I was going to utilize the three-day rule before I called Kelz again. I usually act all needy when it comes to women who like me and that sort of makes them stop. So I was surprised to come home from work Monday afternoon to find a message on my voice mail.
It was Kelz and she gave me a new phone number to call her at. I tried calling, but no one picked up and there was no answering machine. I didn't know what to think. A couple of hours later, my phone rang. It was Kelz. She said she was now staying with her uncle in San Diego and wanted to see me. She gave me the address and asked me to come over and pick her up.
I went over to her uncle's house. He was in his 70s. He didn't have much to say to me. Kelz and I went out and started driving. She told me that what happened was that her grandmother was making her move back to Iowa with her. (She grew up in Iowa before living in Chicago.) Her uncle was sent to get her out of Escondido so he could get her on a plane to fly back home later that week. "But I told her, 'I just met this awesome guy. I don't want to leave,' but she didn't want to listen, so I guess I'm heading back there." She just wanted to spend the next few days with me. I thought that would be cool.
We drove over to the Wikiup Cafe and got something to eat and drink. I asked her if she wanted to go see Balboa Park. I decided to show her the lobby of the Air & Space Museum. Along the way, I started holding her hand. After seeing what we could in the museum without paying, we walked over to the fountain and sat down on a bench. The sun had gone down and the lights in the water were on. There were a few other people hanging around the fountain. At one point, she was looking away from me. I got her attention. "Hey." When she turned her face my direction, I started kissing her. We held each other closely and she moved her legs over my lap. It was the most romantic first kiss I'd ever experienced.
After a few minutes, I asked her if she wanted to go meet my friend Abed. He had my copy of "The Simpsons" Halloween episode (the one with the 3D animated segment). She agreed and we went to his apartment to hang out a little. I had already told Abed about meeting Kelz, so he was pleased to get to meet her. We went back to my apartment to watch the tape. After it was over, we moved over to my bed and started kissing. I told her I needed to change into something more comfortable.
I went into the bathroom to change my pants. While I was doing that, I suddenly realized I had just given international code for "we're going to have sex." I was worried that when I emerged, she was going to be completely naked on my bed and I didn't know what I was going to tell her if she was, especially since I was going to come out still fully clothed.
I opened the door and was relieved to find that the only article of clothing she removed was her jacket. We both laid down on the bed and made out. At one point, she took off her glasses. This was the first time I'd seen her without those thick lenses. She was really very pretty and not just dorky-looking.
After about a half hour, I asked her if anyone would mind if she spent the night. She said no. I asked her if she needed to let her uncle know where she was at. She said no. We spent the rest of the night kissing and holding each other until we fell asleep.
I had to get up earlier than normal the next day so I could get her back to her uncle's house before I went to work. On the way there, I decided to come clean. I told her, "I have something to tell you and if you decide you don't want to have anything to do with me after that, then that's fine." "Okay, what is it?" "I'm not 23. I'm actually 31." "That doesn't bother me." "I'm very glad to hear that." I said that it was too bad that she was leaving, but we would make the most of what little time we would have together.
I told her I was scheduled to do a recording session for my CD release that night and asked her if she wanted to come watch. She was very much interested in do that. I told her I would be by the house around 6pm to pick her up.
When we got to her uncle's, she couldn't get anyone to come to the door. I asked her if she wanted to come to work with me until her uncle woke up and I could drive her back. She said no, she'd wait there for him. I had another jacket in my car, so I loaned that to her so she could keep warm. It was really hard for me to leave her there, but she told me she would be fine. We kissed and I went to work.
On the way, I realized that for the last 12 hours, she hadn't gone to the bathroom the whole time we were together. I was afraid she was going to explode!
I don't think that happened. More tomorrow.
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