Counting down

 Just wanna take a quick moment to record today. As is every Friday, in the morning Nick would be in the atrium picking up metal stands from the weekends, and it's one of those times where I can catch him and spend a few minutes to chat. This morning I intentionally drank enough liquids so I'd have the urge to head to the bathroom (not that it mattered, I would've gone to him either way, but always good with some physical motivator). As I came back from the bathroom, I approached him intentionally and just blasted out all the questions and talking points I'd prepared. "How old are you turning this year?" that leads to the zodiac compatibility talk. I told him "the people that I'm drawn to, or that I get along with are always either Gemini, Libra, or Sagittarius like you" I already knew he's not into zodiac signs but I just wanted to talk about the fact that it's more than coincidence why I'm drawn to him without making it explicit. He listened to me attentively, nodded. said something similar along the lines. He seemed sort of flattered when I said he looked different when he's clean shaven, he laughed and muttered something I did not catch, but now he knows I like his face, probably good for his ego. From then on I talked about how long he's been working here and that he must've seen a lot of people coming and leaving. He told me that's true over the years, but there are a few that stands out (looked at me). That's his reciprocation to my comment as subdued as can be, but of course I know what he means. I then said I hope he makes some new friends again so he has someone to talk to now that me and the janitor are both gone, right away he told me he's been thinking about leaving too, but it's hard to actually get to it, so I said it's a matter of stepping out of your comfort zone and he agreed. The conversation carried on very naturally and eventually he said he's leaving for Whistler for his b-day right after work with friends. Most likely with his family, just that he didn't want to ruin such agreeable conversation with the mention of his family again. I was relaxed in my tones and gesture and so was he, and it was probably one of the most relaxed and genuine longer conversation we've had since we started talking. I wish I had done this sooner with our previous encounters, but well, two introverts tried their best, and my leaving in a week gave me the boost. This interaction left me with a pretty good mood throughout the day, I suspect it's the same for him. Neither of us initiated an exchange of contact, but we were both happy and enjoyed the brief few minutes of chat. This is the best I could do with this para-romance saga. I think I'm okay with that.