The Lonely Girl

Chapter 9 - Dinner

Sahara

I can’t believe I agreed to go to dinner with him. The thought of going to a restaurant was really enticing though. The next dilemma, what do I wear. A small part of me wanted him to find me attractive, so definitely something to show off my best features without being too obvious. He’s by far the sexiest man I’ve ever seen, would a relationship with him be something I could consider? I ended up choosing a slim fitting black dress. It looked great with my blonde hair and showed off my tattoos. I paired it with a tall pair of heels, I’ve always been a sucker for a pair of heels! The afternoon had been pretty successful, I’d flagged a few potential locations. Alaska had a lot of appeal due to how remote it was but could I handle the cold. Before I knew it seven o’clock came and Santi was knocking on the door. He looked amazing, I realised that I was staring at him after a couple of seconds and started to look away. He was definitely checking me out as well, so not as awkward as I thought. We got into his car, and made some small talk for a while. It was then I thought to ask “where are we going?” “Almost there” Santi replied, “I hope you like Italian”. We parked and it was only then that I realised where we were, one of the most exclusive restaurants in town. I’ve heard they are booked out for months. I turned to Santi who had a big grin on his face, “Surprise, my cousin owns this place so he fit us in!” I was speechless for a second, we walked in and were led to a secluded table, everything was so beautiful. It wasn’t long before a very tall guy came up to us and shook Santi’s hand, “ Hey, nice to see you bro, is this your …”. Santi interrupted, this is my new friend Sahara, she’s been kind enough putting up with me pestering her all day, the least I could do is repay her with dinner!” He said with a grin. “Hey I’m Taj, nice to meet you” he stuck his hand out for me to shake. I took it, “ nice to meet you too, is this your restaurant?”. “Yes, I’ve always loved cooking so I thought I’d make a business out of it! I won’t hold you up any longer, I’ll bring out my signature dishes if your happy to be adventurous!” “ Yes, that sounds amazing, thanks.” “So Sahara”, Santi said, “I have a proposition for you”. Oh this should be interesting. “There’s a clinic in my town that needs a nurse, it’s currently run by a local who hasn’t had any formal training, I would like to offer you a job there. Before you answer it comes with it’s own cottage and it’s about 300 miles from here surrounded by forest “. I didn’t know what to say, it sounds like an amazing opportunity and it’s secluded but it wasn’t completely on my own, I’d have connections there. “ You don’t have to answer now just think about it, it pays well and the conditions will be better than the clinic “. It sounds amazing but is it too good to be true? I could ask Alana about it, “ Thanks, I don’t know for now but I will think about it”. He smiled and stated, “ I hope so, I’d like to be around you more”. Unsure what to respond luckily the food arrived, and it was incredibly. I’ve never tasted anything like it. When we we’re driving home I couldn’t help but think that this was the best night I’ve ever had.