Rolling back to where I left off… About two week ago from today…
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I drove her home after dinner, for free and not as a Grabhitch ride. I guess that was the day we ended our driver-hitcher relationship and moved forward.
So life went on, with me scrolling through the Grab app daily looking for riders to and from work. Jiamin’s private bus to work was working out well for her as well, so we did not meet daily anymore. However, if our schedules coincided in the evenings, we would text each other to see if we could catch each other. Moreover, she was able to claim the fare from her company if she worked late, so it was really a win 1 win situation for us both.
One Thursday evening, I had gone for a few drinks with my colleagues and picked up a Grabhitch request afterwards to fetch a lady home, coincidentally to Jiamin’s condo. After dropping the lady off, I suddenly felt a couple of things concurrently…
I felt hungry, for I only had some fries over drinks.
And I also felt like I wanted to see her.
So I texted her: “Hey I’m at your condo! Just dropped someone off. Do you want to grab a bite? I feel like having Macs…”
She replied almost instantly.
“You’re soooo bad! Are you serious?!”
“I’ll be down in a few minutes.”
We went to the nearby Macs and shared some conversation and laughter over fries and McNuggets. We found out that evening that we had so much in common: a shared love for whisky and Macs curry sauce, had gone to the same NC (albeit 5 years apart), and similar tastes in music as well.
On the way home, I thanked her for the company and said sorry for dragging her out so late in the evening.
“It’s okay… Thanks for getting me out of the house actually. I was feeling a bit emo.
“My soon to be ex-husband’s family helper came over this afternoon to clean up the place. And she left me a very sweet note.” She sighed.
I felt the palpable sadness in her voice and her demeanour. And all I wanted to do was to give her a big hug to comfort her…
But instead, I just patted her on her shoulder and said:
" Everything will be OK in the end. If it’s not OK, it’s not the end.”
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Originally Posted by
ItsEsther
Love your story bro! Pls keep the juicy updates cumming
Been hitching(as a rider) for quite some time but no such luck! Probably i’m not that attractive and I am usually dressed down during hitch
Hi there and thanks for the support! It’s not about how you dress or how you look. It’s the way you can connect on a personal level with someone you spend not more than a half hour at a time with…
If all else fails, PM me and I may make your wish come true?
“Everything will be OK in the end. If it’s not OK, it’s not the end.”
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“Beep!!” my phone’s Whatsapp alert went off in the middle of a busy afternoon at work, breaking my concentration as I tried to juggle some numbers on Excel. Glancing at my phone I saw it was a message from Jiamin.
“Hello! Doing anything tonight? I’m up for a drink if you are.
"
My mind switched away from my Excel spreadsheet immediately. I replied her in the affirmative and we agreed to meet at a whisky bar nearby both out workplaces. The rest of the day couldn’t pass quickly enough for me…
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“Cheers!” we clinked whisky glasses and grinned at each other.
“I can’t believe we made this happen!” I said to her as I took a sip of Highland Park Dark Origins.
“Well, I did tell you I’m always up for whisky,” she replied with a smile and a sip of Hibiki 17.
We spent the next few hours talking about our favorite whiskies, music, movies, travel spots… The list went on. I would have been happy to sit there all night until the bar closed, but unfortunately it was a school night and we both needed to work the next day.
We said goodbye to the friendly wait staff at the bar whom we had been quite chatty with throughout the night, and stepped out into the cool evening air.
“Ooh it’s chilly!” Jiamin commented as she shivered involuntarily against a sudden cool breeze.
“Let’s go home! It’s late…” I gently guided her with a subtle hand on the small of her back which met with no resistance.
The drive home was some parts chatty, and some parts spent in comfortable silence. I was really enjoying the time spent with her, regardless of where we were or what we were doing.
Too soon we arrived at the lobby of her apartment. “Goodnight.. And thanks for today!” she smiled with that cute grin of hers that made her look a lot younger than her age.
Instinctively, I just learned over and gave her a quick but warm hug.
“Thank you for today too.”
Abd she was gone.
When I got home, I texted her to see if she was okay after all the whisky we had. She said she was fine, no worries! I texted her again.
“Oh and BTW, I hope I didn’t scare you with the hug. You just looked like you needed one.”
To which she then replied:
“Haha. I was a little surprised indeed… But I did need a hug so thanks for that.
"
“How does your schedule look this week?”
“Hmmm…looks pretty packed already. I only have Thursday evening free at the moment.”
“Okay then shall we do drinks again on Thursday? #thursdayisthenewfriday”
“Haha okay, see you then!”
So the plan was set for us to meet up over drinks again on Thursday. But the day before, I found out she was having work drinks nearby my office.
I texted her: “Hey I’m working late tonight. If you want, I can hitch you home after your drinks? #winwinsituation”
She did take up the offer, and I found myself waiting outside the bar in my car for a couple of minutes. Soon enough I saw her walk out of the bar, carrying her handbag and laptop as always and waving at me as she approached.
“HELLO!!!” She greeted me with a cherry voice and the brightest of smiles which seemed to instantly brighten up the car.
“Wah seh. How many drinks did you have in two hours?”
“Err… Six I think?”
I found out that evening that Jiamin was quite a different person when she had more than a drink or two. At the whisky place the previous week, she had not drank as much and thus was pretty much sober even at the end of the night; however this time round, she was taking faster, more giggly and also a little more touchy too as she playfully punched my arm when I teased her about her sobriety.
“I’m not drunk! Just slightly high. Hahaha,” she claimed.
“Well in that case I can’t wait for drinks tomorrow lor!”
There was a slight pause before she responded.
“I’m looking forward to it too…”
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Originally Posted by
ItsEsther
At the same time fuck me for free too is it?
Ahem ahem. Don’t I get to be first in the queue?
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Originally Posted by
want0nmee
sorry… bro i let u first. i que behind. win-win. haha
Lucky I like wanton mee… You’re forgiven
“Hey I’m just done at the gym… Will go shower now, see you at 730pm at the car park lobby OK?”
“OK can… Super busy now but will cut off at 730. See you soon!”
It was Thursday evening again, the day we had arranged to meet for drinks after work. I had managed to knock off earlier than usual and squeezed in a quick gym session before meeting Jiamin. Just after 730pm, I saw her walking towards the car park lobby. She was in a short green dress paired with Melissa flats, very simple but she looked so good. The dress was cut slightly lower down the front than her usual outfits, giving me a tiny peek at her hint of cleavage.
“Ehllo! Stop staring at me!” she said as she approached. I smiled at her and pressed the lift button to go up to my car.
“How was work today?”
“Crazy busy as usual, my boss is going to be out the next two weeks so I had to get the data download from her this afternoon. Luckily there’s drinks today to get me out of the office or I think I’d be working all night.”
I drove us to the designated bar for the night, which was a trendy underground place with no signage and therefore not overridden with curious tourists or random locals. The waiter put us in a tiny corner L-shaped both, which meant we were sitting so closely that our knees were touching.
“Ooh this is cozy,” she laughed as she looked at the drinks menu. We ordered a cocktail each, and some salad and roast chicken to share.
The food came quickly and we tucked in, with me eating most of it as I was super hungry after gym. The next round of cocktails arrived not long after, and soon we were both buzzing a little from the alcohol.
Jiamin glanced at her phone. “Sorry ah it’s my boss, I have to read her message..”
“OH SHIT. She asked me to take a call at 9.30pm…”
Oh shit indeed.
“OH SHIT. She asked me to take a call at 9.30pm…”
Oh shit indeed. Was the night going to end so abruptly? I looked at my watch - the glowing numerals read 8.53pm. Maybe we would just finish this round quickly and head home… Sigh.
My thoughts must have translated clearly on my face. Jiamin frowned and said: “Sorry! Tell you what, let me try to push the call back to 10.30pm OK?
I smiled back at her and nodded. I guess she didn’t want to go home yet either…
The next hour was spent with more conversation and two more cocktails each. I was pretty impressed by how well she was holding her liquor, no red face or slurred speech at all.
Suddenly I remembered her call. “Eh it’s 10.15 liao… Your call how?”
“Hmm… I’ll just step out to take it. You wait for me OK? I won’t be too long I promise.” With that, she gave me a lightning quick peck on the cheek, grabbed her phone and stepped out.
Did she just… Kiss me?
The next 30 minutes couldn’t pass quickly enough…
Hi all,
While I always appreciate a little innocent flirting, it would be nice to not have too many detracting posts in this thread. Thanks.
P/S: I’m already first in the queue with sis Esther so don’t fight anymore OK? 😉