The coffee, as usual made by Marta, was very tasty. The girl did not have any culinary talent, so the cookies she served were from the store. It didn't really matter. The most important thing was that she wanted to listen to him.
"The man you're talking about is the friend you are staying with?"
"You guessed it right. He was in a relationship with this person for a long time and their breakup was very painful for him. He's out of his mind right now for any romance or social events, but he should be at this party. If you could accompany him then, you would be of great help to him."
"Is this a wedding? Class reunion?"
"It will be more formal. You will surely be able to meet many famous people. You see, he is recognizable too, even famous, so to protect the privacy of the person he was with, no one but a small group of people knows they were together. It didn't work out and that's all, why should the media feed on their relationship and breakup?"
��I suppose so. But it's kind of silly to go to a party with a complete stranger."
"I agree, so we could go to the introductory evening. Kind of a double date. What do you think, Ewelina? He turned to the young blonde who had just entered the kitchen. "Would you go out to dinner with me? We will serve as chaperones for these two."
"Which two? She asked."
"I am asking Marta to help my colleague in one case. So what, shall we go all together?" He asked, looking from one to the other.
The girls looked at each other.
"Actually ..." Marta began.
Andrzej knew that tone. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Great. Ewelina?"
The girl blushed. She was younger than Marta by two years, so the difference of six years in her eyes made Andrzej a mature man and she probably felt a bit intimidated, but after a moment's hesitation she agreed.
Andrzej stayed with them for a few more minutes, discussing the date of the date. Considering all the circumstances, as well as the possibility that Marta and Dominik would not like each other and he would have to look for someone new, Nowicki wanted to organize the meeting as early as possible. So they arranged a double date next Friday.
Leaving the house this morning, he had never imagined that this day would bring results so quickly, and that it would be so abundant. What was to take him three days, he did in less than one.
He could really be pleased with himself. He will only have to persuade Dominik to such a meeting. He did not expect it to be extremely difficult, the discussion had to take place anyway. With the support of the girls, however, he was sure that the most difficult part of the task was over.
Andrzej wondered if Śliwiński was ever on a normal date? Probably not. He once recalled that Marczak was the first person he fell in love with. They had been dating since he was seventeen or eighteen, and before that, Dominik had no one. Teen girls intimidated him too much, and by the time he really got interested in girls, he was already in Marczak's hands. With his agent, in order to avoid a scandal, he did not go anywhere purely romantic, so even if they had dinner somewhere in the city, they could not hold hands or give each other a goodbye kiss while in a taxi. So Dominik was twenty-four and had no dating experience. It just had to be changed.
The idea of a double date came to Andrzej suddenly. He did not quite know if it was the best, because he had never been to one himself, but something told him that otherwise there is no point in trying to persuade Dominik to meet a woman. However, if he plays the "be a good friend" card, Śliwiński will not refuse. In this way, the actor will meet a charming young girl (there is no option that they would not like each other) and Nowicki will have the opportunity to go on a date with the sweet Ewelina.
This can bear fruit very productively. He made a plan in his head all the way back, and upon crossing the threshold of Dominik's house he immediately called out with enthusiasm.
"Good news, I have the perfect girlfriend for you. I set you up on a date."
"What date?" Dominik leaned out of the kitchen.
"You know, dinner, wine, walk, etc."
"Thank you" the actor answered in a completely indifferent tone.
"Dominik, don't be like that." Andrzej pretended to be disappointed. "The girl is great, I've known her for years. This is not some shouting fan but a vet student. After all, the party you are going to is to save endangered species - just right for her."
"But it has nothing to do with a date."
"Hey, you don't want a girl going to a party with a guy she doesn't know at all, or do you? You don't want a companion whom you know nothing about either."
"We can just meet somewhere and talk ..."
"This is a date - two people meet outside school or work to talk and get to know each other better."
"From what you say, our lunches at Paulina's can also be called dates."
Andrzej never thought that way. But I guess someone might have thought so. Technically, by his own definition, it might have been a date, but it was just a meeting of two colleagues. Damn, Dominik is too smart!
"Err ... Not really. The date is a bit more romantic and may end on an intimate side."
"Are you kidding me!" Dominik exploded "There is no way my meeting with any girl is going to end intimately!"
This is exactly the reaction Nowicki expected. There was no way this stubborn young actor would agree to go on a date with a woman of his own free will. That's why a trick was needed.
"Hey, don't get so fire up there." Andrzej pretended to be outraged by Dominik's behavior. "I'm not kidding a bit! Not every date ends like this, and the first one hardly ever ends, but how do you know? You haven't been to any, have you? Listen, you really should try this. You don't have to go to bed with her right away, and I would be very disappointed in you if you did, because Marta deserves more respect than sex on the first date. But you said yourself that you had too little private experience because of your work. You were right! That's why you should, you really should go on a date with a girl."
"But I'm not interested in girls!"
"It's all about the date itself, not a girl" Nowicki brazenly lied. "You haven't been to any of date either with a girl or a boy. Am I right? Even with him, right?"
As usual, when the topic came too close to his relationship with Marczak, Dominik's eyes darkened.
"I wasn't," he admitted gloomily, "but ..."
"Don't be lame. Besides ... I haven't been on a date for a long time. Marta, the girl I'm talking about, has a roommate. I really like Ewelina, but we know each other too little and she is a bit shy, so Marta and I thought that maybe we would go on a double date…