Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 21

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Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 21

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Annalisa removes the rollers from her hair and then uses her fingers to run it through her hair to comb it out. She smacks her lips to make sure her red lipstick is spread evenly over her full lips. Grabbing the mascara she added an extra lifter to her lashes then she stands up.
She turns to look at herself. The cream knee length dress is fitted as it accentuates her curve, allowing spaces for her b0s0m to breath. It was cut as a v-neck at her chest, and a short sleeve hugging her shoulders.. picking up dangling earrings she fits it into her ear-lope and then stands away.
She was biting her lips..
”Stop that!”
She turns to look at Lucy who isn’t even looking at her but flipping through a magazine.
”Hey, you did not even see me, how do you know what
theoburaimoh@gm ail.comwas doing?”
”How long have we been friends for?”
”Over 20 years”
”And you think theoburaimoh@gm ail.comdo not know your habits?” She raises up her head.


”Well..” Annalisa shrugs looking back at the mirror.
”Exactly. Come, let me see you”
Annalisa turns to her
”You look beautiful”
”I think I look like a stuffed doll in a tight dress”
”You mean to say you look too hot for a first date?” Lucy corrects standing up and looking at her.
Annalisa nods her head.
”You are just silly, wouldn’t you want to blow him the hell away?”
”Not the hell away but… I should go for the jeans and a top. That’s more causal”
”Nope. This is fine. You look great . Hey, relax. You acting like you haven’t been around this guy for a whole day.”
”We aren’t still talking about the Valentine day are we again?”
”No… well yes but I just like making reference to it. Point is, he isn’t someone who you haven’t bore it all to before. But, right now you are going to be like this beautiful present all packaged up and trust me, it would be like he is seeing you for the first time and hey, you look beautiful and nothing wrong in looking this amazing for a first official date.”
Annalisa turns away ”Okay” she checks her time. 5: 59 pm. You think I should call him?”
”No. He would and should call. And he gets a bonus of he gets here by 6 sharp. Most guys fail that. They think because they asked you out and fixed a date the girl should be calling and stuff. No. He should arrive on time as the guy or call to say I am here. Guys should be punctual. Girls love that. ”
”Oh. right, and what should we girls do? ”
”Get ready on time, look pretty and know how to make him enjoy himself with you. Come, let me help you adjust your dress”
Annalisa goes to her.

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Darren who had been parked outside her house since 4:20 pm alights from his car, walks to the door and then knocks.
His watch says 6:00 pm.

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They stare at each other..
”Wow, he gets 10 points up for me. You wait here while I go get the door and you my dear would make a grand entrance coming down the staircase. You know how it’s been done in the movies yeah? I want to see his mouth drop to the floor.” she giggles rushing out the room, down the stairs, putting up a straight face before she wings the open. She frowning.
”Yes, who are you?”
Darren is taken aback ”Hi..”
”Who are you?’
”Erm… Darren Bloom, remember me?”
Lucy shakes her head frowning deeply ” Am I supposed to know a Darren Bloom? Please step away from my porch before I call the police?”

”Wait… Lucy its Darren, Annalisa’s date and-?”

”Back away from the door before I scream my lungs out and have…–” then she bursts out laughing ”Oh you need to see your face. ” she laughs pulling him in. ”I am crazy. You should get used to me, She would be right down any second now”
Darren shakes his head smiling “You are definitely a nut case and whooaaaa!” he looks up to see her coming down the stairs slowly, she tucks a hair behind her ear as she walks down.

”I told you so Anna!!” she mouths to Anna who smiles coming to stand in front of them.
”Wow, you look amazing and I look like a duck going to causal PTA meeting” He smiles at her staring down at himself. ”Good thing, I came with a Jacket so, you don’t win me on this one” he winks.

”You look good too.” she laughs ” and I think I do look over-dressed”
”Nonsense. You look perfect !”
”Nonsense!!” Lucy repeats after Darren ”You kids have fun. ”
Darren gives her his hand as she links hers in his. They walk out, he opens his car door for her and then closes it as she slips in. Waving to Lucy they away.

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He eventually takes her to the Le Meridain. A high class restaurant where they had dinner. An hour later they are driving down back into town when she sighted the coldstone shop.
”You want ice-scream?” He asks as he sees her eyes glow
She smiles ”Bad habit! ” She confessed.
”It’s fine!” He rolls the car to a stop and they make their way to it,
”Three scoops for the lady, that is Vanilla, strawberry and chocolate” He tells the man who asked them what their order was.
Annalisa smiles
”I thought you were drunk that night, how come you remember my favorite flavors?” She asks him as they both turn away leaving the ice-scream stand.
”Nah. I just remembered there was something that looked like white, pink and then dark brown in your cup so I figured that was it. Do you want cherries or cookies?”
”Both!”
He went back to get it and then places it on her scoop for her.
”You didn’t get for you?”
”Not really a fan of it..”
”Why, it’s amazing!!” She scoops a spoon into her mouth ”Heavenly amazing”
He shakes his head ”Just not a fan”
”Maybe you haven’t tasted it as you should that’s why.”
They are walking down the park and they take a seat floating from two iron edges. ”Here, try this with this?” she places the cherries on the scoop and takes it to his lips. He shakes his head.
”Come on! I won’t kill you. Place it in your mouth, close your eyes and savour the taste.”’
He opens his mouth and he takes it, doing as told, he smiles nodding ”Not bad.”
”It never was.”
She feds him some more with it.
”You know, when I was little, mama used to tell me that in order to stop me from whining, she used this to do the trick” She began
”Oh, how so?” He turns to her.
They talked about a lot of things, about work, family and then all things randoms,
Four hours later, they had gone to three other places, and then finally walked into the cinema to watch a Blockbuster movie just premiered.
Its about 11 pm he parks in front of her house and they alight.

Walking her to her door, he waits while she opens it, turning to him ”Thank you Darren, I had an amazing time”
”That makes two of us”
They stare at each other.
He really did have an amazing time. she was warm, funny, a streak of crazy. He smiles . She was beautiful. And she was… content being herself. He didn’t know much girls like her. But he knew he would want to take her out again.
”Can we do this again sometime in the nearest future?”
She laughs ”I didn’t bore you yet?”
He shakes his head ‘Not yet. I hope not at all.”
”Sure why not”
”I get off work say four, maybe I can pick you up from work, if you do not mind”
”Er….” she hesitates
He stares at her ”I am sorry, I did not ask the most important question… are you seeing someone? is that why the hesitating?” he crosses his fingers behind his back.