UNCONDITIONAL

CHAPTER TEN

When Percy said we would be doing poetry and music,I didn't think she meant us literally getting on a stage and reciting poetry or singing but that is exactly what we did.

"Sorry to put you on the spot like that. I did not think of the possibility of you having stage fright"

"Do not apologise. It was nerve wrecking but fun. Keeping my eyes closed helped a lot.I enjoyed myself after the nervousness wore off. Thank you. Never thought I would get on a stage again"

It was really great reciting the Denice Froham -Dear Straight People while Percy sang Mary Lambert - I'd Be Your Wife. I never thought I do anything like this.

"Again?"

"Yeah I'm high school I was for in state during a talent show. Tried singing"

"How was it?"

"Emphasis on tried,I am a horrible singer. That's why I never got on a stage again."

"It was that bad?"

"You don't know the half of it. I have always been a very shy person and the talent show was me trying to break out of my shell but it just got me deeper into it."

We are currently seated having our dinner while listening to the band play. We have been here for about two hours now going on three,just getting to know each other. I have never really been on a real date and Percy finds that weird.

"I still find it strange that you have never been on a real date"

"Yeah... I guess it is because I made bad decisions when it came to the people I got involved with. Like the father of my 3 older children. We may when I was still in high school,got pregnant at seventeen and never realy went on a date till we had kids and obviously the kids went with us. The father of my youngest I never went out with him too before or after I had my daughter. My first real girlfriend we went on dates but not serious dates,maybe have lunch and a club once and my second girlfriend we went out to the movies once. So I have never really experienced something lke this"

"Oh okay........... I noticed you said real first girlfriend,why?"

"Before her I had been with a female but I was in my early teenage years and she was my bestfriend when we lived in Swaziland. We kissed and explored each other but never really had a relationship besides friendship. She was my first kiss. So I never really completely dated a female until her"

We continued with our meal and conversation till it was time for us to leave,an hour later. I am more of a listener than a talker but she made sure I talked mostly about me and for the first time ever I didn't feel akward talking about myself. I felt so secure,free and comfortable but there's still more she does not know about me.
I hope she won't hate me when the truth comes out.