I hate blind dates. That’s the only thought that keeps running through my head, as it has for the last hour. She flicks her blonde hair, going on with some or another inane story as we sit across from another. The food is good, the restaurant is nice, she’s not unattractive. But she bores me.
“And this one time, Ryan and Melissa and I were out on this pier…” I have no idea who Ryan or Melissa are, but she continues as if I’ve known them all my life. I tune her out yet again, nodding my head from time to time to keep her from noticing.
I should note that I’m not usually like this. But this girl just didn’t strike a cord with me, there is just no attraction. And since I promised a friend I’d take her out, I’m kind of stuck. No, it’s more than that. This girl totally bores me. And my patience is beginning to wear thin.
That’s when I see her. She enters with a man, a date or boyfriend, but I barely notice. I’m caught up in her. Her eyes sparkle behind a pair of glasses that perfectly frame her face, her brown hair falling gently around it. I catch a subtle glimpse of leg through the slit of her skirt, black and cut just under her knees, as she walks. I’m enchanted by her every step. I see her smile at some comment as she turns, her smile blazing brightly, lighting the room.
It takes all me strength to pull my gaze away from her as she sits, facing me, across from her date. I look again at my rather bland companion and wonder what it would be like to sit across from the beauty across the room. My eyes drift back to her and this time she notices, catching my eye before looking away. I take in her beauty.
She’s not slim, but her curvy figure suits her wonderfully. Her ample chest hides behind a low cut top. She rests her chin on her hand and again our eyes meet. This time she smiles slightly and doesn’t look away for a moment. I can’t take my eyes off her, my own date all but ignored. I’ll feel bad about that tomorrow, but tonight I barely care.
Suddenly the man who I have come to envy in these last few minutes gets up and heads away. She seems miffed at his departure, and I see him catch the arm of another guy as he reaches the bar. “Ah,” I think, “he’s found a friend.”
She looks around, taking in the scene, before noticing that I continue to look her way. This time our eye contact is long and unashamed. I wonder if the blonde across from me has realized I’ve stopped paying attention to her. But my silent longing ends as her date returns, the spell broken. Animated conversation follows as she seems to tell him that he was rude. She clearly isn’t happy with him. But soon things settle and I go back to my companion’s tale of woe.
But soon I’m drawn back to her, and to my surprise I find her looking back at me. Our connection is silent and distant, but the spark is clear.
I leap back into the conversation with my date as she excuses herself to the bathroom, oblivious to what has been going on around her. I stop to take a sip of water, steadying myself against the whirling thoughts of the last few minutes.