This is from Pass the Salt, a dating blog on Kindle
If someone tells you to always expect the unexpected when dating, believe them with every inch of your soul. It isn't that people will fall out of the sky unexpectedly, but people will definitely do some weird things. To them, however, everything is utterly normal. Poodles could be laughing about the end of the world and to some people, that's utterly normal.
As I'm sitting in a rickety old chair in an apartment complex that could be the birth child of a direct hurricane hit, I am comparing my own level of weirdness as I watch a very attractive brown head look for something in his bag. I assume that we're going to have sex, just as I assume Denzel will come out of the closet so I can marry him, but nether prove to be coming true at the moment.
The brown heads belongs to a striking fellow named Anthony. Anthony had a basic profile, just like all of the rest of the contestants I haven't wheedled out yet, but his writing is utterly stellar. It's actually something that keeps me writing messages back and forth. Our longest debate has been about Gummy Bears and if they would be good on pizza.
The phone conversations were just as flawless, even though he sounds as if he has stepped out of a stereotypical sperm. usually, I have to check in with guys when we want to meet and or, even, if they want to keep talking to me, despite my gummy bear love and other weird thoughts.
Anthony, however, immediately makes me like him because he has been checking up on me when he does not hear from me for a day or so. The texts are polite, and sincere, which makes me feel guilty and immediately want to buy him gummy bears as a thank you.
Hey Robbie. I hope you're doing OK. I am good. I am just relaxing at home and thinking about the book I will read next, text me back when you can. I hope you have a good day.
XOXO
It's a rare feet that someone can have me so starstruck via text messages but I can't help it. Something inside of me swoons when he sends me a message.
It didn't take me long to give him my Google voice number. His picture emphasizes his words beautifully. He displays photos of casual poses, with a slight smile in every one of them. He always has a hat on, and his muscles are a bit larger than I'd expect in a guy that is 6.5.
What draws me to him are the pictures of him engaging in various activities. There's one where he is smiling with a PS4 controller in one hand, sporting white teeth that accentuate the slight mustache. His eyes are big and inviting. They scream friendliness. There's another picture where he and a great Dane are laying down in the grass at a park. These entrance me, because it demonstrates that he is active and he engages in many types of discussions.
It isn't long before I agree to step into his studio apartment, the apartment I am in now, watching Anthony dig around in his bag as if it holds a can of string cheese.
"So," I say, looking a bit closer at my surroundings. "what you looking for?"
"I almost gots it." he trills, lowering his head deeper into the bag. I feel as if I am being punked, so I look around for some hidden cameras or a roommate to play his video game system with. I have been sitting here for almost twenty minutes. This isn't what Anthony promised me. I was sure we wouldn't be having sex right away, but I didn't expect him to sort out his mail, muttering to himself as he reads the envelopes, all of which he has to pay soon. I don't listen to this red flag, however, as I think he's been really busy at work and didn't have much time to fill anything out.
Even though I didn't ask, I assumed he had a job. As his head goes even deeper into the tenth compartment in his bag, I stand up and have a walk around the apartment.
The apartment is really bland. There's a 30 inch TV set with an entertainment center resting across a love seat that sits against a white wall. My journey takes me to a very clean kitchen. In fact, it's so clean, it looks as if it hasn't been occupied at all. The black counter tops are so glossy that the overhead light bounces off of the surface and onto a gray wall near the refrigerator.
Because I am very adventurous, I open the refrigerator. What I see in there is all sorts of healthy foods, such as yogurts. the cabinets show clean plates that have been stacked carelessly on top of each other. Dog food rests on the counter. This is for his dog who greeted me with more attention and affection than Anthony had once I stepped in the door. The dog barrels me over as soon as I step in the apartment and Anthony has to rescue me from having to force that dog to attend my funeral.
I make my way into the bedroom, where it is an utter pigsty. Clothes cover the bed in a pile that's as tall as my stomach. There's a spot with a pile of clothes surrounding it, like it's a reserved seat in a public bathroom. I wonder if he sleeps with his backpack. The room can't hold much, just a bed and a few dressers, all of which have a huge array of colognes and deodorants lined up, as if I am at the store or something.
Next, I make my way into the bathroom. I look in everywhere I can think of, but I can't find anything of the sort. There's a note with math equations scribbled on it resting on the toilet. I have no idea what that's for. In the dining room, I can actually hear him talking to himself as he starts opening another bag. I am amazed he isn't looking for me. I know I'd be watching anyone who enters my house.
I flush the toilet, just so I can have an excuse to my disappearance. Though, something tells me that he does not notice and will never notice, even if I strip down to my boxers in front of him with a backpack on.
The dog meets me at the bathroom door and it stares at me with eyes that make me instantly melt inside. When I start petting the dog, it immediately snuggles up to me, almost knocking me over. The longer I scratch and pet, the happier the dog becomes. It even smiles.
My hand travels down the thin body, where I can even feel his ribs. This definitely isn't the same dog I saw in the pictures. This one is thinner and looks a bit older. I stand up again and return to where Anthony is returning from the center of the earth.
"Yo dawg. Hea it iz yo!" he plops down a piece of paper on the table before smiling at me. "i be finding it!"
Due to my limited vision, I peek at the paper with a magnifying glass. It's a McDonald's job application. Holy shit. Taxes will never go down in this country.
"Great. You can leave that here, and we can finally hang out!" I say, unable to hide my annoyance at being left to snoop in his home for almost an hour.
"But first I gots to fill dis out."
"Do you need any help?" I ask. I am sure he doesn't need any help, and I am correct because he shakes his head. I want to spend some time with him though. that's why I came here, after all. As soon as he bends over to begin the application, I immediately race into his room, grab one of his socks from the bed, and turn to the sad looking dog trotting behind me.
"You want to play fetch?" I ask. The dog nearly yips with excitement.
For about twenty more minutes, we're playing fetch with his sock when I have the urge to check in on Anthony. I have no doubt that our tax dollars will be worth him working. After all, McDonald's has health benefits.
I approach the employee of the year and gently take a hold of the application. To my shock, it's complete.
"Totally cool!" can I read it?" I ask.
"Yeah!" he exclaims, as if I asked him if I could teach him how to give oral sex. I start reading.
Five minutes later, I am in a cab, speeding away from the best employee I have ever met. Before I leave, however, I give the dog a dozen of his socks to play with. I know he will need them.