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I stood in the parking lot, waiting for Roomie to come and get me. There were plenty of guys wandering around the mall, most of which had cell phones out, so it was difficult to pinpoint which one was him.
"Awesome, where are you?" he texted me.
"Centre of the lot... blue toyota Matrix... I'm standing beside the car."
I still couldn't figure out which guy was him, but I stood on my toes peering around. Apparently, I looked lost, because I had a strange man pull aside and tell me I looked lost and that he would be more than happy to escort me somewhere. I shakily told him I was fine, then jumped back in my car and locked the doors until he was gone.
When I got back out, I could see a dark-haired guy wandering around like he was looking for someone. It was hard to tell if it was him or not because of how far away he was, so I sent him another text.
"If you're the guy in the blue shirt, wandering around, you're headed straight for me."
He looked up and saw me, and picked up the pace. The closer he got, the more my heart started racing. He was WAY more handsome in person than his Facebook pictures. Dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, taller than me, slender, and a deep, penetrating gaze.
"Hey, I'm Scott." he held out his hand.
"KJHsfjhsdfsdf..." Verbal diarreah, mixed with a massive stutter was all that came out of my mouth. I couldn't believe it. I had to stop and take a deep breath, before I could speak again. Finally, I managed to tell him my name.
We got into my car, and he gave me directions to their apartment, then took me inside and introduced me to everyone. I was surprised how relaxed I felt already, except for around Scott. He was very attractive, very nice, and my palms were super sweaty. I really didn't know what to say to him, so when he suggested we play some video games, I let out a big sigh of relief.
They turned on the Wii and informed me we would be playing Smash Brothers, which is one of the few video games I suck royally at. I thusly informed them of it, and Scott took to trying to give me pointers on how to play. The two of us started chatting about random things; video games, faith, school, all the while the others kind of worried more about the video game.
Eventually, after they had destroyed me several times, they announced they were going to teach me a card game called Munchkin. They said the object of the game was to get your character to Level 10 first, and that it was a game of backstabbing and alliances. As much as I had wanted to flirt with Scott up to this point, I couldn't bring myself to do it. I was definitely finding myself attracted and interested, but didn't know what to do. He didn't seem to be making a move, though he was talking to me lots, so I wasn't sure what to make of it. Which was why, when everyone told me how Scott hates to lose and thus never lets anyone else win, I decided it was time to go back to the rules made in Kindergarten. If you like a boy, beat him.
The game was pretty simple once explained to me. However, I am a very, very good actor. Since Scott was sitting next to me, he took to helping me through the game when I was confused. Now, knowing the way Scott operated in games already thanks to his friends, I knew the only way to beat him was to completely blindside him. So I kept playing the 'I'm so confused, I don't understand this, please help me, I'm the new girl' routine, and, like always when I use that tactic, he played right into my hands. Meanwhile, I was saving up all the super-powerful monster and magic cards I was picking up, waiting for the right moment. Just when Scott was about to defeat the final monster necessary to win the game (I would be the next one to win if he didn't), I dropped everything I had on him. He pulled out a card that would have rendered my attack useless, so I convinced everyone else to attack him too -- and one person happened to have a card that rendered his card useless. Thus, he couldn't win the battle and died, and I won.
He didn't get sulky like the claimed he would, but instead, amidst his embarrassment at being beaten by a newbie, seemed quite impressed. The rest of the night we spent talking, even after "Jedi" and his fiancee arrived. It was nearly 4am before I left the apartment, and I couldn't really read whether or not Scott had been interested or not. I was informed he didn't normally talk to people as much as he had talked to me, but I knew from past situations that may not have meant anything.
Still, I found myself wanting desperately to spend more time to him, and as I drifted off to sleep finally, I couldn't help but start wondering what would happen if he was thinking the same thing.
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