would regret it forever. Please, just one date and if
I’m not for you then I’ll move on and never bother you again.”
I sat and stared at him blankly. He has a lot of balls to ask me out, especially seeing that I’m upset with Kenneth for doing something similar. Then again, why should I be loyal to a man that has had no respect for me or my feelings? I’ve always thought that Joshua was a cutie, not as hot at Kenneth, but cute. He’s everything that Kenneth isn’t, in a good way. He’s sweet, attentive, respectful, and I deserve it.
“
Hmmm, okay one date. But I’m better than Kenneth is; this is something that I’m going to have to discuss with him before we officially go out. I don’t want him to be gut punched the way that I was and it’s the right thing to do.”
A smile spreads across his face, “I can dig it, and I completely understand what you mean. I don’t want to hurt anyone; I just want the opportunity to get to know you.”
“Mmhmm we will see. Just so you know, this doesn’t count as a date and you’re still paying for lunch,” I laugh.
“What happened to that whole independent woman thing?” he joked. “Seriously though, there is no way that I would let you pay for lunch. I got you and hopefully I will be paying for a lot more in the future.”
“That’s yet to be determined.”
*
It had been a couple of days since I had lunch with Joshua. He and I had been texting ever since I left the restaurant. We had a wonderful easy going lunch and it was great to talk to someone about stuff other than fashion. He filled me in on his clients, family, and what’s been going on in his football league. He plays flag football and is obsessed with winning, I think it’s really cute.
He’d been making my life better over the couple of days. I haven’t had the time to sit around and mope and cry because he kept me laughing throughout the day. He seemed to be exactly what I needed. I called Kenneth the night after I saw Joshua and asked him if he had any free time to talk. He agreed to come over to my house tonight to talk.
Joshua is sweet and funny but I hoped that talking to Kenneth would spark jealously. After he sees that I plan on moving on with Joshua, he’ll be so jealous, and that should maybe start the process of us getting back together. I knew that it would ultimately hurt Joshua but him and I aren’t meant to be together and have never been together so he will get over it pretty quickly. Kenneth is the man that I really want to spend my life with.
I put the final touches on my makeup and made sure that not a hair was out of place on my shoulder length bob. I slipped into my comfortable off the shoulder shirt, and a pair of high cut shorts that showed off my nice round booty. He can’t resist me when my shapely legs are on display. I’m made sure that I looked sexy but comfortable. I didn’t want it to look as if I tried too hard.
I poured myself a glass of wine to settle my nerves and sat on the couch. My buzzer went off shortly and I knew that it was Kenneth. He always buzzed my doorbell the same, two long buzzes and then two short ones. I buzzed him inside and offered him a seat. He wore a simple t-shirt and basketball shorts. He had clearly come here directly from the gym. He looked so good, and I could see his print through his shorts. I nervously played with my necklace as I sat down beside him.
“ Thank you so much for coming over,” I said to break the ice.
“No problem Nicole. I figured that if you called it had to be important. You don’t make a habit of ringing my phone often.”
“I know, and this is pretty important. I wanted to be respectful of your feelings before I moved forward with my life,” I said, emphasizing the word respectful.
“There’s no need for you to have to talk to me about anything, I’ve clearly moved on and so I fully expect you to do the same,” he said with a cocky