server reached around her to clear her plate. “You guys go ahead. Dinner was fun; we should do this again soon. It was great to see you guys.”
Bethany walked around the table and hugged her friend. The guys shook hands. “See you at work tomorrow, bro,” Dick said on the way out.
“I forgot it’s Thursday. Are you sure you want to be out this late? I know you g uys get up crazy early for work,” Lilly asked John.
“I’m used to it. Do you mind if I sit across from you? I am twisting my neck over here trying to look at you while we are talking.”
“Yeah, of course.”
The waitress came over and took their dessert order.
“So what was so funny before? I was worried you were laughing at the idea of us staying here together without Dick and Bethany.”
“Don’t be silly. I was actually laughing at the idea of Bethany having a headache from drinking wine. She has no problem drinking the double sized bottle of white zinfandel.”
“People still drink that shit?” John chimed in.
“Exactly, that is what I was laug hing about. Nobody drinks that…it was so 1999.” Lilly laughed. “Is there any more wine in that bottle?”
John checked both the bottles on the table, they were both empty. “No, do you want to order another glass? Maybe a dessert wine to go with your cheesecake?”
“I’ve never had dessert wine.” Lilly wasn’t even sure what dessert wine was, but she was willing to give it a try if it meant they got to continue their evening.
“Well then we will have to fix that.” John waved the waitress over and ordered something he referred to as an ice wine.
Turned out that dinner was good, but dessert was even better. John and Lilly almost closed the place. John and Dick started work long before Lilly even would consider waking up so the night couldn’t last forever.
When John dropped her off he got out of the car and walked around to let her out. He certainly had manners. He asked her if he could kiss her on the cheek goodnight. Before she walked up to her door they exchanged numbers and decided to grab dinner and a movie again the next night.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Second Date
The weather forecast for Friday was rain, rain, and more rain. Lilly considered staying home to work instead of having to deal with the nasty weather. In the end she decided at least it was warm enough to deal with.
Lilly had attempted to work from home on several occasions but found that she did more getting up to fix herself drinks and snacks than actual work. Of course then in turn she needed to clean up after herself. Some people might find a busy cafe distracting, but for Lilly the noise drowned itself out and became almost meditative in the background.
Esmeralda was smart, she kept a large urn by the front door for people to put their wet umbrellas. Lilly liked the hominess of the cafe. The coffee was only a few cents more than the major chain coffee places in the neighborhood. Lilly felt it was worth every penny.
Before Lilly even got to the counter, Esmeralda was waving her over. She actually got to the cafe a little earlier than normal. She wanted to wrap up her workday early so she could get ready for her date with John.
“Hey! It was so busy in here yesterday we never got to chat. What did you think about the salted caramel?” Esmeralda asked.
“It was really good. Are you going to have it all the time? I could get fat drinking that every day.” Lilly laughed.
It’s not like she had ever had a problem with her weight. She had always been on the thin side; there had been a time when she wished she could gain weight. Bethany always teased her about how thin she was when they were teenagers. If she wore black , Bethany would suggest that she couldn’t see her and that she would disappear when she turned sideways.
Lilly was so self-conscious that she didn’t wear shorts or dresses at all her freshman year of high school. By the time she got to college there were more important things
Bethany walked around the table and hugged her friend. The guys shook hands. “See you at work tomorrow, bro,” Dick said on the way out.
“I forgot it’s Thursday. Are you sure you want to be out this late? I know you g uys get up crazy early for work,” Lilly asked John.
“I’m used to it. Do you mind if I sit across from you? I am twisting my neck over here trying to look at you while we are talking.”
“Yeah, of course.”
The waitress came over and took their dessert order.
“So what was so funny before? I was worried you were laughing at the idea of us staying here together without Dick and Bethany.”
“Don’t be silly. I was actually laughing at the idea of Bethany having a headache from drinking wine. She has no problem drinking the double sized bottle of white zinfandel.”
“People still drink that shit?” John chimed in.
“Exactly, that is what I was laug hing about. Nobody drinks that…it was so 1999.” Lilly laughed. “Is there any more wine in that bottle?”
John checked both the bottles on the table, they were both empty. “No, do you want to order another glass? Maybe a dessert wine to go with your cheesecake?”
“I’ve never had dessert wine.” Lilly wasn’t even sure what dessert wine was, but she was willing to give it a try if it meant they got to continue their evening.
“Well then we will have to fix that.” John waved the waitress over and ordered something he referred to as an ice wine.
Turned out that dinner was good, but dessert was even better. John and Lilly almost closed the place. John and Dick started work long before Lilly even would consider waking up so the night couldn’t last forever.
When John dropped her off he got out of the car and walked around to let her out. He certainly had manners. He asked her if he could kiss her on the cheek goodnight. Before she walked up to her door they exchanged numbers and decided to grab dinner and a movie again the next night.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Second Date
The weather forecast for Friday was rain, rain, and more rain. Lilly considered staying home to work instead of having to deal with the nasty weather. In the end she decided at least it was warm enough to deal with.
Lilly had attempted to work from home on several occasions but found that she did more getting up to fix herself drinks and snacks than actual work. Of course then in turn she needed to clean up after herself. Some people might find a busy cafe distracting, but for Lilly the noise drowned itself out and became almost meditative in the background.
Esmeralda was smart, she kept a large urn by the front door for people to put their wet umbrellas. Lilly liked the hominess of the cafe. The coffee was only a few cents more than the major chain coffee places in the neighborhood. Lilly felt it was worth every penny.
Before Lilly even got to the counter, Esmeralda was waving her over. She actually got to the cafe a little earlier than normal. She wanted to wrap up her workday early so she could get ready for her date with John.
“Hey! It was so busy in here yesterday we never got to chat. What did you think about the salted caramel?” Esmeralda asked.
“It was really good. Are you going to have it all the time? I could get fat drinking that every day.” Lilly laughed.
It’s not like she had ever had a problem with her weight. She had always been on the thin side; there had been a time when she wished she could gain weight. Bethany always teased her about how thin she was when they were teenagers. If she wore black , Bethany would suggest that she couldn’t see her and that she would disappear when she turned sideways.
Lilly was so self-conscious that she didn’t wear shorts or dresses at all her freshman year of high school. By the time she got to college there were more important things
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