Millie
I had my date with Max tonight and to say that I was nervous would be a complete understatement. When we went out for drinks the other night I didn't really class that as a date, it was just two colleagues going out to celebrate a good day. Now it had a label which made it that little but more scary but I was hopeful at the same time, I mean it was Max that had asked me out to dinner so he mist have an interest of some sorts for me. I hated first dates, they were so awkward and uncomfortable because you don't normally know the other person all that well. I was hoping that this date would be ok as me and Max know each other quite well already… then again it was a first date.
If the pub that me and Max went to the other night was anything to go by then it would be a really nice place we would be going. I had asked him where but he wouldn't tell me, he told me it was a surprise and to be honest I wasn't that keen on surprises, too many things can go wrong. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to wear for this date as I wasn't sure where we were going or how fancy it was. Obviously I knew I couldn't wear my jeans and top again, it had to be a little more classy then that but I wasn't sure what.
Eventually I decided on an outfit, my black and gold skirt with a black blouse tucked in. My black heels matched with my gold clutch bag to bring out that little pop in colour. My hair was left down in natural waves and my make up was subtle but covered everything that needed to be covered, I looked in the mirror and I think I looked ok… obviously I would have to wait for Max to tell me I look ok and see what he was wearing so I knew that I would be ok for the date. I packed everything I would need into my clutch bag and it was just in time, the buzzer went off.
I was ready to go so I told Max I would be down in a moment. I locked up and made my way downstairs and once in the car park I saw Max leaning against his car. He was wearing a suit, without a tie and the top two bottoms undone… he looked good. I approached him with a smile "Wow… you look great" He said and greeted me with a kiss on the cheek, I smiled and thanked him in response. He opened the door for me to get into the car and closed it after me then rushed round to his side of the car.
"So do you plan on telling me where we're going?" I questioned.
"Can you hold out for another ten minutes?" He asked and I nodded.
When Max stopped he pulled up outside a beautiful little Italian restaurant. It was a little out of the way and I had to be honest it looked really cosy and romantic, I was excited to see what they had to offer. Max opened the car door for me as well as the door to the restaurant, he approached the podium and gave his name. Me and Max were shown to our table right away, we were sat at the side with a window view. It was generally quiet for a Saturday night.
"You been here before?" I asked.
"A couple times, they have really good pasta" He replied.
Who had he been here with "How did you find it? It's really out of the way" I commented.
"My parents used to come here" He told me.
"Ah Mr Carter, how are you and the lovely lady today?" A man with a very strong Italian accent asked.
"We are very well thank you" Max answered.
"I am Franco, the owner" He said to me and held out his hand.
"Hi, I'm Millie. It's very beautiful here" I told him.
"Oh well thank you… anything you two want, it's on the house" He said.
"Oh Franco don't be silly" Max replied.
"Mr Carter here helped me out with some people looking for protection money. I had been her for 25 years and they wanted protection money now… I told them no and Mr Carter here got rid of them for me. He helped me and my family feel safe again, anything on the house for him" Franco explained to me.
I had to admit the date with Max was going a lot better then I had expected it to be. We seemed to flow easily in conversation and we didn't talk too much about work, we learned more about each other's past and what we want from our futures. We seemed to have loads to talk about but this time we kept the drinking to a minimum as it was a little out of the way, we had to drive back. We didn't need to be drunk to have a conversation, I would say that was an accomplishment for a first date.
True to Franco's word we wasn't allowed to pay for anything but Max left some money on the table as we left and gave Franco a wink. We decided we would go for a little walk around the area as there was a river nearby, thankfully these heels were comfortable so I didn't mind the short walk to the river. Once there me and Max found a bench to sit on, we sat in a comfortable silence for a few moments before Max spoke again.
"You know I've had a really good time tonight. I wasn't sure how it was going to pan out but I'm glad we came" He told me.
"Me too. I thought it would be awkward and a lot of alcohol would be involved but it was the complete opposite. Thank you for tonight, it's amazing. The best first date I've ever had" I said.
"Well that's good to know. As it has been an 'amazing' first date… maybe you would like to go on another date?" He questioned.
"Yeah I would" I replied with a smile.
"Great… I did want to talk to you about something before this… whatever this is… goes any further" He stated and I didn't like the sound of it too much.
"As you probably know. I'm quite a private person, I don't like my business being spread around the station and especially with Mel and Sally… the biggest gossip spreaders ever" He said and I couldn't help but laugh a little "I was wondering if we could keep this quiet" He told me.
"I was thinking about that too. I don't want people thinking I'm moving up in my career because of who I'm dating and like you, I don't want to be office gossip. I think it is best to keep things quiet" I replied.
"I don't want you to think that I wanted to keep you a dirty little secret or anything, I just prefer keeping my private business… well private" He explained.
"It's fine Max, I understand" I said.
Max looked me in the eyes, I couldn't take my eyes off him. I never realised how blue his eyes were before but they were beautiful. He leaned forward as I did and our lips met in our first kiss, it wasn't a make out session or anything. It was just a sweet and loving first kiss and I had to admit, as far as first kisses go it was pretty good. He didn't want to seem to rush things or anything which was what I was worried about… I didn't want him to think I would be an easy target so he could get laid but I don't think Max is like that.
It started getting a little cold so Max gave me his jacket and we started walking back towards the car so we could go home. Once again he opened the door for me and closed it, like a real gentleman and he then drove me home. It wasn't a particularly long drive as there wasn't much traffic on the road as it was Saturday night, when we got to my place Max opened the door for me "Thank you for tonight, it was amazing and I cannot wait to see what you pull out the bag for date number 2... It has to be good though if you want to top tonight" I challenged.
"Don't you worry Millie, I have some tricks up my sleeve" He told me and smirked.
"Ok well. I better get in, I will see you at work I guess" I said.
"Yeah I will see you at work" He replied.
We stood in silence for a moment before he leaned in and kissed me again, he had his hands on my cheeks holding me there, I wrapped my arms around his waist and we kissed. This time it was a proper kiss and when we pulled apart I had to suck in a breath "Goodbye" I said and walked into my building. As the door closed behind me I realised I still had Max's jacket, I rushed out to give it back to him but he had already gone… I will just have to give it back when we go on our second date. I can't bring it into work to give to him, that would require me answering some very awkward questions I would rather not answer.
