Last Friday night I was at one of my local haunts in Somers Point. Most of the people know me (both ways). As I was speaking to a couple I've known about 10-12 years a fellow about mid 40's comes behind me and takes hold of my shoulders, as I turn he says hi, I'm here with my brother and father, they want you to come over with us. I said OK, I'll be a few minuets. Apparently they were ready to leave and the 3 of them came over, it was an older gentleman (their father I had met a couple years ago at a different restaurant, he was recently widowed then.
I'm not sure if he knew or didn't care that I was a CD, but with his 2 son's standing there and the couple I was talking with he said "Louise, I want to take you to dinner this week, I'm leaving Thursday and it would be an honor". I have to admit I was really taken back at how comfortable he was at asking me for a dinner date, but I was really taken by surprise. I said I'm OK with that, but understand I am a Lesbian, I just wanted everyone who was listing to the conversation that I wasn't going to be intimate with him. I asked if they know how to contact me and they didn't answer, but out of self defence I didn't offer my card with name and phone number, to be honest, I was afraid the couple I was talking with would have BLABBED all over that I went out with a man.
