The sun shone onto him, making him look like he was in the new issue of Playgirl. The sunlight danced its way through his dark brown hair.
"Hi" I smiled. He sat down next to me making a grunt on his way down.
"You must be new, I'm Nate". I couldn't stop gawking at him. He honestly looked like The Discobolus Palombara statue.
"I'm Alexis" I smiled again at him "Is it that obvious, that I'm new here?"
"No, probably not to anyone else, but you see, I was new here not to long ago, so I know how to spot a newbie". He chuckled.
"So, what were you doing at the hospital?" He continued
"Applying for a job there, what were you doing there?"
"I work there, as a doc. I'll follow up on your application, make sure you get the job. What was the job you were applying for?"
"A nursing position" I smiled at him.
"What ward specifically, or do you not mind?"
"I don't really mind what ward. I've worked in emergency and elderly before" I replied
"Ah I'm sure the elderly loved that". He laughed. I turned my body to him.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
Did he mean that I cannot take care of seniors! I sure can, what a douche. My liking for him just fell dramatically.
"I mean that, the elderly men and or women would of loved a pretty young lass like yourself"
Oh. Awkward, I thought the complete opposite. My liking for him rose back to it normal place. Wait. He just called me 'pretty'. My heart fluttered a little.
"Thank you, I think"
"You think?" Nate questioned
"The compliment was just in a weird context, that's all". He chuckled
"What do ya' say we go get a drink?" Nate asked
I bit the inside of my mouth. Is he asking me out as a friend or...a potential love interest? No. Don't get ahead of yourself. It's just a person asking out a friend or soon to be if I get a nursing position, a colleague asking to hang out with another colleague.
"Yeah, alright" I smiled which he returned. We both rose from the sand dune we were sitting on and I followed him to wherever you get a drink here, since I didn't know.
