CHAPTER 38

The Second Date

In some ways, a second date can be harder than the first. With a first date, it’s all about testing the waters and seeing if the initial attraction has any possibility of going somewhere. But a second date…that’s when things start to get real.

Taking my own advice, our first date was a group date. We went to Luna Park and had a ball. I walked her to her door at the end of the night and gave her a kiss on the cheek and we made plans for our second date.

For our second date, I took her to Federation Square and the new art installation they have there. It was just the two of us. I kept it casual still - no fancy restaurant or flashing cash around. We ate tacos from one of the food vans and then sat on the wharf and watched the fireworks light up the sky. It was still casual, but more intimate than our first date.

The second date is a chance to get to know her. It needs to be somewhere that is easy to talk. A movie, a concert, or a play are all great ideas, but you can’t e