Leo

“Come on Leo, you still haven’t told me what you were in such a bad mood for. You haven’t said more than two words today. I swear you are having your time of the month or something. You're so damn moody. Do we need to get your ass laid?”

I wanted to say something to him, but it wasn’t going to help. He wasn’t going to understand because he already had the woman that made him smile. I don’t know why I was still thinking about that girl from the club last night, but when she left, I felt like I had lost something that was very dear to me. I didn’t know her, but it felt like we were supposed to meet and I had fucked it up with a stupid girl that I had invited.

Sandra had taken the bait with Grey as I knew that she would and when it came down to it, Celia was gone. I had hoped that I would find her, but there was no such luck. She was not in the bathroom and when I checked outside she was nowhere around. Why did I feel like I had really lost something when I didn’t even know the girl? Was this how Grey had felt when he had met Cameron? Was there this instant connection that I didn’t understand? Was this love at first sight that I heard so much about?

“I am not moody; I just wished that things would have worked out differently.”

“I kept Sandra busy like you asked. You were right about her by the way. She was boring as hell. She agreed with everything that I said. You really know how to pick them.”

He was giving me shit, but I wasn’t trying to hear it.

“All I was thinking about was how fricking hot she was. She did have a nice little body on her. I was right about that.”

“Yeah, but she had no damn personality. She is the type of girl you take home and get to it fast so she doesn’t talk much. She did have some nice knockers on her, but that was about all she had going for her.”

I agreed, but I still wasn’t ready to let it go. I had wasted my time on her and possibly lost something that could have really been something of value.

“I know now. I never should have invited her, but it is good to have a sure thing signed up. You guys were still talking when I left. How did you get rid of her?”

“I ended up showing her pictures of Cameron and the baby. She threw her drink in my face and told me that I was a pig. I think she thought that I wanted a threesome with her and Cameron. It was kind of hilarious and she was drinking white wine, so it could have been worse. Though I will tell you Cameron might be a little pissed off at you because she thinks you took me out and got me drunk.”

“I am not worried about Cameron.”

He chuckled. “No, I guess not. So why the hell are you so sour about it? I got you off of the hook and took alcohol to the face for you.”

“Yeah, but the whole point was because I was talking to this real hot chick with a fiery disposition. Everything was going great till you showed up and she must have overheard us. The next thing I know when you were taking that chick to the bar, Celia was gone. There was just something about her and she smelled so damn good.”

“Now it is starting to make sense. I was wondering what the hell had gotten into you. You must be talking about that fine ass blonde I saw you talking to when I first got there. She was down to fuck for sure. You could see it in those smoky eyes. Sorry man.”

“Me too. There was something about her and I think I really messed up. I don’t want to think about it.”

“You can’t find her?”

I shrugged. “I talked to one of her co-workers that she was there with and I found out where she works, but depending on what all she heard, I have a feeling that maybe I won’t get another chance with her. She doesn’t seem the type to deal with antics and I was showing out last night. I usually don’t care, but fuck she had me hard with one look.

“But this one made you care?”

I nodded my head. “I don’t know why, but yeah, I care what she thinks of me. I don’t know why, but I can’t get her off of mind. It’s messed up, huh?”

“No Leo. This is what you have been waiting for and you don’t even realize it. That was how I felt about Cameron. It was almost instant. I don’t know why, but there was something about her and I had to track her down, twice. You know that it was a pain in the ass. Hell, you were there, but I don’t regret a minute of it and now, I don’t know how my life would be any different without her.”

I remembered well Grey tracking her down. I hadn’t thought it would work out as it did, but the reminder must have been what I needed because I started to brighten up a little bit. It was exactly what I wanted to hear and it came right on time. I was just going to have to find her. It wouldn’t be that hard. I just had to go see her. I wasn’t as convinced that it would work out as well, but I had to try. If not, I was just going to wonder what could have happened and what could have been. That was not doing me any good and I didn’t want to wait as long as Grey did. He was a rich and powerful lawyer. I was a driver. I made good money, but it was a far cry from what he had going for him. It was time to take a chance and see what happened. I just had to figure out my angle first. I may only have one chance, so I had to make sure that I did it right.

***

I dropped Grey off at the courthouse for round 2 of his day and since I didn’t have any errands to run for him and I still hadn’t had lunch, I got up the nerve to go down to the restaurant that Celia worked at. It was a classy place, one that I would normally take Grey to and I sat outside in the parking lot for some time. I had brought some flowers with me and this was where my experience ended. I didn’t know what to do. I was sure that I was going to make a damn fool of myself. What if she didn’t remember me?

I shook off those feelings, wondering why the hell I was feeling like this. I knew that there was nothing that could be done about it. I didn’t ever feel this way. This damn girl was already messing with my head.

Getting out of the car, I made my way to the door and took a deep breath. I was dressed to impress and she was already into me. I had to do a little self-talk to get myself feeling better and it was starting to work. She was a woman and Grey had taught me a lot about them. I knew what I had to do. I was going to sweep her off her feet and she wasn’t going to know what hit her.

I walked in and stopped in my tracks. Celia was the first one that I saw and our eyes met instantly. There was a moment that she stopped and her eyes went to the flowers. Yeah, she remembered me alright. All of that worry was for nothing. I had still had it.

The hostess moved in front of me into my line of sight.

“Good afternoon Sir, can I help you. One?”

I nodded my head and pointed to Celia. “I would like her as my waitress.”

The hostess looked back at Celia and I don’t know what happened between them, but Celia walked away and the hostess named Carol told me that her station was full.

“I don’t mind waiting.”

She started to say something to me, but I took a seat on the bench at the door. I wasn’t going to go away that easily and instead of taking anything available, I waited for almost fifteen minutes until I was finally seated. I don’t know if she thought I was leaving or not, but she wasn’t going to get rid of me like that. All of the self-doubt was gone and I knew that I wasn’t going to leave out of here without a date planned and a phone number in my pocket. I was going to make this work one way or another. I had until almost five until I had to get Grey, so I had all of the time in the world to make her see things my way.