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Okay, I'll just get right into it, that way Laur can read and get to bed. ^_^ (Am also largely adapting this from the e-mail I'm writing Meg..saves time this way, it's not that I don't care enough to write entirely seperate things for her and this blog. ^_^)
After that last post...sat around, anxiously...tried to get my hair to behave, primped a bit and prepped...(not that this entailed that much...*laugh*) Had dressed pretty normal today, having been counting on seeing him tonight. (And this wouldn't be a good time to try to be weirding him out, y'know? *g*)
So, 8 o'clock hit. Nothing. (Oh yeah - didn't mention it earlier, he'd said he'd call me again before he picked me up.)
8.15. Nothing.
8.20. Dad asks why I'm still home. "I don't know~~!"
8.21, I hear Dad making a call. "WHAT THE $^#)&*% IS HE *DOING*?!?!?!"
8.30. Phone rings. I come pounding downstairs, heart pounding. ...it was for my brother.
8.31. Am back in my room. Praying he didn't get into an accident or something. (I was actually very terribly worried...sad, possibly, but...*shrug* I really *was* worried..)
8.39. Phone rings. It's Kevin. "Hi, I'm on my way. But I'm calling illegally, so I've gotta go, I'll see you in a minute." (I find this hopelessly sweet - he's risking getting arrested by talking on his cell phone while driving, for my sake. ^_^ ..yes, this *IS* sad, but I don't care. *laugh*)
He picked me up a few minutes later, and apologised profusely... (he'd left a little late, having gotten to Jess's late.)
So, we went down to Jitter's, got stuff to drink...hee, their strawberry-cream milkshakes are very very good. ^_^ (It's so funny, tho, really...neither of us drink coffee at *all*, are both terribly determined to *never* become coffee addicts..and here we are, getting together at a coffee chop. *g*) Sat down at a nice little table, and played checkers.
*laugh*
..If you've not been there, Jitters has these great hand-painted tables with checkerboards on them, it's great fun.
I warned him in advance, that he was going up against a *master* checker-player. (No joke - there's very few people who can beat me; my dad trained my siblings and I well in the game. ~_^ Daf's come terribly close to beating me, and Dad can *sometimes*...but that's about it.)
At first, I was in a bit of trouble, but I soon pulled ahead, and won. *eg*
He immediately announced he was gonna try again..but first switched pieces with me. *laugh* (Yes, I found this hopelessly cute, too. *blush*)
And again, I was in a bit of a spot a few times early on..but I pulled a triple jump on him, some double-jumps...And won. (See, that's the thing, and he knows and admits this - he sees the single jumps, but doesn't catch the doubles. Or triples. ^_^)
...but it was nice...cos I could just sit there and watch his face while he pondered the next move...(and he *did* remind me terribly of Larry once or twice..*wry grin*..I know, not right, but he *did*..)...*happy sigh*...(and he watched me, too...~_^)
After he lost the second time, we just sat and talked about stuff... ...and I apologised for Calypso asking him about me the other day, he said it was alright.. ..I don't know, talked about lotsa different things...talked about Calypso-K, how she's gonna be after him next year, I gave him a few more suggestions...told him (and I think he's the first one I've told this to) that I'm a little worried about being at college with Calypso next year..cos if he and Daf don't end up trying to stay together (they don't know yet if tyhey are or not)...I'm terribly afraid it's *me* he's gonna go after. Still can't completely shake the memory of all those times he stalked me back then.. And like I told Kevin, I like the guy well enough, sorta, but..I'd never like him that way.
And we talked about the joys of getting lost while driving/biking...I told him about this terribly cool run-down shack we once found out in the woods in Perry, he said it sounded really cool, now *he* wanted to go see it..I told him I remember which woods it's in, if he ever wants to go try to find it...~_^
Etc., etc., etc.
And we stayed 'til the guy cleaning up asked if we could wrap things up, cos they were kinda closing. ^_^
So, got home about 10.30, thanked him for taking me, he said sure, he'd had fun...

...so...no, no goodbye kiss or anything, but...it was some nice quality time. ^_^
Also, this sets up a precedent. Thus, I won't feel so awkward or nervous about setting up something like this again. ^_^
So it's all good.
*happy sigh*
...now, if I can ust convince certain family members that no, it wasn't a date, no, we're not going out, no, he didn't kiss me, etc., etc., etc... o_O;;

*Ananda Daydream * 10:53 PM * *

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