Our conversation flowed easily as we shared our meal, I was in hysterics watching Dana trying to work the chopsticks, failing miserably and getting very frustrated. Every time we come to this restaurant she insists on using chopsticks but she has never yet been able to eat with them without spilling the majority of her food on the table and ending up with a couple of grains of rice between the sticks.

It was very easy to forget that we were on a date; this seemed so natural and normal to us, except that we were a bit more dressed up and that we were still playing footsie beneath the table. Thinking of things to talk about has never been a problem for us, we get on so well and have so much in common, and so we chatted happily throughout the length of our meal.

For desert we had the same thing that we always have too, the rich chocolate fudge cake, as both of us are chocoholics. When it was brought over I saw that a huge mountain of cream had been squirted on top. The waitress put it down on the table between us and as soon as it was set down Dana reached out and stuck her index finger in and scooped up a bit of the cream and put her it in her mouth, while giggling.

“Hey! You can’t do that, we’re in a fancy restaurant!” But I was laughing along with her. I stuck my own finger in and before Dana could do anything I rubbed the cream on her nose.

“Oi!” Dana beamed at me and didn’t try to wipe the cream off, instead she attempted to reach her nose with her tongue, failing miserably. I laughed so much, Dana’s goofiness and immaturity is just one of the features I love about her.

Dana

We ended up getting our meal for a very good price- there was some advantages of being recognized. We walked out of the restaurant and towards the mini hand in hand, swinging our arms. It had been the perfect date, even better than I could ever imagine.

We both got into the car and looked at each other. I leaned over to Alice and she leaned towards me and our lips met. Our kiss soon deepened as our tongues explored each other’s mouths. When we broke apart I planted a few more quick kisses on her plump lips before leaning back to fasten my seatbelt, while Alice did the same. We drove back to my house content with how the evening had gone.

Alice pulled up outside my condo and looked over at my front door. I watched her do this and worked out what I would do next. The date had gone so well I didn’t want it to end.

“Do you want to come in?” I asked her. In the back of my mind I was telling myself that maybe I was going too fast and that I shouldn’t be asking, but I could not think of anything I wanted more. Being with Alice, as more than just friends, felt so natural. I could not be sure that she felt the same way but I decided to simply ask and see what her answer was.

“Yes” I had barely finished asking before Alice replied. “I mean, I’d love to” Alice’s cheeks were flushed and she looked really shy and totally adorable.

“Ok” I grinned. I opened the door, got out of the mini and walked around the front of the bonnet to where Alice was standing. I took hold of her hands and we walked up the path across the lawn to my front door, neither of us saying a word.