really miss his unwavering resolve, he 's always so positive, it's like having someone at your back at all times. He's just so reassuring."
"You're quite amazing yourself, John tells me. Not to mention a great gardener. Your lawn is beautiful, and those roses, just lovely. Everyone always comments on how great your yard looks. It shames me into getting my place fixed up." Sally laughed.
"I love gardening, it really takes my mind off things, I'm happy to come over and give you some pointers if you like, you have a nice plot, there's a lot you could do with it," Jill offered.
"I'd love that, that's very kind of you, John mentioned you have a kind heart. Anyway, I need to get back to my chores, catch up with you another day," Sally turned and walked back to her house.
"Bye, Sally. Thanks for popping over," Jill called after her.
Jill went back to weeding the flower beds. Her phone buzzed, a new text, from John: "ok, if I call in, I'm passing by." "sure please do" she texted back.
15 minutes later John sped up to the house on his bright red racing bike. He looked fantastic in his tight black cycling shorts and skin tight yellow top. Jill couldn't help checking out his perfectly toned butt as he parked his bike against the garage door.
She took a deep breath and did her best to focus.
"I just wanted to pop in because I wasn't completely honest with you the other day," John began, "I was lying if I gave you the impression I was happy to be friends. I'd like more than that, I'd like things to be the way they were. However I need to speak up now and let you know that."
Jill felt her heart flutter as she looked into John's brown eyes. "Thanks for the honesty, I was secretly hoping you'd forgive me and we could work things out. It was only in the last few weeks that I've found out you are not like other men. I was wrong to think you are. You're not. You're one of the most disciplined people I know, your word means something and you're consistent. In my blind rage I couldn't see that even though it made no sense for you to be fooling around with Sally."
John put his hand on Jill's shoulder. "What I came here to say is this, let's go back to dating, work things out and put the past behind us. Forget about going for coffee again, I'd like to take you out for dinner on Saturday night, would you like that?"
"I'd love to John. We've always had a special connection, everyone always said that. It would be foolish to just give up, I'm sure we can work things out."
"Great. I'm so pleased to hear you say that. I do have one other matter to discuss, a special request or suggestion to take our relationship forward. Nothing to be worried about, I'll tell you more on Saturday." John paused and looked over his shoulder at the setting sun. "Hey, I better get back on the bike before the light fades, I'll pick you up at 7:45 Saturday night" He stepped forward and softly kissed Jill on the left cheek, and whispered, "I love you", just like he always said when we was leaving the house.
Jill looked into John's deep brown eyes and beamed. "Thank you John, that was lovely. Have a good ride."
* * *
Saturday 7.45pm finally arrived and John pulled up outside the house. Jill rushed out to the car before he could get his seat belt off and hopped in beside him wearing her new evening dress, the red one Sue had helped her pick out that afternoon. Her long brown hair tumbled down to her bare shoulders and she wore her favourite gold earrings, the ones John had given her for her birthday.
John moved over and kissed her on the cheek. "You look beautiful tonight, Jill."
Jill squeezed his hand and looked him up and down. "Thank you John, you don't look so bad yourself. I like your new suit, you look very handsome. So, tell me, where are we going?"
John smiled as he stepped on the gas. "That's a surprise but I'm sure you'll be happy with my choice. You'll just have to wait and see."
Jill almost squealed when John pulled into the car park of
"You're quite amazing yourself, John tells me. Not to mention a great gardener. Your lawn is beautiful, and those roses, just lovely. Everyone always comments on how great your yard looks. It shames me into getting my place fixed up." Sally laughed.
"I love gardening, it really takes my mind off things, I'm happy to come over and give you some pointers if you like, you have a nice plot, there's a lot you could do with it," Jill offered.
"I'd love that, that's very kind of you, John mentioned you have a kind heart. Anyway, I need to get back to my chores, catch up with you another day," Sally turned and walked back to her house.
"Bye, Sally. Thanks for popping over," Jill called after her.
Jill went back to weeding the flower beds. Her phone buzzed, a new text, from John: "ok, if I call in, I'm passing by." "sure please do" she texted back.
15 minutes later John sped up to the house on his bright red racing bike. He looked fantastic in his tight black cycling shorts and skin tight yellow top. Jill couldn't help checking out his perfectly toned butt as he parked his bike against the garage door.
She took a deep breath and did her best to focus.
"I just wanted to pop in because I wasn't completely honest with you the other day," John began, "I was lying if I gave you the impression I was happy to be friends. I'd like more than that, I'd like things to be the way they were. However I need to speak up now and let you know that."
Jill felt her heart flutter as she looked into John's brown eyes. "Thanks for the honesty, I was secretly hoping you'd forgive me and we could work things out. It was only in the last few weeks that I've found out you are not like other men. I was wrong to think you are. You're not. You're one of the most disciplined people I know, your word means something and you're consistent. In my blind rage I couldn't see that even though it made no sense for you to be fooling around with Sally."
John put his hand on Jill's shoulder. "What I came here to say is this, let's go back to dating, work things out and put the past behind us. Forget about going for coffee again, I'd like to take you out for dinner on Saturday night, would you like that?"
"I'd love to John. We've always had a special connection, everyone always said that. It would be foolish to just give up, I'm sure we can work things out."
"Great. I'm so pleased to hear you say that. I do have one other matter to discuss, a special request or suggestion to take our relationship forward. Nothing to be worried about, I'll tell you more on Saturday." John paused and looked over his shoulder at the setting sun. "Hey, I better get back on the bike before the light fades, I'll pick you up at 7:45 Saturday night" He stepped forward and softly kissed Jill on the left cheek, and whispered, "I love you", just like he always said when we was leaving the house.
Jill looked into John's deep brown eyes and beamed. "Thank you John, that was lovely. Have a good ride."
* * *
Saturday 7.45pm finally arrived and John pulled up outside the house. Jill rushed out to the car before he could get his seat belt off and hopped in beside him wearing her new evening dress, the red one Sue had helped her pick out that afternoon. Her long brown hair tumbled down to her bare shoulders and she wore her favourite gold earrings, the ones John had given her for her birthday.
John moved over and kissed her on the cheek. "You look beautiful tonight, Jill."
Jill squeezed his hand and looked him up and down. "Thank you John, you don't look so bad yourself. I like your new suit, you look very handsome. So, tell me, where are we going?"
John smiled as he stepped on the gas. "That's a surprise but I'm sure you'll be happy with my choice. You'll just have to wait and see."
Jill almost squealed when John pulled into the car park of
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