The script

Here's the text of what didn't get posted in my audio post from Saturday night:

Incidentally, she knows the EMT rather well and she asked if I'd spoken to him today. I haven't. He's up north visiting his parents this weekend and into next week. He had dinner with his parents and the guy he's dating at the resto on Thursday. I almost went in for a drink that night but then I spoke to him and found out that he was going to be there with them so I didn't. He was actually away the beginning of the week too, so I haven't seen him or spoken to him much since last weekend.

I'm not quite sure what to make of the fact that he had dinner with his parents and the guy he's dating. To me that implies that he's still taking this other relationship fairly seriously despite the fact that he has quite directly told me of his preference for me over the other guy. Still, as I've said all along, I have to respect the fact that he's already in a relationship--nevermind how new it might be or how many apparent troubles there might be. He's seeing someone else and shortly before he and I met, they had decided to try to go for something serious.

I really am quite smitten with him, but there's someone else. I don't want to be in the position of the other man and he really doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who would create that kind of situation. He's said at least a couple of times himself that he needs to figure things out with the other guy before anything might happen with us--IF anything might or could happen with us.

He'll be back in town Wednesday or Thursday, I think. I'd like to see him before heading back to Massachusetts for my dad's wedding though things might get complicated if my mother does come up for a few days next week. I can see it now. Dinner at the resto (I told the bartender tonight that I might bring my mother in next week). My mother and I at one end of the bar. Everyone else I know, including the EMT at the other end of the bar. It'll be great.

Or something.

In any event, I should probably head to bed as I have to work tomorrow morning at 8. Much more manageable than 6 but still early enough.