I sat down at my computer, and thought about what I wanted to say. I went to the website, and clicked on the post new ad link, and clicked missed connections as my category. I typed for a few minutes; trying to get the wording just right.
Northern Michigan
Missed Connections
I am looking for the girl that I met at Target in Traverse City on Saturday 7/20. You have short blonde hair, cut in a pixie style. You also have the most beautiful blue eyes that I have ever seen. They were the color extremely faded denim. I was in line behind you, and you accidentally dropped a $20 bill when you paid the cashier. I gave it back to you, and you gave me the most beautiful smile. You have been all that I could think about since. I am tall, and have short brown hair. I was wearing a Detroit Red Wings jersey.
I looked at the words on the screen. I was nervous to post this for some reason, but that was silly. I doubt that anybody ever really reconnects with anyone through these bullshit ads. I hit the post ad icon, shut down my computer, and went to bed.
I had class the next day. I am enrolled at the University of Michigan; but I take all of my classes online, except for the few that require lab work, or some other kind of special interaction. I took these classes at the University Center in town. The University Center works with twelve different colleges and universities, and I just take the class from whichever university that happens to transfer the credits from class completely. I am a sophomore, and was going to school for my bachelor's degree in Computer Science, specializing in the area of writing code. I needed twelve credit hours of physical sciences in order to fulfill my degree requirements. Last year I took Biology 100, and then I took Physics 100. This year I am taking Physics 150. All of these classes counted for three credit hours, plus one hour of credit for the lab. I went to town for the two hour lecture that I had today. It was pretty tame. I took notes, then came back home to work on a paper for one of my online classes.
Out of curiosity I decided to check the ad that I had posted yesterday. It said that I had one reply. What the fuck? Could this be the girl whose smile kept playing itself over and over in my mind? And those goddamn pale blue eyes... I clicked on the link.
Hi. You must be my knight in shining armor. Thank you for giving me back the twenty that I dropped in Target. I would love to show my gratitude to you by taking you out to dinner. I just need you to send me a pic to verify that you are the right guy. A girl has to be careful, because there are a lot of scammers who would try to take advantage.
Sabrina
She gave me her email address, and I sent her a quick email with my most flattering pic attached to it. I even gave her my cell number, just in case she wanted to text me. I had hoped for an immediate reply; but I was disappointed. My email alert never chimed, and my phone stayed quiet all evening. I finished my paper on the net neutrality by about ten, and I was sound asleep by eleven.
I awoke around six-thirty in the morning, and I saw the green blinking light on my cell phone that indicated that I had a text message waiting. I swiped my finger across the screen to unlock my phone, and peered blearily at the message.
Tyler,
I was so glad to see my knight in shining armor again. You look even better in that pic than I remember. How about meeting me Friday for dinner? I was thinking about Del Rico's over on Front Street at seven. I have a really good feeling about you. Maybe we were meant to meet. I will be driving a green Kia Soul. See you then.
Sabrina
***
I showered in very hot water. I dried off, lathered up my face, and shaved with my Mercur safety razor. I loved how close the shave was. I brushed my teeth, and sprayed on a little Versace Eros. Now came the hard part; dressing for a first date. The restaurant that she chose was fairly casual, and I didn't want to overdo it. I chose a pair of gray linen slacks, and a pink Izod polo shirt, complete with the classic little alligator. I put on dress socks, and my Prada loafers and belt. Women judge men on two things; his shoes, and his watch. The loafers were classy, but not flashy. I slipped on a titanium Movado, and felt good about what I was wearing. I looked in the mirror and smiled. I felt better than good; I felt like a million bucks. I felt like the Big Bad Wolf on his way to see Little Red Riding Hood.
I arrived at the restaurant a half an hour early. I wanted to make sure that I was there first. I thought about going in and waiting; but since she told me what kind of car that she was driving, I figured that she wanted to meet in the parking lot. I sat in my silver Camaro waiting for her Kia to show up. It was a flashy car for a student, and most people thought that I was spoiled by rich parents. The truth was that I had made some pretty good money writing code for games for the iPhone. That car was my pride and joy; silver with two black racing stripes running through the middle. I had custom black racing rims, and a custom chrome tail pipe kit. The leather seats were hot in the summer, but they looked damned good.
I saw an obnoxiously green Kia Soul zip quickly through the parking lot, and whip into a parking space. My heart raced in my chest, and my breathing felt a little tight. As confident as I had been while getting dressed, I was very nervous when I saw her get out of the car. I opened my door, got out, and watched her from a distance. She seemed shorter than I remembered. I seem to remember her being only a few inches shy of my six foot frame. She looked maybe five feet four inches, and she was wearing heels. She made those heels look good. She wore a short pleated black skirt that was reminiscent of naughty Catholic school girl attire. She wore a tight white blouse that was cut very flatteringly. It accentuated her tiny waist at the bottom, and her generous cleavage at the top. Maybe she wore one of those push up bras, because I don't remember her being that blessed upstairs. Maybe I had been so fascinated by her eyes, and her smile at Target that I really didn't notice much more about her at the time. I couldn't see her eyes right now because they were behind sunglasses.
When she saw me, a big grin spread across her face, showing her perfect teeth. She changed direction and headed right for me. She was hotter than July in Hell. I had to give it to her; the girl had a fierce walk. It was like a runway model's strut. I was so distracted that she was standing right in front of me before I snapped out of my trance.
"You must be Tyler." Her voice had a husky under tone that was very attractive. She looked past me at my new Camaro. "Nice car." She smiled.
"Thanks. You must be Sabrina." I paused and looked her over obviously. "Wow!" She smiled again. "Shall we head inside?" She nodded at my suggestion, linked her arm through my arm, and we walked into the restaurant. Damn, she smelled good. I love it when a woman smells good. We were quickly seated, since I had made reservations ahead of time. This seemed to piss off the twenty or so people who were waiting in the reception alcove. Our table was a small two person affair, so it was very intimate. It was hard not to stare when I was sitting across from her; especially when I noticed that her blouse was opaque enough to the show all the details of her lacy bra.
"So what do you do, Tyler?" She seemed to love the fact that I couldn't keep my eyes off of her. There was something intoxicating about her.
"I'm a student right now. I'm studying computer science. I write apps for the iPhone for money. I do pretty well with it." She smiled again. It was absolutely not the smile that I remembered from Target.
"I could tell by the car." I saw her head move so that she could look at my watch, but she said nothing about it. Her hair was subtly different. It was not the same shade, or the same cut. Maybe I was mistaken, though. I had only saw her once, and only for a moment. The waitress came over to give us menus, and to take our drink order. I ordered a Guinness Extra Stout, and she ordered a margarita. She took off her sunglasses before we picked our menus. I snuck a look at her eyes over my menu, and they were blue; but not the faded blue of the girl from Target. This was a totally different fucking girl! Holy shit! What the fuck is going on here?
"Order whatever you want on the menu, Tyler. The bill is on me, so don't be a cheapskate. Order something expensive." She smiled when she said this, and this accented the little dimple in her chin. God, this woman was sexy. She wasn't the girl that I had met previously, but the longer that I was in her presence, the less this fact seemed to matter. All I could think about was how good it would feel to kiss from the dimple in her chin, down her neck, until I got to those extremely perky breasts. She was clearly sexually excited by her little charade. Her nipples poked half an inch through the lacy bra's gauzy fabric. She saw where I was looking, and she shifted her shoulders, making her breasts jiggle. I looked into her eyes, and she winked at me saucily.