Overboard **ON HOLD**
Preparing For A "Date"
I have no clue if what had happened qualified as a date. Especially, since I've never been on one. From whispers in the lounge, I learned that Mr. Malik-er... Zayn, was 24 and had just graduated medical school. He was still available, or so they said. Some of the women I've had the chance to meet wouldn't have cared either way. All they'd want was a quick shag in the sheets and probably be out of Kingston by morning.
Hoonnnkkkk!
A car swerved in front of me, cutting me off, and I slammed on my brakes. God, how is he managing to control my thoughts, even out of therapy? I need some lessons on how to be a girl... and fast. Or tonight... tonight would be the death of me. I pulled into my driveway, parked and picked up my phone. I dialed the only person I knew could help me. Klohie.
My best friend Klohie is a 22 year old vixen. She has a new boyfriend just hours after her break-ups and does that thing that when she walks into a room, men stare at her. Along with the whole, tongues falling out of their mouths thing.
If Johnny was here, I wouldn't need to do this...
But I can't think that way.
"Hello?" Klohie's voice sounded on the other end.
"Yeah, Klohie?" I cleared my throat. "I'm calling in a favor."
"Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no! I am not playing anymore sports with you cause last time I bruised my-" I interrupted her loud babbling.
"Klohie, I need you... I need you to teach me how to be a girl." She was silent for a moment.
"Eeeeee! Finally! I've been waiting for this moment forever!"
"Klohie, I don't need an intervention. I just... I have my doctor coming over tonight to help me with therapy and he's one of those... Like, the flirty, suave, good-looking doctors. This is the closest I've had to a date and I'd like to get this right, ya know?" I said, unlocking my front door.
"Kay. Meet me at Starbucks. How much time do we have?" The digital clock on my kitchen stove read 4:02.
"He'll be over at 7:30. We have a few hours."
"Then change and we can have ourselves a little TLC for the body session." I hung up my phone and changed into a pair of Vanity jeans and a tank top, grabbing my leather jacket, cell phone, and car keys and heading out the door, again.
****
"Okay, the key to getting a guy is temptation and vulnerability." She said, sipping her hot chocolate. I, on the other hand, had a vanilla latte.
"What do you mean?" I asked, playing with my hands a little.
"Watch." She said, her brown hair swinging behind her as she stood up. A random guy came in and immediately smiled at her as she shimmied her way to the front counter. She looked in her purse.
"Oh, I didn't bring enough money with me... maybe Lysh has some..." She began to make her way back to the table, confusing me. And then, I saw it. The guy grabbed her arm and smiled.
"Don't worry about it. It's on me, darlin'." He was a cute country boy, big too. Must have had some mad muscle beneath his white shirt. He paid for her drink and the lady handed her another hot chocolate, rolling her eyes.
"Thank you!" She said, placing her hand on his chest and smiling up at him. He smiled back and a smirk played on his lips. "This is probably a bit sudden but, can I take you out sometime Miss.... umm... I never got your name."
"Klohie. My name is Klohie." She said, letting her hand slip down his chest but still smiling.
"I'm Hunter. But anyways, Miss Klohie, if you'd do me the pleasure of allowing me to take you out?" Her smile grew even bigger.
"Sure." She reached in her purse and pulled out a pen and scrawled her name and cell number on his hand.
"I'll talk to you later. I gotta be going now." He smiled sweetly at her as she waved, placed his order at the coffee bar, and went on his merry way. Klohie sat down next to me.
When I turned to look at her, she was still smiling down at her fresh hot chocolate.
"Klohie!" I snapped my fingers at her.
"Huh?... Oh." Her head snapped up. "Sorry," She toyed with her bottom lip, advertising her distraction. "Anyway," She met my eyes, a hint of a smile still stayed behind. "See when it comes to guys, you have to tease. Don't show that you want or need one and they come running. They like a challenge. But when it gets down to the moment, and they flirt with you, you flirt back. Don't be afraid to compliment him either, but never too much. They have huge egos already. Even when you're flirting, let him do all the major stuff. He needs to kiss you first, ask you out first, all that. Now, I gotta go. A new pair of Louis Vuitton boots have just been released in the mall and I'm gonna be the first to buy them." I felt like I should take notes on everything she'd said.
She gave me a quick hug and then she was gone. I finished off my coffee and made my way to my car.
By the time I pulled up to my house, only making a few more stops, I had already ran every possible horrible scenario through my head. Needless to say, I was a wreck. My nervousness was only magnified when I got out of the car and saw another car parking close to my house.
He's here...
Hoonnnkkkk!
A car swerved in front of me, cutting me off, and I slammed on my brakes. God, how is he managing to control my thoughts, even out of therapy? I need some lessons on how to be a girl... and fast. Or tonight... tonight would be the death of me. I pulled into my driveway, parked and picked up my phone. I dialed the only person I knew could help me. Klohie.
My best friend Klohie is a 22 year old vixen. She has a new boyfriend just hours after her break-ups and does that thing that when she walks into a room, men stare at her. Along with the whole, tongues falling out of their mouths thing.
If Johnny was here, I wouldn't need to do this...
But I can't think that way.
"Hello?" Klohie's voice sounded on the other end.
"Yeah, Klohie?" I cleared my throat. "I'm calling in a favor."
"Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no! I am not playing anymore sports with you cause last time I bruised my-" I interrupted her loud babbling.
"Klohie, I need you... I need you to teach me how to be a girl." She was silent for a moment.
"Eeeeee! Finally! I've been waiting for this moment forever!"
"Klohie, I don't need an intervention. I just... I have my doctor coming over tonight to help me with therapy and he's one of those... Like, the flirty, suave, good-looking doctors. This is the closest I've had to a date and I'd like to get this right, ya know?" I said, unlocking my front door.
"Kay. Meet me at Starbucks. How much time do we have?" The digital clock on my kitchen stove read 4:02.
"He'll be over at 7:30. We have a few hours."
"Then change and we can have ourselves a little TLC for the body session." I hung up my phone and changed into a pair of Vanity jeans and a tank top, grabbing my leather jacket, cell phone, and car keys and heading out the door, again.
****
"Okay, the key to getting a guy is temptation and vulnerability." She said, sipping her hot chocolate. I, on the other hand, had a vanilla latte.
"What do you mean?" I asked, playing with my hands a little.
"Watch." She said, her brown hair swinging behind her as she stood up. A random guy came in and immediately smiled at her as she shimmied her way to the front counter. She looked in her purse.
"Oh, I didn't bring enough money with me... maybe Lysh has some..." She began to make her way back to the table, confusing me. And then, I saw it. The guy grabbed her arm and smiled.
"Don't worry about it. It's on me, darlin'." He was a cute country boy, big too. Must have had some mad muscle beneath his white shirt. He paid for her drink and the lady handed her another hot chocolate, rolling her eyes.
"Thank you!" She said, placing her hand on his chest and smiling up at him. He smiled back and a smirk played on his lips. "This is probably a bit sudden but, can I take you out sometime Miss.... umm... I never got your name."
"Klohie. My name is Klohie." She said, letting her hand slip down his chest but still smiling.
"I'm Hunter. But anyways, Miss Klohie, if you'd do me the pleasure of allowing me to take you out?" Her smile grew even bigger.
"Sure." She reached in her purse and pulled out a pen and scrawled her name and cell number on his hand.
"I'll talk to you later. I gotta be going now." He smiled sweetly at her as she waved, placed his order at the coffee bar, and went on his merry way. Klohie sat down next to me.
When I turned to look at her, she was still smiling down at her fresh hot chocolate.
"Klohie!" I snapped my fingers at her.
"Huh?... Oh." Her head snapped up. "Sorry," She toyed with her bottom lip, advertising her distraction. "Anyway," She met my eyes, a hint of a smile still stayed behind. "See when it comes to guys, you have to tease. Don't show that you want or need one and they come running. They like a challenge. But when it gets down to the moment, and they flirt with you, you flirt back. Don't be afraid to compliment him either, but never too much. They have huge egos already. Even when you're flirting, let him do all the major stuff. He needs to kiss you first, ask you out first, all that. Now, I gotta go. A new pair of Louis Vuitton boots have just been released in the mall and I'm gonna be the first to buy them." I felt like I should take notes on everything she'd said.
She gave me a quick hug and then she was gone. I finished off my coffee and made my way to my car.
By the time I pulled up to my house, only making a few more stops, I had already ran every possible horrible scenario through my head. Needless to say, I was a wreck. My nervousness was only magnified when I got out of the car and saw another car parking close to my house.
He's here...
Awwhh why thank you :)
10/21/13