Yesterday, I was out with a friend of mine that also happens to be a provider here. We were hanging out and running errands as we do sometimes. Well on this day while trying to leave one stop a guy pulls up behind our parked car that we were attempting to get into and starts to ask my girlfriend where he knew her from. Maybe this would not have been so creepy except for the fact that she was blocked from escaping his very public and loud line of questions by the family (with children) getting into the car behind her. Even if she could have gotten in the car the guy had us blocked in the parking spot with his car. He loudly spoke from the comfort of his driver seat telling her he had recieved a massage from her before..(he recounts foggy memories for a minute). She of course gives a look of shock and tells him she has no idea what he is speaking of and that he surely has her confused for someone else.
I would have thought that may have clued him in that maybe this was not the most appropriate time, place, or situation. I, of course, was so wrong. Instead he turns to me and gives me the once over and gets a look of excited school boy on a playground and proceeds to ask a who is your friend maybe I know her too sort of question, but stops the thought to ask me very directly what we are doing later.
As he repeats the questioning of our plans twice more, each time more insistent about the question than the last time asked, we stand there dumb struck. Finally she snaps out of our mutual shock at this situation and tell him we are busy...so so busy. At this point we have a slight audience because while he has blocked us in the parking space the family that was loading into the car next to us was ready to go and is now blocked in also...windows down, hearing everything I am sure. I guess he finally notices so he relents and drives away in a lingering state of frustration that was a bit obvious.
There are days when I am out I find myself wondering if anyone maybe 'knows'...if I might run into someone that will give me a discreet wink and/or nod that may throw my head space straight to naughty thoughts, grins and memories of a good time had with the person I just came across in public. It was a slightly exciting brain tease of a senario in my head until this occured. After this experience I have to say that little brain tease of a situation I had in my head before has been a bit tainted with the reality of how it could go so long and so wrong. Had she or I been out with any other friend that maybe didn't know what was up it could have been so much more uncomfortable. Either way I really hope that it is something that does not happen again like this.
I would think in passing a wink and/or nod at the most should be all that happens publicly when running into someone from the hobby in public life. Am I wrong in thinking this?
Saying "Hi" in public??
Could not agree more!
