Did I or didn’t I?
I had to see a guy at his office today about a thing. I hadn’t met him before, but he was really nice and very funny, we ended up talking a lot after we got the thing done. There’s a follow-up thing (just signing papers) that will have to be done in person, and without thinking, I said, “Maybe we could do that at a Starbuck’s or something so I won’t have to find a parking space.” His office is in a very constricted area with tons of businesses and almost no parking, and I had to circle around for nearly half an hour before I got one today. He said something like, “Yeah, that would be good,” and then we went on.
After I left it occurred to me that my suggestion could be taken more than one way. I really was only thinking about the parking, but did he think I was asking him out for coffee?
Was I? I liked him. My usual reaction to meeting a guy that I like is to run as far away as possible as fast as possible. Yes, I do realize that is not the way to develop a relationship, but ... never mind.
He has my number. What if he calls? Maybe he’ll just email me about the paperwork when it’s ready. Then I can go to his office, parking mess be damned, and keep it all on a business footing. That would be best, right? Right?
Cue panic attack in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ...
