The next few days were pretty uneventful but then Friday finally came around and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't obsessing about Marcee all week. I kept thinking of our time together and the instant connection I felt with her. She felt amazing and even just thinking about her made me want to 'take care of business' a few times this week to cope.
Friday morning came and I made a real attempt to actually clean up and be presentable. While I wasn't trying to woo Mark so to speak, I felt, in a way, he was like Marcee's big brother, and I had to make him feel comfortable with taking her out. I combed through my hair, shaved, put on cologne, and even put on completely clean clothes.
I showed up and Mark was already there getting out towels and cleaners.
"Hey! Can you grab the wheel stuff?" He yelled like today was any other day. His mind was clearly not where mine was, so I just rolled with things casually through the morning looking for the right time to talk.
The morning went fairly as usual. We worked hard, cleaned cars, and didn't have much of a chance to talk. I had nothing else on my mind but whether or not I may have a date tonight. Finally, we had a break and we sat down. He seemed as casual as ever and it seemed he didn't even think about it.
"What's up loser?" he asked as he sat down next to me.
"Nothing..." I answered plainly as I chomped into an apple. "You?"
"Nah... but I think that new cleaner is working on the wheels better and it doesn't stink like the old stuff." He said as he opened a bag of chips from the vending machine shoving a cluster in his mouth dropping crumbs all over himself.
"Yeah... totally" I answered half-heartedly only partially paying attention to what he said. My insides seemed to be wrestling as I stood on the edge of a big moment. A make or break second that could choose the outcome of my life.
"So um... I was um wondering... " I asked as I ran my fingers through my hair, wringing the back of my neck, and sat up.
"About a date?" He responded quickly. "With Marcee?" he smirked shoving another clutch of chips in his mouth.
I turned and looked at him a little surprised he even remembered. "Um yeah? Kinda?"
"Well..." he said with chips in his mouth "I wanted to ask. Do you mean a real date or..." pouring the rest of the chips in his mouth, "are you just looking for a booty call?" He said as chips jumped from his lips like paratroopers.
I paused realizing I didn't have anything but sex on my mind. I thought of Marcee's body and how it felt to touch her and be with her. I knew what kind of answer he was looking for so I quickly scrambled for anything I could think of.
"Oh um no" coughing to stall "I totally was thinking of a real date. Yeah... I mean like dinner or something. A real date."
He chuckles, "Yeah, right. Are you coming up with it all right now?"
I felt so defenseless. He knew me so well. He had the code to my force fields. He knew my moves because half of them were his moves I copied.
"Oh, come on man. Okay, I don't have much planned but you're right. Marcee deserves a real date. I'll give her one."
He smiled and looked away. I wasn't sure how much different he felt from Marcee right now, but it does seem like parts of the same person in two bodies. Or are they two people in two different bodies? I felt confused yet interested enough to try more.
"Okay, you can pick her up at 6."
I smiled and my stomach ached feeling excited. We wrapped up the day and I ducked out a bit early not seeing Mark anywhere. I was making plans in my head. It had to be something new, something Mark had never heard of before. I thought about Marcee and how much we know about each other and yet how little we know about each other. I got some ideas and got to work. I got home and put things together getting everything ready. I took another shower and dressed nicely, and it was time to go pick her up. I wondered what she was doing right now. How long ago did she change? How much time would we have together? I decided to roll with it and just showed up at Mark's house.
I walked up with a bouquet of roses and knocked on the door. I noticed his dad's car was gone and remembered that he switched and started working late shifts so he was gone most of the night. I waited and the door cracked opened. I looked up and I couldn't believe my eyes. It was Marcee. She looked as beautiful as ever and was dressed in a striking casual yellow sundress with sunflowers on it. Her hair was pulled back in a decorative ponytail and she wore white tennis shoes on her small feminine feet. She had put on makeup and painted her nails. It suddenly dawned on me that Mark had to learn how to do all of that.
I stepped back and put my hand to my chest. "Wow ... you look ... beautiful!" I smiled wholeheartedly and almost forgot about the flowers as I reached up and took her hand. She glanced at them reminding me to hand them to her. She cradled them close and smiled while taking a deep breath. It seemed odd because Mark never cared about flowers before.
Any idea of Mark just disappeared from my head. I didn't even think about him and only thought about Marcee. I felt enamored with her.
I walked her to the car and treated her like a lady. I had always done this with dates but never really told Mark much about it, so I feel it caught her off guard a little. I smiled opening the car door and helping her in closing it and walking around.
I climbed in and she laid the roses across her lap and looked at me smiling. She looked happy. She looked excited. A part of me felt we shared the same emotions right now, but I wasn't sure. I smiled back and rubbed her hand before starting the car and pulling away. I took her hand again as we drove and fumbled around for something to talk about.
With Mark I'd either not say anything or tell him some stupid joke I heard. But it didn't feel right to talk to her like I spoke to Mark. She was different and special.
"Thanks for going out with me tonight. I have to say, I've been looking forward to this all week."
"Really? You... you thought about me?" She responded unable to stop smiling.
"Of course baby, you are hard to forget." I say in a caring soft and loving tone. I bring her hand to my mouth kissing the back of it feeling more intimate. "I have a fun date planned for us."
"Ohh... I bet." She glanced sideways back and forth. "Is it the usual Olive Garden, the infamous overlook, and then suddenly back at your place for some music and ... 'chatting'?" ending her phrase using air quotes.
I smiled in how she knew my 'usual' first date. I'm glad I changed things up.
"Nah... you are more special than that. I have something special for you." I replied with a smile and a half wink.