Love Through Time Chap. 3 (Plz Rate/Rev)

Chapter 3

When I woke up the next morning, I was in a very good mood. I had met a very nice guy last night and I couldn’t wait for him to call me. He was the first nice guy I had met in a very long time. So when I went into the kitchen to fix breakfast,
Becca was there waiting for me.

“Morning Sunshine. What put that grin on your face? Sam isn’t here is he?”

“No. In fact, I met someone else.”

“Really, who?”

“His name is Eli. We kind of ran into each other.”

I proceeded to tell her about what happened, and what I knew about Eli. When I was almost through, the telephone rang. Becca answered it and handed it to me.

“Hello?”

“Hi, Allie. It’s Sam.”

“Hey, how’s it going?”

“Pretty good and you?”

“Good. Um, I was wondering if you had any plans for today?”

I thought for a minute and replied, “Not that I know of. What do you have in mind?”

“Well I was wondering if I could take you out to breakfast so that we can catch up.”

“Sounds great.”

“I guess you can give me directions and I could come pick you up in an hour.”

I gave him directions, and then we talked for a few more minutes. When we finally hung up, I was a little nervous. We hadn’t seen each other for 5 years and now we were going to get the chance to catch up.

Since I was still wearing my pajamas, I had to find something to wear. I decided on a pair of faded jeans, with my favorite pale gray sleeveless shirt that had a dragon on it. I put on a pair of sandals and headed back downstairs to wait for Sam.

When I got downstairs, Becca was watching TV She sat down next to me and they decided to finish talking about Eli. A little while later, there was a knock at the door. I answered it and it was Sam. He was wearing a white t-shirt that accented his chest, a pair of dark blue jeans and sneakers.

We exchanged hellos and then decided to leave. The plan was to go to a diner that was a few blocks from my apartment.

When we got outside, Sam walked me to his truck. It was a silver Dodge Dakota Sport.

“Nice truck.” I said appreciatively.

“Thanks.” He replied, “I just got it about a week ago.”

Sam opened the passenger door for me and I got in. He closed the door and walked around to the driver’s side and got in.

He started up the truck and moved into traffic. It only took them 5 minutes to get to the diner.

When we got inside, Sam pointed to a table in the back and then headed toward it.

When we were seated, the waitress handed us menus. I decided to have waffles and Sam chose an omelet.

While we waited for our food, we started talking about what had happened in the last 5 years. He told me about college and planning for the bar.

I told him about my and Becca met in college. We were roommates from day one and got along great.

Before conversation go further, my cell phone started to ring. I had no idea who it could be and I didn’t recognize the number, so I answered it cautiously.

“Hello?”

“Hi, Allie.”

It was Eli, but I didn’t remember giving him my cell phone number. I realized that Becca must have given it to him.

“Hey, Eli. How’s it going?”

“Pretty good. Sorry to call you so early but I was wondering if you wanted to do something later?”

“Sure. What do you have in mind?”

“Well it might sound a bit corny but how about dinner and a movie?”

“It’s not corny. I’d love to.”

We talked for a few more minutes and decide that he would pick me up around five. We said goodbye and after I hung up, I looked over at Sam. He had a very curious look on his face and it didn’t take long for him to start asking questions.

“Who was that? The boyfriend you didn’t tell me about?”

“Actually, no. I met him last night at your bar.”

“Really? What’s his name?”

“Eli Hayes.”

“Eli? He plays guitar in the band at my bar.”

“Yeah, that ‘s him.”

Sam’s curiosity turned into a slight frown.

“Is there something wrong?”

“Well, just be careful. I’ve heard a couple things about him.”

I didn’t say anything so he continued.

“I’ve heard that he dates a lot of girls and not one at a time.”

I pondered what he said and replied, “Well he didn’t seem like that last night. He was a total gentleman with me.”

“Just be careful, ok?”

“I will. I promise.”

About that time, the waitress brought our food and we started to eat. After we finished eating, we decided to take a walk around the park.



When Ie got home from having breakfast with Sam, I found Becca and Jake sitting on the couch watching TV and holding hands. They noticed me walking in the room and Becca started questioning me about my time with Sam.

“Great. But Eli called in the middle of it.”

“Sorry about that. You didn’t mind did you?”

“It’s ok, but Sam wasn’t too happy.”

“I don’t blame him. He was there with you and some guy calls. That’s gotta be a little weird.”

“Yeah, we talked about it and he was a little worried about me going out with Eli. He told me that he was a player and to watch out.”

“Aw, that’s sweet.”

I talked with them for a little while longer and then decided to go upstairs to take a shower.
I had to decide what to wear on my date tonight. I knew that they were going to watch a movie and go to dinner, but I had no idea which restaurant we were going to. I figured that I could call Eli and find out, so I picked up the phone and dialed his number.
He picked it up on the third ring. After we said our hellos, I asked him which restaurant we were going to. He told me that he was taking me to a restaurant called “Italiano”, which I knew as being kind of casual, so I didn’t have to dress up.
The conversation then shifted to which movie we were gonna see. We both decided on a comedy instead of an action film. We talked for a little while longer and Eli had to go because he had band practice. We said goodbye and hung up.

I went back downstairs, and Becca and Jake were gone. So I sat down and started watching television.