"What are you smiling about?" Dan asked as she was brought back to the memory of a year ago. "The guy in the blue shirt" she said smiling.
She had been forced to go on a date with a friend of a friend. She sat at the table feeling uncomfortable and, thinking that this was without a doubt the stupidest thing she had ever done. "The guy could be a serial killer "she begun to think "or a rapist. "She was nervous again... "what if he was already in here checking her out". "S"he looked around the restaurant trying to figure if the name matched any face. "What's his name again?" she reached for her glass of water and took a big gulp. She checked her watch again and realized that it was half past eight. "Who turns up late at for a blind date?" She asked herself. "He's probably the type of person who doesn't respect other people's time."
She took out her cell phone and dialed her friend Mia. "Your friend is a no show" she whispered in the phone. "No one has turned up in a blue shirt with a red rose, and I feel silly so I'm leaving" she hissed into the phone and hung up before Mia could respond.
She stood up abruptly and bumped into some very strong shoulders wearing a blue shirt and holding a single red rose. He was handsome, and from being so near him she could get a slight whiff of his aftershave. "You're here" she said and thrust her hands towards him "Carrie" she said looking at the strong shoulders in the blue shirt and forgetting her serial killer theory.
He started mumbling something but she was too busy staring at him. "Oh sit down" she said, taking her seat and beckoning across from her. He glanced behind him and sat down. "He's shy?" She questioned.
She started rambling on and on about how she was about to leave because she thought he had stood her up, barely allowing him to get a word in. He nodded and looked around a few times which made her even more nervous and rambled even further.
They ordered and about an hour later he had somehow relaxed and was opening up a bit more. They chatted until the restaurant was about to close and she was surprised that she had actually enjoyed his company. They made a second date and then a third all within two weeks.
Three weeks after they began dating however Mia called, apologizing on his behalf for not turning up for the date because he was nervous. Carrie was initially puzzled thinking that Mia had gotten his words twisted.
She mentioned it to Dan and suddenly the nerves she had seen when they first met returned. He took her hands and explained that he had turned up at the restaurant alone, just to have his dinner and saw a guy at a bar holding a single rose and sweating terribly. He had a date but was nervous. "He pushed the rose at me and pointed in your direction. He wanted me to apologize for him. "I asked him why me and he said I'm the only guy wearing a blue shirt" and left.
She was stood up by her initial date. She saw him look at her worried as if he thought she would run. She burst out laughing uncontrollably and kissed him thinking that it was just her luck
And now as she sat across the table from him glancing at the ring on her finger, she smiled silently thanking Mr. Nervous for never showing up.
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