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“Soul!!” My best friend’s voice echoed through the hall, “Come on already, I’m sure you look fine!”
I huffed through my nose and looked over myself one last time, for the 50th time, in the last hour. I wiped under my eyes, ruffled my fresh blowout at the scalp, and ran my hands down my torso as I somewhat admired myself in the mirror. I had decided that I was ready to try dating again after about 2, almost 3 years so my best friend, Yazmin, decided it was time for her to orchestrate a blind date for me.
I was a ball of nerves and my stomach was tossing. I wasn’t sure if i was actually ready for this yet but I owed it to myself to find out. I haven’t been on a date in forever.
Just as I was about to leave the bathroom, I spotted the dark wine red lipstick that I had debated wearing. We stared at each other for a while.Is it too much?I grabbed it anyways & applied it to my full lips & I had to admit; I looked good.
I drew one last deep breath, placed my hand on the golden doorknob and stepped out of my bathroom.
I could hear yazmin squeal instantly, “You look so good OMG, I amsoexcited for you!” she comes closer to me, grabbing both my hands in excitement.
I smiled at her, shaking my head ”Pleaseshut up, I’m already nervous enough..” I groaned, attempting to fill my lungs with more fresh air
A small figure slowly slipped into our peripheral, “Look saige, doesn’t mommy look pretty??” Yazmin kneels down to my 4 year old daughter’s level and they smile briefly at each other before looking back to me.
Saige has her long, curly dark brown hair that I freshly braided into pig tails & is all dressed & ready for bed in her starry covered pjs, holding her favorite brown bear stuffie that she’s so cleverly named “Bear-Bear (Jr.)“. Don’t ask where the Jr. comes from, Ive already tried.
She looks at me in awe with her big brown eyes, “You look beary pretty momma.” She raises her stuffed bear at me and hides behind a shy smile.
“Well, thank you beary much hunny.” I smile as I lean down to give her a big hug & a kiss on the forehead, “Now, you know where you’re going right?”
“Yes, me & bear-bear are going to tete’s... for a sleepover!” She seemed excited which made me feel more at ease.
Yazmin had insisted on having Saige spend the night at her house so I could “get laid” but I highly doubted that would happen. Although, it had been a while and I had to admit that I was beginning to feel a bit needy.
“Everything is gonna be fine, I have it all under control. Go have fun, you don’t wanna be late!”
I stand back up, “So I really don’t get any actual details on this guy?”
Yaz rolls her eyes playfully, “All you need to know is he’s cute, makes good money, he doesn’t care about kids, and that he’ll be at table 6 with a purple flower waiting for you.” She sets her hands on my shoulders out of love and encouragement, “The point of a blind date is for you to go in there with no expectations and have a good time.. ” She releases my shoulders and guides me towards the foyer. “Nowgobefore I get violent!”
She squints her eyes at me & I squint mine back, “Alright-alright, I’m going. Wish me luck and check my location like every 30 minutes because I swear if I-”
“Tell mommy ‘See you later’ & ‘Have a good time’!!” I’m cut off immediately & practically thrown out the door
I give Saige a wave & a airborne kiss which she catches softly, then I grab my purse, and make my way to the elevator to get to my date. I hope he’s cute & I hope I manage to have a good time. Ugh, I miss my girls already & I wish we could just be having a movie night and eating alfredo right now, which is what I suggested many times, to no prevail. I just really hope this goes well...
