Raj and Me

I was quite apprehensive about bringing a third to a date but Raj was adamant. He was coming along no matter what.

So Raj and I stolled along the river, knowing very well that we had time before meeting our date. We were both anxious about how the date would turn out as it has been quite a while since we last had a first date. We said to each other, if the guy has a problem with either one of us, then we shouldn't be fussed.

We met him at the lobby of Gallery hotel before deciding where to eat in Robertson Quay. We finally settled on Boomerang for dinner.

Raj noticed that the guy was a bit cross eyed. I tried to ignore that observation and tried to focus on his eyes... well, whichever one that I thought was looking directly at me...

Then Raj pointed out that there was something amiss.... It wasn't dead air nor the fact that the standard first-date topics seem to be forced. There was something weird about this one... something missing.

The dinner went smoothly and he seemed to be comfortable enough to pick on my side dish of french fries. After dinner, we moved to Epicurious for coffee and dessert. That was when Raj and I noticed that he was trying to broach on intimate topics. I obliged and went along with the teasing and innuendos. And yet I knew that there was something missing....

After cofee, we decided to go home and he offered to drive me home. We were just making light conversation until he said, "So, are you going to invite me to see your place?"

Raj practicaly jumped out of his skin. It took a while for me to say "err.. yeah sure..." while running through the current state of my apartment. Bed neat? Check. House clean? Check, Beauty products tucked away? Check!

I was still a bit unsure what was gonna take place... still thinking that he was just curious about my flat or wanted something else in exchange for dinner... Then, almost as soon as we walked into my apartment, he kissed me...

Raj told me that this one wasn't gonna make it to the second date. Too bad... I liked him before I got to know him. But now, I felt nothing. No, wait... I felt used. But let's not complain about that, really...

The good thing about the whole night was that I realized that I'm ready to get back in the game. Raj also agreed that I'll be fine on my own next time.

So, on that note, I finally pricked Raj off my nose.

So long Raj, my companion, my partner in crime, my zit... down the soapy drain you go.