Quick while it is all fresh in my mind. First off, I have trying to embody all the terrific advise that I have read here and it has dramatically improved my situation, if not actually landing me any ladies. Hell, I am trying and actually enjoying the attempts.

A friend of mine has been trying to set me up with this girl for a little while, but when I say trying all I really mean is he says you and her would be good together, no introduction no help of any kind, but he did point her out to me. So a week ago he informs me that this "perfect girls" is recently single, and that I should give it a go. Instantly I get butterflies in the stomach before I even get with in a week of asking her out/number. Butterflies without even knowing what she looks like. No reason for nerves, but they show up, almost instantly.

I know I want to meet her, and I know where she works (owns her own business so I feel like she can tell me to fuck off, which means that i can flirt with her in my book) I go in, and start looking at the delicious cookies.

She comes out, and her looks almost make me believe in god, for a split second. I start some small conversation, what do you recommend, how long have you been here. We talk about her work for a few minutes, while I let her know that it is going to take a few moments to decide. I have her smiling and she even breaks into a legitimate laugh at something I said, don't remember what right off hand. I ask her name, which I already know, but I wanted to make sure she gave it before I accidently use it. More chit chat, and I ask her what she does for fun, she says that work is all she has time for, which may of been her way of letting me know she was uninterested, but hey I will assume attraction so I push forward. I tell her everyone should have some fun in their life and that if she gives me her number I will introduce some fun into her life. She smiles, and I actually think it's going how I had hoped, but she tells me that she is too busy with work. (was this the shit test that I failed? Probably should have let her know that I didn't want to monopolize her time and that I understand the importance of fresh baked goods)

Normally I would have high tailed it out of there, but I stood strong, and kept going back to eye-contact. We talked for another minute, and I walked out.

Feels good to try, even though things went totally different than I would have wanted. I don't have to wonder about what if I had asked, now I only have to wonder about how I was reading the signals, and if her being so attractive made me noticeably nervous.

Any advise or notes would always be welcome. She already told me no on the number, but should I still go back just to show her that I'm not bothered by the rejection, and that it's business as normal for me, or should I avoid the place for a bit?

Thanks guys

TL;DR Got outside of my head and went on a mission to get a HB8s number. Not as smooth during the exchange as I was in my head leading right up to it. She shot me down, but smiled and laughed at our conversation the entire time, even after the rejecting my attempt at a number. Should I still go back, or should I avoid the place for a while?

edited for paragraph breaks.