And then there was one
With Giggles out for the weekend, I (foolishly?) decided to give TheSister'sFriend one final chance to redeem herself. We got together at her place and decided to stay in and watch a movie; I took this to be a good sign and opportunity.
I tried to keep things pretty low key for the first portion of the evening in an effort to make her comfortable. While we were watching the movie, I had my arm around her, held her hand, flirted here and there and just kept things light and playful. By the end of the movie, it was time to really test the waters.
She was standing in the kitchen, by the sink, when I made my way over to her. I placed my hands on her hips with a gentle, but firm, touch and turned her around to face me. I pulled her in close to me and kissed her, softly. I moved one hand to the small of her back and raised the other to her face, delicately brushing it across her cheek and continuing on until I was cradling the back of her head. Her lips parted and I could feel the tip of her tongue cross the plane of my lips. I continued to kiss her for a few more seconds and just as things started to heat up, she stopped.
"I…I still can't do this," she protested. "I can't help it, I get really nervous around you and…and…I just can't…"
What, are we 12 again? For the love of all things holy! We're only kissing here, no "light petting," as they used to call it; hell, these aren't even gateway sexual actions. Well, my questions for the night have certainly been answered, now I just have to figure out the best way to get out of here as quickly as possible. "I'm sorry to hear that, is there anything I can do to put you at ease?"
"No, I'm sorry, I don't know what my problem is, I'm just too nervous to do this right now. But, I don't want you to think your making me nervous is a bad thing."
Actually, it's a very bad thing because it means now we're wasting two people's time. Seriously, I'm flattered and all, but I don't have any desire to relive junior high at the moment. "That’s ok," I say, "I don't want to make you do anything that's going to make you uncomfortable. Why don't we call it a night and we'll get together again next week?"
She pleaded, "I really don't want you to go just yet, why don't you stick around for a while?"
"No, I think it would better if I left. I had a good time tonight, I'll talk to you soon."
And, with that, I ended the night and any future with TheSister'sFriend.
