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in her chair and wait.
No, where was the sport in that?
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Chapter 6
Pat was sitting at Bear's and was getting impatient. David
was never really punctual, but thirty minutes was excessive,
even for him. He waved the waitress off yet another time and
set a limit in his mind. He didn't want to leave, but he hated
eating alone in restaurants. He sat and nursed his watery
drink.
David finally strode in and smiled broadly at Pat. Pat had
never seen David like this. He was bold and confident. He
actually spoke to two or three women as he entered the
room. He also noticed that David was carrying, but not
leaning on, his cane.
"Que paso, old buddy?"
"Not bad, you seem in fine spirits."
"You have no idea mi amigo. You have no idea."
* * * *
David slid into the wooden booth. He grabbed a menu and
quickly scanned the bill of fare. "Damn, I'm hungry. Think I'll
get a steak."
David did in fact order a steak, and soup and an appetizer
and a salad and dessert.
"When did you get a tape worm?" Pat asked, his stomach
hurt just thinking about all that food.
"Pat, I don't know, it's just like I've been walking around in
a trance and then woke up. Is this what normal people feel
like? It's great!"
"I wouldn't know." Pat muttered.
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"Hey, bro. You know I really should thank you for all this.
You've been kidding me and ignoring my bad mood. Maybe it
finally took hold."
Pat smiled "It's funny, I'm just used to being the happy
one in this relationship. If I didn't know better, I'd say you
were in love."
David blushed.
"No way!" Pat said.
"Well, I wouldn't call it love, yet. But this really could be it,
Pat. She really could be the one." David paused to gulp the
beer that the waitress had left for him a moment ago.
"Pat I know how you and the guys feel about my online
friends, but I've never felt like this before. Never. I met the
most incredible woman. I mean, you know, we really don't
know each other very well. But, you know, she and I have
this, well, chemistry. She's everything I'm looking for.
Everything."
"David, what if she's ninety years old or something?"
"Pat, I don't care, I don't care about anything other than
how she makes me feel. And I know, she feels the same
about me. God Pat, this could really be the one. She really
could be It."
"You know I'm happy for you, but David, your experience
with women is even worse than mine. Take your time. I mean
it. You hear about these people who run off and meet
someone off the Internet and you never hear from them
again."
David rolled his eyes "Don't worry, most of that is urban
legend. I'm pretty smart, I know what I'm doing."
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"Okay then David, but just remember that no one goes
into something like this believing that they will be hurt. No
one." The conversation lightened quickly. They gossiped
about acquaintances and discussed their classes. Pat was
working on a research project with one of the psych
professors. It was an honor for an undergrad to be offered
this kind of an opportunity. David was happy for his friend
and saw him in a new light as well.
David turned quiet for a second "Pat, how much do you
know about dreams?"
"You mean the scientific or theoretical stuff?"
"Not sure what you mean by that."
"The scientific stuff is what we can measure, REM, cycles,
deep or light, memory, that kind of stuff. The meaning of
dreams, symbology, purpose, all that's theoretical, no way to
truly study or measure. In fact, some scientists deny
dreaming all together. But they deny the existence of the
mind too."
"The theoretical stuff, meaning." David's eyes were shifting
quickly and his voice was low.
"Some, what do you want to know?"
David explained his dreams of the last two nights. "I
mean, I've come to terms with the fact that I'm sexually
submissive and a masochist, but these images scare the Hell
out of me. And that it's all mixed in with sex. God, am I
turning into a serial killer or something?"
Pat laughed softly "I hardly think so. Okay, I don't know
much about the symbolism stuff, but most therapists will tell
you that reoccurring dreams are your sub consciousness
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trying to get your attention. I can recommend a could of good
Docs at the clinic, it's not my area, but I know they are
good."
David's eyes sparkled and his mood shifted again. "No
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