Just because i'm single does not mean that my friends have the right to set me up with any random guy they meet on the street.
I wish they would get this through their thick heads!
I've been on countless blind dates with losers that are alone for a reason. They are some of the worst experiences in my life. Being eye fucked while forced to sit and listen to some wankers chauvinistic crap is not my idea of a good time.
In saying that, one of the ladies I worked with had been asking me to go out with her newly single cousin for a few weeks. I said no on countless occasions but she was a very persistent woman. I finally gave in and agreed to meet him that very next saturday.
The only tidbits of information I could get out of my workmate about my date was that his name was Daniel and he was a 30 year old builder. The plan was for him to meet me at my place and go out to dinner then catch a show at the theatre after.
He was picking me up at 8pm so I took my time getting ready and chose a my favourite mid length emerald green dress with a cream cardigan and black flats. I left my long brown hair down and only wore minimal makeup.
Daniel arrived at my apartment right on time and I went down to the lobby to meet him. We gave each other the once over and I was quite surprised. He was not what I expected, with shaggy brown hair and piercing green eyes. He was tanned from being out in the sun all the time, but not all dried out and leathery like I thought he would be. He was about 4 inches taller than me, which put him around 6 foot.
Not bad.
His smile was warm too, and maybe a tad intense. He was dressed smart casual, with a collared shirt, bomber jacket and black jeans. I was liking what I was seeing.
Dinner was nice. We went to a local place I knew that served good simple food.
Not much small talk was going on between us though. I got the gist that he was more of the strong silent type, not one for chit chat. I did catch him looking at me a few times. I just turned away, blushing.
By the time we were seated for the show, I was a ball of nerves. The sexual electricity between us was almost crackling. His gazes at me were getting longer and he didn't look away when I caught him. I was kind of excited.
During the show his thigh rubbed against mine quite a bit and our hands grazed every few minutes because I couldn't stop fidgeting.
It was the longest play I have ever had to sit through, but I have no idea what it was about when it finished.
I don't remember getting out of the theatre or into his car either, but the drive back to my place was silent. Daniel got out of his car first and came around to my side and opened my passenger door for me. I thanked him and got out of the car. We stood looking at each other for a few seconds and he cleared his throat.
"Shall we?" He said, while pointing to the entrance to my building.
He walked me to my door and I panicked a little. I didn't want this to be the end of our night together.
"Would you like to come in for some tea or coffee?" I asked.
His jaw clenched and he just nodded.