Gorgeous blue eyes, a walk like no other, amazing hair, a smile that lights up a dark room and a super snazzy sense of style! He must be gay!
He would chat with me. He smiled and waved on a daily basis...accompanying my smile and wave back were, the words, (under my breath of course) "Man, I wish he wasn't gay!" sometimes even, "All the good ones are gay!” This charade went on for months! Until one day...
T...let's call him...Mr. Hart...is my company’s property manager. He is absolutely gorgeous! Yes, I thought he was gay, but even if he wasn't...I was sure I would never be anything that would catch his eye! Man...I've been wrong numerous times with this man!!
As I was getting a soda from the sandwich shop next door Mr. Hart's bestie, the sandwich shop owner, we will call him...Philly, decided to ask me if I was single. My first thoughts were along the lines of "great...some weirdo hitting on me", "gross", "please let me go back to work", ect...So I answer..."Yes I am...WHY??" He told me that he knew someone that was interested. Hoping that is was his younger, handsome and nicer son I asked "who?” His answer...Mr. Hart! Can you imagine my surprise! Not only was he NOT gay...he was interested in ME!! Little ole consultant from the staffing agency ME!! Of course I begin to blush and gush about how cute I thought Mr. Hart was all while Philly was, I’m sure, uninterested! So I frolic back to my office with the BEST NEWS EVER for my boss! We chat, I’m giddy…the day goes on as planned…and I decide that Mr. Hart is just GOING to ask me out…tomorrow in fact!
Well, here it is tomorrow, around noon and I don’t have a date yet! Sad eyes!! I go to get a soda from next door at Philly’s shop. My plan is to walk in, walk out, and get back to work! I walk in, phase 1…complete! I get my diet coke, go to pay and the debit machine is down…I start to panic. My gorgeous son stole all my cash the previous day! I then turn to go put my soda back and walk away…looking awfully poor, and then I see them! Mr. Hart and Philly…enjoying delicious sandwiches and of course even more delicious soda’s! They wave! Shoot! What do I do? Wave back? Put my soda away and run? Steal my soda? (JK on the last one!) I walk over to their table and tell Philly that his machine is down (of course he had NO idea!!) he then asks if I want some money…yes please because I must have this diet coke! I take some money and go pay and go to engage in phase 2 of the plan (walking out remember) and they stop me! I’m nervous, I’m sweating, they start talking, about what, I have NO idea! I can’t take my eyes off of Mr. Hart. He’s gorgeous. He’s mesmerizing. I chat some more. I’m sure I sounded like an idiot 1st class! I giggled at all the wrong times and flipped my hair too hard! Finally a break in the conversation! I tell them I must get back to work and run away! Flustered I call everyone I know and tell them the story of how dumb I was! Can you believe it? Mr. Hart is never going to ask me out now!!! Luckily I’ve got a week to recover as he’ll be on vacation next week! Woooo…
Today is the day Mr. Hart comes back from Florida. Will he stop in and see me? I miss seeing his handsome self walk across the parking lot! Also, I have a great plan to get him engaged in some conversation I can handle! I’m going to ask him to donate to me for Relay For Life! Lunch time rolls around and I figure it’s a good day to go chat with Philly. I take a seat in his office recliner, take my shoes off and start to whine about my awful divorce, how this and that happened, why I do this and blah blah blah…completely relaxed and off guard…KNOCK KNOCK! OMG!!! (Yes, I did say that out loud) it’s Mr. Hart! I’m relaxing in a recliner, shoes off venting about stupid life stuff and here is the man of my month! My plan is going to fail!!! I start to talk at super speed about my race. Asking how his vacation was…then suddenly, I stand up and run out of the office! I did say goodbye as I was running! Again, my plain is foiled and I’m embarrassed! What do I do now? I know I’ll send an email! So I do. A stupid, short, not even funny email! Now I play the waiting game! The day goes by…he doesn’t come over to see me, nor does he reply to my email. I knew it was all too good to be true!
Well, it’s Saturday and I’ve checked my work email only 1000 times and on the 1001 time…He has finally emailed me! It’s nothing special…answered my question and that was it. BUT he did close with an “all my best”! I think that’s great! I’m stoked! I can’t wait to see what happens next!!
Well….here is what has happened next! After some chit-chats, flirty smiles, numerous trips to Philly’s shop…he sends me his personal email address and he asks me out for drinks! We’re meeting for drinks!! WOOOOOOO HOOOOO!!!
Drinks were amazing! Since the start of this we’ve had 2 dinner dates, 1 lunch date and we’re scheduled for a date tonight. He’s brought flowers, wined me and dined me and I’m purely smitten with this man! I look forward to many more outings with Mr. Hart. I look forward to the way he grabs my leg before he walks out of my office each and every day! What’s gonna happen tomorrow? I don’t know, but I do know that for now, I am going to enjoy him and his company! He’s amazing…and did I mention he’s 49? 19 years my senior?
Peace and Blessings!! MsShila
