She was beautiful, and every time I saw her, she simply grew more so. Long, dark hair... brown, shone with every move down her back. Big, bright green eyes, and plump pink lips that would make anyone tremble at the thought of kissing. She moved with a grace that was as natural to her as stumbling was to me. Looking back now, memories fade, but one always stands out above the rest, as vivid and heated as the day it happened.
I never knew, until that day, that a woman, especially one as beautiful as Lindsey, would ever even look at me sideways, let alone fall in love with me. I was, kind of still am, chubby. People say "More to love", but really, I'm not that fat. It just all seems to settle in the wrong places, my stomach mostly. From behind, I look like a regular chick with a nice butt. From the front, nice face, short hair, dark blue eyes with flecks of silver, People says my eyes and lips are the best parts of me... oh, and my boobs, which happen to be rather large. I, personally, have never seen much in the mirror to recommend me to anyone, but somehow, she found something beautiful in me, and brought it out.
She walked into the little cafe where I worked. A regular, and someone I was happy to call friend, she came and sat at the counter where I was cleaning the tops of the salt and pepper shakers. It was after five, Lindsey had just left work for the weekend, and she said she needed coffee and chocolate crepes to reward herself for another week finished. I laughed when she said it, and gave her order to the chef. She said she loved my laugh, I said thanks, and went back to my cleaning.
"How long to you have until quitting time?"
"We close at seven, but I have to sweep up after."
"How long will that take?"
"Half an hour, maybe less if I move fast" I answered. "Why do you ask?"
"Oh, well, I just plan on being bored tonight... I was wondering if you would like to hang out?" Lindsey asked me, her green eyes twinkling.
"Sure, I mean, I'm not very interesting, but if you have something in mind, I'm free after I'm done here."
"Cool." She said, nodding her head.
I started to clean the counters, and asked her what she wanted to do. She said she'd always been curious about my apartment, and asked if she could see it. I said sure, and warned her she wouldn't be any less bored at my house that she would have by herself. She said she doubted it.
It took me about twenty minutes to close, which is fast, considering I was lying about being able to get it done in thirty. I was never out of the cafe before eight, but this night, seven twenty saw me walking out the door and locking up. Lindsey and I walked down the block, to the neighborhood market, where I bought us some steaks, and a six pack of Smirnoff Watermelon. Lindsey protested the whole time, saying I didn't have to cook. I asked her if she was a vegetarian.
"No." She said.