I will try to get into as much detail as possible.

About me: 41m, fairly decent looking, decent shape, working on AA, but pretty decent around women once I am able to isolate.

So I got a response to a message I sent to Annie (names have been changed to protect the innocent). It had been more than a few days since I had sent the initial message, but we sent a couple of small talk get to know each other messages back and forth via OKC before I asked for, and she sent me, her number.

Text game was pretty decent, nothing earthshaking, but we setup a date for yesterday (Sunday) to grab a beer at a bar that was somewhat central to each of us for around 3:30pm. I got a text from her this morning saying that she wasn't going to be able to go today because she had to keep her kids because the ex- had already made other plans and wanted to know if we could reschedule for the next day. I responded that the first opportunity I would have to reschedule would be the following Sunday (over a week later). We had already discussed my schedule of stuff that keeps me pretty busy most of the week. She replied that she was going to try and work something out so we could still meet up today, and I basically said, "Cool either way."

Eventually she is able to setup things where she could take her kids to their dad's, but she would have to drive about an hour out of the way so that pushed our meeting back a bit. No big deal. One quick note regarding some of the texting that happened while trying to arrange the new meeting time. She mentioned something about needing to jump in the shower after a kid she was watching got picked up and then she could head out to take the kids to their dad's. I used this opportunity to increase the sexual tension a bit by saying, "You shouldn't really mention that you are getting in the shower for obvious reasons." This received a winky smile in return which was perfect, sexual tension increased. Never miss an opportunity to push that sexual tension just a bit whenever possible.

I got to the meeting spot a bit early, basically because I was ready and didn't feel like waiting any longer. Once I arrived, I chatted up the bartender and a couple of other patrons and waiters as I was hanging around watching some sports and having a beer or two. There was a bit of playful texting going on when I told her that she should be able to find me at the bar despite there being two other guys that happened to be at the bar that looked just like me and were wearing basically the same outfit. Just a little teasing, but it seemed to work out.

As we had our beer and appetizers while hanging out I was able to get a bit of kino going by touching the arms and legs and shoulders when I would get up to get a menu or go to the bathroom or just while we were talking. As we finished up what we were eating and drinking I also used it as an opportunity to chat up the bartender a bit regarding a pool place close by to bounce to.

As we were leaving the bar to go to the next place, I simply grabbed her hand and we walked to the place holding hands. Good step on the ladder it seemed to me.

Once we got to the pool place, I told her she was paying for pool since I had picked up the tab for the beer and the appetizers at the first place. She agreed with no hesitation whatsoever. As we were setting up to play the first game of pool I asked her what we were playing for.

Her: "I don't know."
Me: "I guess we will find out once we are done." Her: "So I have to blindly agree to whatever it is." Me: "Yep." Her: giggles a bit but says "Ok".

Finish up the first game and I simply walk over to her and start making out with her. No resistance at all and she was getting into it I could tell. We finished up that game and started to play one more but never finished. During that game the following conversation happened.

Her: "I am not saying anything is going to happen, but let me check and see if the ex- is keeping the kids for the entire night."

She texts him and he responds that he is. Score.

A bit later and she says: "If we go back to my place, I am not saying anything is going to happen but we can go back and have a few beers and talk." Me: "Of course." Her: "For real, just to hang out where we can drink and not have to drive." Me: "Absolutely."

So we decide to get out of there and she stops and grabs a six pack on the way home and once we get to her house, there is a few minutes of pretending to start a movie and we get to making out again on her couch and the rest is, as they say, history.

Let me know what you guys think.