Mr. Sprite on the Rocks

As an honest lover of alcoholic beverages and firm believer that if you keep dating you just might find that one person out there who might be right for you, most of my dates start or end somewhere in a bar or restaurant where they at least serve up a good red wine. Having friends who either work in or own such establishments is a welcome benefit. They help me judge the guy I'm with and occasionally help me get rid of a few.

I used to be a straight out of the bottle girl... Beer, tequila,whiskey and wine, until a bartender friend converted me into a cocktail drinker. Me and my friends loved hanging out at the bar where he used to work which was run by another friend. Good food, music, friends,happy people and of course cocktails. We had the habit of bringing new boyfriends and girlfriends to the bar to meet everyone. Believe me an alcohol induced date shows his or her true character. I brought the heavy drinker, the pretty cocktail guy, the beer man and then there was Mr sprite on the rocks. It all started really weird. I met him at the funeral of my friends grandfather. I was crying and he offered a tissue and then his number. We got to know each other better with the help of social media and after that started to go out casually, just as friends. He was the son of a preacher and I was a free thinker. He was nothing like me and my friends .. He didn't drink, smoke or dance, lived a celibate life and advocated waiting for the right person to give yourself to... After marriage. I really liked him and wanted this thing to work, after all, we did have many common interests and he was so easy to talk to. After a couple of months I decided it was time he met my friends. So one evening I took him to the bar. I totally forgot he didn’t drink and he didn't remind me. After meeting everyone it was time to order drinks. We all had our usuals and when it was his turn to order I realized what I had done, I put him in a very difficult position. I felt so awkward, also because he kept reading the menu for a long time. And then he ordered

"Can I have a sprite please?"

"With whiskey or rum?"

"Neither, just a sprite please"

"With vodka?"

"No"

The girl didn’t understand this, who orders just Sprite at a bar? So She gave it another try and in an attempt to be funny said "What do you want it with then? Wine?"

My date kept his cool and said “OK you know what … give me a Sprite on the rocks”

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