49.Surprise

When I asked Forty-nine what his weekend plans were, he informed me that he would be in Oakland working on his rally car.  I wished him luck on the car and left it at that; while I would have loved to have seen him, I didn't want to get in the way of his plans - as much as I think the world revolves around me, I pride myself on not being clingy and people being able to do their own things.  So the next afternoon when Forty-nine walked into the salon unannounced and said hi, my face turned red and my heart skipped a bunch of beats.

He definitely wowed the girls at work because in the few minutes that he and I were outside, the salon was swirling with "is that him; did she know he was coming; he's cuuuuute" and other such comments, along with them staring at us from the window.  Forty-nine gave up on the car for the day, came back inside with me, and chatted with people until I was finished an hour or so later.  Sadly I had dinner plans with Rob and his family who were visiting from Australia, so Forty-nine drove me home and said he'd see me in two weeks.  At dinner Rob told me that I could have stood him up for dinner; I appreciated that and knew that Rob would have understood if I had done so, but I also pride myself in not ditching friends for boys.  As a lifelong single person my friendships are important to me, and I never want to take them for granted.  Plus, I adore Rob's parents.

The next morning I messaged Forty-nine that if he needed someone to ride shotgun on his 3-hour round trip of taking his car to a mechanic that I was available.  He said thanks but that he and his buddy were getting ready to take off.  An hour later as I was heading to my friend's BBQ, Forty-nine told me that  he changed his mind about taking the car and asked if I was free to do something.  He met me at my friend's place and we were social for a couple of hours over corn hole and food before he and I headed to the park so he could finally experience the roller skating scene that I love so much.  

Conclusion: He may sound too good to be true, but people at work and at the BBQ can confirm that this guy really does exist.