible to say,” I said.
“Yeah, but it’s most likely true.”
“I don’t know how you do it. How do you have this many casual relationships?”
“Are you calling me the S word?”
Kayley was now giggling.
“Maybe,” I teased.
?
?Well, up yours. And I just don’t get emotionally involved.”
“I wish I had that ability. It would make my life so much simpler.”
I finished getting ready and headed out the door. “Have fun. Do all the things I would do and then make them really bad.”
I waved at my friend just as Lance’s car pulled up to pick me up. He was driving a sports car. A corvette. It looked very new, very shiny, and a bit flashy. It was red. I couldn’t help but love the car, especially as I sat down in the leather seats.
The car smelled immaculate. I couldn’t place the air freshener, but I had a feeling that the car always smelled like new car mixed with a subtle hint of some kind of fruit. That was lovely.
“Wow, you look amazing,” Lance said as I slid into the car.
“Thanks,” I replied. “You look pretty damn good yourself.”
He smiled and off we went.
The restaurant was fantastic. It was a place called Amoused Bouche Bistro. It was a quaint little place from the outside, but once inside it was beautifully done with a lot of sweet details that added to the atmosphere. There were rare flowers at every entrance point from one side of the restaurant to the other one. Sweet music filled the air as well, drifting down from the upper floor where five men in fine suits were playing violins together. It sounded beautiful.
We were quickly shown to our table. The seats were very plush and comfortable, much more than they appeared to be. As I sat down, I felt myself sink into it just a little bit and I suddenly felt as if I was home relaxing with good company instead of in public. This place knew how to make their patrons feel welcome. The atmosphere was like something out of a really swank foreign film that had a level of sophistication and class the average film goer was not used to. I was already having a blast just being there with Lance.
The waiter arrived and Lance ordered for us. I was impressed. I’d never been out with a guy who actually did that before. It was a classy move, one that kind of turned me on. I loved the deft way that Lance dealt with the waiter, taking charge of the situation instead of letting the waiter dictate the pace of everything. The man was struggling to keep up with Lance as he quickly took care of the process. Lance had that take-charge way about him that was strong and secure without being in any way bullying. He was smooth.
I loved that.
“So, you’ve never been here before?” Lance asked after the waiter had left.
