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red sweater was staring me down as if she had dibs on you."
"Oh her," Patrick groaned. "She is NOT my girlfriend. She wants to be my girlfriend, and she's been coming over here all the time. I'm not interested, and I've tried to be cordial without leading her on. In fact, she makes me just a little nervous. Honestly, it kinda feels like she’s stalking me, for real." He laughed and made the universal crazy sign by moving his pointer finger in circles around his ear.
"Well in that case, I'd love to randomly run into you on Tuesday night." I couldn't believe this moment was actually happening. I would have been shocked if someone would have told me a few hours earlier that I would run into Patrick and he would ask me out. Sometimes things work out in a way that you don't anticipate.
He handed me his phone. "Here, type in your phone number so I can contact you."
I typed in my cell phone number, saved it to his address book, and sent myself a text with his phone so that I had his number as well.
"The guys are waiting for me so I need to head back downstairs, but text me your address and I'll pick you up Tuesday night at six-thirty."
"Six-thirty should work fine. Thanks for the invite. I'm excited. I haven’t had a chance to attend any of the comedy club events this semester so this will be fun!"
Patrick headed back down the stairs, walking backwards for several steps and smiling. "I'm glad that you came to our band practice tonight, see you on Tuesday!"
"It's a date, see you Tuesday." I agreed.
A few moments later the band started into the next song. As soon as the music started, Kendra walked out of the bathroom. She had a big smile on her face, and was holding up one hand with her index and middle fingers crossed.
I smiled and gave her a double thumbs-up sign. She threw her fist in the air and silently cheered.
We went out the front door, and as we walked down the front steps of the house Kendra turned to me and begged for the details. "I couldn't believe that he followed us upstairs, I wanted to give you two some time alone, and so I went to the bathroom. I figured it was safe to come out when the music started playing."
"You’re the best, thanks for helping out. As soon as you walked out of the room, he asked me out for Tuesday night. We're going to the comedy club show on campus!"
"The first part of your dating challenge has been accomplished! Now let's see if you can hold on to this guy for two weeks. Did he say who that girl was? She seemed pretty possessive of him."
"I asked him about her and told him that I thought she was his girlfriend. He said that she's just a groupie, crushing on him big time. According to him, he's not interested in her, but she is head over heels for him. I'm not going to worry about it, because I'm the one going on a date with him on Tuesday... not her."
As we walked to the car, it was all I could do to keep myself from skipping down the sidewalk. The events of the evening were so surprising to me... I didn't anticipate seeing him there, and I was even more surprised that he had asked me out.
After the disappointment of thinking he had a girlfriend, now I was back to where I was when we arrived, the only difference being I now had a bonified date with him. I was still surprised at how the events of the evening had turned out.
It was a pleasant surprise though, and I could feel the excitement building inside. I couldn't wait for Tuesday night!
*****
As I prepared for bed that night, I gave thanks to God for the events of the night:
Heavenly Father, thank you for letting me see Patrick again tonight. I know that the bet is just a silly game with Kendra, but Patrick seems like a great guy and I'm thankful for the opportunity to get to know him a little bit. I don’t know what plans you have for our relationship. The one thing that I know for sure is that You are in control, and I just ask that You would guide our relationship in the direction You want it to go.
As I lay
"Oh her," Patrick groaned. "She is NOT my girlfriend. She wants to be my girlfriend, and she's been coming over here all the time. I'm not interested, and I've tried to be cordial without leading her on. In fact, she makes me just a little nervous. Honestly, it kinda feels like she’s stalking me, for real." He laughed and made the universal crazy sign by moving his pointer finger in circles around his ear.
"Well in that case, I'd love to randomly run into you on Tuesday night." I couldn't believe this moment was actually happening. I would have been shocked if someone would have told me a few hours earlier that I would run into Patrick and he would ask me out. Sometimes things work out in a way that you don't anticipate.
He handed me his phone. "Here, type in your phone number so I can contact you."
I typed in my cell phone number, saved it to his address book, and sent myself a text with his phone so that I had his number as well.
"The guys are waiting for me so I need to head back downstairs, but text me your address and I'll pick you up Tuesday night at six-thirty."
"Six-thirty should work fine. Thanks for the invite. I'm excited. I haven’t had a chance to attend any of the comedy club events this semester so this will be fun!"
Patrick headed back down the stairs, walking backwards for several steps and smiling. "I'm glad that you came to our band practice tonight, see you on Tuesday!"
"It's a date, see you Tuesday." I agreed.
A few moments later the band started into the next song. As soon as the music started, Kendra walked out of the bathroom. She had a big smile on her face, and was holding up one hand with her index and middle fingers crossed.
I smiled and gave her a double thumbs-up sign. She threw her fist in the air and silently cheered.
We went out the front door, and as we walked down the front steps of the house Kendra turned to me and begged for the details. "I couldn't believe that he followed us upstairs, I wanted to give you two some time alone, and so I went to the bathroom. I figured it was safe to come out when the music started playing."
"You’re the best, thanks for helping out. As soon as you walked out of the room, he asked me out for Tuesday night. We're going to the comedy club show on campus!"
"The first part of your dating challenge has been accomplished! Now let's see if you can hold on to this guy for two weeks. Did he say who that girl was? She seemed pretty possessive of him."
"I asked him about her and told him that I thought she was his girlfriend. He said that she's just a groupie, crushing on him big time. According to him, he's not interested in her, but she is head over heels for him. I'm not going to worry about it, because I'm the one going on a date with him on Tuesday... not her."
As we walked to the car, it was all I could do to keep myself from skipping down the sidewalk. The events of the evening were so surprising to me... I didn't anticipate seeing him there, and I was even more surprised that he had asked me out.
After the disappointment of thinking he had a girlfriend, now I was back to where I was when we arrived, the only difference being I now had a bonified date with him. I was still surprised at how the events of the evening had turned out.
It was a pleasant surprise though, and I could feel the excitement building inside. I couldn't wait for Tuesday night!
*****
As I prepared for bed that night, I gave thanks to God for the events of the night:
Heavenly Father, thank you for letting me see Patrick again tonight. I know that the bet is just a silly game with Kendra, but Patrick seems like a great guy and I'm thankful for the opportunity to get to know him a little bit. I don’t know what plans you have for our relationship. The one thing that I know for sure is that You are in control, and I just ask that You would guide our relationship in the direction You want it to go.
As I lay
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