I met Kenny at a party I went to a few months back. I’d only gone at the last minute because I’m so shy I usually just sit in the corner all night, which is never fun. But something niggled in my gut, so I thought “what they hey, you can sit at home and do nothing or you can go to the party and do nothing”. At the very least I could observe people for my psych class.
I didn’t dress up all that much, just a nice tee and jeans. I did decide to swipe some eyeshadow over my eyelids, and put on some gloss but that was about it. Its not that I’m not pretty, I sort of am, not hugely beautiful, but not ugly either. I have some weight on, which I feel self-conscious about being surrounded by all these supermodel looking women. Well, they can starve and vomit to stay a size 2! Its not that I’m huge, I just look it next to them.
Anyway, I’d been at the party for about an hour when a few guys turned up. One of them was Kenny. I only noticed him a little later when I felt him staring at me. When I turned around he smiled; I blushed and quickly looked away. No-one had ever noticed me before. It was horrible to admit that at 23 I was still a virgin, hadn’t even been on a date yet, so I was a little embarrassed. That didn’t seem to deter Kenny because within 15 minutes he was beside me and talking to me. I felt awkward, but not for long, he has such a natural way with him, it was easy to talk with him.
He was an outgoing guy a little older than me, and really attractive. Several of the women tried to get his attention, but he seemed to have eyes only for me. I thought I was imagining things, but then at the end of the night, he offered to walk me home (a few streets away) and when we got to my door, he asked for my number and if we could go out sometime. Talk about shocked! I quickly agreed and arranged a date for the following saturday. (more…)