It is our first day together. We have spent the afternoon in our cabin, with a cozy fire, soft candles and pretty music. We have held hands and laughed and cried and giggled and looked deeply into each other's eyes, learning and knowing each other.
Our fingers have been intertwined all afternoon. This is all I had hoped for, that being together would be as wonderful as all our time on the phone and online had been. Now it is getting dark and we are hungry. We separate to dress for dinner. I wear a butter yellow silky dress, tiny white pearl buttons down the front, fitted to the waist and then a full, soft skirt. I feel so tiny and sheltered with you. As we drive into the small town, I am sitting near you, holding your hand and just watching you. We pass the town's main restaurant and, without asking, you keep going. We don't want crowds because this is our first date....our first date!
Down the street is a Chinese restaurant, House of Chee. It does not look crowded and we pull in there. We walk into a dim, quiet restaurant. There are couples talking to each other, the air perfumed with soy sauce, and the music playing is softly oriental. The waiter shows us to a nearby table, but you see the large circular booths in the back and lead me there. I slide in and you slip in beside me, our hips touching, our legs together. My feet dangle above the floor so I bring them up and sit Indian-style beside you. My left knee is resting on your right thigh. The waiter brings our menus and you order wine for us. We look over the menus, discussing what we like and enjoy.
When the waiter brings the wine, you pour for us and then order, while I just marvel at finally being with you, touching you, inhaling you. You have ordered wine and pour some when it arrives. We are sitting close together, our bodies touching, our breathing in unison. I sip the wine and I feel the tingle all over, but perhaps it is you, your nearness, rather than the alcohol. You place your hand on my knee and I feel the heat through my clothes, a perfect handprint of heat on my leg. I reach down to your hand, rubbing your fingers, just touching you as I have longed to do.