I go to check my Dm’s again and Sammy surprisingly messaged me back. I thought he was too famous for me and would ignore me but I guess he was interested.
"I would like to meet you." Sammy replied to me over text. I hesitate about whether I actually want to meet him or let him go. I haven’t been in a relationship in a long time because of what happened in my previous relationship. I put my guard up and am really trying to let it down so I can be open to all opportunities. Me and sam have only been talking for a couple of weeks and i don’t know if we’ll actually turn into something. Maybe meeting Sam could be the start of something new.
"Sure. I can meet you anytime you’re comfortable with." I replied. Sam read the message and replied with "how about 6 at City Mall tonight. Maybe hangout than grab some dinner?"
"That’s perfect. See you then." I replied and then closed my laptop. I sigh and realize I have only three hours to get ready. I know that sounds like a lot of time but this is a date; something i haven’t been to in a long time! Honestly, I hate picking out a dress. I mean, me and Sam are sort of close and have Skyped, but seeing each other in person is going to be totally different. I just hope I don’t blow this.
I finally decide on a tight navy blue dress that showcases a bit of cleavage. I finalize the outfit with gold bracelets and small earrings then head out. As I get closer to City Mall, I start getting more nervous and sweating more. I turn up the cool air so I dont look like I just came out of a hot shower when I get there. When I arrived at the venue, I was a little lost. I’ve only been here twice and that was when i younger and could barely remember all the signs. I text Sam but he’s not answering me at all so I just walk around and look for him.
I walk down one of the walkways and search for Sam. Suddenly, someone shouts my name from behind me. I turn around and see Sam standing about 30 ft away from me. I wave and start walking towards him. I don’t know why but I’ve never been this nervous; my heart starts beating fast and I could feel my palms starting to sweat. What makes me even more nervous is how handsome he looked tonight. He was wearing khakis with a denim button up. Plus a white bow tie to go with it.
"Hey!" Sam says with the biggest smile and embraces his arms over me. It felt so good and I fit perfectly into his arms.
"Hey! Its so awesome to finally meet you." I say and stare into his bright brown eyes.
"Yes, I’ve been wanting to meet you for a long time…you know. In person." Sam says awkwardly "you look beautiful tonight by the way." Sam continues. I blush and grab his hand.
"Let’s go." I say and drag him along. Most of the night we spent walking around the mall. After we ate some Japanese food, we decided to go for a ride on the merry go around. I felt a little childish but who cares, the point of this date is to have fun. We walk over to the large Merry-go-round and pay our ticket in.
"I literally cannot sit on this." I say to Sam as I struggle onto the ‘horse’. He laughs and grabs me by the waist to hoist me onto the seat. My body tensed a little when he held my hips but I liked it. He was strong but gentle with me.
"Its okay. You know I’ll catch if you fall." Sam says and laughs. I swear his laugh is everything. The ride started to move and the lights started slowly flickering. Sam holds my waist as he stands beside me and watches me. I look at Sam and notice how I wasn’t nervous anymore. I guess throughout the day it all wore off. I did feel comfortable with him.
The ride started moving faster so I step my foot down and I lose my footing and fall right into Sam’s arms. He caught me and brought me back down to the floor. “You okay?” Sam says and stands me up. I look down stupidly and then say “yeah I’m fine.” I look back at his face and didn’t even notice how close our faces were to each other. His hands were around my waist as he pulled me even closer. I see Sam’s eyes close so I close mine too and lean in. His soft lips touched mine as we kissed on the Merry go around.
