Where Could Men Find Me?

I had a message waiting for me on my desk yesterday. It said to call Rita at the B & B I stayed at in Florence a week ago. Hmmm, I thought. Did the credit card not go through? Did I leave something behind? Because I was out of the office all day, and had to dash to my class at St Vs, I decided I would call her this morning.

I got Rita on the phone, and she laughed and said, "you might want to sit down." I said, ok, is something wrong? She said, "oh no, it's charming more than anything."

She went on, "Do you remember writing in the journal last week that was placed on the desk in the room?" I said, "of course," (Journals are kept so guests can write down their thoughts about their stay. I basically wrote in the journal what I said in the previous post....how I went to the B & B after not going last summer, etc. etc.)
She said, "well, a gentleman stayed in the same room you did earlier this week, and he came downstairs for breakfast and asked if I had read what you wrote. I told him I hadn't, so he ran back up to the room and grabbed the journal for me to read. He thought what you said was very well written, and that you seemed like someone he wanted to meet."

WHAT!?!?!?

Rita and I were both laughing at this point, and of course, I wanted details. She explained he was an attorney who lived in Wittenberg and was at the B & B for business, same as I. She said he's the nicest man, golfs, attractive, etc. Nice, I thought.

I asked, "how old is he."
She said, "57."
WHOA!! I told her, "I'm only 31, so I don't think that would work, Rita." She laughed and said, "yeah, I figured you were too young for him, and 26 years is too much of a difference, Jamie."
I said, "I definitely agree, Rita!" (the mother was coming out in her). :)

She said, "of course I was not going to give him your number, but I did tell him I would call you. In fact, he called here last night saying he forgot some papers, but I really think he was checking to see if I had talked to you yet."

We talked a little more, and I explained if we were closer in age, I would possibly be interested in meeting him. She definitely understood. She said, "he just really liked what you wrote, and he's not weird or a perv or anything (that's good!), and thought you would be an interesting person to meet. I asked her to please call him back and that while I'm flattered he wants to meet me, the age gap is too great. She said she would.

I also told Rita to keep me in mind and to look out for other single (younger) men who might come by the B & B. Before we hung up, she said, "I did like what you wrote, and I'm glad you have the attitude that you don't need a man in your life to be happy. That's great you are still doing what you want."

I said although it's hard at times, I do what I can.

So who knows where men might find me? Maybe it's true that it could be in the oddest of circumstances. I must admit that it is one of the strangest things I've ever heard, but secretly, it did make my day. :)