Out of the Blue

Wednesday began as every Wednesday does. And then all of a sudden it was different. Clearly a guy is involved.

A guy came in as he does from time to time, and we got to talking as I do. When out of the blue he asks me to go with him to a fashion show the next night. I was intrigued and free so I agreed.

The next day he calls to firm up plans, and I was thinking I'd take the bus downtown and meet him somewhere as I knew he was going to be there all afternoon, but no he was coming to pick me up (plus 1). I had a great time getting ready as I get to dress up, 4" heels, sleeveless top, fancy make-up, french manicure, new purse new jacket...(not especially for this occasion but in general).

I get in his car and we go downtown to a club. And when I say club this is not a club like I've been to before. Its fancy. There's drapes up on the door, obviously a cat walk, that kind of music I can only describe as club music, no words, but not house either, more mellow then that. Some of the people are dressed crazy, other just look amazing.

True to fashion show form, the 10pm start was just after 11pm, (I say that like I know). So we lounged on a couch, and chatted about this and that. It was good. I was catching that vibe that was missing when I was out with Mr. Valentine. Lots of touching, on the knee, shoulder, hand. Lots of laughing.

But some of the things he was saying was making me very curious. He went to the University Guelph, and seeing as I lived in Guelph for a year we talked about places there ...some of the places I knew, weren't there when he was, and ones he knew were gone by the time I was. He owns a house in Burlington. Had lived downtown for 6 years but felt it was time for a change...mmm I said to myself...how old is he?

33.


How old is too old?

Is 33 too old for me? Being 25. That's 8 years, are we really at the same page in our lives? What if he's really looking to settle down? Is that something I want now? What will my parents think? his parents? How would our friends get along? What could we really have in common, me just starting out, him settling in?

Then I said. STOP. Its just one date. We're having fun, I don't need to plan my life right now. We'll go out until on of us decides to move on. Too much thinking makes me crazy! I can cross any and all of those bridges when I come to them.

After the fashion show (which was men's clothes with a few token girls in bikini's thrown in for good measure). He drove me home. As it was after midnight and he lives almost an hour from downtown not to mention the detour to Brampton to drop me off.

So he dropped me off, but didn't walk me to the door (minus 1) but did kiss me good night (plus 1). Oh yes I kissed a boy...well man. Ohmigod I kissed my first man! He has a goatee, which I'm not too sure I like the feel of kissing, but not sure I don't either (no points scored). We're going out again next Thursday,(plus 1) a more conventional date (dinner) and he said he'd call be in between just to chat (plus 1).

All around, I have the warm fuzzies.

And I shall name him Mr. Fashion.