I gasped. Waking from a reverie that I had created to paint the beautiful images in my mind of those eyes. I dreamt of her often…sometimes I could see her face, and yet…sometimes it was as if a mist had risen to block my sight. I wanted to feel her eyes upon me and this thought drove me to near insanity.
"Why in the god-forsaken holy fuck do I do this to myself?"
"How exactly did I get the notion into my head that I'd catch the eye of a woman that would make the ocean weep?"
"And what…is it about her that makes every fucking dream a playground for my hormones to play in?"
Her eyes. Her eyes of the darkest green.
I wasn't anything special as far as looks went, but I did keep myself in good shape with my martial arts training. I don't even know if I had considered ever using it as a method of self-defense, but I always felt so relaxed during the katas. There had been a difficulty of late to try and clear my mind. Each time my eyes closed it was as if her eyes would open on the other side.
"I've got to have some sort of mental condition…I really shouldn't be dreaming up fantasies about someone that I've never even met." I told myself each time one of those visions rose to assault me.
I'm not bad looking…I have to say that I do fetch a fair amount of glances from people. But I hadn't even been able to get my own attention in the mirror since I had begun seeing her in my dreams. When I could find myself in the mirror I'd always be telling myself what a fool I was. Oh well…I haven't ever been able to count on myself anyway. I'd just go about my weekly routine of showing up at the same club that I always saw her at and hope that fate would throw me a bone. (Not literally of course…but back to the matter at hand)
I had watched her as a stalker must surely watch his prey…but I felt no malice towards this woman. I wanted to become lost in the radiant pool that was the green depths of her eyes.
I had decided that the day that I grew a spine I would dedicate my soul to her existence. My mind screamed the words that I might have spoken to her if ever I worked up the nerve to speak to her. This would never happen, because I was safe in the shell that I had built. My assumption was that I would spend the rest of my life just wishing that I had spoken with her.
I had accidentally allowed my eyes to linger on her form for too long whilst I sat across the crowded club. I comforted myself with the realization that she could not have noticed my obviously lustful glances at her. It turns out that I was really bad at concocting assumptions, because the moment I snapped my eyes back to the solace that was my drink I heard something whispered into my ear that I remember to this day.
The words she spoke took the time from the scene as though it were a malleable force. I heard them echo through my mind dissolving my fears and opening avenues that I had only slightly been aware of.
"I've seen you watching me for months…you have gorgeous eyes. You want to get out of here and go somewhere a bit more quiet?"
If I hadn't been for a sudden case of wobbly knees I'm sure I would have upended the table I was sitting at. But I practically ran to her side to escort her out the door. I had felt this before…in a dream, but it couldn't measure up to actually feeling her delicate fingers placed gently upon my hand as if I could protect her from the advances of any who would consider tearing this moment asunder.
We stepped out of the club into the torrid summer air. There was a tangible feel that something was different about this girl. Before I could ponder what it was she gently led me down the street. We walked for hours. The more I knew about this woman, the more I felt how stupid I'd been for being a coward. We did get a good laugh out of it when she told me that she'd seen me watching her for 2 months now.
"I was getting worried…I only had one more outfit to wear that you hadn't seen me in." She said to me with a grin. It dawned on me that I hadn't even asked for her name yet. "What…?" I was cut off before I could even finish the question with "Jade, my name is Jade. I just realized I hadn't told you my name yet!" Was she reading my mind? "I'm Michael." I replied.