The Way It Always Works...

Four girls calling me that I'm not interested in - and the one I am interested in?  Yeah, pretty sure I blew that one.

Let's talk about the one I'm interested in.  Because - I'm interested in her.  Sexy, funny, great first date - I played my cards right and kept my mouth shut and she was very touchy - and she even snuck me a kiss when I (as I always do on date #1) went in for the obvious hug.

So why do I think I screwed the pooch on date number two?  I got nervous - which, summarily, I do not ever do - and blabbed my damned mouth off, which, summarily, I do more frequently than I care to admit.  The second date was at a comedy club - lots of fun and laughter (she was non-stop on the laughter...  cute laugh, too, dammit!) so it all should have gone well.

But lines like, "So you said you had an emergency at work....  and I'm just curious.  What kind of emergency can you POSSIBLY have as a manager at a clothing store?" are just utter tripe.

I could not believe those words escaped my mouth, or that I thought for an inkling of a second that it would be considered funny instead of rude and condescending.

Going in for the double-kiss at the end was foolish, too - I got a peck out of her and went in for a second, only to get the cheek.  Sure, she did the sweet thing and made me come back for another one.  EVERY girl loves to be guilted in to a kiss, right?

Then I called her Saturday and she didn't respond - so I text her on Monday.  She responded immediately and was very funny, so I thought I'd be all right.  I invited her for a drink during the week (knowing her schedule is crazy - something she said up front) and she said "Yes, sounds like a good idea.  I'll have to see when a good day is and get back to you."

That was four days ago.

Now it's time to do something right, I suppose - just forget about that one altogether.  If I DO hear from her again I'll have to wonder if she's actually interested, or if she's just looking for entertainment from a guy who made a complete (while uncharacteristic) douche of himself.

Perhaps fortunately, I don't think I'll have to worry about that at all.