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| As we were stepping up on my front porch, AJ tripped on the step and knocked me forward. I was amused, wondering if he was nervous or just a klutz. I saw his face go red and thought he looked absolutely adorable Inside, I told AJ to make himself comfortable in the living room. I said that I was going to have a glass of wine and he agreed that was a fine idea. I went into the kitchen to pour our drinks and he asked if he could use the phone in the living room. I heard him call his office and tell them about the accident. I was more than a little happy when he said that he wouldn't be back in that day. I hoped that meant he wouldn't be in any hurry to leave. I carried the two glasses of Chardonnay back into the living room, and handed AJ his and sat down on the opposite end of the sofa from him. We sipped our wine and got better acquainted. I told him about my job as a graphic artist, and he told me about his work in the recording industry. We made pleasant small talk for a while when the conversation started turning towards more personal matters. He seemed as pleased as I was when we discovered that we were both single and weren't involved in any serious relationships. Two glasses of wine and forty-five minutes later, we were still sitting on the couch and talking comfortably. I was very relaxed, partially because of the wine, but part of it was from AJ's easygoing manner. He seemed perfectly content to sit there and talk to me, as if he thought I still needed to have my nerves soothed. I felt almost hypnotized looking into his bright brown eyes and watching his lips move as he spoke. I found myself wanting to touch him to see if I'd still be so relaxed then. Since my break-up, with a couple of notable exceptions, I'd mainly taken things fairly slow with the men I met. I'd only met AJ a couple hours earlier (and under most unusual circumstances!) but for some reason I had this strong feeling that I should just throw caution to the wind, somehow keep him there and just see what happened. Before I lost my nerve and that feeling passed, I gathered my courage and looked directly into his eyes. I didn't know what I was going to say until I heard my own voice. "Um, I know this sounds a little strange under the circumstances, but would you like to stay for dinner? I'm enjoying your company." I asked him. My heart was pounding in my ears and I actually held my breath waiting for him to answer. |
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