I finally came to the decision of what outfit to wear, I swear I have tried on every single piece of clothing I own until I was finally satisfied with an outfit. I did pull the clothing out that I was intending on wearing but when I put it on I was not comfortable with the way I looked. So, I am glad that I decided to get up and start getting ready when I did, otherwise I still would be throwing clothing around my bedroom. I realize that I wasted an awful lot of time doing just that, and it is now 11:15, and I am getting very nervous. My palms are all sweaty and I keep on going to look at my reflection in the mirror. Brandi has been following my every move, I know she is probably starving by now and wants me to stop fucking around and feed her already. I finally say to her, “let’s go girl, mommy will feed you now.” She is more than ready as she goes running in front of me to the kitchen and is there waiting as I get her food and feed her. I give her 2 cans instead of one, that way I know that she will be set for the day, just in case I get home later than what I intend. I just wish I knew what this man had planned for us, I might be a little more relaxed if I knew, but then again, I think maybe I wouldn’t, I might be even more nervous. I hate this, I hate the whole first date thing. I hate being worried about saying the wrong thing, doing something stupid or just having the person think what an idiot I asked out on a date. I catch myself pacing back and forth, talking to myself trying to calm myself down, he is just a guy for God’s sake it isn’t like you were never out on a date with one before. Ok I look at the clock and it is now 11:55, he will be here to pick me up in five minutes, I think with a huge sigh. I can do this, I go into the bathroom and go over my reflection again, pushing a piece of hair here, and apply a little more lip gloss to my lips. I believe I licked all the gloss that I previously applied off my lips in an action of my nervousness. I hear a knock at my door, as Brandi jumps off the counter and makes a bee line for my bedroom. Oh my God he is here, well of course I think to myself what was I expecting, he is picking you up. I go to the front door and take a deep breath as I open the door to see the stunning Warren Davenport standing there with a dozen pink roses. He greets me with that gorgeous smile of his, “Hi Sophie, these are for you.” I am shocked I never got flowers from a guy, let alone on the first date. I smile and can feel my face flush as I say, “Hi Warren, thank you so much. You really didn’t need to do that.” As I take the flowers he has extended out to me I invite him in and tell him to make himself comfortable as I take the flowers into the kitchen to put into water. I am looking for something to put them into, I have no vases, like I said I never received flowers before. So, I find a pitcher in my cabinet and fill that with water to place the gorgeous roses into. It looks kind of dumb, but it will have to do for now, I guess I will have to invest in a vase just in case I ever get flowers again. I begin to tell him that I must find a place to put them so that the mischievous Brandi doesn’t find them. I am not sure how she will react to flowers. I tell him about the cat my mom had and how he loved to eat flowers. I guess the cat thought it was grass or something but went bonkers for flowers. So, I don’t risk letting these gorgeous roses within reach for Brandi. He is talking to me about different things and asks me where Brandi is, and I tell him that she is a scared cat when it comes to strangers. But she warms up quickly to people and that he may not get to meet her today, but that maybe the next time he is here she may decide to make a debut. I explain that when he knocked she ran into my bedroom and is probably safely hidden under my bed, not to mention all the clothing that I have tossed all over in there. I am so nervous, I can’t believe it, “I wasn’t sure about what to wear today, because I didn’t know what you had planned. I was glad to see that you were dressed casually when I opened the door. You don’t know how afraid I was at being underdressed. I was going to give you a call and get a hint so that I would dress accordingly but decided I didn’t want to ruin your surprise.” He laughs at me and says, “I would have been sure to tell you if you would have had to dress formally. We will have to make a stop back here though later to get changed, for the plans I have this evening.” As he says that I feel my head turn his way and feel my eyes bulging out of my head. As he is looking at me and chuckling. I believe he is reading into what my expression means as he says, “no worries Sophie, I think you will enjoy the day that I have planned for us.” He continues with, “I know I am looking forward to spending today with you.” God this guy is amazing, he is too perfect this is not going to turn out well. I already know that, I am setting myself up for disaster, disaster of myself. I laugh and respond, “I am sure I will enjoy today also, I am looking forward to getting to know Mr. Davenport better.” He tells me that he won’t be too happy if I continue to call him Mr. Davenport all day, because that is his father. We both chuckle as we head out the door for our first date, hopefully just the first of many more to come. |