Iced Latte
It was 2:45 PM and he was early. He took a tall iced latte and sat away from the door. Sitting carefully, he straightened the legs of his freshly cleaned khaki pants.
Flipping through his phone he looked again at her photo. Pretty, outdoorsy and her profile said she owned her own company.
Looking down again at his pants, he reflected on how many khakis he owned. Six or seven pairs at least. It was part of his ‘uniform’. Each internet date he went on, he dressed the same and always ordered an iced latte. If the date quickly went south, he would cleverly spill the coffee in his lap and make an excuse to leave.
Lost in his thoughts he didn’t see her arrive. She introduced herself and he said “Don’t I know you from somewhere?” She replied, “Yes I own the dry cleaners on the corner”
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
150 words
In response to What Pegman Saw Photo Prompt – Portland, Oregon
Haha, that is great! I guess he’s stuck for the duration of this date. Great to see you on Pegman, Christine!
Thank you. Yes! He got busted 🤣 I do enjoy your prompts and I’ll visit more frequently 🙂👍
Great, I will look forward to seeing more of you!
Heeheehee… Clever girl!
Lol! 🤣 Thanks Kevin
My pleasure! I had a lot of catching up to do with you… I typically take the weekends off from reading and writng stuff, so… Have a great week!
I don’t blame you. I can barely keep up with it 🙂 Have a great week Kevin. Thank you for reading as always
Always my pleasure, Christine!
So good, Christine! I burst out laughing at the end. Always a good sign, I say. It could be the start of a beautiful relationship 😉
Thanks Dale….I found your comment in Spam 😔. Yes! I think they ended up together 🙂💕
Those WP gremlins!
I like it.😊
Good one. He should hit it off with her… maybe she’ll give him a discount. LOL!
Lol! Right? 🙂💕
That’s great. He’s sort of like his own advertisement! Wonderful story, and thanks for stopping by.
Thank you so much! 🙂
Dear Christine,
It would be interesting to see where this date goes from there. Love it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle 🙂 The khaki pants story is my husband’s and he loves telling it! The dry cleaner part is fiction. We met online and are now happily married. The khaki pants are retired! 🤣
was she curious about all those stains or what!
Lol! I guess he had so explaining to do if asked!
I love this! Thanks for a wonderful laugh.
What a hoot! I love this.
What a hoot! I love this!!!!
Love it!
Thanks Di. 🙂
You’re welcome
Me too but I can’t seem to leave a comment. I hope this works. I truly enjoyed this.
Thank you so much Alicia! I appreciate it 🙂
It’s come into my blog OK Alicia.
I got it!