Just what I needed

Today I broke the bad-second-date-streak* I've been riding.

I broke it with my first match kiss...

Last week I met TK for coffee, and like I said, I felt chemistry.

He has called me a few times since Thursday to talk and make plans for this week. I was genuinely looking forward to seeing him again.

We met for a late lunch at an off-the-beaten-path Mediterranean restaurant that I love. We had easy and light conversation. The food was delicious. As opposed to the other second dates I've been on with the match men, we fell into an easy rhythm.

We left his car at the restaurant, and I drove to the movie theater.

We saw Stranger Than Fiction, which I really enjoyed. He liked it too, though I appreciated the comments about literature a bit more (for obvious reasons).

Throughout the movie, he pulled the "I'm going to let my arm and leg lean against you in a nonchalant way" trick. I'm definitely familiar with it, and from my experience, it tends to work.

Afterwards, I drove him back to his car. He had other plans for his weekly "guy's night".

I flashed back to the end of my date with Techie, and I wondered if an awkward car hug was in my future, but I hoped the leg and arm touchy-touchy was headed somewhere more substantial.

We both remarked that we had fun and that we should do it again. He turned to me and smiled and then asked permission to kiss me. I just offered a simple, "yes."

It was a good kiss. Simple, sweet.

I smiled and said, "Have fun."

He replied, "I have to kiss you again first."

I think we have a front-runner, ladies and gentlemen... ;-)

* I didn't post about it, but I had a second date with SportsFan on Sunday. We met for lunch and it was decidedly awkward. When we parted, we both said "have a good day," but there was no mention of doing anything else. At least this time, the disinterest seemed to be mutual.