I did it. I called him!

A good way to start off a blog, dont you think?

I spent the best part of the weekend um-ing and aww-ing about it, and in the end I decided to finally take the plunge and do it. It didn't look like he was EVER going to call, and as far as I was concerned, I had 2 options: 1) call him or 2)forget about it. As it was obviously clear to me that option 2 was not happening any time soon, that only left me with one thing to do...

And Sunday afternoon was when I did it. I called the number he had given me at around 4pm on Sunday, and then hung up as soon as I had pressed the last button. How lame is that? Doing what they always do in the movies, when someone is nervous about making a call and they dial the number, then have a change of heart and hang up? That's what I was doing for about half an hour...pathetic, I know.

Eventually, I got bored, and just let the call ring. As it kept ringing I was rehearsing what I was going to open with - "Hi, remember me?" No - that demanded an answer, and I know I would feel crappy if he simply said "Erm...No". I tried "Hi, it's Annie. The girl you never called back." - No, too sarcastic. That would just scare him off. I tried thinking of a third opener when the ringing stopped and a female voice picked up the receiver...

OH TYPICAL! I should've known! The freak that I was getting hung up over didn't call me for over a month because he is seeing someone else...that makes a whole load more sense then "Oh, he just didn't like me" or "he must be busy" or "Maybe he lost my number"...which, coincidentally, WERE the stupid questions that I kept asking myself over and over and over again!! I mean, seriously, how stupid could I be to actually believe for one second that this guy was actually genuine...that this guy was actually different. I thought I had given up being naive.

But, that wasn't the worst part! Oh no, it got much more embarrassing...

I, in my stupidity, assumed the worst and blurted out "Oh, so you're the real love of nicks life huh? The person who has been responsible for making me loose my mind over him?" or words to that effect anyway...(I think I may have sworn at her...) and then the words "Excuse me, who is this and why are you talking to me like this?" were said, and that just made it all worse - "Oh, you're playing that old game are you? Pretending you dont know who I am or what I am doing calling you up? Well, missy, I'm the girl that your boyfriend or husband or whatever went on a date with about a month ago and he NEVER called me back because he secretly had someone else...I guess that would be you". My mouth was running away with me now...when I get going, I really get going!
"Oh, you must be Annie. Yes, Nick has told me about you."
GREAT! talk about twisting the knife...
"Oh really? Well, what did he say about me then? That I was the girl that he pretended to like but really thought he would make a fool out of for his own perverse entertainment? I was really going for it now.
No, that he actually really liked you and felt it unfortunate that he had to leave town for a while on business. But, he said he was looking forward to calling you when he got back.
Oh, nice try! I've heard that one a million times! He never left the country did he? Really, the truth is, he led me down the garden path, making me think that he liked me, when really, he had you to go home to all along...either that or he met you after he met me and just decided that you were better..."
"I am his sister, Annie..."
Oh........crap. It suddenly occurred to me that I had been ranting and raving at this woman for the past 10 minutes without actually knowing who she truly was and why she was truly answering her phone.
"Oh? You...are? Bugger..."
She laughed. She seemed quite nice actually. She wasn't offended or annoyed. She just saw the funny side of it. I've always wanted to be that laid back and low maintenance, but I don't think my wish will ever come true.
"So, Nick had to leave town then?" I said, after composing myself and trying to change the subject really quickly.
"Yup. Why don't you talk to him about it yourself." She handed the phone over to Nick and a familiar voice greeted me on the other end.

He had a really sexy, deep voice. It was rather husky, and kinda made me want to clear my throat, but after a few minutes, I forgot about it and just listened to him talk. He was explaining to me that he had to leave town on an urgent matter...and that was it. He was just vague about it. I felt a little unnerved by it all actually. Was he really so mysterious that he couldn't tell me? Or was it a case of him not actually trusting me enough to tell me? Well, no, because he said he didn't tell his family or anyone...so, it cant be the trust thing...

Anyway, he went on and on about how he had to go quickly, and how he felt bad that he didn't contact me. I, of course, just said "Oh, that's okay. I wasn't really worried." Yeah right Annie. But, by the end of the conversation, somehow, he had managed to invite himself over to my flat! I mean, I hadn't even had the chance to process everything else he had told me, let alone him saying "Would it be okay if I popped round sometime?" Normally, I would think it terribly rude for a man to do that, but for some reason, I found myself saying "Absolutely. Bad move Annie. You're going to look desperate now.

Still, it was arranged and sorted out, and he is coming over TONIGHT!!! EEK! In about half an hour actually. Okay, so 4pm is actually quite early for a date, but he's coming over early to spend more time with me, apparently. How sweet?!?!?

I have the wine ready and have my romance background music CD out. I have been cooking a meal for the evening. I am really excited about everything because I don't tend to make such a fuss over a guy, but when guys normally come back to my flat, it tends to be just for sex...but not tonight. Tonight, some guy was coming over to actually talk to me and hang out and stuff...I'm not going to say sex is off the cards though!!! I shaved my legs and arms and...other..areas....a few hours ago, and am just about to go and change into something nice...there's nothing wrong with doing yourself up a bit, right?

So, what turned out to be a rather embarrassing phone call has actually ended up being a rather exciting and promising date! In half an hour!

Christ, I've got to go and get ready...I hope I'm ready for this.

I'll tell you all about what happens later on...