It had started out like any other night online, casual chat with the usual friends, until he wandered into the room. We started out with all the usual niceties, i.e. age, location, occupation, and of course, what do you look like. Much to my amazement, he lived less than 15 minutes from me. We spent the next three hours chatting away, flirting like mad and toying with the idea of actually meeting. He had piqued my interest and I finally mustered the courage to give him my phone number.
I sat waiting for the phone to ring with baited breath, would his voice be even half as sexy as his attitude? The phone rang and it was him. What a voice, confident, expressive; silky and smooth. In a word, sexy. My mind instantly began to wander, as it often does, wondering if the man could possibly match the voice. This being Friday, we decided to meet the next afternoon for coffee at The Waterside, at 3:00pm.
I spent the entire morning Saturday trying to choose just what to wear, what makeup and how to wear my hair. I decided on the always appropriate little black dress, which buttons down the front to the waist and shows just the right amount of cleavage. I thought heck, if you've got it girl, flaunt it. My tan was doing pretty well, so I opted for just a little mascara and lipstick for makeup and I let my long, curly, light brown hair fall where it may. I stepped back to glance in the mirror before heading out the door and was quite pleased with what I saw reflected back at me.
After spending so much time debating my appearance I was running late and hoping he wouldn't get there early and decide to leave if I was a few minutes late. I almost ran the two blocks from the parking garage to Waterside, both for fear of being late and fear of losing my nerve and running in the other direction. But I had come this far and had to see where it might lead.
I ordered my coffee and the settled into a chair to scan the crowd and wait. Would I recognize him from his description? Could he really look even half as good as I had imagined? Then he appeared, I knew in an instant that it was him, he looked like a character straight out of my wildest fantasy. Tall, lithe, athletic build, light brown hair and piercing hazel eyes. My heart began to leap from my chest as I tried to catch my breath.
As he ordered his coffee I could see him anxiously scanning the crowd, looking for me. He didn't se me at first and sat down at a table not far from my own. I glanced over in his direction and knew that he felt my eyes upon him. Sensing his nervousness, and my inability to sit still at this point, I decided to make the first move and the introductions.
I slowly rose from my chair and strolled over behind him, gently placing my hand on his shoulder. "Kevin?" I asked. "Yes, Diana?" he answered as he turned his face towards me. As our gazes met I found myself staring into the most soulful pair of hazel eyes I had ever seen. He stood, shook my hand, gave it a gentle kiss and invited me to sit down.