Oops

Part 2

The day was approaching quicker and quicker. William dreaded his agreeing to go out to coffee with Gabe. A complete stranger. “What if he’s some psycho murderer?” William wondered aloud to his roommate as he paced back and forth before the “date” as Adam kept calling it. “William you’re paranoid” Adam kept saying. Finally after about an hour of pacing, sitting down for five seconds when Adam would make him, then pacing again, the clock struck 2:25 and it was time to head to the Starbucks down the road. It only took two minutes to walk there, but when William arrived, he saw an anxious looking Gabe already sitting there. “Here goes nothing” he thought as he pushed through the door. Even though he wouldn’t admit to it, William had been pretty excited for their date. They had been texting since they met a week and a half before and he quickly learned they had little in common, but yet their opposing personalities seemed to mesh well. “Maybe they’re not wrong when they say opposites attract” William thought as Gabe ran over and pulled him into a giant hug. “William, hey! It’s great to see you!” he said (a bit louder than he meant to, damn nerves).

Conversation was…awkward, but not bad. They both had a great time and ended up staying three hours verses one which was the original plan. Gabe was the one that mentioned that it was probably time to go, cue the anxiety for William. “Did I say something wrong?” he thought as they walked out of the coffee shop. “Do you live nearby?” Gabe asked. “Yeah, right down the street” William answered. “Cool. Mind if I walk you?” Mind? I’d love it, William thought as he nodded and smiled. The conversation continued to flow as they walked,  smiles all around. It only took about two minutes to reach William’s apartment, and by that time they were in the middle of a heated discussion over cats vs. dogs. “Well, this is it…” William mumbled as they reached his door. “Yeah…” Gabe sighed. Neither of them made a move though. “Well I had a lot of fun today” Gabe said with a nervous smile, hoping William would feel the same way about their day together. “You know what, I did too” William said with a smile as well. “Well I best be off” Gabe said with a sad look in his eye as he started to turn away, but stopped himself. “So, um, are you a “kiss on the first date” kind of guy or what?” he asked with a fake confidence. “Not usually, no” William answered awkwardly, “But I can be” he said with a smirk. Gabe laughed and pulled William in for a kiss. It was quick and awkward, but they both felt high after it. “Well, I’ll um, I’ll text you” William said after a few seconds. “Yeah, great!” Gabe replied as he walked from William’s apartment. And for the first time in a long time, William’s smile was genuine.