Our Love Story: Part 5, The First Date

our love story: part 5

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my heart was racing as i unlocked my teal huffy bike from its spot in my apartment courtyard

i threw my canvas purse into the front basket and began to furiously pedal the minute ride to the coaches offices

i watched as he attempted to nonchalantly assess my outfit choice and overall appearance

i knew this shopping center like the back of my hand and there was nothing “first date-ish” the place

i was even more confused when he parked the car outside of borders book store

book store

we stepped inside of the coffee shop of the store and i recognized the faces of the usual weekend studiers

he grabbed my hand and pulled me into the book store

my heart started racing as we up and i began to completely over think my book choice

we met back in the coffee shop where i found him waiting at a little corner table

he grabbed a book from a nearby chair and set it on the table

i set both books out on the table

i could feel my face begin to turn cherry red-which meant he now knew the answer to his question

he pulled out a dvd i could recognize a mile away

i pulled out my copy of serendipity and set it next to his on the table

we took our time sipping our chocolate and getting to know each other better

he told me how he was starting a new job in an insurance agency in colorado as soon as he returned home next week

i was determined to live near my family

this would be a summer love-nothing more

after chocolate

rolled up our jeans

at the risk of sounding like “that girl”

it was 10: pm when we pulled up to my apartment

part of me was relieved

he pointed to my laptop on the coffee table

we spent the next minutes giggling over my embarrassing high school pictures and more from my freshman year at ucsb

my heart sank

ben: my sister and i go salsa dancing all the time. do you know how to salsa

my hands were clamming up and my heart was beating through my chest

i looked down at my feet

my hands were trembling against his when i noticed he pulled one hand away

his fingers came into view as he grabbed my chin and pulled my face up to meet his eyes

in that moment i forgot that he was to teach me the salsa

i smiled back at him

closed my eyes

went onto my tip toes

prayed he'd kiss me back

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february 21

i walked into the courtyard and paused

i became focused on the directory

just as i stumbled upon “men's basketball: first floor”

i turned around

i was right

ben: hello

he said

i

me: hi

this was the first time he had seen me in something other than my oversized work uniform

he leaned in

i nearly lost my breath when he reached both arms around me and squeezed

ben: it's to see you. shall we

my toes wouldn't touch the floor

we weren't in the car f than minutes before i realized he had no plans

no reservations at a romantic beach side restaurant

no intimate picnic in the park

no surprises

no plan

ben: so i had planned to take you to “putt putt”

me: i've gotta ask

ben: ya know

me: ohhhhhh

i giggled so loud i nearly snorted

before i could give him any suggestions

ben: i have an idea

mcdonalds

oh no

like a gentleman

ben: have you been here before

me: actually

ben:

i was even more confused now

ben: ok

ultimately

my latest movie obsession was serendipity

so i swiped the dvd off the shelf and hoped he was okay

i sat down

me: you first

ben: you got it

rich dad

ok…not that exciting

ben: i'm totally into financial books these days. it's really important to me that i'm able to provide the best

me: ok

ben: ahh

me: yeah

ben: tell me the journal

me:

ben: have you written anything me yet

me: maaaybe…

yes

i quickly changed the subject

me: okay

ben: promise not to laugh

me: promise

serendipity

me: is this a joke

he looked embarrassed

ben: i know

me: no

this time his face turned

ben: that's a little crazy

me: i'll say

i told him how much i loved books and how i had this strange need to hold onto every book i had ever read

i told him my plans to transfer to usc next semester-about how i was both nervous and excited

he told me his close relationship

it became more and more obvious that our lives would likely never intersect again after this week

how could they

i was moving to los angeles to finish up my last two years of college

he was starting a new career hundreds of miles away

he was obviously just as close

he was 25

where we took off our shoes

curled our toes in the sand

walked side by side

talked even more

my relationship

my hopes

my past relationships

my plans

he too opened up

described his dream home

told me what he wanted

what he wanted

i could tell

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too late to go anywhere else

me: my roommate

i unlocked and opened the door to see that the was off in rachel's room. she had gone to bed early

we sat next to each other on the couch-knees touching.me: we could watch a movie

ben:neh

ben: is that your computer

me: yep

ben: do you have pictures on it

me: uh huh

ben: show me

i showed him pictures of my family

ben: so

before i could tell him that any form of dancing was my biggest fear in all the world…

before i could tell him that the thought of dancing ally crippled me…

before i could tell him the truth

this isn't happening. this isn't happening. this isn't happening

ben: put your hands up like this

somehow

he grabbed my hands

apparently

he would certainly never want to see me again once he watched my make a fool of myself

he smiled

i forgot that i hated dancing

i forgot that my hands were trembling

in that moment

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