We were at a cafe in Paris. Paris, TX.
She was wearing a vibrant yellow sundress as if she were in the original Paris. I was in light faded denim cut off shorts and a white thick strapped tank top. It was a million degrees. Any temperature in three digits might as well be a million. Not too hot for humans to live, but it feels like it when the sun starts baking you like a roast.
She was gorgeous. Long, wavy blonde hair, big blue eyes, a small aquiline nose. Modest bust secured beneath the front of her sun dress, accented by a long necklace that glittered in the light. Tiny waist, tiny wrists, tiny ankles - in those strappy yellow heels. She looked like a boarding school girl. She had an equestrian's figure.
I was, alright I suppose. Nobody's perfect fit into a mold. I am five foot five, lanky. I have somewhat androgynous features. I have brown eyes, and brown hair which I prefer to keep short. Not Sigourney Weaver in Alien short, but Demi Moore in Indecent Proposal short. In fact, if you have to compare me with someone... she's probably my closest celebrity likeness.
The coffee, iced of course, was cheap. We sat inside, tucked away in a quiet corner. She sat in her chair with one leg curled beneath her. We talked nervously at first, about the weather, our jobs, what kind of music we enjoyed. All of the first date bases covered.
We agreed, it was hot. I was a CAD monkey at an engineering firm - interning, she was interning for the local governor - about to be working for the senator. She enjoyed alternative rock, I preferred more electronic.
"Does your family know?" She asked abruptly.
Does my family know I'm a lesbian. "Yes. Does yours?"
"Well, not really... I've never been with a girl." She had the grace to blush. It was a very pretty blush, lighting her cheeks in pink.
I reached across the table and caught her fingers in mine playfully.
"Let's take a walk."
Since we had prepaid for our coffees like good Americans, we tossed our cups and left the cafe. We walked out into the blistering Texas heat.
I took her hand as we walked.
"So, why do you think you might be a lesbian?" I teased.
She blushed again and looked right at me with those deep blue eyes. "Because I'd really like you to kiss me."
Since I was taller than her, I leaned down to meet her lips. They were soft and full. I wrapped my arms around her waist. When I broke away she looked a bit stunned. We continued walking.
"What was the result of that test of your hypothesis?"
"Definite signs of lesbianism." She grinned.
We turned a corner and I pointed at an apartment building up ahead. "That's my place... I have air conditioning..."