Thenextmorning,I wake up way too early and try hard to take my time getting ready. But here I sit at the kitchen table, two hours before I need to leave.
"I’m home. Oh, wait…" Kelly stops in her tracks and looks around. "Did you clean?"
"Yeah. I woke up way to early. You had to work, and I needed something to do. I still need something to do."
"Really excited, huh?" Kelly pads over to fridge and grabs herself a soda.
"Excited? Yeah, I suppose I am. After our first date going so well, I can only imagine our second will be better."
"I sure hope so." She throws me a wink and wiggles her shoulders at me.
"No, Kelly. That's not happening."
"Oh, come on. You need to get laid."
"I don't need to get anything."
She gives me a knowing look. It’s been months, but has felt like an eternity.
"Okay, yeah. Maybe I do, but is it really a good idea to do it so soon?"
"There are no rules. At least if he's bad in bed, you won't have wasted a bunch of time getting to know him, just for him to not perform well."
I put my head in my hands and let out a groan before looking at her again.
"As much as I don't want to agree, that does make sense."
"I know." She smiles as she perks up onto her toes.
I look down at my phone, one and a half hours left. Maybe I'll run an errand before meeting him. I have been meaning to get a new lipstick and color corrector.
"I'm going to go to Ulta before I meet up with Night. You need anything?"
"Oh yes, can you get me a jar of that moisturizer you use?"
"The aqua bomb?"
"Yes, it's so good."
I look at her, puzzled.
"What? I tried yours a few times."
"Kelly."
"You can steal out of mine, chill. It is really good though. My face is so smooth."
"It is amazing. Yes, I'll grab you a jar." I stand and sling my mini backpack over one shoulder.
"Thanks sweets." Kelly plops onto the couch then grabs the remote.
"Have fun."
"I plan on it."
I slide my feet into my boots and zip them up. I take a deep breath, then head out to my Jeep.
After spending way too much money and losing track of time, I am five minutes late to the date. That shouldn't be a huge deal. As I am pulling into the parking lot, I see Night waiting in front of the building, looking down at his phone. He doesn't notice me until I am right in front of him.