Build. Destroy. Recreate.
Three
I pulled up my rental car up to the restaurant Danny suggested me to take Courtney out to. I was pretty damn nervous about how dinner was going to go. I just met her this morning, but I feel this magnetic attraction to her. I can't stop thinking about her and how beautiful her eyes were behind her glasses; the blast of brown around her pupil that laid on top of a green background. Her beautiful hair that cascaded in soft waves. And I could not get over how stunning her dress was.
"Hello, do you have a reservation," the host asked as I escorted Courtney up to his podium inside.
"Gaskarth for two," I told him.
"If you would please follow me, we have your table ready," the host grabbed two menus and led Courtney and I further into the restaurant. He stopped at an isolated table in the back of the restaurant and placed the menus in front of two chairs on opposite sides of the table and left us silverware before taking his leave to man his podium once again.
"This is lovely, Alex. You didn't have to bring someplace so fancy," Courtney commented as I helped her sit in her chair before I sat down in my own.
"I felt that such a lovely girl such as yourself deserved to be treated extra special after being knocked down by someone like me," I smiled at her as I opened my menu.
"Hello I am Sebastian and I will be your server for the evening," our waiter came up to our table, "Can I start you off with something to drink?"
"I'll have some Jameson on the rocks," I ordered for myself.
"I'll have a water," Courtney ordered for herself.
"I'll be right back with your drink," Sebastian walked off.
"So you don't mind if I ask how old you are," I asked Courtney as I peeked over my menu, "I'm curious about you."
"I'm twenty," she replied, "I'll be twenty-one in January. How about you?"
"I'm twenty-five and I turn twenty-six about a week before Christmas," I replied. I was nearly six years older than her. But age is but a number, and I was drawn to how Courtney carried herself. She seemed so mature and centered, like she knew what she wanted out of life and we pushing in that direction.
"So what's keeping you here in Michigan, let alone near my school's campus," Courtney asked as she closed up her menu.
"Well Danny, the band's guitar tech wanted to visit family and we also caught word that one of our crew members had family that was really sick and they needed to go be with them. So we dropped off the tour we were on and are staying here with our bus parked outside a hotel just outside Detroit. I heard that there was a nice college campus near by and I decided to visit it. That's how I bumped into you, literally," I explained to her, "How about you? What are you studying here?"
"I'm majoring in Secondary History Education with a minor in French education. I might change it to a double major in French Education because of all the French I've learned in my life," she replied.
"Here are your dirnks," Sebastian butted in a little as he sat down our drinks, "Now what can I get you two tonight?"
"I'll have the steak with fries and steamed veggies," I told him as I handed him my menu.
"I'll have the chicken fettuccine alfredo," Courtney told Sebastian as she hand him her menu.
"I'll bring your food as soon as it's ready," Sebastian replied before leaving us alone again.
"I had a really great time, Alex," Courtney commented as I walked up to the door to her dorm hall.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it," I replied, "Maybe I could see you again while I'm still in town."
"I'd like that," she replied, "Maybe can do lunch and you could help me study a little."
"I wouldn't mind doing that," I told her before leaning down to kiss her cheek, "Have a good night, Courtney."
"Goodnight Alex," she replied, "I'll call you tomorrow to figure out when we can do lunch."
"I look forward to your call," I replied before she walked inside into the safety of her dorm hall.
I drove back to the bus and hotel and went up to my room I shared with my best friend, Jack. I loosened my tie as I walked in and got it off before removing my sneakers. He was eyeing me the entire time.
"So how was it," he asked.
"It was nice Jack. She was really sweet and the food at the restaurant was delicious," I replied as I took my shirt off.
"Are you going to see her again," he asked.
"You've become quite the gossip tonight, Jack," I noticed, "She wants to go out for lunch with me and I agreed to help her study too."
"Sounds like she wants to study your anatomy," Jack teased.
"It's not like that," I told him, "What I feel for her is so hard to describe. I just met her and I feel so drawn to her. Like I want to ask her if she'd consider not taking classes in the winter to run away with me. I would pay off her loans to let her be free if she wants."
"Dude, I think you are an example of love at first sight," Jack joked, "You are the Romeo and she's Juliet. Only this time you two aren't in feuding families and about to commit a double suicide."
"You have darken my mood, Jack," I smirked and shoved him jokingly.
"That's what I'm here for," he smiled, "You have to let me meet her sometime before you decide to ask her to tag along with us."
"Hello, do you have a reservation," the host asked as I escorted Courtney up to his podium inside.
"Gaskarth for two," I told him.
"If you would please follow me, we have your table ready," the host grabbed two menus and led Courtney and I further into the restaurant. He stopped at an isolated table in the back of the restaurant and placed the menus in front of two chairs on opposite sides of the table and left us silverware before taking his leave to man his podium once again.
"This is lovely, Alex. You didn't have to bring someplace so fancy," Courtney commented as I helped her sit in her chair before I sat down in my own.
"I felt that such a lovely girl such as yourself deserved to be treated extra special after being knocked down by someone like me," I smiled at her as I opened my menu.
"Hello I am Sebastian and I will be your server for the evening," our waiter came up to our table, "Can I start you off with something to drink?"
"I'll have some Jameson on the rocks," I ordered for myself.
"I'll have a water," Courtney ordered for herself.
"I'll be right back with your drink," Sebastian walked off.
"So you don't mind if I ask how old you are," I asked Courtney as I peeked over my menu, "I'm curious about you."
"I'm twenty," she replied, "I'll be twenty-one in January. How about you?"
"I'm twenty-five and I turn twenty-six about a week before Christmas," I replied. I was nearly six years older than her. But age is but a number, and I was drawn to how Courtney carried herself. She seemed so mature and centered, like she knew what she wanted out of life and we pushing in that direction.
"So what's keeping you here in Michigan, let alone near my school's campus," Courtney asked as she closed up her menu.
"Well Danny, the band's guitar tech wanted to visit family and we also caught word that one of our crew members had family that was really sick and they needed to go be with them. So we dropped off the tour we were on and are staying here with our bus parked outside a hotel just outside Detroit. I heard that there was a nice college campus near by and I decided to visit it. That's how I bumped into you, literally," I explained to her, "How about you? What are you studying here?"
"I'm majoring in Secondary History Education with a minor in French education. I might change it to a double major in French Education because of all the French I've learned in my life," she replied.
"Here are your dirnks," Sebastian butted in a little as he sat down our drinks, "Now what can I get you two tonight?"
"I'll have the steak with fries and steamed veggies," I told him as I handed him my menu.
"I'll have the chicken fettuccine alfredo," Courtney told Sebastian as she hand him her menu.
"I'll bring your food as soon as it's ready," Sebastian replied before leaving us alone again.
"I had a really great time, Alex," Courtney commented as I walked up to the door to her dorm hall.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it," I replied, "Maybe I could see you again while I'm still in town."
"I'd like that," she replied, "Maybe can do lunch and you could help me study a little."
"I wouldn't mind doing that," I told her before leaning down to kiss her cheek, "Have a good night, Courtney."
"Goodnight Alex," she replied, "I'll call you tomorrow to figure out when we can do lunch."
"I look forward to your call," I replied before she walked inside into the safety of her dorm hall.
I drove back to the bus and hotel and went up to my room I shared with my best friend, Jack. I loosened my tie as I walked in and got it off before removing my sneakers. He was eyeing me the entire time.
"So how was it," he asked.
"It was nice Jack. She was really sweet and the food at the restaurant was delicious," I replied as I took my shirt off.
"Are you going to see her again," he asked.
"You've become quite the gossip tonight, Jack," I noticed, "She wants to go out for lunch with me and I agreed to help her study too."
"Sounds like she wants to study your anatomy," Jack teased.
"It's not like that," I told him, "What I feel for her is so hard to describe. I just met her and I feel so drawn to her. Like I want to ask her if she'd consider not taking classes in the winter to run away with me. I would pay off her loans to let her be free if she wants."
"Dude, I think you are an example of love at first sight," Jack joked, "You are the Romeo and she's Juliet. Only this time you two aren't in feuding families and about to commit a double suicide."
"You have darken my mood, Jack," I smirked and shoved him jokingly.
"That's what I'm here for," he smiled, "You have to let me meet her sometime before you decide to ask her to tag along with us."
10/18/13