Chapter 2 - Reconnecting

Now that I'd discovered which of the buildings this young woman worked in I
managed to get over near the entrance to the building just as the work day
ended. I tried to look like I wasn't waiting and soon saw the young woman
again and realized that I knew her but couldn't think of where. I saw her get
into her car and drive away and I followed suit. I vowed to get to know her
and find out where I knew her from. As I was drifting off to sleep, the answer
suddenly came to me – that was Peggy! I had trouble sleeping that night and as
soon as I could the next day I made some excuse and went over to the building
where Peggy worked and found her. As soon as she saw me she recognized me and
jumped up to greet me. We chatted for a couple of minutes, exchanged phone
numbers and addresses and agreed to meet for supper that night.

I went back to my apartment and was as nervous as a teenager about to go out
on his first date. I changed my mind 2 or 3 times about what to wear and
finally settled on a pair of dress slacks and an open necked dress shirt.
After putting on some nice aftershave I went to meet Peggy at her apartment.
When she opened the door and I went in immediately felt like I was meeting and
old friend – and I guess I was. We headed out and went to a nice restaurant
where I'd made reservations. We had a leisurely meal and talked non-stop
catching up on one another's lives. I discovered that Peggy had also gone to
college and was an industrial accountant. She briefly told me about her
mother's death and the aftermath; little did I know that I would be in the
same situation as her father had been in.

Fortunately, the restaurant wasn't busy and we spent quite a bit of time there
but finally we needed to leave. I suggested that we leave the car where it was
and take a walk as the restaurant was in the historic part of the city and
there were many sights to see. After walking for what seemed like hours,
talking and looking at the sights, we decided to go back to the car. I asked
Peggy what she'd like to do, offering to drop her at her own apartment (one
she shared with a roommate) or to take her back to mine where we could
continue our conversation. Peggy said she'd like to continue talking so she'd
like to go to my place.

"I suppose it's a typical bachelor pad, is it? Lots of man toys and not much
else" she said with a grin as we drove. "Oh I think you're going to be
surprised." I replied and left it at that. While I do have a big screen TV and
a nice sound system, I've discovered that I have a good sense of style when it
comes to home décor. Not only that I, really enjoy cooking and have a really
nice and well equipped and well stocked kitchen.

When I opened the door to the apartment and Peggy walked in, she walked around
the living room and kitchen then turned to me with a surprised look on her
face. "How come there's no woman in your life?" she asked. Without thinking, I
replied "Because I was waiting for you."

Peggy looked at me for a moment then ran over, wrapped her arms around me and
gave me the most passionate kiss I'd ever received. "Oh David! Oh…" she said
and looked me in the eye. "I didn't realize it until now that that was just
what I was waiting for." She gave me another kiss, just as passionate as the
last and hugged me even tighter. Finally we parted and sat down on the couch.

Peggy looked at me and smiled. "David, thus will sound strange but I had
several job offers, a couple of them better than this one but something seemed
to tell me to take this job. Now I know why. Oh David, I'm so glad I did. I'm
so glad to be back with you again." and with that she grabbed me and kissed me
again. I got up, went and got a nice bottle of wine from my pantry and with 2
glasses in hand went back to the living room. After pouring the wine I gave
Peggy one and took my glass in hand. "To getting back together again" I said
as I raised my glass in a toast. "Oh yes." Peggy replied as she raised her
glass in response.

I took Peggy's hand and lifted her to her feet then showed her the remained of
the apartment. When we got to my bedroom she went over to the closet, turned
to me and asked "May I?" "Of course." I replied. She opened the closet doors
and looked at the clothes and shoes. "This is definitely NOT a bachelor pad."
She said with a huge smile on her face. "I could get used to living here."
Suddenly she realized the implication of her statement, got red faced and ran
out to the living room. I waited a moment to allow her to regain her composure
then went back out to kneel in front of her. "Peggy, don't be embarrassed. I
understand what you meant." I said. She looked up and me with a silly grin on
her face "Well I sure put both feet into it, didn't I? I only…" I put a finger
on her lips "I know what you meant and I would never take things the wrong
way." I took my finger off her lips. "I'm not trying to push you out but..."
pointing to the clock on the wall, "we both have to work tomorrow so I'd
better get you home.

As we were getting into my car I turned to her "Come here tomorrow night and
I'll cook you dinner." She looked at me with a bit of skepticism. "Yep, I can
cook ask Sharon Wilson who works with you in Accounting. She's had one of my
meals, and no she didn't spend the night." Peggy grinned. "All right I'll be
here; what time?" "Oh about 6:30 would be okay." I said "If you want to come
earlier, I'll be home by about 5:30 as I need to go and get a few things for
supper. I'll leave to door unlocked when I get home so when you get here just
come in. Oh, one more thing, are you all right with seafood?" "Oh I love
seafood?" she replied.