Laundry Dude

"Laundry Dude" and I have been doing a lot of chatting lately. So earlier in the week, he calls and asks, "Hey, what are you doing this weekend?" So out of habit, I say, "Nothing really". Then I remember that I am supposed to hang out with some of my girlfriends on Friday night. So then I tell him about Friday. There's a pause. So I'm like, "Hello?" So he says, "Yes, I'm here". Then silence again. Then he clears his throat and asks, "Well, if you're not busy, do you think you might what to hang out in The City on Saturday, maybe grab a bite to eat...maybe a flick? That is...if you are not too busy?" I immediately froze with hesitation. There was silence.

I hadn't seen him since that day at the laundromat. Crazy thoughts begin to race through my mind. Suppose those pearly whites were really a good set of false teeth? I envisioned us sitting in a restaurant, him adjusting the teeth so that he could chew his steak properly. Suppose he had a wife stashed away somewhere. Perhaps she might be hiding in the bushes somewhere just waiting to bust my car windows out. Suppose he was a rapist, an ex-con or worst an ax murderer? I chuckled nervously in an attempt to void the silence. Just then, I heard a beep. It was someone calling on the other line. I told him to hold on. I hit the flash button. Whew, saved by the beep!

It was "Dred Head". I used to love me some Dred Head until he became too clingy. In all honesty, I do miss him. But mostly, I made myself unavailable to him. I always check my caller ID. So whenever I saw it was him, I just wouldn't answer. It's not that I didn't like him, I really did, but he wanted to be in an exclusive relationship and I just wasn't ready for all of that. Anyway, so he's on the other line and he asks me if I'm busy. So I told him yes, but make it quick. So he asks damn near the same thing Laundry Dude asks. And I say, "Ok sure, how about Sunday?" Sounding all giddy he says, "Ok, that's what's up." So I tell him I'll call him back to confirm up everything. We say our goodbyes and I proceed to click over to Laundry Dude. He was waiting there patiently for my answer. I told him I'd get back to him and let him know towards the end of the week. He seemed cool with that.

Since we know some of the same people, immediately after hanging up with him, I started my detective work. I made a few calls and fortunately he got glowing reviews. I was able to confirm his divorced and that he is not a rapist or an ax murder. LOL I called him back today to confirm for Saturday. So, the line up for the weekend: Hang out with the girls on Friday, Laundry Dude on Saturday and Dred Head on Sunday. To be continued...