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I’m wearingthe only other dress that I own. My hair is perfectly styled and blown out. I’m prepared to keep my walls up until he’s proven that he’s not going to run away again. I’m as ready for this date as I can be.
Pia:Is he there yet?
Lila: No, not yet. Any minute though!
Pia: Have fun! And don’t be afraid to make him work for it.
Lila: Will do. Talk to you later!
Pia sends me a kiss emoji,and I smile as I tuck my phone into my purse and check my reflection once again.
A knock comes at the front door and I take a deep breath as I go to answer it. Warren is standing there, his dark brown hair is combed back off of his forehead and he’s wearing a black button up shirt and a pair of dark wash jeans. I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who dressed up a bit.
“Did you check the peephole?” He asks me as I swing the door open and I frown.
“It’s seven. Who else could it be? No one else just shows up here.”
“Still, you should have checked.”
“Is this how you want to start our date?” I ask him, and he scowls.
“I want you to be safe.”
“Fine. I’ll check from now on,” I promise him.
He nods, and I roll my eyes and step out of the apartment, locking the door behind me.
“Where are we going?” I ask him.
“I thought that we would go out to dinner. I made reservations at a few places.”
“A few places?” I ask in surprise.
“Yeah, I wasn’t sure what you liked and I wanted you to have options.”
“Why didn’t you just text me and ask?”
“I didn’t think of that,” he says slowly, and I try to hide my smile as he opens the door of his truck for me and helps me up into the passenger side.
“Well, I’m not picky. I’m good with whatever.”
He seems to relax a bit at that. It was cute seeing him so nervous about our date. I like that he’s taking this seriously. I love that he’s not running from me and this connection between us anymore.
I don’t know what it is about Warren, but I’ve felt so at ease with him from the beginning. Normally I’m awkward and uncomfortable around new people, especially men, but not with Warren.
I’ve never had such a strong reaction to anyone before. From that very first moment that we met, he’s been all that I can think about. I crave being around him, being with him. I can feel it deep in my bones that what is between us is real and that we’re meant to be together. It sounds like he can feel it too. Now I just need to figure out what has been holding him back.
“Seafood sound okay?” He asks as he backs out of his spot and pulls out of the parking lot.
“Sure.”
We head towards the coast, and I turn in my seat to face him fully.
“Tell me about yourself,” I say, and he frowns.
“What do you want to know?”
“Everything. Anything. All that I really know about you is that your name is Warren, you’re a Navy SEAL who is here in California to teach at Coronado, and that you like pepperoni pizza.”
