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“What about you, do you love tattooing? How’d you get into that?”
“I always had an itch to tattoo, ever since I was sixteen and tattooed myself in the basement of my friend’s house. It was extremely risky and I’m glad I didn’t get a disease, but it was always something I wanted. I love art and to permanently put a piece of myself on someone else is the coolest thing in my book.”
“I’ve never thought of it like that.” She smiles.
“You’ll have to consider letting me tattoo you sometime.”
“Maybe I will,” she muses.
With that, we finish eating our ice cream but we don’t get up. Both of us sitting with empty cups in front of us, we talk about our families, our hopes, our dreams for the future. It’s as if we never run out of anything to talk about. One story easily running into another, one topic meshing beautifully with another and another. All the nerves from the beginning of the night disappearing before my eyes.
CHAPTER7
LAINEY
I don’t knowwhat the hell I was so nervous about. I mean sure, I changed my outfit sixteen times and I called Jen freaking out, only twice, but now that I am actually on the date, I don’t know what I was so nervous about. Carter is one of the easiest going people I’ve ever met. It is easy to talk to her about anything. I was worried it might be awkward, as some first dates are, but it is like we both have a million things to talk about and neither of us want to stop talking. I thought I was boring her with all my talk about the bakery but the more I talk about it, the more she asks. She is genuinely curious about my life and my career, not just making small talk about it. It is nice to talk to someone who cares about what I care about. I’ve never had that before.
I am still unsure about how I feel about her. Carter is hot, I mean that much is obvious. And there is thissomethingI’ve felt from the very beginning that I still can’t explain. Maybe chemistry? It is something new and exciting and I have those stupid little butterflies in my stomach that I’ve had with others I’ve dated. Maybe this is just a new experience for me. I think the only way for me to know for sure, is for us to kiss. If I feel something, if I like it then I’m definitely at least a little bit into women, and if not I guess I just have a strong friendship crush on Carter. I can’t tell which one I am leaning more toward wanting. It isn’t like it necessarily matters, I mean do I really need a label? I can be into women without putting myself into a box.
“What are you thinking about?” Carter asks suddenly, and I realize I’ve been a little too quiet.
“I-I’m just a little chilly.” It isn’t a lie, I am a little cold from the ice cream place, but I am having such a good time that I am trying not to let my bare shoulders bother me.
“Here.” Carter shrugs off her jacket and hands it to me.
“Are you sure?”
“Positive, I was getting a little hot anyway.” I can tell she’s lying but I can also tell she’s not going to sit here with me if she knows I’m cold, so I begrudgingly put on the jacket.
“Thank you.” I smile. As it slips on I can smell her perfume lightly. It smells like some kind of fruit and flowers, the complete opposite of how I’d expect her to smell, but I like it. It’s softer than I expect.
“It looks good on you.” She smiles, and I blush.
“So, what do you do when you’re not at the bakery?”
“I read a lot of books, I’m a bit of a book nerd,” I admit.
“Oh yeah? Do you have a favorite genre?”
“Probably psychological thrillers.”
“Wow, I wouldn’t have pegged you for them, aren’t they usually a little bit of a mind fuck?”
“Only the best ones.” I laugh.
“I don’t read much, but a good horror film gets me every time,” she shares.
“Oh no, I’m too much of a wimp when it comes to actually seeing horror films.” I shake my head.
“Gotcha, I guess we won’t be going on a date to see the newScreammovie then,” she teases.
“You’d want to see me again?” I ask surprised.
“You sound surprised, and maybe I’m thinking too far ahead, but yeah I had fun tonight.” She smiles. Her lips are bare but still a light red, just begging to be kissed. I wish she would make a move already. I don’t know what I am doing but I know I want her to kiss me.
“I did too,” I agree.
“Should I take you home?”
