retour de flamme?

my colleague has been at me for a couple of weeks, insisting that i should seriously consider going out with our old colleague, the one i'd developed a slight crush on a few weeks back. it was weird that she said that, because it reflected what i'd noticed too, namely that we got on really well. however, i'd kind of dropped the idea - first because i'm really good at deciding it's not going to work (which incidentally means i'm safe from more possible disappointment), and then because our local politician came on the scene.

as it so happens, we were the only two people at lunch the other day, as the girls couldn't make it. and it was nice. we talked non-stop, and although i feel i probably talked a lot, i think he probably had his fair share. then, near the end of the meal, he leaned over to pick something out of my hair (we were on a terrace and there was some wind); and then i wondered why i'd decided not to go for it. after all, we do have all these things in common, and he is nice, and funny.

but i'll have to deal with that after my holiday. i won't see him for another 3 weeks, and so many things can happen between now and then...