Chapter 2 - Sarah

When it finally did finish, I was eager to go home. I picked up my notes and got up, but a hand fell on my shoulder as I was about to start walking. I felt tingles coming from that touch. When I turned around, I saw Sam with the biggest smile on his face.

“Hey! Sarah, it is, right?” He asked with a deep voice.

“Yes, it is, and you’re Sam?” I asked him in reply, as if I didn’t remember his name.

I mean the guy is gorgeous! I had a hard time concentrating the whole meeting, my eyes just kept coming back to him all the time. I was trying not to drool on the desk.

He laughed a little before answering, “Yeah that’s right. So… I couldn’t help noticing you looking at me earlier.”

Oh crap! I thought to myself. And here I managed to make myself look like a fool on my first day. So much for a first impression. I tried to make it as if it wasn’t true, even though it must have been so obvious.

“Hum … well I was hum … trying to get to know everyone in the room.” I answered, not really believing my answer myself.

He gave me a “yeah right” kind-of-look while smiling. He knew it wasn’t true as much as I did.

He just looked at me with his beautiful eyes and asked, “Well, this meeting took longer than expected, so would you like to come and eat with me?”

My eyes opened wide as I wasn’t expecting this at all. My cheeks blushed a little as I shyly said, “Yes that sounds like a good idea.”

I went back to my desk to pick up my things. I made my way to the reception desk. He was there waiting for me, with a grin on his face. I didn’t know any restaurants nearby, but Sam told me he knew a few good ones.

We went down the elevator and got to his white elegant car. He opened the front door for me, and I got in. My heart was racing but I was trying to keep it cool and calm myself a little.

I mean it’s only a meal at the restaurant, with a guy that I’ve just met. It’s not like it was a date, right? I don’t even know if he’s single or not! I shouldn’t jump to conclusions. But for some reason, my heart seemed to think this was much more.

He got into the car, and with him being this close to me, I felt like melting. He looked at me and asked, “Are you ready?”

Ready for what? I didn’t really know what to answer and I just looked at him with a bewildered look.

“Are you ready to go eat?” He asked again, “You didn’t even buckle your seatbelt so I was wondering if you would get out of the car running or something,” he added with a grin.

As he said that he leaned to my side and buckled my seatbelt for me. He was so close; I could smell his perfume. The only thing I had on my mind was to kiss him and I had to stop myself from doing it. What the hell did that guy do to me?

As he sat back up straight in his seat, is hand touched my arm, and I swear I could feel electricity passing through us. He started the car and we drove a few blocks to a nice-looking restaurant.

As we entered the restaurant, the smell of food hit my nose, making me even hungrier than I was before. The lights were dimmed, giving a nice cozy feeling. Music was playing softly in the background. It was loud enough for you to hear, or to fill a silence, but soft enough for you to have a conversation without having to shout.

The waiter took us to our places and took our order. We drank some wine while waiting on our orders, chatting about the weather and the news. None of us really dared to venture into deeper subjects yet.

The food was great! By the time we finished eating, we had the time to drink a couple of glasses of wine. From the way Sam stared at me, he was ready for more than small talks.

“So, Sarah, tell me a little more about yourself,” he asked me, looking me in the eyes.

“Well, I’m twenty-five, just moved to Montréal. I’m really looking forward to this new game.”

“Oh, you just moved. Do you live with your parents? With your boyfriend perhaps?”

“No, I don’t have a boyfriend.” I answered, “What about you?”

“Me? No, I don’t have a boyfriend either.” He said teasingly while laughing.

“Hey!” I answered while pouting my lips.

Sam burst out laughing and I couldn’t keep a straight face.

“I’m just kidding you,” he said with a wink, “I’m twenty-seven years’ old. I live in an apartment on the south shore of Montréal. And I don’t have a girlfriend, in case you were wondering.”

Yes! I thought to myself. He’s available!

“I like to take walks in the forest and love to go out for a run.” He added. “How about you?”

“I really like to go out in nature too.” I answered. “I love to go hiking and I would love to try rock-climbing too.”

We talked for a long time, it went on and on, the whole evening was simply perfect. I just met Sam today, but I felt like I knew him for a long time. I was so drawn to him; it was driving me crazy.

After the meal, we went for a small walk in the park. My head was turning a little from the wine, so Sam stayed close to me to make sure I was fine. Or at least, that’s the excuse he used to get this close and keep an arm around my waist. Not that it bothered me. I enjoyed his proximity.

I loved to feel the warmth of his body so close. I rested my head on his shoulder as we were walking. My body just wanted more. But I had to remind myself that this was not supposed to be a date (even if it did look like that a lot).

And even if it was a date, it was a “first date” so I had to stay focused and push away what my body wanted to do.

The evening was getting late, so Sam offered to drop me off at my apartment. Which I really appreciated as I didn’t want to take the subway and walk all alone that late at night. We drove the few blocks to my apartment. Sam parked the car and looked at me.

“I really had a great time tonight Sarah.”

I smiled, “Yeah me too, really.”

My heart was beating fast and I could feel the tension building up between us. He leaned up to me and brushed a soft kiss on my lips. His lips were so soft, and I wanted more. Before he moved back, I kissed him back. Slowly he put his hand in my hair and his tongue made way in my mouth. We stayed like that, tasting each other again and again.

My body was reacting to his touch like I’ve never felt before. I wished for this moment to never end but he eventually broke the kiss.

Breathless, he looked at me and said, “I really had a great time. I hope we get to do this again another time.”

I looked at his beautiful green eyes, where I can easily lose myself.

“Yes definitely, we’ll do that again.”

He smiled at my answer as I got out of the car and went to my apartment.

This first day at work turned out to be so much more than I expected! I went straight to bed. Sam was the last thing on my mind as I fell asleep, with a smile on my face.