Easily Amused by McQuestion Karen

Author:McQuestion, Karen [McQuestion, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AmazonEncore
Published: 2010-07-24T03:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

While we stood in line to get our tickets for the movie, I had time to admire Ryan properly. It wasn’t just his good looks, which were considerable; it was the whole package. He had the look of a man who was comfortable in his own skin. And what great skin it was—covering all six-feet-plus of lean physique. I could tell from the fit of his suit that he was muscular, but not vein-bulgingly, freakishly so.

His face was handsome, though not in a Ralph Lauren model way. You wouldn’t see him and automatically think he’s full of himself, or if you did, his smile would negate that notion. He had a killer smile, one I could get lost in. It made his whole face light up and caused these cute little wrinkles at the outer corners of his eyes.

We made small talk about our choice of movies, finally settling on a romantic comedy. I noticed that when he spoke he leaned over to give me his undivided attention and made full, shiver-inducing eye contact.

The theater was only a few miles from my childhood home, and there was a pretty good crowd, but sadly I didn’t see one person I knew from high school.

“Popcorn?” Ryan asked after he’d bought the tickets and we entered the lobby. Behind the refreshment counter, teenagers in striped vests flitted around like hummingbirds, squirting golden liquid onto tubs of popcorn and filling cups with crushed ice and soda. The popcorn smelled wonderful. I could almost taste the salty goodness of it, but I turned it down, telling him I didn’t like to eat during movies. I ixnayed a beverage, also. I couldn’t imagine maintaining a good impression with greasy fingers and a pressing need for the bathroom.

Ryan ordered a soft drink for himself: half regular Pepsi and half diet. As soon as he told the girl what he wanted, a shudder went through my body. Half and half was exactly the way Mindy took her cola. And here she thought she’d invented the fifty-fifty combination. Ha! Coke was her cola of choice, but she’d reluctantly accept Pepsi in a pinch. She was very particular about the drink being exactly half and half—I’d seen her send back drinks she thought were too sweet. Besides her, I’d never met anyone who specified a combination when ordering a soft drink.

“Interesting choice of beverage,” I said as the girl handed him his change.

He stuck a straw into the X on the lid. “I always order it this way. Regular soda is just too sweet. I really prefer Coke, but I’ll take Pepsi if that’s all they have.” He saw me give him a look. “What?”

“Nothing, it’s just that my sister orders it the same way. I never met anyone else who drank it like that.”

“Your sister—the one who’s getting married?”

“That’s the one.”

His eyebrows furrowed. “Interesting.” He stepped away from the counter. “Should we go sit down?”

Inside the theater we discovered that we liked sitting in the exact same spot: the middle of the middle.

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