Based on a true story
Saturday night. Me and my boyfriend were out to dinner, just the two of us. It was a typical night for us, eating late, stopping at a bar and grill that was open 24 hours. We stopped in our usual joint for a quick burger and fries and was seated at a booth in the back.
Kathy, and older woman stopped at the table to take our drink orders. I ordered my go to, mountain dew, while my boyfriend, Noah, ordered sprite.
As we sat there and bs about the day, a younger girl comes to the table with our drinks and introduces herself as Jessi.
Jessi had red hair and black glasses, with a nose ring to top it off. She set down our drinks and asked if we were ready to order. We both nodded.
I ordered the chicken salad and Noah ordered the wings. Jessi walked away.
Noah and I goofed around and joked while waiting for our food, making stories up about the other tables at the restaurant. The table behind us, a group of boys chowing down after a football game, kept sending one of the boys to a girls table of cheerleaders, presumably to get one of their numbers for a fellow guy at the jocks table. Noah and I took turns making up scenarios as time and time again the boy headed to the girls table, only to return empty handed.
Moments later Jessi returned with our food and we began to eat. She returned several times to ask how we were, and about halfway through the meal I asked for a refill on my mountain dew.
When Jessi returned drink in hand, she sat it down and said "there ya go girl".
I turned to Noah, unsure of what to say. Did she just say what I think she did? Odd, never heard a waitress say that before.
I could tell Noah thought the same by the look on his face.
"I think that was slightly sexual," I said to him.
"I was thinking the same thing," he said.
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After finishing up our meal, I took out my credit card to pay the bill. Noah whipped out his wallet before I had a chance to say no. He had paid all weekend I thought I would treat him to dinner.
"Actually, you can pay. Are you going to use your credit card?" Noah asked.
"Well yes, I don't have any cash on me," I told him.
"You can pay then, she will see your name on your credit card and maybe think its cute."
I stopped dead in my tracks. Only he would think that. He has always wanted to see me with a girl, and to be honest, I wouldn't mind being with one, you know, just once to see what it was like. I had a few girl crushes here and there, and always said if I found a right one I would be with her. What could it hurt.
I laid my card down on the receipt. "Ashley M. O'Dell." Maybe he had a point.