Calm, Cool, and Collected.

Two fruity vodka drinks

+

a few bites of calamari

+

an unexpected, romantic, passionate first kiss from a man with whom I had no idea there was such chemistry

=

Me, almost fainting, right on the deck of a very public bar.



Seriously. I literally mean that after a few minutes of kissing, I thought to myself "Oh. My. God. I have to stop this kiss, I have to actually tell him that I have to sit down, and I may actually pass out before I have the chance to put my head down."

So I did.

He had to run to get me a glass of water... The entire episode may have lasted for just a few moments, but it felt like forever. I was mortified- I felt like I was going to pass out.

I think I may have experienced the "vapors".

As I told the story to a couple girlfriends this afternoon, one said to me "Way to play it cool, Aileen."

Yeah, that's me. Super suave. Super cool.

Ha.