drkenison | Blind Date

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Blind Date

She wasn't expecting a message to be waiting for her when she got home. Judith had told her she had a call asking if she would like to go out to lunch the next day with a friend's friend. It sounded like a date and she and Judith giggled over a late meal while wondering what the morning would bring. She almost said no, but Judith prodded at her. Gloria hadn't been on a date since they stopped dating almost a year ago.

This was definitely a set up and when the morning came she and Judith spent the morning like teenage girls in the small university sponsored apartment they shared. Eventually, Judith convinced Gloria to wear one of Judith's flashier dresses. It was a date after all where she was going to be picked up in a limo. That was exciting.

They sat together later in the day, sipping coffee while they waited for the mystery date to arrive. Like all young women, speculating who the flamboyant person she had met a few weeks earlier might be sending to her.

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Weird had nearly backed out at the last minute because of Gilly being a complete idiot as usual. Telling him the girl wasn't interested in the silent type like him. What did the drummer know anyway? The bassist decided that he needed to man up and do this, without Gilly being there next to him. It would give him some room to breathe as Gilly had his own date with the waitress from Denny's. Good luck to him.

The limo was already on it's way to where the girl lived and Weird was wearing a rather smart glitter suit. It was glam but not overly so. Just something to meet his date in which wouldn't cause her to stare too much. Weird was used to donning platforms of heeled loafers on stage with the other lads, so a bit of sparkle was almost the norm with the Spiders now. Patting his hair down slightly and making sure his sideburns were straight, Weird looked out of the window which was halfway down. It was time to get out and meet this mystery woman Ziggy had set him up with.

Getting out of the limo, Weird walked up in his sparkly heeled loafers. Mick helped him pick them out due to the guitarists love for such shoes. Knocking on the door of the apartment three times he waited. Inside his jacket was a box of Milk Tray. Most women loved chocolates, didn't they?

Gloria jumped when she heard the knock and then giggled. Judith, Gloria's roommate peeked out the curtains to see if she could see. Gloria pulling her away. No doubt Weird can hear the girlish giggles from the two women in the first floor apartment as Gloria rushes to grab her coat and small purse.

Her cheeks are slightly blushed when she opens the door, a little surprised by the suit and long hair but she's polite and never one to judge at sight. The blue suit really is something and she finds herself staring for a moment before remembering her manners.

"Dr. Kenison..I.. well..Gloria." She's nervous and hasn't been on many dates, not real dates since having a girlfriend before wasn't acceptable they didn't go out.

He heard the giggles alright but was used to that from the groupies and the screaming fan girls. They mostly had the hots for Ronno and Ziggy but it didn't mean the bassist was immune from the hyped up fans too. Him and Gilly had panties thrown at them too from time to time. The rockstar life. Once the door opened, Weird offered Gloria a smile and found her to be a rather nice attractive young woman. She was also a doctor. A cut above the usual women Weird tended to date.

"My name's Weird. Nice to meet you, Dr. Kenison. Or can I call you Gloria?"

Weird wanted to get on first name terms but thought it polite to ask first. Reaching into his sparkly jacket pocket he fished out the chocolates, handing them to her. He hoped she liked them.

"I brought you something."

"Gloria, please." She sighs a little at her own behavior. "I sometimes forget I'm not at work."

And then she's blushing again as she takes them. "Thank you. Do you want to step in while I put them away?."

It was rude to leave him on the stoop and she knew Judith would make herself scarce despite all her peeping and giggling earlier.

"Oh--yeah, thanks."

Weird stepped inside, looking around and trying not to act all nervous because he was. It had been a while since he'd actually dated a girl properly. He'd have one night stands with groupies but this was different. Gloria seemed respectable and was wearing rather traditional clothes. A dress covering her legs instead of most girls wearing them halfway up their asses to show their legs off.

"Nice place you've got here."

He didn't know what else to say since Gilly was the one good with small talk. Weird was the quiet one.

Her apartment is sparsely furnished but most of the furniture was antique, given to her by her grandmother. There's some photos on the wall. Mostly of Gloria and Judith; out together, when the graduated, pictures with Judith's family, and some of Gloria with Papi, her baboon.

"Thank you." She says modestly. "It's all we can afford. Probably not as nice as the places you stay, being a rockstar."

If he follows her into the dining room where she is taking the chocolates, one new thing she has is a record player and a fairly large collection of vinyl.

Weird looked around at the photos and noticed one with what looked like some sort of monkey inside of it. Was that a pet---baboon? Now the bassist was wondering what sort of doctor she was and what worked she was into. Turning back to face her, Weird offered her a sheepish smile.

"We mostly stay at high end hotels and the like. I'm more of a down to earth bloke though like Ronno and Gilly. We never expected to become stars overnight being in the Spiders. That was all Ziggy's doing."

The bassist admired Ziggy for what he had done and how he had transformed the Spiders into world famous rock stars. The fame could sometimes be a little too much for Weird, since he was rather shy at heart. Even more so than either Ronno or Gilly. It was then he spotted the record player and a selection of vinyls.

"You like music then?"

If he looked around enough, she and Judith had both framed thier college degrees. Gloria's undergraduate degree was in medicine and a Masters in Epidemiology. She was still working on her Phd.

"It must be exhausting but I wish I was sometimes. No one will probably ever know my work because I'm a woman." She was a little bitter about it but didn't linger on the topic.

She shelved the chocolates in a cabinet, pausing to look at the box admiringly beforehand. It was very sweet.

"Judith, my roommate, and I both started out in dance like a respectable lady." There's definite sarcasm to the word respectable. "We love music still."

He could see the framed degrees and realised she was a very clever woman. The sad fact that most didn't see a place for women in science since Weird knew this. Most scientists you read about in the paper or see on the television were men. Gloria and her roommate, Judith were dancers as well it seemed. No wonder Ziggy wanted to set the bassist up with her. She seemed very talented indeed.

"It's a shame that. The whole men in science thing. But I suppose the same could be said for women rockstars. You don't see many of them either."

Weird knew this. There were women singers yes, but not usually in the field of rock. It was still a very male dominated area. There was a macho image associated with going near bare chested on stage wielding a guitar and making lots of noise. Weird himself didn't go bare chested like Ronno but he could see the appeal for attracting women. It wasn't very fair for women who wanted a chance at the limelight though in that regard.

"You're a very clever lass, Gloria. When Ziggy asked for us to meet---I didn't know what to expect."

"It's harder for Judith being a black woman. I had to fight for them to even let her on campus to go to school. They were going to kick me out for bringing her to classes. I was the first woman to go into medicine there and they didn't like it much but one of my professors he helps Judith and I get to stay." That was the sad truth of the world. There were a lot of people facing discrimination still for all sorts of reasons.

"He only told me you were to shy to ask out a nice girl." She smiled a little because she would have been too shy to ask either but Ziggy was bold enough to do anything or that was what she thought anyway.

She was black? Weird just raised an eyebrow at that because he hadn't met many black women, except in the way of noticing the odd fan or two at concerts. But as for actually knowing any and talking to them? That would be a no. Still, he wasn't about to be rude because of her race or colour. The bassist was a pretty open guy having worked with someone like Ziggy for nigh on three years now. His androgyny often got Weird thinking, yet he knew Ziggy was a good bloke.

"That doesn't sound very fair but I know the world can be cruel sometimes. People like Ziggy---those bastards have a go at him each time they can get. The media and the like."

Weird knew this along with the other Spiders. If Ronno was to deck them in one day, the bassist wouldn't be far behind. But then he was blushing at her words. Ziggy had told her this? He didn't really know what to say for a few moments so just glanced towards the photographs.

"He said that?"

Gloria started to fret immediately when she saw that raised brow. There had been people who stopped dating her when they found out Judith was her roommate or research partner. The relief is visible when Weird finally goes on and says he, basically, understands.

Smiling faintly she put a hand on his forearm in comfort. He seemed so upset about the treatment of his friend. She understood though because the way Judith was treated made her heatedly angry sometimes. She nods.

"He said you're very quiet." Her smile softens and she shakes her head, the loose curls bobbing. "Come on. A date is supposed to be nice. We can worry about our friends when we come back."

She didn't want to start getting into darker conversations that might upset either of them for the day.

Weird looked down at the hand on his forearm and smiled shyly. It had been a while since he'd met someone like Gloria. A real lady and not some bimbo out for his money and the fame that went with it. A proper girl. The bassist nodded quietly and knew he was the quiet one out of the group with Mick being talkative and Gilly being a downright loudmouth bitch at times. Then Ziggy with his boundless energy who brought the group together. Also the peacemaker at times.

"Yeah, I can be. I guess I like spending time with my bass guitar then with others. Just listening to the low bass notes can be soothing."

Was he sounding like a complete boring idiot? He hoped not. Weird knew almost nothing about science or animals since he dropped out of school at fifteen. Like most boys his age he got into manual labour but wanted to be in a band. Bass guitar was his life once he realised he was good at it better than he was working in a factory. As for their date? He felt a little happier now that some of the nerves had passed.

"There's a nice posh restaurant not far from here. The table is booked for us."

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