Dream Date

Hidden away in California, a large land of green trees filled with grape vines for wine grows obsessive. The farm fresh winery holds the potential “True love” potions yet to be produced and bottled. These Merlot bottles of wine have been waiting patiently to be purchased by anyone daring to fall in lust, let alone love. Entering their shipment truck’s cases of Merlot are stacked diligently case by case filling the truck with potential true love stories. Most will be for true love fails, however still awaiting arrival to their 5 star destination’s.

Upon their arrival two men, distant strangers! They have been flirting vibrantly through social media for weeks and finally both gained courage and confidence to wine and dine each other. They decided to meet for a night in the town among Love Hungry New York City locals. A decent apartment even t in New York City alone could be a struggle to discover. Great friends you better bring from your hidden villages. Then Love that too could be hard to find in such a crowded place filled with so many unearthed potentials.

Deep Within the city limits hides a hidden gem amongst gays;Christian. A newly single, openly gay male from the just as busy Capital district of New York State. He’s recently moved back to New York City escaping his recent separation from his long time partner in life from the souther tips of Florida. Most of his conversations and human interactions are developed over telecommunication and social media platforms utilizing the ever popular technology. This is his true love story, or should we say True Love Journey’.

It’s a vibrant Thursday night in NYC. Just turning past 9 pm and the city is loud in Lower Manhattan West, wishes may be granted tonight. Waiting for his Lyft Christian stands eagerly and questionable. Imagining his date with John while texting his best friend. “What if we fall in love over Red Wine and Red Velvet cake he excitingly questions her. Steph replies “yeah okay Nicholas Sparks movie”! The luxury Lyft drives up in all black and stainless steel.

“Lyft for Christian”?

Arriving to the 5 star restaurant Christian steps out of his Lyft. At the same time his date more gorgeous in person than ever imagined turns to his left at the entrance. Their eyes meet and it turns into lust at first sight, undressing each other with their eyes. In those moments the crowd stared, yet they only seen each other.

Christian? John asked jokingly while standing outside the restaurant entrance.

It’s Nick actually he replied timid yet handsome.

In those short moments it was as if timenitself didn’t even exist. Just two souls with energy coming together for the first time in realization. The potential for something could be; will be.

Intriguingued looking they walked into the restaurant together. Sitting down at their table, small talk and sexual tension developed almost instantly. The lighting is exceptionally low creating a sparkle in Christians Greenish-blue tinted eyes. The server appears (silently) and suggest wine options while explaining what the menu will be focused on and consisted of.

Both John and Christian look at each other for what seems like a moment as their hearts start racing almost as if it were a competition. At the same time they say confidentaly:

Merlot!

bottle please!

Staring at eachother consistently the chemistry between both John and Christian seems almost magical. Beginning conversations are always the most awkward John laughs while saying.

Christian looks up staring into Johns eyes and ask him a single question. Does True Love story’s only exist on fairy tales? Or do we all get Prince charmings” extra on the charming” doesn’t have to be a prince Christian Laughs out loud.

Staring at each other again, Christian leaves John without a thought of speech.

The server quietly at the exact moment arrives with two bottles of Merlot unopened with two crystal stemware wine glasses. The server politely ask if they’d like both bottles open.

At the same time both men say:

Christian: yes, that’s fine

John: no, not at this time

We’re already agreeing to disagree Christian Smirks flirtatiously into Johns ego.

Both men ready for this date to carry on elsewhere.

After long conversation and chemistry like neither have felt in a lifetime, they move along to the bar.

Christian waves his hand to the bartender and calls for two bourbons up.

John makes a squeamish face and says he’s not much of a bourbon guy. Laughing cautiously then be a bourbon women sarcastically stated Christian. Both men’s eyes meet in the dazed Smokey bar light. Their lips meet in what seems like an eternity of lust finally come together. Instantly the power goes out in the bar and both men get shocked by the smallest amount of static. Leaving them both thinking, is it true love; or is eternal lust?