I've been thinking about this encounter ever since it happened last Thursday, and had to share...
I had been out for dinner on a Thursday night with three of my friends, including a guy (Andrew) I had been flirting with for several months, but never did anything with, because he was dating another friend for a while, and the timing just never worked. We had a few drinks over dinner, so I was properly buzzed but not really drunk. I definitely needed to head home though, since it was almost 10pm and I had work the next morning.
If helpful - I'm a 26 year old, 5'4" brunette with green eyes. I usually just wear my hair long, a bit past shoulder length. Guys find me attractive, but definitely in a girl-next-door way - I can get a guy interested most of the time if I want to, but I'm not like bombshell that walks into the room and everyone turns their head! I keep in pretty trim shape through classes at my gym and some running. Andrew is a gorgeous dark-haired lawyer, probably 6' and very fit, but honestly it doesn't matter because I left him at the dinner.
That night I was wearing jeans (which wasn't very convenient later on), a green work blouse, and flats.
Anyway, I called an Uber Pool, and it arrived when we were all waiting outside the restaurant. There were already two people in the back seat, so I grabbed shotgun. It was like a Toyota Camry I think, so smallish sedan, clean but nothing fancy.
The Uber driver was named Amal, he was a strong looking black guy, maybe like a Michael B Jordan - just charismatic. When he greeted me (maybe it was the drinks), I definitely noticed he was cute, and tall - big for the car we were in.
He was already talking to the couple in the back, and they asked me how the dinner was.
"It was great", I said, "you guys should check it out, probably a great date place."
Amal laughed and said, "I haven't been on a date in months!"
I was definitely tipsy, as I just blurted out, "Bullshit, you're fucking hot."
We all laughed, and then he pulled up to a house, and the couple in the back shuffled out. He waved to them through the window and said they were a nice couple. It definitely felt different now that it was just Amal and I in the car. I noticed there wasn't any music on, and said how quiet the car was.
You could have cut the chemistry with a knife. He reached for the stereo at the same time I did, and our hands touched. He laugh-snorted, and it was seriously hot. Even just in that moment, I could tell how big his hand felt. With the music on, he started driving me to my place.
"You're going to Morrison and Park Ave, Riley?"
"Yeah," I responded, but I was just thinking how badly I hoped Uber didn't make him pick up any more passengers.