Ghosts and Dates

I was sitting on Facebook the other day, minding my own business when I hear a little noise come from my computer.  It was the bell type noise that sounds when you get a Facebook message from someone.  I see a name pop up and, I'm not going to lie, I was a little confused as to why this person would be IMing me.  (Do people still call it an IM?  A/S/L!?!?  Anyone remember that one!?  Moving on….)

            Let me rehash the past for a few minutes here…

            Around the same time I started seeing my ex, I was seeing a few people.  Ex won out in the end, but whatever, I digress from this one.  But anyways, one of the others, Jimmy, was a guy whose sister I knew fairly well.  One night I go home with Jimmy to his friend, Jeff’s, house.  You know, things happen, and I kind of get weirded out because he looks a lot like my friend, and I felt like I was making out with her and not him.  Then he got sick.  I cant honestly remember if he got sick in the same night that I found it weird to be kissing him, as I did wind up seeing him a few times.  But anyways, he gets sick due to a cheese allergy or something.  (This is not a joke; he ate some penne ala vodka, which is loaded with parmesan cheese, and he was throwing up etc etc…)

Six years go by and now I'm hearing this ringing from my computer only to see Jeff’s name pop up.  I was wondering why he would be messaging me because I hasn’t talked to or even seen him or Jimmy in years. 

            “Hey you!  I didn’t recognize you in your profile picture.  How’s things going?”

            Is this happening?  I wonder…

            “Hey Jeff!  Things are going.  How about you?”

            Long story short, we jump right into it; he and his girlfriend broke up after 4 or 5 years and he moved home.  From what I am guessing and assuming, she was a cheater and he learned it the hard way.  I tell him about the ex and we exchange sympathies.  I guess it was kind of nice to talk to someone that can understand the pain and hurt of a harsh breakup with someone you were supposed to be with for the rest of your life. 

            By the end of the conversation he had asked me if I wanted to go out sometime and get a drink with him. 

            I love drinks, I love gossip, and I accepted the invite.

            The following day I get another little ringing from the computer telling me that someone actually wants to talk to me!  Again, it’s Jeff.

            “Name” (Haha, I'm not telling you people my name, so just call me ‘name’).

            “Jeffrey”

            “Send me your phone number so I can annoy you via cellular device in the near future.”

            Cute, and witty, and wants to drink with me…

            “Ok.  Here is it.”

            “Ohhh!  Now your in for it!”

            “Ohhh!  I am excited!”

            “Haha.  You will enjoy the harassment.”

            “It is entirely possible”

            “Haha.  I wont get sick and hide in the bathroom I promise!”

            I did have a ‘laugh out loud’ moment when he said that.  That’s exactly what Jimmy did all those years ago!  I am kind of laughing about it right now to be honest. 

            So I say, “well, I hope not.  That would be very awkward.”

            “HAHA would it?  A little déjà vu?”

            This conversation goes on for another 4 or 5 transactions and then he says to me, “I will give you a shout soon, Hun.”

            Hun?  Haha.  Shit.

            Needless to say, now I tell my girlfriends about this whole thing.  Some of them actually remember Jeff from when they were playing wingman for Jimmy and me.  They said they thought he was cute, and probably had more of a personality than Jimmy did.  So I guess here I sit, playing the waiting game.

            Now, can someone please remind me of the ‘rules’??

            How does it go?  Wait 4 days to call them?  Or is that only after a first date?  Or is it, flirt shamelessly via Facebook and then ask for a number and then make them wait 2 days to call or text them?  Is he waiting for the weekend?  Is he opposed to weekday drinking?  If that’s the case I don’t know if this is going to work out from the gate!  (Kidding, but seriously). 

            Also, could this get weird?  I mean, I did bang his best friend a few times.  And what makes the banging worse, is that it happened in Jeff’s house every time!  I mean, I don’t know.  Shit could get weird!  Right!? 

            Either way.  I think he doesn’t care about the whole past banging situation due to the fact that he contacted me.  Right?  I don’t think he would have asked me for a drink if he cared about the past transgressions. 

            I will keep you all posted on how this pans out. 

            If it pans out.