Noopa..No-No

Well the scene went something like this...I was returning home from my trip to Tampa Bay to see my boy Furious get married. I arrived at the airport at 5:00p.m. (my flight was suppose to leave out at 6:10 p.m. but i got a call from the airport telling me that it was delayed until 8:00 due to a mechanical error.) and decided not to go directly through security. I figured why rush since I had a few hours to spare.

So i walked around the airport for a little until i found someplace comfortable to sit and i could monitor the board just in case flight info changed. While I was sitting i decided to call my old squeeze Philly Fanatic. Now her and I have some long long history, but i wanted to take the opportunity to apologize to her for the things I have done to her in the past. Now, w/o going into to much detail her and I just completed some unfinished business once i got some results back (but that's another story). Our conversation was good and something that needed to happen.

So i got off the phone with Philly Fanatic and decided to go through security and get to my gate...I still had about 2 hours before my flight was to leave, but i wanted to at least be at the gate and ready so i could just chill.

Well after going through security and coming up to my gate i saw her...yes a woman that could not be missed!! I didn't stare at her even though her beauty was definitely worthy of a stare, but i more like glanced at her as she was sitting in her chair at my gate (i surmised she was heading to DC also). I proceeded to walk around and try and find a seat near a outlet so i could charge my phone. So as i walked around the gate i once again glanced towards her way and to my surprise i caught her staring at Black Hawk!! Whoa, this sort of caught me off guard but i made a mental note of it and went about my business.

Since i couldn't find a seat i decided to walk to the little store and get a pack of gum...Well, as i was coming out of the store i saw Noopa walking towards me and heading into the store. We made eye contact, but kept walking our separate ways. I proceeded to sit in the chair and rest my feet. However, i must say i did position myself so i could see Noopa come out of the store when she was finished.

I almost missed Noopa because i fell asleep once i sat down, but i did catch the last of her as she disappeared into the ladies room. Well, honestly i didn't think anything more of it and proceeded to resume my sleep that i very much needed. Then to my surprise, I saw Noopa come out the ladies room and sit right behind me!!!!!

Now here is where the story really begins...see Noopa as I would later find out is Jordanian (for those of you who are lacking in geography...that means she's from Jordan...the middle east) and i must say she definitely represents the best of what Jordan has to offer. I sat there wondering to myself if and how i should approach this lovely young lady.

I got on the phone with my boy Black Knight just to pass the time, but i really couldn't focus on talking to him as my mind was still wondering about her. So our convo lasted only about 10 minutes. Once i hung up my dilemma was solved as i turned my head Noopa was already opening her mouth to say something to me...The convo went something like this:

Noopa - So did you enjoy your time in Tampa Bay

Black Hawk - Oh very much so...and how about yourself?

Noopa - Oh, I love Tampa Bay...would love to move here if i could...

Black Hawk - So I take it your from the DC area

Noopa - No, I'm actually from Alabama..

Black Hawk - Alabama...I would have never guessed that

Noopa - well I'm really from Jordan, but my folks moved to Alabama right before i started H.S. and then i ended up going to college there...

Black Hawk - Oh ok, that explains it

Now from there we ended up talking about a variety of things until it was time to get on the plane...we discovered that our seats were right next to one another (well actually...i had the window and she had the aisle...but she decided to ask the lady who was in the middel seat if she could sit in the middle seat so we could continue our convo)...This was strange to me because although Black Hawk is good at making convo, when it comes to certain type of hook-ups i have no game at all...lol

Noopa and I talked non-stop from the time we met at the gate, on the plane she told me how her male friend (boy friend) lives in Tampa Bay, but that the distance is hurting them so they decided to just be friends for now and see how it goes...I discovered that she is not a US citizen and that she works at the Jordanian Embassy in DC. During her weekends she works with the promoters of this DC Night Spot called "The Park" (so she told me never to worry about paying again...smile) and without prompting she just tells me that she likes dating out of her race (ok).

We ended up playing a game on the plane...you know the word puzzles where you have to find the hidden words in the puzzle...well we did that for the last 30 minutes...during which time she started laying her head on my shoulder and poking me as we got excited when we found a word...We decided that we wanted to finish one puzzle before the flight landed and as the plane pulled up to the gate we found our last word "ENJOY" which I then proceeded to tell her that I enjoyed meeting her and she said likewise!!

Once the plane stopped...she turned on her phone and called her girl (who had her car while she was gone) to come and pick her up...Well i don't know if it was divine fate, but her girl didn't answer. So with it being so late I offered to drive her home since my car was already at the airport. She accepted and since neither one of us checked any bags...we proceeded to my vehicle. I knew the area in which she lived in (Tenleytown..section of Washington, DC) well enough so I was cool with getting there.

Once again, during the ride there were no quiet moments as she and i talked about a wide range of things...

However, the only awkward moment came at the end...see my thought was to drop Noopa off and make myself ghost!!! Yet Noopa had other ideas...The car pulled up to her place (she lives in a NICE Azz place) and this is how the story goes...

Black Hawk - well i guess i got you home safe

Noopa - Oh yes you did

Black Hawk - well now you can get in there and get some rest so you can be ready for work tomorrow...so you should be to bed by 11:30 right...

Noopa - well that all depends on you!!

Black Hawk - ????? Confused???? Why is that?

Noopa - well i thought you might want to come up for a drink or something

Thinking to myself the drink i can handle, but it's the "something" that worries me...now keep in mind this lady is gorgeous and built like a sister from around the way and if i was in another place and space in my life she would definitely be a catch...but as you know Black Hawk is in a totally diff space right now...so instead of a quick answer for the first time there was silence...Once i did get my thoughts right this is what i said...

Black Hawk - Noopa, don't get me wrong I think you are an absolutely beautiful lady and i would love to continue our conversation. But, i really don't think it would be a good thing to continue it up in your spot. Not to say that anything would happen, but the possibility of something happening would be there and I don't want to go down that path right now. As I told you on the plane I've just gone through some really tough things recently and I'm not ready to engage in anything right now but friendship. Now if we can be friends then I'm cool with that if your cool with that.

Noopa - Black Hawk can i see that paper i wrote my number down on...I want to give you another number (my direct line number)...It is rare that a person would say what you just said to me and i respect you for that. You said that you are upfront with things so I will and have been the same...I must say I was attracted to you when I saw you walking towards the gate and was hoping that you were on my flight. This right here is not really my "M.O" you know with the culture and religion that I was raised in. So for me to put myself out there like that was taking a chance...I feel sort of silly right now, and i hope you don't think negative of me.

Black Hawk - Noopa, I'm not here to judge you and really i do feel honored that I was able to meet you...I think this was good because now we at least know where each person is and we have a better chance of forging a good friendship.

Noopa - I really think we will and look forward to that happening...

Black Hawk - Well you better get going and have a nice evening (what i did next is so not me i had to laugh)...i extended my hand towards her and caught her a little off guard...see what i wanted to do was shake her hand!!! Yes, shake her hand!! My usual is at least a hug or a kiss on the cheek...but here for the first time in i think forever...i wanted a handshake...LMAO

Noopa - Oh you are the best...LOL...but cool

Black Hawk - Thanks...Good Night

As I drove away, i was telling myself good job Black Hawk!! This has been the second time that an opportunity has presented itself to let the beast out in me. I must say the first time (see "Danger Will Robinson...Danger") was easy because it was something that Black Hawk had already done. Yet, Noopa was some new stuff and oh was she gorgeous and it's harder to move away from something new.

I decided to drive down to the monuments and just walk around for a while and just do some more thinking...The more i walked the better i was with my decision and hopefully we can be good friends and we will look back on this one day and laugh...

I'm really not ready to make that move in that direction with anyone right now and even though the pot has not been getting filled lately...i would rather it be empty then to start filling it again and find myself right back in another situation...Good Night!!