“You're beautiful, you're beautiful, you're beautiful, it's true
I saw your face, in a crowded place, and I don't know what to do
'Cause I'll never be with you”
He had a small errand to run. So he took his phone out, plugged in the location and they followed the map to their destination. As they were walking, he’d pull back sometimes to let her walk ahead. No, not to stare at the booty, but because he enjoyed the way she’d smile when she turned back …
Act 1; Scene 2.
So it was their first time – their first time of a few times when they just had the other person to themselves. The perfect time to get to know one another face to face in a city where no one knew them; and a chance to just be themselves. What perfect circumstances!
They decided to grab something to eat, and after looking around for a bit, they found this little restaurant tucked away. Pizza seemed to always be on menus. They ordered one each and used the waiting period to enjoy a light back and forth exchange of words.
Time came to pay and she rushed to beat him to pay the check. It was absolutely strange because he’d become accustomed to handling the bill. Hmm...
What’s next?
Let’s go watch a movie.
The movie theatre was close by and the movie they decided to watch was starting soon, so they put a small pep-in-their-step. She did it again – she paid for both movie tickets. With a stunned expression on his face, he asked, “Are you going to let me pay for anything today?” She shrugged the question off.
It was a pretty empty movie house. I mean it was around mid-afternoon anyway.
Comedy. There were a lot of laughs in this one. Johnny English was his name, and doing pure foolishness was his game. LOL!
He wanted to show her affection. He just wanted to know what she felt like. What it would feel like to share a romantic-comedy-like moment with her and just hold her hand; something! But today was her day and she beat him to that too.
With his arm stretched out along the cushion of the movie’s armchair, she took the opportunity to make an absolutely memorable move. They both stopped watching the movie in that moment because they both became fascinated with something else.
She looked down at his forearm as she ran her fingers up and down along his skin. And he sat their staring at the way she was in a state of absolute focus. It was as if she’d discovered this new texture. It was as if she needed to study this “specimen” because it was like nothing she’d ever seen before.
In that moment, he thought to himself, “God, she’s so beautiful.”
*Ay, yo Siri! Play ‘You’re beautiful’ by James Blunt.*
