Alabama Part 2: Here comes the Sun

I was so nervous this time on the way down. Will he like me? Will I like him? Is he cute? Will he think I'm cute? Do these jeans make my ass look flat? Will he be a nice as he was on the phone?...the list could go on and on. I had 6 hours to pick everything apart and put it back together.

The drive went well, til I took a wrong turn and drove about 45 minutes in the wrong direction. It was a combination of my wandering mind and Alabama's severe lack of street lighting of any kind. By the time I got there I was tired of driving so instead of trying to find Yank's place right away I went to Neils's. Neils is still very tall and very skinny ;-) and I noticed his apartment always smells the same--like there's food cooking...Deceptive, seeing as how Neils looks like he never eats. Neils showed me the way to Yank's place and there he was, we'll call him "The Sun".
My first thoughts were, he's not as short or as skinny as he seems to think he is. We hugged and I beamed as I breathed him in. He smelled like Egyptian Musk, which completely delighted my nose and every other part of my body.

So, up to Yank's place we go. Yank decided to spend New Years in ATL so he wasn't home when I got there. Just me and the Sun...Alone. We spent the first hour or smiling and staring at each other. Silently checking each other out; comparing to the notes in our heads.

My stay was pretty simple. We watched movies, read books, and talked. We watched a movie called "Freeway" that he had never seen before. It's loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood, featuring Reese Witherspoon cursing loudly and more graphically than any sailor. I was happy I could share it with him.

My overall impression of the Sun is that he doesn't know what a great guy he is. He's far more determined and genuine than he'll ever give himself credit for.

This is the start of something good. :-)