Dinner Story...One For the Ladies

Most of you will get a kick outta this and draw your own conclusions/theory...here goes:

There's this guy that worked at my job, I really was not remotely interested in him PERIOD (even though my friends all kept trying to persuade me to "give him a chance"). I made a point to make it clear we are "just friends." Well around my birthday time he got a great offer to work at another company and he was consistently ask me to go out to celebrate. His exact words, "I will be making tons of money and money is no object. Lets go out n celebrate." Considering the birthday I had, I was not interested in drinking to celebrate. I basically said more-or-less I'd take a rain check. Well I found out he got w/my girlfriend who was at my birthday party and they had went out on a first date.

I told him hey, don't forget u owe me dinner n some gossip. He first suggested taking me to this inexpensive cafe called Cafe Bizou. I went there one time and ordered the Lobster Risotto and wasn't impressed w/it and then when I looked around the room, it was mainly composed of old folks. I mean senior citizens. I saw this one patron wheeling an oxygen tank up in there!!! I was like oh hell no...this is not the spot for me. Anyways...I'm big on seafood so he finally decided on Cheesecake Factory.

Now I had plans to meet up w/some g/f's after work and for the first time in weeks I got into work on time. I had an upper respiratory infection and was not feeling well for a good week, week n a half. I looked cute but was casual cute, my outfit were some white capri white denim jeans (7 by all mankind), a striped paul frank flowy tube top, a true religion dark blue denim shirt over it & my Havanas flip flops. Also I had classes the night before and I'm like this is just a homie...there is no need to get dressed up. If he sees me looking all super casual (yet cute) oh well. He's seen me dressed at work before and going out.

So I ordered a drink and we started talking. He was surprised I knew about his date w/my girlfriend and I had to stand corrected they had two dates already. Now I'm going to fast forward all the brouhaha and get the juicy part, where the bill comes! The waiter brings the bill and gives it to him and then he asked me, "how are we going to do this?" I said, "What do you mean? Aren't you paying for it?" His reply, "Well you know if I am going to pay I might expect something (while laughing appearing to be joking around)." I looked at him and was about to get up and walk out. But instead I just paid for my dinner (as the way I look at it, is I don't need you anyways...I can pay for my meal) and got my parking validated and was ready to leave. I was pissed off. If I had to pay for a meal it would not have been there and definitely I would have better company! Some of my other g/f's were at a restaurant n I could have met up w/them instead and had a blast. It gets better.

He asks me where I parked at and said he was going to walk me to my car. I'm thinking WTF for? I know you guys & gals are probably shaking your heads and laughing at this point. He walks me to my car and inspected a dent I had in my bumper giving his expert advice. Oo After all like he said (even though my car is a brand new car) he has a BMW and it has a lot of dings and he doesn't worry about it. I put my purse n stuff down in the passenger seat of my car and then walk over to the back to see what he was talking about and then I started walking over to the drivers side. He just kept standing there, lingering. I looked at him n said thanks, bye. And hopped into my ride.

LOSER! And apparently his whole wack game n intentions became clear obviously at the end. But I'm telling you, I have never had something like this happen to me except once in my twenties. I am damn near 35. I can guarantee if this type of situation occurs again...I'm just going to get up and leave, not an excuse me I'm going to the bathroom...nothing. Just leave.

Naturally all contact information has been deleted since that day. =D