one interesting development

So, literally, about 10 minutes after I posted my last entry I get a text from Derek, "Hey L, what's going on?" so I write back and tell him that I'm having a pretty quiet Friday night. (I was babysitting my niece at the time. )He tells me that he's hanging out with another guy from work, Troy (note: super cute, polite, and sweet--but only 24), and invites me to join them at a bar.

Now, I weigh my options. While I as all cozy and ready for bed, and not much in the mood to go out for a drink...I realized that if I told Derek "no" again, he will, definitely give up on me forever! So, I tell him that I will come out as soon as my sister & her husband get home.

I ended up convincing Derek & Troy to meet me at a bar closer to my home, where a few girlfriends of mine happened to be hanging out. We meet at the bar, and after he hugs me, he says, "Its about time I get you to come out with me!" and then turns to Troy and says, "Man, I've been trying to have drinks with this girl for like, 3 months!" (It's actually been closer to 4 but I wasn't going to correct him.)

So, the group of us hung out and chatted and joked, and had a really, really fun evening. It was surprisingly flattering when Troy would ask me a question about myself, and he'd respond with, "Oh, that's right! Derek told me about that." Which means, that Derek has talked to him a bit about me.

We didn't have very much time to talk alone, so I can't quite tell what's going on, if anything. And, I haven't quite decided if I want anything to happen at this point...but I'm definitely interested in seeing where things are headed. At one point during the evening, Troy and Derek went out to the patio and then Derek came back in to ask me to join them. They were venting to me about work, and then a girl approaches to talk to Troy, so Derek leaned over to talk to me. He looks in my eyes and after commenting on how dark my eyes are says, "So, I've been meaning to ask you..." and then we're interrupted by a bar tender who gives us the 5 minute warning. At this point, Derek, has had enough to drink and completely loses his train of thought...so I'll never know what he was going to say.

We closed down the bar at 2 am and I drove a friend home, drove myself home, and then stayed up texting with Derek until about 3:30 am.

I guess we'll see what happens...

- L