Chapter 49 – Untamed
The next day before shift, Nick and Mandy had a date. Nick laughed to himself as he cut up vegetables for their meal. Yea, sure, a date before work… then we'll go in a few hours later and see each other again. That won't be awkward at all. He finished cutting up the vegetables, and checked the noodles in the boiling pot. They were almost done.
He showered earlier, now all that was left was to get dressed, and fix himself up a bit. Nick donned a loose fitting silk dark blue shirt, and some black slacks, and dress shoes. He roughed up his hair with some mousse in the bathroom mirror, brushed his teeth, swished some Listerine, and put on a dab of Stetson Untamed.
Dinner had finished, and just as he'd finished setting the table, the doorbell rang. He straightened up a fork, wiped his shirt down, and headed to the door. He routinely cleared his throat before answering, and opened the door. Nick stood dumfounded at the site of Mandy. She wore a beautiful blue v-neck blouse, and a skirt that came down to her knees. It wasn't much of a change from her lab clothes, but it was a change.
Nick realized he hadn't said a thing yet, and choked on his words, "Uh, wow, hey." Mandy smiled and blushed, "Hey." Nick stepped back from the door, "Please, come in." She stepped inside, and he shut the door behind her. When he turned around she was looking at him, waiting and wondering what to do. Nick ran his hand through his hair. "You look good," he said, with a soft chuckle. "Thanks, Nick. You do too."
"Uh," Nick rubbed his hands together nervously, "You can put your, uh, what is that? A purse?" Mandy looked down at her own two hands, clutching the item. She told him it was called a clutch, incidentally. "Well, you can put it down here," he pointed to the table near the door. "I'll be right back, going to check the food. Make yourself at home."
