Friday, May 21, 2004
The restaurant, Park Grill, that they had chosen was quite lovely. Sebastian mentioned while they waited that it was one of his favorite’s places and she could see why. It was located in Millennium Park right next to the skating rink and from anywhere in the restaurant you could look and watch the skaters. If she closed her eyes she could already picture herself out there in the winter, skating freely among everyone while soft snowflakes fell. Yes, she could already see this place being part of her normal routine here in Chicago. After Misty spoke to the hostess about changing the table to fit three people instead of just two, Veronica was seated at the table in the middle of Sebastian and Misty.
Veronica took the opportunity while Misty was speaking to Sebastian to skim him over and take in what she could of this man that she would be sharing some of her most intimate thoughts and works with. He seemed extremely nervous and jumpy and she hadn’t been able to figure out why. It’s obvious that Misty and him know each other but how well was another subject. He looked a bit disheveled in his rumpled white dress shirt and charcoal pants, almost looking like he had just come from an afternoon romp. His dark hair also looked tousled but it all suited him, just like she was sure a freshly pressed shirt and pants would too. He had gorgeous piercing blue eyes that seemed to look right through you, yet when they turned on her they seemed so searching, but for what? It took her a moment but with a gasp she realized it was him, the man from her drawings the night before. The dark hair that curled at the nape of his neck, the piercing blue eyes, but how? Why? How could she have drawn him when this was the first they had met?!
“Veronica. Veronica, you ok?” asked Misty, laying a hand on Veronica’s arm.
“You look a little pale all of a sudden, you feeling ok?” she asked again softly.
Veronica came to with a start and looked around the table to realize both of them staring at her, Sebastian so intently that it made her blush.
“Yes, yes, I’m sorry. I just realized something I had forgotten to do.” She quickly responded.
Taking a quick sip of her sparkling water she composed herself and pushed the thoughts of the drawing and Sebastian out of her mind for now. There will be time to figure out what all that was about later when she was on her own, for now it was best she spend her time getting to know these two new players that would take such a big part of her new life here in Chicago.
Turning to Sebastian she asked, “Sebastian, if you don’t mind me asking, why were you so interested in having my work for your new show?”
Veronica took the opportunity while Misty was speaking to Sebastian to skim him over and take in what she could of this man that she would be sharing some of her most intimate thoughts and works with. He seemed extremely nervous and jumpy and she hadn’t been able to figure out why. It’s obvious that Misty and him know each other but how well was another subject. He looked a bit disheveled in his rumpled white dress shirt and charcoal pants, almost looking like he had just come from an afternoon romp. His dark hair also looked tousled but it all suited him, just like she was sure a freshly pressed shirt and pants would too. He had gorgeous piercing blue eyes that seemed to look right through you, yet when they turned on her they seemed so searching, but for what? It took her a moment but with a gasp she realized it was him, the man from her drawings the night before. The dark hair that curled at the nape of his neck, the piercing blue eyes, but how? Why? How could she have drawn him when this was the first they had met?!
“Veronica. Veronica, you ok?” asked Misty, laying a hand on Veronica’s arm.
“You look a little pale all of a sudden, you feeling ok?” she asked again softly.
Veronica came to with a start and looked around the table to realize both of them staring at her, Sebastian so intently that it made her blush.
“Yes, yes, I’m sorry. I just realized something I had forgotten to do.” She quickly responded.
Taking a quick sip of her sparkling water she composed herself and pushed the thoughts of the drawing and Sebastian out of her mind for now. There will be time to figure out what all that was about later when she was on her own, for now it was best she spend her time getting to know these two new players that would take such a big part of her new life here in Chicago.
Turning to Sebastian she asked, “Sebastian, if you don’t mind me asking, why were you so interested in having my work for your new show?”
