Here We Go Again.

Date

  I get up to my alarm going on. I groan turning it off. I fell asleep at 7:30, and now it's 12:30 so I can get ready for my date with Sam and be awake. I rub my eyes grabbing my phone looking through notifications then going through my media. I had a snap from Sam. I open it. He was laying in bed hair messy covering half his face one eye open. He wrote "ready for our date😁" I smile. I turn my phone off looking at the wall. I smile again and get out of bed. I go to the washroom undressing and getting into the shower.

I am going on a date with Sam. Weird. Will it be awkward? We've been friends for a bit so I don't know. When I got out of the shower I brushed my teeth then went to my closet putting on some underwear and a bra. I sit at my desk. I fix my eyebrows a bit then I put on some mascara and highlighter to keep it natural. Yeah kinda surprising I have makeup. More than just eyebrow shit, I then blow dry my hair that takes like 10 minutes cause I barely got any. After that I go to my closet looking for something to wear. I don't wanna try too hard cause he'll know obviously. So I grab my red loose overalls and a plain white t-shirt. I put it on looking at myself. Good enough. I kept my hair down and wavy, aka natural geez. By the time I was done it was like 2:00. I grab my phone heading downstairs. I go into the kitchen and grab myself a granola bar.

When I sit down realization hits me... and this is like a date, date. This isn't a friendly ya know hang out. We're going on a date. Like ya before I was like "ooh I'm going on a date with Sam will it be awkward?" Now I'm like BITCH!! I'm going on a date with Sam!! We're both awkward people. Oh geez. I was getting nervous. We were hanging out not just as friends, as dates. My hands are eating clammy. That's not fun. We're going to fricken Manhattan together. I know it's like a literally 20 minutes drive but like... what are we gonna kiss? Will he even wanna kiss me? Yeah I have a crush on him I wanna kiss him, he's said he has a crush on me so... JESUS. Chill Jo you can't freak out now. It's Sam. It won't be awkward unless you make it yourself. Awkward is a state of mind right? Exactly. Chill.
I'm going insane, I'm talking to myself. Not even talking this is me just thinking about how awkward this will be. I groan and my phone rings also.
"What" I answer in a distressed tone.
"Wow, Hey" Sam laughs. Shit.
"Sorry, just thinking..." I said.
"Hopefully not about our date like that" he lets out another laugh.
"No, anyways. What's up?" I asked.
"Nothing, I was making sure you were awake" he laughed. "Never know."
"Well I am, have been for 2 and a half hours" I said.
"Wonderful" He says.
"Cool" I reply.
  "K, I'm hanging up I need to shower" he says.
  "You do that Bye" I said hanging up right away. Ugh!! It's gonna be fun Jo, chill the fuck out.

~

  "Ok, I'm gonna be honest" I said to Sam as we were sitting at a cafe drinking these awesome ass coffees.
  "You hate this?" He asked.
  "No" I laugh. "Do you?"
  "No, sorry go one" he chuckles.
  "I thought this was gonna be super awkward" I admit.
  "Why, we've known each other for how long now" he said.
  "Cause, we're on a date. Not as friends" I say. "And we're awkward people."
  "We are, But not when we're talking to each other and awkward's a state of mind" he says.
  "Yeah believe me I know" I laugh.
  "But it's just me," he shrugs.
  "Hey you should be flattered I was nervous, that's rare," I tell him he grins.
  "I am" he states.
  "Whatever" I said.
  "You should get a tattoo, that says whatever cause it's your thing" he said.
  "Maybe I will" I grin. "Then you can get a matching one but not with whatever, with asshole" I tell him.
  "I've contemplated that actually" he nods.
  "I think it'll look great just in the middle of your chest."
He laughs.
  "Yeah probably," he says.
  "So, where do you wanna go next?" I asked.
  "Hey, you're my tour guide here" he says.
  "Right" I nod. "I don't know."
  "That sucks" he laughs. "Well walk around and see what's happens from there good?" He asks. "Then we'll get food."
  "Great idea, lets go" I say.
  "Now?" He asked I nodded. "Ok" we both stand I grab my bag and coffee and we leave the cafe out into the busy city of New York, Manhattan. The sound of cars and horns beeping and people everywhere.
  "So what's it like in LA, and New Jersey" I asked. "I've been to Santa Monica."
  "LA's busy not as busy as New York but it is, New Jersey isn't too far obviously, but honestly I prefer New York" he says.
  "Really?" I asked.
  "Yeah" he nods. "Why did you go to Santa Monica?" He asked.
  "My grandma lives there" I reply. We stop walking at the light.
  "Was your dad from there?" He asked.
  "Yeah, mom and dad" I nod. "They stayed here since they went to university at NYU."
  "Oh, so you're the only real New Yorker in your family wonderful" he grins.
  "Yeah, I am. Probably why I'm such a dick" I laugh he laughs to.
  "Bro ice cream" he points out.
  "Bro, Calm down" I laugh he was too excited.
  "Come on, can we go?" He asked.
  "Yeah let's go" I said he grabs my hand pulling me with him.