Heart Robber (Lifestyle by Design Book 2) by Miranda P. Charles Page B
Authors: Miranda P. Charles
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to dinner together at the restaurant directly downstairs from the venue while they waited for her to finish.
"Oh, I'm sure you'll have just as much fun in there as we will out here," Faye consoled her. "In fact, you'll have more fun than Clarise and Victor, since they won't be able to openly check out all the single guys that'll be prowling around here tonight."
"You shouldn't tease Will," Clarise said with a smile.
"Your boyfriend's just too possessive, Clarise," Faye countered. "Just because I said we'll be helping Jess check out single men doesn't mean you'll let yourself get picked up by one of them."
"Well, I kind of like it that he wants to be here and let everyone know I'm his," Clarise responded with a contented sigh. "Anyway, has Steve called to say if he will be able to join us tonight? I'm sure he'd want to keep an eye on you, too."
"No. He's definitely not coming." There was a hard edge to Faye's voice that was noticed by her friends.
"Is everything all right?" Clarise asked.
Faye shrugged. "He's just been really busy with work lately. We've hardly had any time together in the last three weeks and now he has to go back to Adelaide again for another week. Apparently their turnover there has increased by more than fifty percent since Steve has been overseeing that branch, so his boss loves sending him there."
"Oh," Jessa cried, putting a hand on Faye's arm. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. And don't you turn the tables on me. This night's about you, not me! Anyway, here come Victor and Evan."
Jessa and Clarise exchanged concerned looks before turning to their approaching buddies.
They exchanged kisses with the two men just as a lady with a clipboard came out of the room, ready to usher in the speed dating participants.
Well-dressed men and women who were milling around earlier started queuing for the entrance. Some of them were very pleasing to the eye.
Victor turned to Evan. "So would you have been jealous if I didn't invite you to join us for dinner?
"Last time I looked this wasn't a gay speed dating event. But I would have been mad if I missed out on having dinner with the hunky Will Matthews."
Victor gave him a mock pout.
Evan chuckled. "Where's Will, anyway?"
"He's on his way. You can ogle him, but no touching, okay?" Clarise teased Evan then turned to Jessa. "Time to go in, Jess. Remember to have fun. Just enjoy the experience."
"Okay. Wish me luck!"
As Jessa entered the venue, she couldn't help but hope that tonight would be a good night for meeting a potential boyfriend. She resolutely pushed away the picture of Rob that flashed in her mind, reminding herself he was not in the market for relationships.
~~~~~~~
"Hmm, I don't know. I'm not sure about him either," Jessa said indecisively and chuckled as Clarise and Victor rolled their eyes. They were having lunch in her office, going over her match results from last night's speed date, which were emailed to her not too long ago. To her surprise, four out of the five men she selected also chose her, so she ended up with four potential dates.
"If you're not sure about any one of these men, why did you choose them?" Clarise asked.
She shrugged. "I knew you guys were going to hassle me if I didn't pick anyone so I chose five guys I thought were nice enough."
"So if they were good enough last night, what makes them not good enough today?" Victor queried as he bit into his sandwich with gusto.
"I don't know. I just can't remember what they look like, I guess."
"Well, you really only talked to them for about six minutes or so. It's no wonder you don't remember what they look like. Why don't you just date all of them and do your culling process after you've been out with each of them at least once? You said they were all nice enough," Clarise suggested.
Jessa thought for a second. "Yeah, I guess I can do that."
"Woohoo!" Victor raised a fist in the air in triumph. "Our Jess is gonna have fun dating four different men!"
Their laughter rang
"Oh, I'm sure you'll have just as much fun in there as we will out here," Faye consoled her. "In fact, you'll have more fun than Clarise and Victor, since they won't be able to openly check out all the single guys that'll be prowling around here tonight."
"You shouldn't tease Will," Clarise said with a smile.
"Your boyfriend's just too possessive, Clarise," Faye countered. "Just because I said we'll be helping Jess check out single men doesn't mean you'll let yourself get picked up by one of them."
"Well, I kind of like it that he wants to be here and let everyone know I'm his," Clarise responded with a contented sigh. "Anyway, has Steve called to say if he will be able to join us tonight? I'm sure he'd want to keep an eye on you, too."
"No. He's definitely not coming." There was a hard edge to Faye's voice that was noticed by her friends.
"Is everything all right?" Clarise asked.
Faye shrugged. "He's just been really busy with work lately. We've hardly had any time together in the last three weeks and now he has to go back to Adelaide again for another week. Apparently their turnover there has increased by more than fifty percent since Steve has been overseeing that branch, so his boss loves sending him there."
"Oh," Jessa cried, putting a hand on Faye's arm. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. And don't you turn the tables on me. This night's about you, not me! Anyway, here come Victor and Evan."
Jessa and Clarise exchanged concerned looks before turning to their approaching buddies.
They exchanged kisses with the two men just as a lady with a clipboard came out of the room, ready to usher in the speed dating participants.
Well-dressed men and women who were milling around earlier started queuing for the entrance. Some of them were very pleasing to the eye.
Victor turned to Evan. "So would you have been jealous if I didn't invite you to join us for dinner?
"Last time I looked this wasn't a gay speed dating event. But I would have been mad if I missed out on having dinner with the hunky Will Matthews."
Victor gave him a mock pout.
Evan chuckled. "Where's Will, anyway?"
"He's on his way. You can ogle him, but no touching, okay?" Clarise teased Evan then turned to Jessa. "Time to go in, Jess. Remember to have fun. Just enjoy the experience."
"Okay. Wish me luck!"
As Jessa entered the venue, she couldn't help but hope that tonight would be a good night for meeting a potential boyfriend. She resolutely pushed away the picture of Rob that flashed in her mind, reminding herself he was not in the market for relationships.
~~~~~~~
"Hmm, I don't know. I'm not sure about him either," Jessa said indecisively and chuckled as Clarise and Victor rolled their eyes. They were having lunch in her office, going over her match results from last night's speed date, which were emailed to her not too long ago. To her surprise, four out of the five men she selected also chose her, so she ended up with four potential dates.
"If you're not sure about any one of these men, why did you choose them?" Clarise asked.
She shrugged. "I knew you guys were going to hassle me if I didn't pick anyone so I chose five guys I thought were nice enough."
"So if they were good enough last night, what makes them not good enough today?" Victor queried as he bit into his sandwich with gusto.
"I don't know. I just can't remember what they look like, I guess."
"Well, you really only talked to them for about six minutes or so. It's no wonder you don't remember what they look like. Why don't you just date all of them and do your culling process after you've been out with each of them at least once? You said they were all nice enough," Clarise suggested.
Jessa thought for a second. "Yeah, I guess I can do that."
"Woohoo!" Victor raised a fist in the air in triumph. "Our Jess is gonna have fun dating four different men!"
Their laughter rang
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