As I got ready for work I couldn't help but feel anxious, I had no idea what it was for but it was there. Once I got to work I set to making my day lots of fun to shake the feeling from earlier. Mitch was making fun of Bradley by pretending to be him flirting with a customer. For some reason he always made duck lips when he was really interested in someone and apparently he had never realized, "Oh my god that's terrible, do I really?" We all laughed and continued to clean before people started to arrive. I had my hair in pigtails today and when Amanda came in to start her shift she noticed, "Aww, you look like a cute little kid." I rolled my eyes, "Oh, whatever." Vicky didn't work today but she came in for a few drinks. As it got later into the evening she called me over to talk. I finished with my tables and then headed that way, "What's up? Want something to eat?" She shook her head and pointed to the chair beside her, "Sit. We need to talk." My pulse quickened a bit but I sat down with a smile, "Okay, what do you want to talk about?" She put her hand on my shoulder, "I think of you as a friend, you know that right?" I nodded waiting for her to continue, "Well, last night I was out with my friends Carrie and Julienne, you know the ones from my sorority?" I nodded again, laughing, "What did you guys do this time?" She smiled, "That's not important, what's important is who I saw while I was out at the mall." I sighed, "Vicky just say what you have to say, geez it's like you're trying to tell me someone died." She grimaced, "Fine. Last night…I saw that guy you've been hanging out with, spikey hair in front, hanging out with a woman." My heart dropped, "You mean, David?" She shrugged, "I don't know his name. I just know he's the guy you danced with the other night, after the blind date from hell." I sighed, "Well, what do you mean he was with a woman. Like dancing? Getting a drink?" Amanda looked at me with an eyebrow raised, "Does that matter, I just want you to know that he might just be playing you." I looked at her with a sad pout, "Okay, thanks for letting me know." She smiled half-heartedly and rubbed my back. That's when they came in, "Sage!" Marko yelled waving at me, I mustered a smile and waved back slightly. My anxious feeling returning ten times as worse. I could feel David's eyes on me, but I couldn't look at him, it hurt too much.
I walked over to take their order, because they sat in my section. "Hey guys, what can I get you?" I said keeping my distance from David and still not looking at him. He noticed something was wrong and as I walked away he tried to stop me, "Sage…" I just walked off. If it was true it would hurt and if it wasn't id be upset that I was acting this way…but I had my heart broken too many times. I mean I know we hadn't even actually been on a date. Maybe he didn't want a relationship with me, but he sure gave the wrong impression if that was the case. I helped Mitch get the drinks together and then took them back, "Here you go. Enjoy guys." I smiled up at them, "If you need anything else just holler at me." When I sat down David's drink, he tried to grab my hand, "Sage, what's the matter?" I moved my hand away, "Nothing, just busy." I smiled and walked away. I could tell he was irritated at my unwillingness to talk to him, and that just made me not want to say anything at all. I'm sure I was over-reacting because of my hormones at the moment, so it was best just to leave it until I had time to think. David ordered drink after drink, just to get me to come over to the table. Finally he just walked up to me while I was at another table and grabbed my arm, "Come outside." I looked at his hand on my arm, which he then released, "I'll be a moment." He nodded and went out. I checked all my tables and then made my way outside. He was sitting on the roof of my car smoking a cigarette. I slowly walked over, crossing my arms across my chest. He blew smoke out towards the sky, "What's wrong?" I looked down at my tennis shoes, "Nothing." He laughed, but it was a sad laugh, not the normal robust one. He looked at me, mouth parted slightly and eyebrows bunched in concern. He licked his lips, "Sage, I don't know why you are acting this way. I do know, if you don't talk to me about the issue, it will remain an issue." He smirked, "I may be a man, but I'm not a stupid one."
I sighed and walked in front of him looking him straight in the eyes, "What do you want out of the two of us?" He raised an eyebrow, "I thought I made that clear?" I looked away, "That's what I thought…but then earlier today, I learned something that puts serious doubts on that." He stood up straight, the atmosphere a little darker feeling, the lonely parking lights seemed not enough anymore, "What did you learn today, Sage?" he said it with a mixture of anger and fear. I took a step back, "Did you go out again after I left last night?" He rubbed a gloved hand through his hair, "Yes. I needed to take care of something. Why?" I blinked slowly, "Did you go out with another woman?" He chuckled before sitting back down, "What?" His demeanor seemed to change when I asked again, "Did you meet up with a woman last night?" He smiled, "Yes, I did." My shoulders dropped. "However, it wasn't what you're thinking it was." I looked up at him with a quizzical gaze. He grabbed me by my shoulders, "I met a woman at gift wrapping shop in the mall, to have something wrapped." I raised an eyebrow, "Really?" He sighed, "Yes, it's the truth. I bought a gift and wanted it wrapped up all pretty before I gave it away." I sighed, "Well, then I over-reacted in a major way." I slumped and sat against my car, "Sorry." He stood in front of me and cupped my face with one hand and tilted it up towards him, "Why would you think I would be with another woman?" I sighed, "Well, it's not like you've actually asked me out, or have come out and said you want to be a couple. Kisses mean lots of things these days, and just being friends with benefits is a thing too." He laughed and pulled me along behind him to head back inside, "Well, I don't want to be friends with benefits, or just friends." My heart didn't hurt anymore but I was still a little upset about the whole thing. When Trent saw me come back in I apologized for taking a longer break than allowed. He waved it off, "No problem, just make sure to attend to table number 13 they are getting antsy." I rolled my eyes, of course they were. I looked over at the table, they were only 21 and looked upset that it was taking so long for a refill. Work seemed to go by very fast and when midnight rolled around I couldn't wait to head home. David was waiting on his bike by the car, "you should come over tonight before going home." He looked over at all the traffic leaving, "I'll be a few minutes behind you." I nodded, traffic was a mess on Saturdays. I was excited go see him outside of work after the misunderstanding. It made me feel like he understood why I had acted like that.
David didn't arrive at the house much later than I did. He took me by the hand and led inside, not saying a word. He pulled me along after him up the stairs to the third floor, not giving me the chance to reply to Sam and Laddie's hello's. It looked as if there was only one door up here, and David looked me in the eyes as he opened it, "Welcome to my room." I smiled as I walked past him. Over the windows were giant, thick curtains of a deep purple color. Lamps were lit in the corners, no major light source hanging from the ceiling. A four-post, canopy bed was in the middle of the room. The TV he had purchased for me was sitting across from the bed on a dresser. When I turned back to look at him, he had already taken his coat and gloves off and was sitting in a chair to take his shoes off, "Well?" I smiled, "It fits your personality for sure. It's dark," I climbed onto the bed, it was very tall, and I had a hard time keeping my shoes off of it, "and sexy." I turned to finally sit. I kicked my shoes off so I wouldn't dirty the duvet. I saw his clothes basket in the corner with lots of black shirts in it, "So you do change your clothes!" He chuckled standing up and moving onto the bed with me. He propped up all the pillows and sat up against them, pulling me backwards towards him and turning the TV on. I loved the feeling of being this close to him. He ran his fingers up and down my arms while kissing the top of my head, sending tingles down my spine. His touch was cold, "Brr, do you have poor circulation?" He chuckled, "yeah, I do. Would you like me to put my gloves back on?" I shook my head, "No, it's okay. I'll get used to it." I looked up at him with a smile, "This is nice…" He held me closer, "Yes it is." He closed his eyes and just breathed for a few minutes. The commercial on the tv was funny and when I chuckled he reopened his eyes, "Sage?" I turned my head to look back at him, "yes?" He hesitated, "I'd love for you to stay the night, if you want too." My heart skipped a beat and I had a hard time swallowing my spit, "I'd love too." He smiled and kissed me, a long deep kiss. Then we continued to snuggle up and watch tv.
He noticed when I started to fall asleep and nudged me, "Hey, I have something for you." I turned around to face him sleepily, "Okay." He got up off the bed, walked to his coat and pull out an oblong shaped gift. It was wrapped in a beautiful teal paisley paper and had some ribbon work. I smiled at him, realizing how stupid I was to have thought he wasn't interested. I carefully unwrapped the ribbon and use my nails to slice thru the tape on the paper so I wouldn't rip it. After removing the paper, I recognized the box from that store in the mall. When I opened it, I couldn't believe my eyes, "Oh my gosh! When did you buy this?" It was my favorite bracelet, the rose gold one with sweet pea charms. He smiled, "Star told me that night at the mall. I bought it then." I shook my head in disbelief, "I love it!" He helped me put it on and then kissed the top of my hand, "It looks great on you." I smiled and then yawned, "I think I need to go to bed." He chuckled and picked up the paper, tossing it in a chair. He stripped down to his underwear and crawled underneath the sheets, waiting for me to join him. Slowly I pulled off my jeans and then unclasped my bra, pulling it off from underneath my shirt. I also took the ponytail off my shirt and let the full length fall down to my thighs. Then I too, crawled up into the bed and under the sheets. He didn't turn the lights off, he just pulled the curtains closed on all sides of the bed. It left us completely in the dark. I giggled, "it's so dark in here I can't see a thing." He chuckled and scooted closer to me, "I like the dark." I smiled, of course he would. I felt his arm snake around my waist and pull me backwards into him. His body was chilly but it eventually heated up from two people being under the same sheets. He started to slowly sneak his hand up my shirt but I stopped him, "Not tonight. Tonight let's just be together like this." I turned around to face him and snuggled up into his chest, he breathed in deeply and wrapped his arms around me, "Okay."