I jammed my key into the lock smoothly and gently turned it.
Click.
I grabbed the handle to the door and turned it with a confident hand that had opened this door a thousand times. Pushing my weight into it resulted in a thud of me running into it with all of my weight. The door didn't budge. A quiet snicker came from a girl whose eyes were full of amusement.
I smiled too, how could I have been so dumb as to turn the deadbolt the wrong way.
I tried again, this time turning the key opposite of the direction I just tried. A more affirming click happened this time making me realize it was me locking the door the first time I turned the key.
"My door was unlocked the whole time," I thought to myself.
I swore internally at the weight of negative feelings that resulted from the overwhelming amount of awkward gestures that I had been full of the whole night.
"Just act normal," I told myself
"Can I get you something to drink?" I asked trying not to sound cliche as I dragged the girl in by the hand.
She was still smiling, but quickly stopped when she met eyes with me. "No, I'm fine," she said dryly.
I let go of her hand letting my fingers caress her whole palm, showing my reluctance to let go of her touch.
I walked towards my kitchen, thanking myself for tidying up before I left for this date.
"Make yourself at home, I have movies for the Xbox in the den," I said as I approached the fridge for a beverage.
I opened the fridge and quickly closed it when I realized the beautiful lady I let into my apartment followed me. Afraid she had seen the clutter in my fridge, I stood up straight to look at her.
Our eyes met, her gaze felt as cold as ice and I froze. Her confident eyes darted from one point on my face to another. My heart skipped.
Her brown eyes were unrelenting. The whole night she had an intimidating aura of sharp intelligence and focus. I felt like she was probing me as her eyes drilled deeper into my mind.
She opened her mouth to break the silence.
"I had fun tonight," she said. "It has been a while since I met someone who's fun to go out with."
Was she fixing to leave? Should I walk her out? Should I tell her not to go? Will she want to go on another date?
"I could say the same," I replied. "It was enjoyable getting to know you tonight."
As I finished speaking she smiled genuinely. Her smile made her eyes change from a cool and focused look to relaxed and inviting.
In response to her grin, I stepped closer to her.
It immediately felt like her intimidating aura melted away and I began to feel warmth and interest emanating from her.