Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 16:31:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Quintana Subject: Possibilities Part 2 This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary: the characters are fictitious and not intended to represent any living persons. The author reserves all rights to this story. No person or entity, foreign or domestic, is authorized to copy or print any portion of, nor the entirety of any story written by this author for any purpose without his express written consent. *** "You look cute when you smile. I never noticed you're dimples before. They're nice. Blushing looks good on you Carlos. It makes a guy feel special knowing he can cause your soulful eyes to twinkle and your cute face break into a smile. Damn man, those dimples are making me melt," he confessed before kissing me. My jaw dropped and I'm sure I looked like an idiot. Here was the guy of my dreams telling me how cute I was. Not only that, but he kissed me. Did I suddenly fall into an episode of the Twilight Zone? Either way, what he said made me blush even more and I boldly took his hand and held it in mine. I gulped and finally responded to his comments. "Listen. You're a really handsome and sweet guy, but my boyfriend just broke up with me a few days ago, and I'm kind of hurting right now. And I...I...I really want to kiss you again," I said. Then I leaned in and kissed him firmly on his lips, hoping to share all my feelings with that one simple kiss. I broke off our kiss because I knew there was something I needed to ask him. "Adam, are you just messing with me because you're horny and you want a one time thing, or do you want something more than that; something deeper? I need to know Adam. I can't let myself get hurt and used again," I spoke honestly as tears started rolling down my cheeks. Adam pulled me into a warm and strong embrace and let me cry into his shoulder. "Listen Carlos, I know how it feels to be used by a guy you really care about. I know I shouldn't be flirting with you, and I know I shouldn't have kissed you, especially because my boyfriend broke up with me a few days ago too. I just can't help it. I don't think I've ever met someone like you. I can't explain it. Just please trust me. And yes, I do want to see you after this. Maybe we can go to dinner tonight and I guess see what happens after?" he reassured me. We heard a knock on the door and Alex walked in. She smiled and showed me the kind of dress she wanted. We decided to add appliqué flowers to match Adam's shirt. She pulled me to the side and started confessed her ulterior motive to me "I have to admit, I chose this store not just because you work here and you're one of the best designers, but also because I thought maybe spending time with you would cheer Adam up. He's been hinting that he wanted to spend some time with you, and he's been hurting after Sean broke up with him. I know I shouldn't have done this Carlos. I'm sorry," she said with a hint of tears in her eyes. I pulled her into a hug and let her know it was okay. "Alex, it's okay. Adam is a really nice guy, and I admit, I do want to see what happens between us. I confess, I've been admiring him for a little while now. He wants to take me out to dinner tonight. God I'm so nervous. Adam is just....amazing" I reassured Alex. I packed up my stuff and walked them to the front. I locked up the store and walked Alex to her car, as Adam wanted to spend some time with me before dinner. I kissed Alex on the cheek and I promised to have her dress done by Friday. She smiled and promised to pay tomorrow. Adam and I walked hand in hand to my car. We were going to this really cool coffee shop to talk and learn more about each other and decide where to have dinner. I smiled and thought about what a great turn of events this was, and hoping things would work out between Adam and I. *** Copyright 2008 by Carlos Q