Lesson Learnt 24
I would like to dedicate this chapter to SueEllen. She will understand why.
Emma turned to leave and Luzi grabbed her arm, “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Just where are you going?” she said.
“Luzi I can’t stay here. She’s on a date.” Emma tried to move away again but Luzi’s hand held fast and wouldn’t let her move. “So you can’t be in the same room with Jenny now? Well that is going to make life for little Jemma so easy isn’t it?” Luzi felt she needed to be firm.
Emma looked across at Jenny again, she looked so beautiful, nervous but beautiful. Luzi was right, she had to face up to this. Tonight was supposed to be the first page of a new chapter in her life and she felt that should start by building a friendship with Jenny, for Jemma and for herself.
“Look I have to go and put my coat into the car anyway so while I’m gone I want you to go and just say ‘Hello’ to her OK. Back soon.” Luzi trotted off to the car and Emma grabbed both of the drinks and moved across the room. Her heart was pounding so fast and hard she felt it would actually burst through her chest and onto the dance floor. Her hands were sweaty and the glasses started to move slightly through her palms. It was only a few metres but Emma felt like it was a eight mile hike with the amount of effort that had been required.
When she was about 2 metres away, Jenny as if feeling Emma’s eyes on her skin suddenly looked up and met her gaze. To Emma’s complete amazement she looked happy to see her.
“Of all the bars, in all the towns, in all of the world, Emma Muller you walk into mine” Jenny voice was starting to break a little with unease.
“Hey, sorry I don’t want to disturb your evening. I er just thought I would say hello while Luzi is sorting her coat out. So...hello”
“Hello” Jenny replied. Emma’s phone bleeped and she put the drinks down so she could look at her phone.
One new message. Luzi.
“I’m sorry it’s from Luzi she probably left her keys in here or something. Two seconds”. Emma slid her finger to reveal the text.
‘OK so don’t be mad at me but Jenny is here on a date...with you. I’m off home now. Night.’
Emma re-read the message and Jenny could see the cogs slowly turning and the penny finally dropping. ‘She is too cute sometimes and she doesn’t even know it’ Jenny thought.
“Hello. My name is Jenny Hartman. I take it you are Emma and here for our date?”
Emma couldn’t believe it. She had won the lottery, was she really being given the second chance of a date with Jenny? With maybe a future for them and for their daughter? She snapped into her role as the blind date, she needed to remember this was a fresh start and that they had never met before.
“Er yes sorry I was a little late. I was getting us some drinks. I hope you don’t mind? I had to guess what you liked to drink. Is rum and coke alright? I can always order you something else.”
“You must have read my mind. Ms Muller is it?” Jenny raised an eyebrow as if genuinely unsure of the answer.
“Yes it is. I’m sorry. Shall we go to a booth so that we can talk properly?” Emma couldn’t take her eyes off Jenny. She looked absolutely stunning in a sexy little black dress and her cleavage was well, just perfect. Jenny picked up her drink and motioned for Emma to follow her. The blonde caught a glimpse of Jenny’s ass being hugged by the tight black dress and she had to fight the urge to put her hands on her.
They found a booth just a bit away from the speakers so that they could hear each other over the retro tunes. They both could buy into the scenario as they both felt so nervous, were unsure of what to say and how to act and both looked slightly different to how they usually would.
“So Jenny, what do you do for a living?”
“I’m a teacher, well specifically a dance teacher.”
“Oh how strange I am a teacher too, but I teach history.”
And so the evening continued. Both asking questions, some which of course they knew the answers to and some which to their surprise they didn’t. Jenny learnt that Emma had wanted to be a professional skateboarder when she was seven and Emma found out that Jenny was now a fan of the TV show Dexter.
“So do you have any children?” Jenny asked.
“Oh yes I have a baby daughter. She is the most perfect thing in my life and the reason I get up everyday” Emma caught Jenny’s eyes which seemed to be dancing in happiness.
“And you? Do you have any children?”
“I have a daughter too. She looks just like my ex so it’s hard for me sometimes”
Emma thought carefully about what she would say next. “Yes I must admit my daughter has my exs smile and when my daughter smiles sometimes all I can see is her”.
“Why aren’t you with your ex right now if you don’t mind me asking?” Jenny gulped here and was glad that they had just received another set of drinks from the barman. She knocked back some of her rum and coke.
Emma looked Jenny directly in the eyes and said in a calm and together voice “Because I was a prick. I made a terrible mistake and didn’t feel I had the right to try and win back such a perfect woman when I was so broken”.
Jenny stared back right into Emma’s gorgeous dark eyes and said “Well it’s a good job your ex isn’t here right now or I would be very jealous indeed”. She licked her bottom lip involuntarily. Emma looked sexy, no scratch that she looked super sexy. She wanted to rip off that leather jacket and ruffle Emma’s perfectly managed hair.
“Oh she has moved on and so have I. Anyway there isn’t a woman alive who can compare to you”.
They had another round of drinks and continued their conversations about more trivial matters. Emma looked at the clock and it was approaching one in the morning.
“Can I get you a taxi? Where do you live?”
Jenny smiled at this offer. “ Oh yes thank you. I don’t live far away, where are you based? Maybe we could share a cab?”
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The taxi pulled up outside Jenny’s home and Emma asked the driver to wait while she walked Jenny to the door.
Jenny turned to face Emma and smiled sweetly.
“You didn’t need to walk me but thank you”
“My pleasure. Hey tell me if I am being too forward here but I was wondering if maybe you would like to do this again sometime?” Emma shuffled her feet from side to side but held her gaze on Jenny’s beautiful face.
“I’d like that...very much. You have my number on that napkin I gave to you so call me when you are free.”
“I will. Night Jenny.”
“Night Emma.”
The sexual tension between them was so thick Emma had to do something. She lent forward and kissed Jenny on the lips. Just a quick peck and then she headed back to the taxi. Before she got in she turned to wave at Jenny and she returned the gesture and then headed inside.
Emma turned to leave and Luzi grabbed her arm, “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Just where are you going?” she said.
“Luzi I can’t stay here. She’s on a date.” Emma tried to move away again but Luzi’s hand held fast and wouldn’t let her move. “So you can’t be in the same room with Jenny now? Well that is going to make life for little Jemma so easy isn’t it?” Luzi felt she needed to be firm.
Emma looked across at Jenny again, she looked so beautiful, nervous but beautiful. Luzi was right, she had to face up to this. Tonight was supposed to be the first page of a new chapter in her life and she felt that should start by building a friendship with Jenny, for Jemma and for herself.
“Look I have to go and put my coat into the car anyway so while I’m gone I want you to go and just say ‘Hello’ to her OK. Back soon.” Luzi trotted off to the car and Emma grabbed both of the drinks and moved across the room. Her heart was pounding so fast and hard she felt it would actually burst through her chest and onto the dance floor. Her hands were sweaty and the glasses started to move slightly through her palms. It was only a few metres but Emma felt like it was a eight mile hike with the amount of effort that had been required.
When she was about 2 metres away, Jenny as if feeling Emma’s eyes on her skin suddenly looked up and met her gaze. To Emma’s complete amazement she looked happy to see her.
“Of all the bars, in all the towns, in all of the world, Emma Muller you walk into mine” Jenny voice was starting to break a little with unease.
“Hey, sorry I don’t want to disturb your evening. I er just thought I would say hello while Luzi is sorting her coat out. So...hello”
“Hello” Jenny replied. Emma’s phone bleeped and she put the drinks down so she could look at her phone.
One new message. Luzi.
“I’m sorry it’s from Luzi she probably left her keys in here or something. Two seconds”. Emma slid her finger to reveal the text.
‘OK so don’t be mad at me but Jenny is here on a date...with you. I’m off home now. Night.’
Emma re-read the message and Jenny could see the cogs slowly turning and the penny finally dropping. ‘She is too cute sometimes and she doesn’t even know it’ Jenny thought.
“Hello. My name is Jenny Hartman. I take it you are Emma and here for our date?”
Emma couldn’t believe it. She had won the lottery, was she really being given the second chance of a date with Jenny? With maybe a future for them and for their daughter? She snapped into her role as the blind date, she needed to remember this was a fresh start and that they had never met before.
“Er yes sorry I was a little late. I was getting us some drinks. I hope you don’t mind? I had to guess what you liked to drink. Is rum and coke alright? I can always order you something else.”
“You must have read my mind. Ms Muller is it?” Jenny raised an eyebrow as if genuinely unsure of the answer.
“Yes it is. I’m sorry. Shall we go to a booth so that we can talk properly?” Emma couldn’t take her eyes off Jenny. She looked absolutely stunning in a sexy little black dress and her cleavage was well, just perfect. Jenny picked up her drink and motioned for Emma to follow her. The blonde caught a glimpse of Jenny’s ass being hugged by the tight black dress and she had to fight the urge to put her hands on her.
They found a booth just a bit away from the speakers so that they could hear each other over the retro tunes. They both could buy into the scenario as they both felt so nervous, were unsure of what to say and how to act and both looked slightly different to how they usually would.
“So Jenny, what do you do for a living?”
“I’m a teacher, well specifically a dance teacher.”
“Oh how strange I am a teacher too, but I teach history.”
And so the evening continued. Both asking questions, some which of course they knew the answers to and some which to their surprise they didn’t. Jenny learnt that Emma had wanted to be a professional skateboarder when she was seven and Emma found out that Jenny was now a fan of the TV show Dexter.
“So do you have any children?” Jenny asked.
“Oh yes I have a baby daughter. She is the most perfect thing in my life and the reason I get up everyday” Emma caught Jenny’s eyes which seemed to be dancing in happiness.
“And you? Do you have any children?”
“I have a daughter too. She looks just like my ex so it’s hard for me sometimes”
Emma thought carefully about what she would say next. “Yes I must admit my daughter has my exs smile and when my daughter smiles sometimes all I can see is her”.
“Why aren’t you with your ex right now if you don’t mind me asking?” Jenny gulped here and was glad that they had just received another set of drinks from the barman. She knocked back some of her rum and coke.
Emma looked Jenny directly in the eyes and said in a calm and together voice “Because I was a prick. I made a terrible mistake and didn’t feel I had the right to try and win back such a perfect woman when I was so broken”.
Jenny stared back right into Emma’s gorgeous dark eyes and said “Well it’s a good job your ex isn’t here right now or I would be very jealous indeed”. She licked her bottom lip involuntarily. Emma looked sexy, no scratch that she looked super sexy. She wanted to rip off that leather jacket and ruffle Emma’s perfectly managed hair.
“Oh she has moved on and so have I. Anyway there isn’t a woman alive who can compare to you”.
They had another round of drinks and continued their conversations about more trivial matters. Emma looked at the clock and it was approaching one in the morning.
“Can I get you a taxi? Where do you live?”
Jenny smiled at this offer. “ Oh yes thank you. I don’t live far away, where are you based? Maybe we could share a cab?”
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The taxi pulled up outside Jenny’s home and Emma asked the driver to wait while she walked Jenny to the door.
Jenny turned to face Emma and smiled sweetly.
“You didn’t need to walk me but thank you”
“My pleasure. Hey tell me if I am being too forward here but I was wondering if maybe you would like to do this again sometime?” Emma shuffled her feet from side to side but held her gaze on Jenny’s beautiful face.
“I’d like that...very much. You have my number on that napkin I gave to you so call me when you are free.”
“I will. Night Jenny.”
“Night Emma.”
The sexual tension between them was so thick Emma had to do something. She lent forward and kissed Jenny on the lips. Just a quick peck and then she headed back to the taxi. Before she got in she turned to wave at Jenny and she returned the gesture and then headed inside.