there on my face, I’ve missed the feeling of being happy. Stopping at the florist for another arrangement for Willow, I pull up in front of her condo.
She answers the door looking beautiful with another scarf around her neck. I wish she felt like she could be more comfortable around me. “These are for you.”
“Thank you, always the perfect gentlemen.” She walks back in to put them in a vase and places them on the kitchen island.
“Are you ready to go?” Extending my arm for her to take, we make our way to the car. I open it for her and help her get in. “I hope you like Italian, this place is amazing.”
“Yes, I love Italian . Actually, I think I like all food. I don’t think there is much that I don’t like, except mushrooms. Oh, and brussel sprouts. Easy way to get me to throw up, brussel sprouts.”
“We wouldn’t want that , now would we?”
Parking at the restaurant , I head over to open her car door and extend my hand to help her out. “My lady.” She smiles and takes my hand. We walk hand in hand all the way to the table. Pulling out her chair, I sit across the table from her. We both order pasta and tiramisu.
“ So you got out of telling me again why the Gorgeous Eyes comment.”
“You didn’t forget about tha t, did you? The first time I ran into you after the unfortunate shoe incident, the first thing I noticed about you was your eyes. They are the most amazing blue color I have ever seen, I wondered if you wore colored contacts. Hence the, are those your real eye color question I blurted out.”
“Ah I see, well I have to say the first thing I noticed about you was the beautiful color of your hair and your green eyes.” Pulling out my wallet to pay for dinner, I guess it’s now or never time.
“I only live a few blocks from here, I was wondering if you would like to go back to my place?”
“For a drink? Because I can’t have alcohol right now.”
“Actually I don’t drink much, but I would like to spend a little more time with you tonight.”
“Sure, that sounds nice.”
I am so glad she said yes. I’m so nervous. I’m not expecting to take her anywhere she isn’t ready to go, and I would never want to push her. If she’s not ready to take the next step, I will wait. I’ve been daydreaming about kissing her on the lips, they look so soft and I just want to taste her. Pulling up in my driveway, I see the expression on her face of surprise.
“This place is spectacular! You live here by yourself?”
“Um ...Yes, I do.” But what I don’t say is that my wife and I used to live here. I know I should probably tell her, the timing just isn’t right. I can’t wait too much longer. I don’t want her to hear about it from someone else first.
Opening her car door and offering my hand, she steps out with a smile as she takes in my house. Making our way inside, I ask her what she would like to drink.
“Anything is fine, water would be great .”
Grabbing two water bottles out of the fridge, I hand one to her and sit down in the family room.
“I’ll give you a tour some other time , it’s getting late. I don’t want to keep you out too long, we both have work tomorrow.”
She sits next to me and takes a drink, then sets it on the coffee table on a coaster. Our eyes lock and the moment is just there. I lean in just a few inches from her face, to see if she is going to pull away. She doesn’t, she closes her eyes and I close the distance placing my lips on hers. I don’t close my eyes, wanting to see if she is really comfortable with this. Her face softens, so I know she’s OK with it. I close my eyes and enjoy the softness of her lips. Deepening the kiss, I touch her lips with my tongue. She parts hers, accepting my tongue. It’s a soft slow tangle of lips and tongue. Her lips are everything I knew they would be. Placing my hand on her cheek and into her hair, I couldn’t have dreamt of a better first kiss. I slide my hand down her soft flesh, down her
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