It's Monday, during the morning rush at Starbucks, and I'm trying to get some work done while watching the long line of all sorts of people—moms (some sexy, some not so much), business women, teens before school, college kids, and older, retired people—coming in and going out.
All of a sudden, she walks in! Her blonde hair is up in a messy bun, she's approximately five feet, two inches tall, in her late twenties, has a great little body, and is wearing jeans that hug her ass! I have no idea where she's going, but I have to talk to her!
I walk up to her before she orders.
"Hi, my name is Jon. May I buy you a coffee?"
She replies.
"I'm in a rush to get to work as I'm running a few minutes late because my mother-in-law was late to watch my kids."
She orders her coffee, I pay, and we walk over to where you pick it up.
"Since you're late today, can we meet another morning, only a little earlier?"
"Great!"
We make plans for a couple of days later before she leaves and I bid to her.
"Have a great day, and it was good talking to you."
After she leaves, I go back to my table.
My heart has a slight flutter from what has just happened. That was completely out of the ordinary for me as I'm married and, usually, would never walk up to a beautiful woman and start talking to her. Not only that, she's obviously married, too, as her in-laws watch her kids. I don't know her name, but I know she's beautiful, and we're going to meet in a couple of days.
My mind begins to wander...so many questions! What's her name? Where's she from? What made her say yes to meet me again? Is she interested in more than chatting? Am I interested in more than chatting? I guess I'll find out in a couple of days. My mind races throughout the day, but I'm able to calm it and take one hour at a time. Hopefully, I'll have answers to, at least, some of my questions in a couple of days.
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It's Wednesday and time to meet this mysterious woman at Starbucks, again. I get there, first, and grab a table. As she walks in, my heart flutters. She looks beautiful again—her blonde hair is down today, and she's wearing a tight shirt and leggings. Mmm, she looks tasty!
I walk up to her.
"Good morning!"
I'm a hugger, so I reach out and do just that—she's a great hugger. We order our coffees, grab them, and sit down.
I mention.
"I didn't get your name last time."
She immediately replies.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Cori. I remember you introduced yourself as Jon."
"That's right. It's great to meet you, Cori."
"Jon, I only have about fifteen minutes before I have to go to work."
We immediately start to chat and Cori asks a lot of questions.
"Jon, what made you walk up to Monday?"
"Well, first of all, you're beautiful and after that, I have no idea. I was drawn to you, but it isn't a normal thing for me to just walk up to a woman."
"I'm married and usually wouldn't meet up with another guy, either, but something about you intrigued me."
We continue to chat until she has to go to work.
"Cori, may I ask for your phone number?"
"Of course."
I give her mine as well and she's off to work. Cori texts me as soon as she gets there.
[Cori] I want to get together to chat again. I have a commitment on Friday, but maybe we can meet afterward for some coffee?
[Jon] Absolutely. I'm be looking forward to it.
It's going to be another two days before I can see her again, but we text back and forth throughout the day and discuss what our lives are like and what we feel we're missing.
[Jon] Cori, would you rather grab a drink on Friday? I'm a sober, recovering alcoholic so I don't drink, but I figured maybe you'd prefer that?
[Cori] I'm a sober, recovering alcoholic, also. Wow, small world!
We continue texting back and forth, until Friday, and plan to meet at a nice little coffee shop after her commitment, which is actually a meeting.
******
Friday is here and we're meeting for coffee, more great conversation, to discuss our lives, to get to know each other, and etc. I can feel a bond forming.
"Jon, I love to visit Colorado, at least, once a year."
The stars are aligning! I have a business trip to Colorado in a couple of months. In my mind, I'm thinking, 'Maybe she can go with me and we can spend my non-working time together!' I know what we're doing is wrong, but I'm an alcoholic, so getting what I want is always my number one priority. Even while sober, I'm selfish sometimes. Lol.
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We continue to meet on Fridays for a few weeks and continue to grow closer, so I finally ask her.
"Cori, would you like to join me in Colorado? I can pay for everything except your flight."
"Yes, but I'll have to check to be sure it'll work."
******
It's Saturday and she sends me a text.