chapter 2

Unsurprisingly Tracey was obviously aware of the fact that I had noticed she was,nt exactly that fat,but despite this I thought-hey,why not just try have a nice evening-and so we did,she was quiet and a little unsure of herself but had a lovely charm,it was like she was looking for her real self,although the food was absoloutely gorgeous at Bella Italia,Tracey kind of played with her food,it seemed,she was wary,reluctant almost to eat,I tried to put her at ease and she relaxed a little after a few glasses of white wine.As the evening progressed Tracey opened up a little more about herself,stating although she was 33 she had,nt really ever had a boyfriend-I reassured her this was actually okay and that as people we are all different,she admitted that she in general did,nt have that many friends preferring her own company but interjected that she was hoping to one day meet that "right"person and eventually enjoy freedom in life-by this point it was obvious the white wine was opening Tracey up but she also was realising she was being possibly by her own heart-too honest,she apologised and asked if it was ok that she went home-"of course I said,would you like me to call a taxi"? "Yes,that would be lovely"she replied.The taxi arrived and we quietly got in it together,as we approached her flat Tracey looked at me and again started apologising and that she would "understand"if I didn't want to see her again,I held her hand gently and stated that I had actually had a really wonderful evening and if it was ok with her that we could meet up again soon-she genuinely seemed surprised!-I wrote my mobile number on her hand and said "if you really would like to see me again please give me a call"I thanked her for a lovely warm{,if unusual night not what I was expecting-strangely better}evening.There was definetly something quite wonderful about this beautiful,mouse like wallflower that not only attracted me to her but there was an air of positive intrigue-I really hope she calls me.