Meetup on Erie

[DraconAUT]

[img float=right]http://i.imgur.com/hLJe1sL.png?18[/img]John's eyes widened in both, surprise and awe as he recognized her face, for the first time personally. His eyes remained locked at hers, his lips parted slightly, but he remained speechless for a moment. Even if there were no signs of nervousness before, it just began to appear, even so slightly yet. A slight hint of red appeared on his cheeks, giving away he was blushing. A thousand thoughts roamed through his mind, eager to be spoken out, but still held off at the very concern to say something stupid. He'd have loved to take a deep breath to calm himself down, to concentrate, but that would have definitely broken the first personal introduction. Was it really that hard to keep his poise? It had been ages since he actually dated a woman and exactly this fact was about to ruin his plan to stay calm. How should he greet her? What would be appropriate? What not? A peck on either side of her cheeks? A gentle handshake? A kiss on the hand? The latter option actually sounded nice, didn't it?

Intuitively like before, his right hand slowly reached for hers, to gently grab and lift her delicate hand, guiding it towards his lips as he leaned and declined his head slightly. His lips gently touched the soft skin of her hand, for a subtle and short, but yet affectionate kiss, before he slowly raised his gaze towards her face, with a soft smile of delight on his lips, while his eyes examined every detail of her beautiful face. Only then he gathered the courage to finally speak, with a voice in gentle tone. "God...you're beautiful..." Gasping in reflex, his eyes widened once again as he just realized, he had spoken his thoughts out loud, instead of what he actually wanted to say. "Uhhh..I...meant....hi Elena."
His soft smile turned slightly in embarrassment and he remained silent awaiting her response.

Meanwhile, even as both their focus remained on each other, the prepared picnic offered a classic red-white checkered blanket, with a relatively wide variety of different consumables and a basket placed upon. A jug of water and a bottle of orange juice served as refreshment, along with two fancy glasses. Also wine glasses could be seen, hinting upon the the visible bottle of red wine resting within the basket. As for food, there were a few plates, filled with handmade sandwiches, vegan, vegetarian and mixed with meat, as well as cold cut mixed sorts of sausages and cheese. Even a few slices of bread, along with cups of two different spreads to cover the bread with and a bowl filled with a nice sortiment of different fruits, from apples to grapes, were prepared. That and a lovely looking candle fixed in a chandle stick to fully meet the expectations of a classic picnic.