A Breakfast Date?!

As we're waiting for our order I look over him as sneakily as possible. He's tall maybe six-two or six-three, he looks lean underneath his jacket and dark jeans. His teeth are perfect and white and his skin really looks like brown satin; I want to touch him just to see if it's as smooth as it looks. Oops! My thoughts are running away while I'm looking at him so I turn away and look at the menu. I thought it would be a long time before I could have these feelings again. A year seems so close and yet so far away I can hardly remember how I spent my time then. I let myself wallow too long over that fool. NEVER AGAIN. I think angrily.

"Hey, I have our food and drinks," Mekhi calls pulling me from those deep thoughts.

"Okay, where do you want to sit," I ask smiling at him trying to recover the mood.

"You lead the way, I'll follow," he says smiling back and just like that my irritation melts away.

"Okay, I know the perfect spot," I say leading him to a corner in the back of the shop that has these comfortable armchairs and little table between them.

"This is a good spot," Mekhi says sitting our food and drinks on the table and taking a seat.

"Isn't it? This is my spot," I say sinking into my favorite armchair. This is different besides Rylie and Nova I've never brought anyone back to "my spot" not even that fool Jay. However seeing as though the shop is still a little crowded I suppose I had no choice. Now we're supposed to have small talk and I'm not even sure I'm any good at that.

"So, Lena how long have you been coming here for this to be your spot," he asks stirring sugar into his tea.

"Hmm it's been for a long time now. I mean my dad used to bring us here whenever we were feeling down or needed to talk away from the house. I've been coming on my own for the last five years though. At first I caught the bus here, then when I started driving I ended up here almost every day," I answer taking a piece of my muffin wondering why I said so much.

"Oh okay, I only started coming here two years ago when I started at the University," he says answering my unasked question.

"Are you not from this area," I ask taking a sip of my hot chocolate looking him in his brown eyes.

"Nah, I lived about two hours away," he says returning my gaze with his own and the mega watt smile.

"Oh okay, that's cool. What brought you to this University," I ask realizing that I am definitely making small talk and I'm interested in whatever it is he has to say.

"Basketball actually. They offered a full ride so I took the opportunity to further my education," he says.

"That's cool. I didn't really follow the basketball team. Maybe I should," I say. If Mekhi asks to me to come to a game I'm not sure that I won't refuse no matter how my mind will tell me "no" the rest of my body is saying "yes". I'm thinking too far ahead though.

"You should come to our next game, we're playing in a tournament this Saturday. I mean if you're not busy" he says laying back into the chair smiling watching for my answer.

"Hmm, I'll think about it," I reply trying to be objective and not give an immediate answer. I just met this guy and even though he make my heart race I'm just not too sure. It's supposed to be a girl's day anyway; we'll discuss this matter later.

"Alright then," he says eating the rest of his bagel.

"Cool," I say trying not to get too dazzled or distracted by this guy. He already has gotten more time and conversation out of me than the last few guys that have approached me. I wonder what's so different about him. I steal another glance at him while sipping my hot chocolate; he's just so familiar I don't know why though.

"Well Ms. Lena, I don't want to take up too much more of your time so I'll be leaving," he says standing up pulling me from my internal evaluation.

"Okay then, I guess I'll see you around Mekhi and thank you again for breakfast," I reply standing myself and sticking out my hand to shake his. Instead of shaking my hand he pulls me into a hug shocking me.

"I'll see you Saturday," he says into my ear with that velvet voice of his and I nearly melt.

"Yeah…Saturday," I respond because I can't think of anything else to say. He releases me and heads out of the shop…and I watch him, like a fool, as he leaves.

        Sit down! I remind myself. I have no idea what just happened or how I ended up in this precarious situation on a cold and rainy Monday morning. I was just stopping for something hot to drink and something small to eat yet I find myself invited to a basketball game by a tall handsome guy that I'm sure I want to see again. I pull out my phone to check the time and I still have a little while before class starts so I try to search Mekhi on social media sites. After fifteen minutes of active searching I come up empty handed and admit defeat. Oh well. I think to myself I suppose it's a good thing, he's probably a very private person. I put my muffin back into its bag and grab my drink and umbrella and leave the shop as well.

        It's not raining as hard when I reach the door so I just pull up the hood on my rain jacket and walk straight to my car. Taking a deep breath once I get in and close the door; Rylie and Nova are going to have a field day when I tell them about my morning. They've been trying to set me up on dates for a year now and I've rejected every single one. Woah. I don't think inviting me to a basketball game is a date right? Everyone is invited to games it's a public thing. I think I'm starting overthink things; he was just being friendly. Now I'm so confused. Ugh, let me get to class before I'm late.