found herself smiling thinking about her night at Magic Bar. She laughed to herself about how crazy that girl was acting. Lilly may have had her moments of regret in life, but never could she imagine ever acting that way, let alone in public.
Flashes of that mysterious guy Leon haunted her mind while she strapped on her shoes. When he winked at her , his supple lips pursed together making them look more than kissable. She didn’t dare tell either of her girlfriends that she couldn’t stop thinking about him.
Bethany would never approve and Ali already thought he was a jerk. Maybe that was what was missing in her life, a jerk. All the blind dates she had been on were with boring nice guys. At least her ex was fun to be around and when he wasn’t stoned to the bone they had great sex.
As much as Lilly didn’t want Bethany telling her that it was high time she found herself a husband she knew that was one of the reasons she broke things off with ex. She wasn’t sure he would ever grow up.
Lilly felt slightly awkward that she was going on a semi date at the same place for the second time within a week . Chances were the people there wouldn’t notice her, but she was nervous she might run into Alan. Hopefully if that happened he would at least be with another woman.
Lilly thought dating was supposed to be fun. Lately it felt like a full time job. It was time to start looking through the classifieds for something better… Perhaps that was just it. If this guy John didn’t work out she decided she would sign up for an Internet dating site.
Lilly got to the restaurant a few minutes late and everyone was waiting at the table for her. Bethany gave her a look when the hostess walked her over to the table.
“I ordered us an antipasti, you want anything else?” Dick asked her with his thick Long Island accent. It was always so obvious he wasn’t from Blue Beach County.
“We got two bottles of wine, what do you want, white or red?” Bethany already cut him off; Lilly had barely made contact with her seat.
“White would be great. It’s nice to see you all again,” Lilly said as Bethany started to pour her a glass.
“You remember John.” Dick pointed over to his friend who stood up until she sat down.
John was around the same height as Lilly was with her heels on. Even though he was a good generation older than her he had a good head of hair, with a touch of salt and pepper just around his ears. Lilly was not instantly in love with his looks. He was an average looking guy, but at least he dressed nice.
“Hey , Lilly, how ya been?” John had the same accent.
“Not too bad, I can’t complain about too much. I am looking forward to all this nice weather. I think it might go up into the nineties next week.” Lilly couldn’t believe she was talking about the weather. She sighed and took a sip of her wine; she wanted to gulp it , but didn’t want to be rude.
They decided to order family style meals for the table so that everyone could share. The conversation improved from the weather. Lilly even found herself laughing a few times at John’s jokes.
When the waitress came over to clear the table, she asked if anyone wanted to see the dessert menu. Lilly smiled and said that she would definitely do a cup of coffee.
“Ya know my head kind of hurts, ” Bethany announced. “If you guys want to stay for dessert you should. I think the red wine got to me.”
John turned to Lilly, “I would be happy to stay for coffee and dessert. I can give you a ride home if you want.”
Way to put a girl on the spot. Lilly was no dummy; she knew her friend did not have a headache. The girl drinks big bottles of white zinfandel like they are going out of style…oh wait, it is out of style. Lilly almost bust out laughing.
“Are you ok?” John asked, “We don’t have to stay.”
“No, I would love to stay for coffee. I was just thinking about something funny.” Lilly took a quick sip of her wine while the
Flashes of that mysterious guy Leon haunted her mind while she strapped on her shoes. When he winked at her , his supple lips pursed together making them look more than kissable. She didn’t dare tell either of her girlfriends that she couldn’t stop thinking about him.
Bethany would never approve and Ali already thought he was a jerk. Maybe that was what was missing in her life, a jerk. All the blind dates she had been on were with boring nice guys. At least her ex was fun to be around and when he wasn’t stoned to the bone they had great sex.
As much as Lilly didn’t want Bethany telling her that it was high time she found herself a husband she knew that was one of the reasons she broke things off with ex. She wasn’t sure he would ever grow up.
Lilly felt slightly awkward that she was going on a semi date at the same place for the second time within a week . Chances were the people there wouldn’t notice her, but she was nervous she might run into Alan. Hopefully if that happened he would at least be with another woman.
Lilly thought dating was supposed to be fun. Lately it felt like a full time job. It was time to start looking through the classifieds for something better… Perhaps that was just it. If this guy John didn’t work out she decided she would sign up for an Internet dating site.
Lilly got to the restaurant a few minutes late and everyone was waiting at the table for her. Bethany gave her a look when the hostess walked her over to the table.
“I ordered us an antipasti, you want anything else?” Dick asked her with his thick Long Island accent. It was always so obvious he wasn’t from Blue Beach County.
“We got two bottles of wine, what do you want, white or red?” Bethany already cut him off; Lilly had barely made contact with her seat.
“White would be great. It’s nice to see you all again,” Lilly said as Bethany started to pour her a glass.
“You remember John.” Dick pointed over to his friend who stood up until she sat down.
John was around the same height as Lilly was with her heels on. Even though he was a good generation older than her he had a good head of hair, with a touch of salt and pepper just around his ears. Lilly was not instantly in love with his looks. He was an average looking guy, but at least he dressed nice.
“Hey , Lilly, how ya been?” John had the same accent.
“Not too bad, I can’t complain about too much. I am looking forward to all this nice weather. I think it might go up into the nineties next week.” Lilly couldn’t believe she was talking about the weather. She sighed and took a sip of her wine; she wanted to gulp it , but didn’t want to be rude.
They decided to order family style meals for the table so that everyone could share. The conversation improved from the weather. Lilly even found herself laughing a few times at John’s jokes.
When the waitress came over to clear the table, she asked if anyone wanted to see the dessert menu. Lilly smiled and said that she would definitely do a cup of coffee.
“Ya know my head kind of hurts, ” Bethany announced. “If you guys want to stay for dessert you should. I think the red wine got to me.”
John turned to Lilly, “I would be happy to stay for coffee and dessert. I can give you a ride home if you want.”
Way to put a girl on the spot. Lilly was no dummy; she knew her friend did not have a headache. The girl drinks big bottles of white zinfandel like they are going out of style…oh wait, it is out of style. Lilly almost bust out laughing.
“Are you ok?” John asked, “We don’t have to stay.”
“No, I would love to stay for coffee. I was just thinking about something funny.” Lilly took a quick sip of her wine while the
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