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Chapter 2. Hope Part 2.
Now it's the night of my first date in 4 and a half years and Lryic is sitting on my bed, watching me get ready. I turn to her and say, 'Does daddy look handsome, babe?' Lryic smiles and says, 'I love you daddy!' I grin so big and reach down to kiss her forehead. Then I hear my doorbell. I grin more at Lryic and say, 'Lea is here, babe. Let's go get the door!' Both her and I run downstairs holding hands and open up the front door. Lea is standing there and right away, holds out her arms for Lryic to jump in. Then she looks up at me with a smile and says, 'Are you excited Jesse?' I nod and say, 'You have no idea. I haven't even kissed a girl, accapet my baby Lryic.' Then I give Lryic another kiss and she holds onto Lea. I then run back upstairs to finish and then come back down to Lea and say, 'You think I look ok?' Lea nods and says, 'My brother is a stud!' I smirk and say, 'Yea. Right..' Lea smirks too and then says,'Well you better get a move on bro.' I grab onto Lryic and say, 'Be good babe. Daddy loves you and will be back tonight.' Lryic squeezes me and says, 'Love you daddy.' She gives me the sweetest kiss and makes it hard for me to leave her behind. I'm super excited though to see Sarah, so I rush out the door and hurry to Sarah. I have her address keyed into my blackberry and i'm using it as my navigator, to find my way to her house. As I pull up to this ranch house, I can't decide if it's really where she lives or not. I slowly get out of my car and focus upon my directions. I did everything it said and this is where it has lead me. Well, only way to find out if it's really her house, is to go knock on the door and see who opens. (I hope she didn't play me) I'm nervious as heck. I knock on the door and wait paitently. Then my eyes grow very wide, as I see her openning the door and comming out to me. I light up but then realise she isn't dressed up very well. For some reason, she is just wearing jeans and a nice top. (So much for fancy.) I'm standing there in a suit and tie, feeling very dorky. I smirk and she says, 'Wow you look nice!' I chuckle and say, 'I'm sorry, I thought you would dress up too!' Sarah kind of faces her feet a minute and then looks back up at me and says, 'Well, I don't really own a dress. They just aren't my thing.' I am shocked at her and say, 'you are a ladie, and dresses aren't your thing?' Sarah shakes her head and says, 'I'm just not the girly girl type. Sorry!' I sigh and say, 'Well, it's ok. I just want us to enjoy our evenning!' I reach out my arm for her to grab onto and i'm afraid this fancy dinner is a little much for her. I walk her to my car and help her inside. Then I get inside and take her to one of my favorite places. She's making me think she's never had a fancy dinner, but right as we are ordering, she knows what to say right away! My mouth drops and I say, 'You know your foods.' She shrugs, smirks and says, 'What can I say? I lived in Italy for 3 months!' I am even more blown away and say, 'You lived there? Were you born there?' Sarah shakes her head and says, 'No, I was born in New York City, but at 16, I began to travel the world and adored Italy, so I ended up living there and getting a job at a winery factory!' I can't believe her and say, 'Are you serious?' Sarah must think i'm 5, becuase i'm so stunned at her. Then she says, 'It was no big deal. I didn't make a whole lot of friends there or anything.' Then I say, 'I've been to Italy three times and dying to go back soon!' She smiles and says, 'Oh really? You like it there too?' I nod and say, 'The whole air is filled with romance!' Sarah rolls her eyes and says, 'Not after you have lived there for three months, working in a warehouse all day.' I just glair at her, not sure what to say or what is really going through her mind. She almost seems bitter about ever living there. I am so confused of her. So we get our drinks and right away she sniffs it and says, 'This isn't real, just to let you know. The real kind, doesn't smell this sweet!' I just look at her and say, 'You can really tell the difference?' She nods and holds her nose for a minute, untill she swallows. I just drink mine, not ever knowing it to smell or taste different. Then our food comes and we eat some and continue our conversation. I keep quesitonning her and her work life. She doesn't seem to be telling me her real information. She claims she works in a office, but I don't see how. I finally say, 'Well don't you get paid well enough to own a nicer home?' Sarah acts like she doesn't care and says, 'I travel more than I stay at home anyway. I spend all my money on plane tickets and hotels in other countries. You name the place, i've probably seen it and have pictures of it on my computer!' I laugh and say, 'That is so cool you travel like that. I love to travel alot too!' She smiles and just keeps eating. I still can't decide if she is happy about our conversation or annoyed. So I try to stay quiet awhile to see if she would like to start a conversation of her own interest, but she also is quiet and eating. So I start back up asking her age and stuff. She's 26 and has yet to marry.' So I get really nosey and say, 'Why haven't you ever married or have you considered marriage?' Sarah thinks about it awhile and then says, 'Haven't been with anyone worth marrying.' Then I smile and say, 'So you are waiting for the right one still?' Sarah sighs and says, 'Yea you could say that, I guess.' So I grin at her and say, 'Well as you know, I was married for almost two years. Dated for 4 years. She was amazing, but I didn't get to keep her very long.' Sarah is facing her food and barely eating it. So I sigh and say, 'Um, everything ok?' Sarah is just sitting there then looks up at me and says, 'Uh, yea. I just feel really bad you went through all that. I don't see how you deserved it, becuase I bet you were a wonderful husband to her!' I blush and say, 'Well I certainly loved her with all my heart.' Sarah just plays with her a food a little longer, then faces me again and says, 'You want desert?' I grin and say, 'Yea ofcourse. Who doesn't love sweets, right?' Sarah grins showing her beautiful smile and then I order us some desert. When it comes, we eat it kind of quietly and I can't stand myself. So I just smile away at her and say, 'May I ask what you are thinking about?' Sarah looks at me caught off guard and says, 'Uh, why?' I just smirk and say, 'I don't know. You are this amazing, adventerous, person and i'm just really taken by you right now.' Sarah sits back in her chair. She grabs her purse quickly and then says, 'Awe, you are sweet. Uh, I have to use the cuarto de baño! I mean, the bathroom.' She hurries off from the table and I am wondering why she just spoke spanish. (I hope i'm not making her that nervious. Maybe she just got back from Mexico?) I'm just sitting there pondering, when she finally comes back. She sits down and clears her throat. She's adjusting herself in her chair and then looks up at me and says, 'What?' I grin and say, 'I just think it's cute, how you spoke spanish!' She smirks and says, 'Yea well, I just went to mexico a week and a half ago. I guess i'm still use to speaking their language. I just smile and say, 'It's fine by me, as long as I can have a converation with you.' Sarah raises up her eyebrows and says, 'You speak spanish too?' I nod and say, 'Pretty flunitly. I took it in high school!.' Sarah looks like shes thinking something mischievious and i'm not sure what. Then she says, 'Ah, gracias para cena!' I smile really big and say, 'de nada!' We both are just looking at each other and Sarah begans to rub her arm, almost as if she is nervious still or cold. I try to ignor the fact that she may be uncomfortable with me and so I just stand up, take off my suit jacket and put it around her. She turns slightly red and says, 'Thank you.' I nod and then take out my hand for her to take hold of and stand her up out of her chair. Then I just hold onto her hand, feeling so inlove again. We walk out to my car and I manage to get her in without being spotted. I drive her to her house and walk her to her door. Then she takes off my jacket quickly and says, 'Here you go.' I take it slowly and say, 'Are you ok?' Sarah nods and says, 'Yea i'm great.'She is still got a grin out of this world and it's making me smile from ear to ear too. Then I lean in and give her a sweet kiss on the lips, barely holding up her chin. I really want to keep kissing her sugar-coaded lips but she lets go and says, 'Good night.' I grin and say, 'Night Sarah.' Then as I turn to leave, I stop myself and say, 'Oh hey, do you mind if I call you tomarrow?' Sarah nods a little and says, 'Sure.' I just grin in heaven and say, 'Ok then. Talk to you later!' I finally turn around and leave and as i'm getting in my car, I contently watch her go in her house and shut her door. She is just amazing! I can't believe how much we have in comman. So I get home and find Lea on my couch and no Lryic. Lea turns to look at me and says, 'Oh hey! Lryic is asleep in her bed already.' I grin and say, 'Thanks sis!' Lea grins and I plop down next to her on the couch with a big sigh. Then Lea leans forward towards me and says, 'So, how did it go?' I look over at her in la la land and say, 'Well, I kissed her!' Lea smirks and says, 'You did not!' I nod and say, 'Oh yes I did.' Lea giggles and says, 'Was it nice to kiss someone again?' I really nod this time and say, 'Oh yea. Would have been nice if we could have done more.' Lea's mouth drops and she says, 'You are a dirty man!' I laugh with her and say, 'No, she was great though. I can't wait to date her again.' Lea just looks at me stunned and says, 'I've never seen you, this high before!' I just glow and say, 'Well Vanessa was my last lover and that has been 4 years ago. This is the first time, i've found myself a new lover!' Lea just looks so happy for me and gives me a big hug. I thank her again and make her take 20 bucks, for watching Lryic. Lea thanks me too and then leaves. I rush upstairs and peek into Lryic's room to check on her. She is sound asleep. I just grin at her and hurry over by her, to kiss her cheeck. She barely makes a smile in her sleep and I can't help not to smirk at that. Then I stand up and go into my room, falling on my bed and want to scream with excitement! I lay for hours with a silly grin on my face, thinking about Sarah and the thrill she was giving me tonight!