8/03/2010: Mr. Martini (5 Wins)

Tuesday

Location: Padri's Martini Bar

After work I made plans to meet up with Mr. Martini with whom I only had a couple back and forth replies with on a dating site. He seemed like a normal American guy and I could only hope he was who he appeared to be online.
I took a relaxing shower after work, a quick nap and met Mr. Martini at Padri's around 9pm. Due to my cheapness I park on the street next to the lounge to avoid Valet (This also gives me the opportunity of bailing quickly rather then standing around waiting at the end of the night for my car in case the date was lame). When I arrived, Mr. Martini texted me to let me know he was outside so I walk up, see him and we shake hands cordially. I can't really see him yet since it was dark outside, but he was tall. Win so far.
We walk in and the place is empty. I can see that Mr. Martini was wearing a nice suit jacket which showed he cared enough about the date to look decent. This is a nice change to the torn jeans and affliction shirts! The bartender greets us and shows us to the patio and then takes our order. 2 Martinis and bomb ass brushetta. 2nd (and 3rd? Win).
We get to talking in a romantic setting, all alone (almost: There was a couple making out at the other end of the patio sofa, but they were too enthralled in their game of tonsel hockey to even know anyone else was within 5 miles!)
The conversation was easy and comfortable. I found myself telling Mr. Martini more about my life than I normally do on a first date and he seemed geniunly interested. He actually retained info and asked questions. This may seem like the normal flow of a conversation, but most guys I've gone out with seem to just hear (not listen) and wait for their turn to talk about themselves. While Mr. Martini also shared about his life it was nice to finally have an adult conversation with someone actually into it. 4th Win.
While I was talking about how passionate I am about painting for little kids and seeing their faces while they talk to the characters I paint on their walls, Mr. Martini said "You are so cute" and leans in for a kiss.

I am use to pulling away from the first kiss attempt and I don't know if it was the martinis or the romantic atmosphere or the fact I havent been kissed in a long while by someone that doesnt annoy/upset/disappoint me, but I let him do it and it didn't suck. Win 5.

Padri's called last call around 10:30. We closed the place down so much so that the valet actually brought Mr. Martini's car keys to him and the only person left when we actually walked out was the cleaning guy. Everyone including the bartender was gone. All the lights were turned off and Mr. Martini walked me to my car on the street next to the lounge. We shared another kiss and I was on my way.

Mr. Martini texted me the following day to tell me he had a great time and wanted to see me again. Finally a gentleman! Well, we'll see....