"Well, I'm a Capricorn." I joked.
"Maybe a little bit more." He smiled at me.
"Ok. Well, I am originally from Atlanta and I am only child. I love to travel and I have no pets." I told him.
"Where have you traveled?"
"I have been to Greece, Canada, Italy, England, and the Czech Republic."
"Do you go on vacation to these places?" He asked me.
"Not really. I studied abroad in Greece for a year and I spent a semester in Canada, and then I went to Italy and the Czech Republic for work." I told him.
"What exactly do you do?" He asked me.
"Um. I have a PhD in religion, and my specialty is mythology." I told him.
"Oh ok. So you teach at NYU?"
"Yes, I love my job, but I hate grading papers." I laughed. "So have you been anywhere?" I asked him.
"I have been a couple of places. I have been to the Caribbean, Canada, Switzerland, St. Bart's, and Cuba." He told me.
"That sounds like fun. I have never been to most of those places. Did you vacation there? Where was your favorite place to go?" I asked.
"Yes," he laughed, "I went to Cuba to see where mother and grandmother came from. I went this year, it was wonderful." He told me. I noticed that he did not mention his father.
"Tell me about yourself." I said smiling. He took a drink of his coffee and swallowed it, and started to speak.
"I am an only child, too. My parents moved here from Cuba, and I was born here in New York." He told me.
"That's really cool. I knew that your grandmother was born in Cuba, but I didn't know that your parents were." I told him. "So where did you go to college?"
"Harvard. Where did you go?" He told me.
"I went to the University of Georgia and then I went to Yale Divinity School for graduate and doctoral studies." I told him smiling.
"Oh. I don't know if this will work out. You went to Yale and I went to Harvard." He said smiling.
"I know. I can't believe I thought a Harvard graduate was cute." I said smiling. "Well. I guess we'll have to over look all of that, and see if we can get along." I said laughing.
"All right. What's your favorite movie?" He asked me.
"Breakfast At Tiffany's, it's cliché, but it is my favorite movie. What is your favorite movie?"
"Raiders of the Lost Ark."
"Is that an Indiana Jones movie?" I asked.
"Yes. It is my favorite movie, my roommate and I used to watch it during finals every year." He told me.
"I haven't seen it before." I told him.
"Maybe I can show it to you sometime." He said smiling.
"I would love that." I said blushing. This is when his phone decided to ring.
"I have to answer this. It is for work." He told me. "Hello…I'll be there in thirty minutes." He told whoever was on the end of the phone line.
"I am so sorry, but I have to go to work." He told me.
"That's ok. I understand that you have to work." I told him.
"Are you sure?" He asked me.
"Its completely fine."
"Do you want to go on another date, with me?" He asked.
"I would love that." I said smiling. "Let me see your phone."
He handed his phone over the table to me, and I put my number in it and sent a text message to my number. "Just call me when ever you want."
"Ok. I'll call you and let you know when I am free." He told.
"I would love that." I said grabbing my coat and putting it on. I was in the process of standing up, and leaning against my cane when Rafael came up to me. He reached for my scarf and wrapped it around my neck. I blushed and said "thank you."
Thank you all so much for reading! I am sorry that it has been so long since I have updated this story but I had finals. So thank you for reading.
-MS
