This is my first submission, please be kind!
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My son Andrew had been talking about Sharon for days. He so desperately wanted me to meet her so finally I agreed. He arranged for the three of us to have coffee one Saturday morning and as we sat in the cafรฉ waiting for her to arrive I looked at my son and wondered how amazing it was that he was introducing me to someone he thought I should date...
Andrew's mum had passed away five years before following a long and bitter struggle with breast cancer. We only had the one child and Andrew, now 20, and I had "batched" together since. I had dated a few other women but nothing ever developed with any of them and at 45 I was beginning to think I'd be single for the rest of my life. It wasn't an exciting prospect.
Andrew had told me that Sharon was one of his mate's mums had seen me in a group photo with Andrew, her son Chris and a group of their mates and had asked who I was. The boys decided we should meet and this was to be the day...
I asked to meet her alone but Andrew insisted he stay with me until she arrived to stop me from chickening out! A blind date after how many years?
"There she is Dad, just crossing the road, in the red skirt."
She looked good, knee length skirt, white blouse, red shoes with dark hair cascading down over her shoulders. And a huge smile!
She kissed Andrew on the cheek and said "You must be Adam?" shaking my hand. "Nice to meet you and you look better than the photo suggests too."
Off to a good start here I thought. "Andrew, are you staying or going?" I asked, prompting him beg his apologies and leave. Thanks mate.
A waiter took our order and delivered two coffees within minutes. Sharon and I started chatting, it was a little difficult to begin with but thankfully it improved. She asked about Katherine and I asked her about Mike. We both agreed that neither of our exes were good conversation points and moved on. Another round of coffees arrived and we looked at the lunch menu.
We wrapped up at about 4, good food, a couple of wines, more coffee and a date for the following Friday night! I would pick her up at 7 and we were going to a fish restaurant near the beach. Like me, Sharon loves the feeling of sand between her toes. I felt very happy driving home and couldn't wait to thank Andrew.
I was like a teenager all week, I phoned Sharon three times and each time we had a long, lustful conversation. Friday couldn't arrive soon enough...