The motion - into purse, card out and in hand - had been too quick for Connie to stop, but then Eric came tromping back and handed the card back to Nyra. He left a bag with the containers of food on the table, bowed, wished the ladies good night, and disappeared.
Connie looked to Nyra sheepishly. "Thank ya so much fer offerin', Nyra, but I'd already told Peter that dinner and dessert would be put on mah room tab."
She slid out of her seat and stood, folded her napkin onto the table. She turned to Nyra and held out her hand to assist the woman to stand. "Do you want to drive or take a taxi? Taxi'd probably be easier; we could leave the food in my room for the time being, unless you wanted to take it home with you for leftovers on our way ta the Gardens."
Second Dates are always interesting
Driving to the hotel made her palms damp. Surely at her age a date should not make her this nervous. But this one did. She had changed outfits at least a dozen times. Finally deciding on a warm tan peasant blouse with a bronze skirt that had embroidered swirls along the hemline. She found her nice pair of cream ballet slippers, nice meaning there were no obvious paint stains on them. A touch of makeup, minor light bronze eyeshadow and butterfly dust across her cheeks, and she was as ready as she could get. Wishing for lipstick she put on her Sun Dog Hemp Lip Balm before dropping it back into its cubby in her car's console.
The lights were on in the parking garage of the hotel, beckoning her to get out of the car. Picking up her crochet hemp purse (in a natural tone of dark cream) she got out of the car. She got two steps away before she remembered her keys were still in the ignition. Returning to the car she grabbed her keys, locked the car and dropped the keychain into her handbag.
"Dont be nervous. Dont be nervous. Dont be nervous." she chanted quietly to herself. "Its just your new neighbor, nothing more than a friendly neighbor offering you dinner when you provided it last night. Thats all. No other intentions at all. You just thought she was hitting on you last night, it was all in your head. Just go in and have a nice friendly dinner." Her littany lasted until the front door of the lobby.
A bellman in uniform opened the door for her and she stepped into the lush hotel.
Connie
19 years ago
Nyra
19 years ago
"You sneaky thing!" Waggling her finger at Connie "You mean to tell me that oaf Peter did something right?! I am shocked and amazed!"
Slinging her purse over her head and shoulder and picking up the doggie bag "Why dont you let me drive us there? I think the veggies will be fine in the car. No dairy means no risk of salmonella!" Laughing and grabbing up Connies' hand she stood up. The ladies walked out of the restaurant and hotel to the parking garage nearby.
"Oh my, I hadn't realized how dark it had gotten."
Slinging her purse over her head and shoulder and picking up the doggie bag "Why dont you let me drive us there? I think the veggies will be fine in the car. No dairy means no risk of salmonella!" Laughing and grabbing up Connies' hand she stood up. The ladies walked out of the restaurant and hotel to the parking garage nearby.
"Oh my, I hadn't realized how dark it had gotten."
Connie
19 years ago
Giggling, Connie nudged Nyra playfully. "Happens when the sun goes down, dear."
The women got into the car and drove in mostly silence the few blocks to Vesper Gardens.
(( Connie and Nyra out, continued in Moonlight Stroll ))
The women got into the car and drove in mostly silence the few blocks to Vesper Gardens.
(( Connie and Nyra out, continued in Moonlight Stroll ))