Iâve always been told that I have a weakness for the type of men who end up depending on me, and maybe everyone is right. I have gone from one failed relationship after another. I decided that I was just going to stay single. I didnât need a man to mess my life up, hell I can do that all by myself.
After 2 years of the single life, I have gotten use to coming and going when I want with out having to answer to anyone. I have even started taking vacations alone, and have just as much fun. Who knew that my latest venture would end up changing my life?
I had decided to go back to Scotland to finish up some research I had been doing for the Genealogy department at the library I worked at. Thatâs when I met Mark. I had some free time on my hands and stopped by the park where a rugby game was going on. I sat down and was looking around trying to follow this game since I had never actually seen one before. Thatâs when I noticed him. He was coaching one of the teams. All of the sudden, I forgot the game, and just watched him.
He was the best looking man I had seen. I just sat there watching his every move. I laughed at myself when I noticed I was checking him out like that. Now, I know no one heard my soft laugh, but it was almost as if he had. At that moment he turned and looked over to me. Our eyes locked on each other. My heart skipped a beat, and I could feel my cheeks getting flushed. He gave me a warm smile that made me melt.
I quickly looked around me to see if maybe that smile was meant for someone else, but noticed that I was, by now, sitting alone since the game had ended a few minutes earlier. All of the sudden I felt so stupid for not noticing the game was over. How could I have gotten so caught up in looking at a man I had never set eyes on before?
I looked down for a moment when I noticed him walking over to me. I looked up again when I saw two feet standing in front of me. He held out his hand to help me up, and introduced himself. As I was telling him my name I started to rise, and stepped on my purse. Falling against his chest, I quickly apologized. Mark just replied that it was the first time a woman as beautiful as I was ever threw herself at him.
With us both laughing now, he asked if I had enjoyed the game. I wasnât about to let him know that I had been watching him the whole time, and just answered yes. We started walking towards the street where his car was parked. He asked if I needed a lift some place, but I told him it wasnât necessary since my hotel was near by. Once we got to his car, Mark asked if he could call me at the hotel, he wanted to take me out before I had to go back to the States. I gave him my number, and didnât bother telling him that I was going to be around for a few weeks. I thought, the sooner he called me the better.
After returning to my hotel room, I took a quick shower and changed into a tank top and shorts. Itâs what I wear to bed. I didnât see a reason to dress sexy if there wasnât anyone special in my life. I had grabbed some food on my way back to the my room, so I figured I would just have a lazy night and hang out in the room watching television, and going over some of the files I had with me.
A couple of hours had pasted when the phone rang. Thinking it was my sister who called me 10 times a day to make sure I was still alive, I answered the phone by saying... âYes, Iâm still aliveâ. I heard a laugh on the other end, then this sexy male voice with that hot Scottish accent replied... âThatâs good to know, and I have a rule about only going out with women with pulsesâ. I couldnât believe that once again I had just made a fool of myself in front of this man.
I pulled myself together, and just laughed at his comment. We ended up talking for 30 minutes. At the end of our conversation, we had decided that we would meet the next day. I sat back down on the bed, turned on the television, and started flipping through the stations trying to find something interesting to watch. Not really paying attention to what was on, I found myself thinking about this man who has captured my heart. My heart? Had I just said that? Ok, I must be losing it. How can a man I just met, have already stole my heart? I really must get out more. With that last thought, there was a knock at the door. Glancing over to the clock noticing it was 12:05am, I got up and looked through the peephole. Oh my God, it was Mark.