Valentine's Day Matchmaking

Names have been changed to protect the innocent.

I was invited by a friend today to play volleyball with a group of her friends. We had a great time being terrible volleyball players, then went to a restaurant for happy hour. It's probably best if I don't disclose the name of the restaurant.

At this restaurant, there were about 8 of us, including a couple of high school kids who played volleyball with us. One of the kids--we'll call him Zack--started joking around about how he should ask our waitress to be his valentine. Naturally, I thought this was an excellent idea, so I encouraged him. Eventually, he stepped up and made a move...

"Excuse me, Amy? (again, not her real name)"

"Yes"

"I noticed you don't have a ring on, does that mean you're single?"

"Actually, yes, I'm single"

"Well I was wondering if you'd want to be my valentine," he said in a shaky voice.

To my surprise, she responded: "Sure, why not? I don't get off until midnight though, so I guess we won't be able to hang out tonight."

He left her a nice tip from his purchase of a basket of fries, along with a nice note, which included his phone number. I made sure I got that number.

The following is the text message conversation that ensued:

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Me (11:02 PM):

Hi Zack, I'm really glad you had the guts to ask me to be your valentine. Text me sometime if you'd like to hang out. -Amy :-)

Zack (11:03 PM):

Alright word

Zack (11:13 PM):

So Amy how old are you?

LiveYourLife

Me (11:14 PM):

22. I know you're probably younger but that's ok!

Zack (11:15 PM):

Im 17 lol

Me (11:16 PM):

Oh wow! You seemed older. Oh well.

Zack (11:17 PM):

But i still know how to party

LiveYourLife

Zack (11:18 PM):

Ill be 18 in August

LiveYourLife

Me (11:19 PM):

I thought so! August will be here before we know it! ;-)

Zack (11:20 PM):

Oh yeah

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I plan on running with this for as long as I can. I'm hoping he'll go visit her at work someday. But one thing I can guarantee is that he's looking forward to telling all his friends that a 22-year-old waitress wants to date him. In fact, he's already sent a text to my friend, saying: "Guess who texted me :)"

I'll keep you all posted on the progress of this budding romance. I guess it's all over once he actually calls my number, but we'll see how long we can make it go.