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shorter and wore a white baseball cap. Jonathan was in the back with his drum set.
I looked around at the people that were there to listen, and recognized a few people from church. I was sure that Jonathan had invited them because he was so excited about the new band he was playing in.
I counted seven other people, plus Kendra and I, totaling nine of us there to listen to the music. Everyone was having a good time, and there were small conversations going on in between songs.
I found that my eyes kept wandering back to Patrick, and I loved the way his dimple came out just a little bit as he sang. At one point, I realized that I had been staring for a little too long, so I quickly moved my gaze to a different part of the room.
It felt as though someone were looking at me, and I noticed another girl leaning against the wall on the other side of the room... glaring at me! When I looked at her, she didn't look away, and instead held my gaze as if to tell me that this was her territory.
A moment later, her eyes moved to Patrick, and she smiled and winked at him.
Now, everything was starting to make sense to me - Patrick had a girlfriend!
No wonder he hadn't followed through with his flirting. He was being nice and cordial to me, and we were having fun with a little bit of teasing here and there, but my guess was that the reason he didn't ask me out was because of this girl.
I felt a little silly, but grateful that I hadn't made a fool of myself in front of Patrick. I leaned over to Kendra and whispered in her ear, "I think that Patrick has a girlfriend. See that brunette over there leaning against the wall? She’s staring me down, and she just smiled and winked at him."
"Darn! I guess that makes sense, I couldn't figure out why he hadn't asked you out yet."
I felt mixed emotions about my discovery. Part of me was a little relieved because it explained why I was having such a hard time getting Patrick to ask me out. But, another part of me felt a little disappointed that he wasn't available, which was surprising because of the fact that I was only trying to get a boyfriend to win the bet. Well, at least that's what I kept telling myself...
I couldn't figure out why he asked me if I was single at the picnic and why he was country dancing by himself on Thursday night. The facts didn't seem to line up. Although I knew that it was impossible to ignore the fact that I had just seen the brunette blatantly winking at him.
Maybe the relationship was just getting started, and they weren't "officially" dating yet? It didn't make sense to me, but I decided that I wasn't going to pursue it because I wasn't the type of girl to chase after a guy in a committed relationship.
We stayed for a while and enjoyed the music; they played a variety of popular upbeat songs. The band took a break around 9 o'clock. I stood up and Kendra and I started to make our way over to talk to Jonathan since we hadn't had a chance to say hi yet. Before we could start at a conversation with him, Patrick walked over to us.
"Hi Shara! Thanks so much for coming tonight. I’m kinda surprised to see you here, how did you know where I live?" He sounded a little confused about why I was there, and at the same time was welcoming with his smile.
I laughed and pointed to Jonathan, "Actually I didn't know that you lived here. Jonathan invited us. We met awhile ago at church, and he told us about the band practice tonight. By the way, this is my roommate and best friend, Kendra." as I nodded at Kendra.
"Great to meet you, Kendra," Patrick shook her hand.
"It's nice to meet you as well. You guys sound pretty good," said Kendra.
"Thanks! I hope that you ladies enjoy the music, it's been a fun group to play with over the past few weeks. We're going to play until ten o'clock, make sure to stick around till the end. I've got to take a small break before we start up again. I'll be back in a few."
Patrick walked toward the staircase, near where the other girl was
I looked around at the people that were there to listen, and recognized a few people from church. I was sure that Jonathan had invited them because he was so excited about the new band he was playing in.
I counted seven other people, plus Kendra and I, totaling nine of us there to listen to the music. Everyone was having a good time, and there were small conversations going on in between songs.
I found that my eyes kept wandering back to Patrick, and I loved the way his dimple came out just a little bit as he sang. At one point, I realized that I had been staring for a little too long, so I quickly moved my gaze to a different part of the room.
It felt as though someone were looking at me, and I noticed another girl leaning against the wall on the other side of the room... glaring at me! When I looked at her, she didn't look away, and instead held my gaze as if to tell me that this was her territory.
A moment later, her eyes moved to Patrick, and she smiled and winked at him.
Now, everything was starting to make sense to me - Patrick had a girlfriend!
No wonder he hadn't followed through with his flirting. He was being nice and cordial to me, and we were having fun with a little bit of teasing here and there, but my guess was that the reason he didn't ask me out was because of this girl.
I felt a little silly, but grateful that I hadn't made a fool of myself in front of Patrick. I leaned over to Kendra and whispered in her ear, "I think that Patrick has a girlfriend. See that brunette over there leaning against the wall? She’s staring me down, and she just smiled and winked at him."
"Darn! I guess that makes sense, I couldn't figure out why he hadn't asked you out yet."
I felt mixed emotions about my discovery. Part of me was a little relieved because it explained why I was having such a hard time getting Patrick to ask me out. But, another part of me felt a little disappointed that he wasn't available, which was surprising because of the fact that I was only trying to get a boyfriend to win the bet. Well, at least that's what I kept telling myself...
I couldn't figure out why he asked me if I was single at the picnic and why he was country dancing by himself on Thursday night. The facts didn't seem to line up. Although I knew that it was impossible to ignore the fact that I had just seen the brunette blatantly winking at him.
Maybe the relationship was just getting started, and they weren't "officially" dating yet? It didn't make sense to me, but I decided that I wasn't going to pursue it because I wasn't the type of girl to chase after a guy in a committed relationship.
We stayed for a while and enjoyed the music; they played a variety of popular upbeat songs. The band took a break around 9 o'clock. I stood up and Kendra and I started to make our way over to talk to Jonathan since we hadn't had a chance to say hi yet. Before we could start at a conversation with him, Patrick walked over to us.
"Hi Shara! Thanks so much for coming tonight. I’m kinda surprised to see you here, how did you know where I live?" He sounded a little confused about why I was there, and at the same time was welcoming with his smile.
I laughed and pointed to Jonathan, "Actually I didn't know that you lived here. Jonathan invited us. We met awhile ago at church, and he told us about the band practice tonight. By the way, this is my roommate and best friend, Kendra." as I nodded at Kendra.
"Great to meet you, Kendra," Patrick shook her hand.
"It's nice to meet you as well. You guys sound pretty good," said Kendra.
"Thanks! I hope that you ladies enjoy the music, it's been a fun group to play with over the past few weeks. We're going to play until ten o'clock, make sure to stick around till the end. I've got to take a small break before we start up again. I'll be back in a few."
Patrick walked toward the staircase, near where the other girl was
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