Summer Party

Messy Eater

Food is almost ready, so I go to the kitchen to help make some salads. I've always loved cooking, especially for large groups! After I'm done mixing everything, I go outside to the table and help serve the salad.

Right when I'm about to leave & go eat with Gina, one more person comes up to the salad bar. "Here let me help you" I say, returning to the table, but when I look up - it's Lucas! "Ah, it's OK, I can do it myself" he says with a surprising accent. "Yeah, of course. Um, where are you from? I noticed your accent..." I ask.

"Well, I was born in Maryland, but my mom is from Europe and my dad from the Middle East. By the way, I love your dress - light blue is my favorite color. My name is Lucas. What's yours?"

Me and Lucas keep talking for a minute and then he invites me to sit down and eat with him. I meet his brothers too, Marcus & Darius, but soon it's just me and him talking.

I find out he's a dancer along with his twin, and that he likes playing b-ball and swimming. We get to know each other better over lunch, and of course I had to do something to absolutely embarrass myself!

What happened was that I was laughing, talking like a normal person, enjoying my burger & Lucas' company, when all of a sudden he gets out of his seat and reaches his hand to my mouth, literally wiping it! I was so shocked, I pulled back and gave him probably the ugliest look he's ever seen.

"Hey, it's fine, you just had BBQ sauce on your face from the burger. Haha, yeah, I probably should have said something before just wiping my hand on your face 😂" he said laughing. But I was mortified! I can't even eat like a lady, ugghh. My mom would be so disappointed if she knew.

Still, I hope I didn't leave a bad impression. I really want Lucas to like me...