Tuesday, November 13, 2012

How I met Lewis by Tanya

It was one of those times where i was going through a slump socially
and didnt feel like going out or being involved in the social scene
(which i must admit was odd for me coz i'm such a free spirit). My
friends meanwhile, thought I was being soooo lame so they would always
try to convice me to go out with them, and would continuously call me
a "party pooper" lol.
So anyway, this particular friday, i had been sitting in the salon all
day and left there at around 10.30pm (i'm sure yall understand what
that's like) and all i wanted to do was go home, get some McDonalds
and hang with my friends Carrie, Miranda, Char and Sam (lol). But my
friends weren't hearing it. So they basically showed up and hijacked
me and dragged me to the club.

The club was packed and after wrestling and fighting to get to the
section where our other friends were - i came up the stairs.....and
standing next to a guy friend of mine....there HE was. I noticed him
immediately, and even though he's not really someone i can say is my
type (physically) - apart from being light skinned, i felt
butterflies.What made me skip a beat was the fact that he was so sure
of himself - without saying a word - i knew he wasfunny,  driven and
confident as all hell. Being me, i wallked straight past him and went
and stood next to the table, so my back was to his back.
After about 5 minutes, i felt a tap on my shoulder, turned around and
it was him, he looked me right in the eyes and in that second he saw
right through me. You know when they say someone "pierced" someone
with their eyes? that's what he did to me  "please pass me some ice?"
he asked. I pretended to look annoyed and without saying a word passed
him a glass with ice in it. He thanked me and turned back around. A
few minutes later, he tapped me again, looked right into my soul again
and asked "please would you come and join me on the couch, i need to
talk to you", don't ask me why i took his hand and allowed him to lead
me to the couch right in the corner, away from all our friends. All i
can say i know is, the next time i looked up, the club was almost
empty and it was almost 4 hours later.
I also can't tell you what we spoke about, but i know that it was one
of those easy convos and as corny as it sounds, it was as if no one
else was around. The club music didn't even seem that loud to us. When
my friends came to get me for us to leave, he asked for my number and
i told him to get it from our mutual friend.
On the drive home, at about 5am, our mutual friend called me and asked
me to come to his place....i don't know why i did it (actually i do -
my best friend told me to!),but i went over there.
Lewis opened the door for me and led me to the other room, where he
and i sat on the couch and continued talking, this time we spoke about
life, and our families and careers and dreams, and before i knew it,
it was 11am. At which point I decided i should go. He walked me to my
car and the whole time i kept looking at his lips wondering why he
hadn't kissed me yet (lol) because the chemistry and electricity was
just unreal. I got into the car, and drove off. As i got to the gate,
he called my phone and told me to wait there, he walked up to my
window, without hesitating, i opened it - and he leaned forward and
gave me the sweetest, softest kiss i've ever had (i'm so corny - but i
love it!) When i got home i got this text message - which is still
saved on my phone (hey, I told you i'm a cornball!) "I cant promise u
I'm gonna be perfect, we are gonna have differences. But I can promise
you, as long as you want me to be, i'm here". *sigh*

And the rest, as they say - is history.