LJ Idol-Oh, Lord, we're not talking ______ again, are we?
Paired with , who went into labor today! (yeah, baby coming!). This is my entry, it's meant to be read first.
I sit tapping my toes, the metal from the patio chairs digging into my legs from having sat so long. The cafe is beautiful and people watching is great but Brenda is an hour late. I've left two voicemails and texted her twice. We agreed last night that we would meet here for brunch and talk about our respective dates.
It's our favorite cafe so I know it's not the location. I mean, who could pass up a chance at a little piece of France right here in the suburbs of Atlanta. The torte au poulet is to die for. I would order and eat without her but frankly I'm worried about her now. When we ran into each other last night we were both on first dates, and that's always an interesting experience. Mine turned out okay and there is a second date soon I hope, well if he calls.
I ask for another glass of water and just as the waiter is about to leave she plops into the chair beside me, tossing her huge bag on the ground beside her, and asks for a drink of her own.
I give her the once over as she orders her food, all smiles, that's a good sign. It's been so long since she was happy. That last guy really did a number on her. Her head is wet from the shower still, so it must have gone late, another good sign. I place my order and admonish her, "I've been worried about you.."
"I know, I know...but don't be too mad, I mean, I did have to drive home this morning to change first."
"Ooh, that date must have been good then."
"Well, no. That date was boring, but it was revived half way through when CJ called...." "and well, I told him I was at dinner and he asked where, so he met me at the bar."
"Wait, so while your date was at the table, you told another guy, one who broke your heart, to meet you at the bar in the same restaurant?!"
"Don't look at me that way! You don't understand. Now granted I was filled with trepidation when he called but he said he needed to talk." "And well, I mean after all the trouble I caused him I figured I should listen. So I joined him at the bar, and sitting there in my little black dress, he told me how much he missed me. You know that we only broke up because he felt he wasn't over his ex and she called to see if he wanted another chance. He told me that he has missed me every day since and that no one was like me. You should have seen the way he looked at me, and I could feel the love still there when he reached for my hand. And he said that he couldn't live without me." "That he needed me to come be with him and he didn't know what he was thinking." "and so I went over to his house last night and well, he didn't have a ring but we talked about getting married and I think he's going to officially propose next time. So that means no more dating site dates for me, I mean thank goodness some of those were doozies. So how did your date go?"
And with that last one she popped a piece of bread into her mouth and looked at me, anticipating an answer. Mean while my mouth was hanging open, surely she saw through all of his words this time. I mean...umm, she seriously did not just say JB. Really, the guy who she has been crying over for months.Doesn't he always, that's how it starts and then he just breaks her heart all over again and I clean up the pieces. Uh-huh...He never does.