So last week, sorry I didn't blog about this earlier, time slips by when you're working 2 jobs, anyway so last week I was working in the kitchen at the Golf Course (last day was yesterday!!) and meandering on over to the customer service to talk with the matured men (that means they're over the age of 75, but they have really interesting talks about 'the old days'). I didn't have any cleaning or food preparing to do because well. . . let's face it, it was a weekday and no longer summer. Kids are in school, retired people are thinking about dinner plans or napping, and non-retired people are at work. So I'm listening to the men talk about their golf game, when a guy my age comes to the desk and asks for horseshoes. I take a step back to let the customer service man do his job, and that's when I decide to take another look at the guy. He seemed familiar, but I couldn't remember his face.
He waved at me and said, "Hey." That's when it clicked, another guy I used to date shows up at work, except this one I haven't seen in 4 years. So of course the only thing I can think of to do is smile, back away, and "find chores to do in the kitchen" in Robyn language means, "hide."
The Head cook noticed I was acting "motivated," something apparently unusual to him, and laughed at me. He basically said to stop being goofy because it was 4 years ago, you're two different people now, probably a lot cooler than I was then. Thanks Head cook.
Anyway, I decided to dry mop the multi-purpose room for awhile. When I was finished I went to grab some water, I noticed in the reflection of the windows that he was returning the horseshoes and then came nearer to find me. I ran back and dry mopped the multipurpose room again.
Coast is clear.
An hour later, Danny comes in to work because school is now over. I'm talking to him about high school things, probably Homecoming stuff, and that's when ex-guy comes and says hello. Completely by surprise. Since I was caught off-guard, I gave in. I had a conversation for ten whole minutes. Typical small talk stuff- what did you major in, what are you up to now, no I haven't seen that kid in awhile, yeah that girl is still a doofus, grad school huh? It wasn't horrible, but he seemed completely different to me. More into science than theater, like I remembered.
His phone rang. He had to take the call and left. Then Danny and I went back to talking again. Danny was pretty much making fun of me for being me. Then ex-guy came BACK. He apologized because it was his boss who could help him find work during grad school. I can't believe he told me, like he was worried I was thinking it was his girlfriend or something. OR like he was thinking I was turned off for him taking a phone call.
So we talk for a couple more minutes and he gives me his digits! Not only his home number, but his cell, and his email! Just in case one of them didn't work.
He said I can call anytime and was eluding to the fact that he didn't have plans tonight. I guess I made a good impression even though I was at work, in work uniform, totally rolled out of bed to go, and dodging him the first two times. Plus, I had a sarcastic high school kid staring us down from behind. Yeah, I could feel his eyes judging me.
Anyway, in 5 words, I haven't called ex-guy yet.
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