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Well, it’s not technically a lie. I am thinking about taking her out again… I’m sure neither of us are ready to talk about what crossed my mind… stick just with safe subjects, Vince.
“This is one hell of a first date, and it will definitely be hard to top,” she admits. “I honestly don’t think I’ve ever experienced anything quite like this.”
I pretend to let out a breath of air I’d been holding. “Good thing I don’t have to worry about a first date again then, so the pressure is off.”
When her tinkling laughter fills the car, it hits straight at my heart. Damn, I love seeing her happy.
“Whew… pressure’s off,” she says dramatically as she pretends to wipe her brow with her free hand. “But it does have me thinking…”
“That sounds dangerous,” I tease.
“Well…” She looks up to the darkened ceiling of the car as she draws out the word. “Since you’ve already gotten me to agree to a second date, Iamcurious as to where you’ll take me. I mean… the barisset pretty high…”
“That’s no pressure or anything,” rolls off my tongue in the casual banter I’m learning to enjoy with her.
She doesn’t disappoint. “Well… now there’s these expectations…” she teases.
Trying to figure out what we could do to top this, I rack my brain for possibilities.
Unfortunately, she mistakes my silence as being offended. “You know, Vince, I really don’t care what we do. I’m a pretty low-maintenance girl and don’t need a lot of fanfare or to spend a lot of money to have a good time.”
I squeeze her hand and quickly smile in her direction before returning my focus to the road. “I’ll keep that in mind. If you must know, I was trying to find something to top this. This is by far one of the best dates I’ve been on and knowing I want to spend more time with you, I didn’t want you to grow bored of me.”
“I’m totally a just hang out and watch a movie girl, as well. So, please don’t think you have to do something extravagant to impress me.” I see her cringe and shake her head before she continues, “Honestly, I’ve been on a string of shitty dates lately. You’d just have to not be a prick, and it would already top the rest.”
It sounds like there’s a story but not wanting to ruin our evening, I keep it simple. “Good to know. But you can go ahead and set that bar a little higher because I have no intention of being a prick. Sometimes, I can be a dumbass because… well… I’m a guy. But I’ll never intentionally be a prick. I can promise you that.”
