Lindsey knew how this was going to turn out but she went out with Daniel anyway. She met him in a bookstore last Saturday afternoon. Daniel was tall, lean and good-looking. They both loved mysteries. He was an architect, designing green buildings. Lindsey immediately knew she would fall for him. They would go out. She would fall in love. He would cheat on her. It was written all over Daniel’s face, but she talked to him anyway. That started a marathon conversation that took them from the books to a bar and then to dinner. He was very cute, very funny and had a lot of good stories. True, he was arrogant. But she really liked him. Too much. At least she hadn’t gone to bed with him—yet.
They were going to a movie tonight. He was picking her up in fifteen minutes. Lindsey loved this feeling. She couldn’t wait and felt breathless—the excitement—a new relationship. Standing in front of the full-length mirror, she had been trying on various outfits for the last hour, growing a pile of clothes on the floor. Lindsey looked at her watch. With five minutes to go, Lindsey decided on the purple tank-top, black leather jacket and denim skirt. Yes, I look good in this. She felt a chill down her spine as she remembered the sensation of his hand on the back of her neck.
Still looking at herself in the mirror, she thought about what she really saw. Hmmm…how about a veteran of disappointment…an expert in stupidity…wonder where I got such bad judgment about men? Maybe it’s my overabundance of optimism…
She thought to the not-so-distant future when she’ll be telling her friends about Daniel, another gorgeous guy who lied to her or dumped her or cheated on her. The guys who would be reliable and trustworthy just didn’t turn her on. They were boring.
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I love the way you used the prompt here - it's unexpected & funny & very, very real. I love this character!
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