A plot? Very little. And I know there'll be comments about safety on the roads, but trust me, I'm a sensible woman and at no time was any man, woman, squirrel or fox in any danger during the making of this story.
So.
We've been chatting awhile -- okay, a week if I'm blunt -- but with a gut-instinct for bullshit so honed I'm willing to trust it, here's me, waiting in an empty car park, doing anything but watch the entrance for your arrival. My brain's going for casual; my body's not convinced.
This is us, you and me, doing the sensible thing -- having an initial meet-up for what we euphemistically call coffee.
We've agreed to meet in my neck of the woods, and I'm flicking the driving seat mirror up and down, idly watching my hair and light pink lipstick in the mirror, when abruptly you're there, your car-nose swooping swiftly across to face mine. I look you in the eye through our respective windscreens, and nod, no smiling, we just sit, stare. I want to take out my phone and text you, but I know that's weird form, so I open my door, slide out and stand there. You do likewise and step towards me.
"You're taller than I thought."
You kind of announce that, like it's news, and I instantly think, fuck you, and garble out how I'm sure I've mentioned this - because I know me, and of course I have - but you're there in front of me, and mumbling's all I can do.
Your attempts, natural enough given the circumstances, to hug me, to peck my cheek are dodged and averted, as I slope my head round like Penelope Pussycat in Pepé le Pew. But I face you, yes, having to look up, just a little, and I grab hold of your hand as it eases into mine, and I kiss you a smidgeon, maybe more, before climbing into your car.
I'm wearing my white dress, black roses, black lace and leggings and my hair, on this occasion, is scarlet and bobs down onto my shoulders. Silly little sandals, red suede wedges with bows, but then I don't know how the evening's going to go and what might pass for appropriate footwear, though I have my inklings and suspicions.
I suggest we go to the dodgiest pub I know. This, I surmise, will avoid potentially difficult encounters with acquaintances of mine, and as station pubs tend to be notorious dives, this is where we head.