isn’t the best for you either. We could wait until the following week when I have the weekend off again. It’s up to you,” he rattled on as if he was as nervous as her.
“ If we don’t stay out too late, Thursday would be okay with me. There’s a movie playing at the Majestic and I think it changes on Friday so it really would be perfect if we could catch it before it leaves. We could have dinner then go to an early show. Fridays are a big day at the flower shop and I have to be awake,” she giggled with a hint more blush to her face.
Jason seemed to like her sense of humor and laughed at her joke. He looked at her for a moment as if he was studying her face. “You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. Emma, I’m going to kiss you. I have wanted to kiss you all evening and I…” He leaned forward and put his hands on her shoulders. He pulled her to him without their bodies touching. He kissed her softly, then released her.
Emma moved forward and kissed him again. Lost in the embrace, they continued to kiss until Emma broke the moment turning to step inside her door. “What time are you picking me up on Thursday?”
Jason looked starry eyed and just stood there for a few seconds. Emma smile d as she felt a sudden flush of warmth go over her body. Of the few guys in college that attempted a kiss from her she’d never felt like this before. They would walk her to the porch of her parent’s home after their date and lean in for a kiss. Emma would quickly give them a peck on the cheek. Mostly she dreaded the end of each date knowing they expected a kiss. Jason was different. She’d felt it that day at the market when she saw him in the bakery. She could have kissed him for hours. She wanted to.
Jason found his voice. “Would five o’clock be good for you?”
“ Sure, that would be great. Thanks for the nice evening,” she said starting to close the door.
Jason started to step closer.
“Good night, Jason. I’ll see you on Thursday.”
Jason smiled at her. “Good night, Emma.”
She closed her door and Jason headed towards his car. With wobbly legs she walked to her window and watched Jason drive away. She really liked him. She stood gazing out the window thinking about her evening with Jason when suddenly something caught her eye. It was the shadow of a man across the street. She looked harder at the figure and a chill flashed across her body. Oh, my God, she thought. It’s him again. It’s that man. Oh God, I know it’s him. What does he want? What could he possibly want? How does he know where I live? Another figure came into view. A small dog attached to a leash held by the man. Emma felt flushed all over. How stupid can I be? What is the matter with me? This man is probably my neighbor out walking his dog. She reached for the phone to call Marilyn, then looking at the time decided not to bother her tonight. She looked out the window again and she saw the same man with his dog now talking with a woman who also had a dog. They walked off together with their dogs bouncing and jumping all around getting their leashes tangled. She recognized the woman to be the lady down the hall. She wasn’t sure about the man, but one thing was for certain, they knew one another. She watched as they both crossed the street and it looked as if they came inside Emma’s building. Emma felt frustrated. She felt stupid and most of all she was feeling paranoid. Emma hated this feeling. She had nothing to be afraid of, yet she felt this unknown fear. She picked up the phone and called her mother despite the late hour.
“ Hi, Mom. It’s me. I just wanted to call and say hi.”
“ How was your date? Sorry, Honey, but Jody called us this afternoon and spilled the beans.”
“ Tonight was great. I had a good time. Darn that Jody though for telling on me. I was going to tell you anyway, but I was going to wait until after we went out a few times. I knew you’d be happy for me, but I just wanted to
“ If we don’t stay out too late, Thursday would be okay with me. There’s a movie playing at the Majestic and I think it changes on Friday so it really would be perfect if we could catch it before it leaves. We could have dinner then go to an early show. Fridays are a big day at the flower shop and I have to be awake,” she giggled with a hint more blush to her face.
Jason seemed to like her sense of humor and laughed at her joke. He looked at her for a moment as if he was studying her face. “You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. Emma, I’m going to kiss you. I have wanted to kiss you all evening and I…” He leaned forward and put his hands on her shoulders. He pulled her to him without their bodies touching. He kissed her softly, then released her.
Emma moved forward and kissed him again. Lost in the embrace, they continued to kiss until Emma broke the moment turning to step inside her door. “What time are you picking me up on Thursday?”
Jason looked starry eyed and just stood there for a few seconds. Emma smile d as she felt a sudden flush of warmth go over her body. Of the few guys in college that attempted a kiss from her she’d never felt like this before. They would walk her to the porch of her parent’s home after their date and lean in for a kiss. Emma would quickly give them a peck on the cheek. Mostly she dreaded the end of each date knowing they expected a kiss. Jason was different. She’d felt it that day at the market when she saw him in the bakery. She could have kissed him for hours. She wanted to.
Jason found his voice. “Would five o’clock be good for you?”
“ Sure, that would be great. Thanks for the nice evening,” she said starting to close the door.
Jason started to step closer.
“Good night, Jason. I’ll see you on Thursday.”
Jason smiled at her. “Good night, Emma.”
She closed her door and Jason headed towards his car. With wobbly legs she walked to her window and watched Jason drive away. She really liked him. She stood gazing out the window thinking about her evening with Jason when suddenly something caught her eye. It was the shadow of a man across the street. She looked harder at the figure and a chill flashed across her body. Oh, my God, she thought. It’s him again. It’s that man. Oh God, I know it’s him. What does he want? What could he possibly want? How does he know where I live? Another figure came into view. A small dog attached to a leash held by the man. Emma felt flushed all over. How stupid can I be? What is the matter with me? This man is probably my neighbor out walking his dog. She reached for the phone to call Marilyn, then looking at the time decided not to bother her tonight. She looked out the window again and she saw the same man with his dog now talking with a woman who also had a dog. They walked off together with their dogs bouncing and jumping all around getting their leashes tangled. She recognized the woman to be the lady down the hall. She wasn’t sure about the man, but one thing was for certain, they knew one another. She watched as they both crossed the street and it looked as if they came inside Emma’s building. Emma felt frustrated. She felt stupid and most of all she was feeling paranoid. Emma hated this feeling. She had nothing to be afraid of, yet she felt this unknown fear. She picked up the phone and called her mother despite the late hour.
“ Hi, Mom. It’s me. I just wanted to call and say hi.”
“ How was your date? Sorry, Honey, but Jody called us this afternoon and spilled the beans.”
“ Tonight was great. I had a good time. Darn that Jody though for telling on me. I was going to tell you anyway, but I was going to wait until after we went out a few times. I knew you’d be happy for me, but I just wanted to
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