That Awkward Moment When…

 
You realize that the girl who you’ve just met and who asks if you know the security guard at your work and you exclaim “oh my GOD, yes I know him, he’s so hot!” is dating said security guard.
 
Seriously, how do you come back from that? Answer: you don’t.
 
This very scenario happened to me when I met LB’s friend for the first time. We had previously discussed that one of her friends was seeing the hot security guard at my work, but I didn’t realize that it was THIS friend that would be joining us for dinner. So when she asked if I knew him, I just thought that she, like LB, knew of someone dating him. I didn’t realize it was HER. I stared at her for about 10 seconds before saying, “Um…oh…” and sitting back in my seat, wondering how I could make this into something not so awkward. Nothing came to me.
 
“So, um, maybe don’t tell him that I said that…”
 
“Oh no, I have to now.”
 
“Yeah but…see…when I say I know him, I mean I range between waving erratically at him and trying to act really cool, which elicits a rather reserved response from him. And do you know why? Because I know who he is; he has no idea who I am."
 
“I’ll just tell him the story; I won’t say your name.”
 
“That really doesn’t make it any better…”
 
So now, instead of strategically placing myself in areas where I think he might be, I spend my time, when out in the halls, frantically searching for him in an effort to avoid another awkward moment of coming face to face with the guy that knows I think he’s hot but neither of us acknowledge it and results in me staring at him desperately trying to form words and him scared of me because he realizes that the girl that he’s spoken to twice not only think he’s really hot but talks about him outside of work to his girlfriend. And blogs about him. But I’m really really hoping he doesn’t find out about the blogging part because I’m fairly certain I’ll be issued a restraining order…
 
I might need a new job.
 
Love,

Bella