Ask me no questions...

Him: Can I ask you an awkward question?
LL (in her head): Why not just ask the question? Doesn't saying it's awkward MAKE it awkward?
LL (out loud): Sure!

Him: Are you errr... are you seeing anyone else?
LL (in her head): If I say no, does that mean I'm not allowed to any more?
LL (out loud): Nope! But I am married with five kids! I told you that bit... right?

Him: So, have you told anyone about me?
LL (in her head): Where to start...
LL (out loud): Errr. Just a few friends.

Him: Oh okay. Cool. It's just that you're quite hard to read, that's all.

Hello! Hard to read? She is about the easiest to read person ever. Or so she thought. Maybe she's actually been playing her cards closer to her chest on this one (to Daniel, at least) than she thought. She did kind of think they were just dating and going to fun places though, and to be honest wasn't ready for any form of relationship chat, no matter how tentative.

Perhaps agreeing to go round to his house (on the other side of town. on a Sunday when all the Tubes are misbehaving) was not the best idea. She did kind of think, once she'd got there. Christ, I'm in his HOUSE. What now? At least she knew he wasn't going to try and jump her. And he didn't, so don't worry.

They took a walk down through sunny Surrey to the river and had a drink, and she felt much more comfortable. Funny, that! Then back to his to watch films and drink wine, which again was nice... but she thinks she isn't feeling as comfortable with him as she should be. Then there was the odd strange comment from him...

Him: You know, you haven't taken your shoes off the whole time you've been here.
LL (in her head): It's because we've been walking loads and it's hot and my feet + tiny flat would really not be a brilliant combination.
LL (out loud): Oh! So I haven't.

Any other guy, with a girl he really likes IN HIS HOUSE, might have tried to snuggle up during the film, right? Or at least get her to help him when he was making dinner and have that as an excuse to get a bit closer and have a bit of flirty food cooking action. Or when he was playing her some songs he's recorded (sounds cheesy as hell, yes, but they were actually, genuinely really really good). Oh well, so you'd have thought.

But yet again, it's the romantic setting of any public transport station that wins out. Minimal kissing action. Even though what there was, was good. Her head is hurting from thinking too much again. It's just that this already feels a bit more difficult than it should really be for a bit of fun.