What to Do III

[Ben2010]

Thornton,
So we went on the date on Saturday. I had to call her at like 5:30 to confirm that we were going, but she seemed like she hadnt forgotten about it or anything. We met at the restaraunt at 8:30. Actually I was there around 8:20 and she was already there in the parking lot. This is not common with her. She is usually late anywhere she goes, with everything. I was kind of surprised. My brother seems to think it means something good as far as it being important to her or a big deal. Like I said it was not like her at all. She also looked amazing. I told him that I would be able to tell how much it mattered to her based on how much of an effort she put into getting ready. We sat in the restaraunt for about an hour. She talked to me about everything that had happened with her last week. I paid attention this time instead of staring off at the TV like I usually do. She can talk for hours without any input lol. She told me that her old boss offered her a job at another location for her company in Juno Beach, FL. She asked me if we were to work it out what would I think about moving to FL. I told her that I figured she wouldnt do that because of her attachment to her family. She surprised me then and told me that she thought that was part of her problem. That she needed to stop being afraid of doing stuff. So I said ok, just letting her talk. I told her that I would probably be up for it and that I could learn how to surf which I have always wanted to do. Anyway, she talked for about 30 more minutes or so and we had some laughs and both agreed that our server was terrible. Oh yeah, as soon as I saw her I told her that she looked good. I didnt want to sound fake and say something that I would normally never say. She didnt really acknowledge that except to say that she has been swimming alot lately, referring to her tan. I then told her that her tan had a good contrast with her blonde hair and that it looked good. Then she told me thanks. I know she isnt used to getting compliments from me, so im trying not to come off as fake. Its not that I dont think she is beautiful because I do. Its that for some reason it feels weird to me to say it and thats something Im trying to get over. So I think it will be weird to her for a while too.

So then we went to the movies to saw 22 JS. We both got a lot of laughs out of that movie. At one point though I did test the waters and put my hand on her leg. She didnt move it or anything but also didnt put her hand on mine like she normally would have. It felt a little awkward to me so I moved it back after aout 20 seconds. My brothers wife seems to think that she was happy about it but scared to react because then I would think that she was back in already. Im not sure, but thats coming from a woman. It felt weird for about 10 minutes after that, but maybe that was just me. Then we got back to laughing and talking.

When the movie was over she drove me back to my truck and told me thanks for the movie and dinner. I said yeah it was fun. Then she said she was going to go ahead and go. I said ok. She hugged me and kissed me on the cheek. That is the first time since she left that she has kissed me at all. It felt like a friend zone thing, but again my brothers wife told me that it wasnt. Told me that she wouldnt do that if she didnt want to and that it was probably a making up for the hand holding thing since she didnt react to it then. I would love to believe that and it makes me feel alot better to think of that. I dont think Ive been friend zoned though because the W knows that I am in no way interested in being her friend.

She hasnt called me since then, but she did ask me to text her when I got home. I said ok and drove to my brothers house. I just texted her "did you make it home ok".
She said "Im over at SILs house, but yes. Im assuming you made it home ok". I said "Im over at Bs house, but yes". Then she questioned me like I was lying or she was jealous. Asked me how I got there so quick cause normally it takes 45 minutes. I said I dunno, I wasnt speeding or anything. Then I sent her a picture of my brother who was sitting next to me to let her know she could trust me. That was the end of our night. No contact since then.