root touch up and that she was wearing a pink spaghetti strap dress with a see through white knit shawl. She seemed classy in her own right. I introduced myself and the smile that spread across her face was enough to make me feel instantly comfortable.
"Oh my goodness, it's nice to finally meet you!" She stood and hugged me, lightly patting my back, which reminded me of my mom. Maybe it was a mom thing? I invited her to walk the jogging trail with me. She wrapped her arm around mine, and we slowly walked around the track talking about everything from the weather to work. She was bubbly and sweet.
We stopped at the concession truck, and she got a strawberry ice cream in a waffle cone, while I got a plain vanilla in a sugar cone. Sitting at a bench eating ice cream, we continued to admire the beauty of the park.
"I’ve never actually been here before," I admitted.
"Really? I bring Emmaline here almost every sunny day. She loves playing on the swings over there." She pointed to the wooden swing set next to the jungle gym. "We adopted a puppy from the pound last weekend." Her eyes lit up with excitement as she explained, "He’s a mutt, so we aren’t sure which breed he is, but he is brown with black feet. Em named him Tyson, like the boxer."
"Oh that’s cute," I said. "I’ve never had a puppy. My parents were never the type to take on living animals except for me of course, but I’m an only child so . . .”
"That’s horrible. You couldn’t have been that bad as a child." She seemed so interested in what I was saying that I wanted to keep talking.
"Maybe. No, I was perfect." Victoria’s laughter far exceeded my own, but I was content to watch her head fly back and her mouth open wide as she giggled over my confession.
Around the time the sun slowly creeped down over the hills, Victoria looked at her watch and visibly frowned.
"I guess it's time for me to get going," she said.
We stood on the path hand in hand as we said goodbye. I could honestly say that I had enjoyed the walk. I didn't quite know about sparks yet, but I liked her.
She lifted up on her tippy toes and planted a kiss on my cheek. She smoothed away the remaining lipstick with the pad of her thumb. "All right, Drew, I had a wonderful time. I hope to hear from you soon."
I waved goodbye as she crossed the parking lot. The evening was so nice I decided to make another lap around the track. This time I focused on the scenery instead of the beautiful girl that was standing next to me. Even the kid thing didn't have me scared anymore. Victoria seemed like a great mom. I wondered how she'd be as a lover. She had mentioned that her child's father had skipped out early on. She got pregnant when she was seventeen, and the father wasn't keen on losing his party years to a crying infant. I admired her for doing it on her own and being self-sufficient with hopes and goals.
I hadn't told her much about me, other than my three-date rule. She said she would look forward to planning that second date if I was interested. I told her it would be my pleasure to see her again and I had meant it. I was curious to see what she would pick. I was not looking forward to another cram session at work the next day. I could only imagine what Beth had planned for me to "learn."
We were supposed to tour the private jet, and I had to start packing for the three-day conference. I knew Thursday night would likely be a blur, and we were heading out early Friday morning.
To my surprise, and I was feeling surprised a lot lately, Beth did not come in to work on Thursday. She had still managed to leave an impossible schedule for me. She had been on the plane several times so she missed the tour, but she was kind enough to place sticky notes everywhere.
"Fully stocked mini fridge." Uh duh! What kind of party boy would I be if I didn't know what that was? "King sized bedroom!" There was only one bedroom on this plane, but the luxury plane only carried up to six passengers at a time,
"Oh my goodness, it's nice to finally meet you!" She stood and hugged me, lightly patting my back, which reminded me of my mom. Maybe it was a mom thing? I invited her to walk the jogging trail with me. She wrapped her arm around mine, and we slowly walked around the track talking about everything from the weather to work. She was bubbly and sweet.
We stopped at the concession truck, and she got a strawberry ice cream in a waffle cone, while I got a plain vanilla in a sugar cone. Sitting at a bench eating ice cream, we continued to admire the beauty of the park.
"I’ve never actually been here before," I admitted.
"Really? I bring Emmaline here almost every sunny day. She loves playing on the swings over there." She pointed to the wooden swing set next to the jungle gym. "We adopted a puppy from the pound last weekend." Her eyes lit up with excitement as she explained, "He’s a mutt, so we aren’t sure which breed he is, but he is brown with black feet. Em named him Tyson, like the boxer."
"Oh that’s cute," I said. "I’ve never had a puppy. My parents were never the type to take on living animals except for me of course, but I’m an only child so . . .”
"That’s horrible. You couldn’t have been that bad as a child." She seemed so interested in what I was saying that I wanted to keep talking.
"Maybe. No, I was perfect." Victoria’s laughter far exceeded my own, but I was content to watch her head fly back and her mouth open wide as she giggled over my confession.
Around the time the sun slowly creeped down over the hills, Victoria looked at her watch and visibly frowned.
"I guess it's time for me to get going," she said.
We stood on the path hand in hand as we said goodbye. I could honestly say that I had enjoyed the walk. I didn't quite know about sparks yet, but I liked her.
She lifted up on her tippy toes and planted a kiss on my cheek. She smoothed away the remaining lipstick with the pad of her thumb. "All right, Drew, I had a wonderful time. I hope to hear from you soon."
I waved goodbye as she crossed the parking lot. The evening was so nice I decided to make another lap around the track. This time I focused on the scenery instead of the beautiful girl that was standing next to me. Even the kid thing didn't have me scared anymore. Victoria seemed like a great mom. I wondered how she'd be as a lover. She had mentioned that her child's father had skipped out early on. She got pregnant when she was seventeen, and the father wasn't keen on losing his party years to a crying infant. I admired her for doing it on her own and being self-sufficient with hopes and goals.
I hadn't told her much about me, other than my three-date rule. She said she would look forward to planning that second date if I was interested. I told her it would be my pleasure to see her again and I had meant it. I was curious to see what she would pick. I was not looking forward to another cram session at work the next day. I could only imagine what Beth had planned for me to "learn."
We were supposed to tour the private jet, and I had to start packing for the three-day conference. I knew Thursday night would likely be a blur, and we were heading out early Friday morning.
To my surprise, and I was feeling surprised a lot lately, Beth did not come in to work on Thursday. She had still managed to leave an impossible schedule for me. She had been on the plane several times so she missed the tour, but she was kind enough to place sticky notes everywhere.
"Fully stocked mini fridge." Uh duh! What kind of party boy would I be if I didn't know what that was? "King sized bedroom!" There was only one bedroom on this plane, but the luxury plane only carried up to six passengers at a time,
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