Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 20

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Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 20

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Darren stares at the mirror as he buttons his shirt, he pauses and wonders if he was too dressed for a causal evening? He pulls the shirt and then picks another.
He tucks it into his jeans and then shakes his head after staring at the mirror. He looked gay with a tucked in shirt in his jean. His shirt was made of flower multicolored strips and said ” Kiss me Anthony ”. He sighs after picking up the 9th shirt and changed his jeans as well.

His phone rings, he reaches for it. ”Hey Tom?” He answers placing the phone to his ear and using his right shoulders to wedge it as he tries on another shirt.
”Hey dude, have you left already?”
”Well, not yet.” He chuckles” I gatto ask, wearing a suit is too formal for a date right?”
”It depends, where you taking her to?”
”Well” Darren says as he puts his phone on loud speakers and placing it on the table next to him. He is turning from one side to the other, staring at himself. He places a finger to his jaw ”I was thinking of taking her to the Charlies-”.
”No, don’t dude, don’t do that bro!”
”Do what?” Darren pulls the green shirt he had put on and eventually settles for wearing a white shirt, blue pants trouser and blue loafers. He combs his hair, dabs cologne and then carries his watch. He places his wallet in his pocket and then grabs his keys.
”Do not take her to places you have been with Natalia”
”But I love the Charlies!” He chuckles leaving his house and locking it, waving to a neighbor who waves back.


”No, she loved the Charlies, you just loved everything she loved, there is a difference”
”She might like the charlies too!”
”Well, maybe when you take her to a different place today you can then get to talking about your favorite things. Just don’t take her to places you have been with the ex, it may bring memories you wouldn’t want”
”But I am over Natalia”
”Yeah I know but, still! Or just imagine you walk in and the attendants goes… oh how is Natalia or the girlfriend and bla bla bla, that would be awkward.”
”You have got a point!”
”Reason why I am smart bro”
”Fine! I won’t take her to Charlies, would think of another on the way” he is inside his car.

”What are you wearing?”
Darren laughs ”You do know that I am a grown a-s man and I have gone on dates before and stuff. You sound like a parent whose son is going out on his first date”
”Well you is my boy, plus you have been off the market for a bit. You dated Natalia for a while so maybe you have gotten rusty on how to dress and maybe to talk during a date, I am willing to help you in anyway. Why? One because she is hot, two because I refuse to let you embarrass the boys and three because… the first date has got to be awesome enough to lead to seconds and thirds and even tenth dates. What are you wearing ?”
”White shirt, blue pants and then loafers”
”Causal, nice. ”
”Ask him if he got some clean boxers on, or preferable a new one.?” Tonia’s voice is heard at the background. Darren laughs so did Tom.
”You heard her Darren, you need to be perfect inside and out, just incase it leads to erm… you know” Tom laughs.
Darren shakes his head ”Yes mother, is there anything else?”
”When you come back, I want juicy report of what went down” She bellows.
”Aye capt!” Darren laughs ”I always wonder how you cope with her Tom, she is a handful”


”I am not!” Tonia bellows again snickering.
”I do not have a choice in the matter. And you are too wife, but I love you”
”Me too.” Darren adds raising his voice so she hears.
”Aww look at you boys making me feel beautiful. Mwahhh nwahhhh.” He could envision her blowing kisses dramatically,” Have a good time darlyne and my regards to Anna”
”Sure thing, thanks babe. And Tom, you don’t think I am way over my head and stuff-” he trails off lowering his voice.
”Why would you think so?”
”Well, because, we slept together and we ran into each other, there might be nothing there or maybe, this is just the aftermath of… lingering needs?”
”You like her?”
”I don’t know!” He answers truthfully.
”You stuttered when you saw her and couldn’t exactly keep your eyes off her during the party”
”That obvious?”
”Dude, you have been that obvious since your first girlfriend. Everyone knows immediately when you are taken with a girl and it’s not because you guys went on a roller coaster on V’s day. Look, before the wife, I know how many girls I have.. you know.. but, I see them and then I don’t feel the need to want to take it further. It happened, we had fun and that’s it. We see and we catch up and that’s it. if it happens again it doesn’t translate into anything. It’s just sex right. But then again, I met Tonia, the sex was great and stuff and–”
”Aahhh too much information” Daren cuts him as he rubs his temple, Tom laughs.
”Hey, work with me, I am getting somewhere with this. It was great and all, but you see, every time I saw her, my heart did a double take, I literally went weak. I always wanted her with me, by my side and all. I mean, I spoke to her everyday, wanted to love her up every day and days we didn’t do the do , I loved her in my arms just cuddling. I think when you finally find the girl you like or love, sex isn’t the priority. Even if you guys have done, it wouldn’t be the basis of what your relationship would be on, it would be that you both are in sync and that you find pleasures with each other without it being intimate and s--t. So, yes you guys screwed … yet, ever since then, you always find a way to chip in ” I wonder where she is, what she is doing…and stuff”

”I was curious”
”Exactly! So maybe, you guys clicked, but it’s not all about the intimacy. But what do I know? It might be your boy messing up with your mind because you want some loving and s--t”

Darren laughs ”No! She seemed nice for real and before it happened, we had mad fun, talking, laughing. It was nice ”
”So, there might be something there, you may find out today.”
”And if there is?”
”You take it one step at a time, you do not want to lose yourself to someone who would end up leaving you again just like the capital N for some chick”

Darren sighs putting his car on drive after checking his time, ”Yeah, I do not want to hurt like that anymore.”
”Yeah, I feel you bro. Hey call me just in case you freeze” Tom teases laughing.
”Get out of here man, talk later” Darren chuckles.

He cuts the call. He checks the address she had texted to him. if he cuts at the intersection, he would get there in fifteen minutes.

Should he call her and let her know he was on his way? He told her he would be there by 6: 00pm, this was 4: 00 pm.
He shakes his head laughing,
Oh Darren, you are one messed up nigga! Who gets ready for a date two hours early?
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