No More Terrible Dates by Kate O'Keeffe

Author:Kate O'Keeffe [O'Keeffe, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781692648336
Publisher: Wild Line Books
Published: 2019-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“What the heck am I going to do?”

I take another slug of sparkling wine, willing the alcohol to hit my bloodstream and somehow miraculously make Alex disappear. I let out a defeated sigh. Alcohol may be good, but it’s not that good.

Erin has dragged me to Cozy Cottage High Tea to help me eat and drink away my bad feelings about Alex. Of course, I made her check to ensure he wasn’t working here today first. Twice. You can’t be too sure when the person you’re trying to avoid seems to crop up wherever you go.

“Come on, Darcy. Is it really that bad?” Erin asks as she chooses another sandwich from the tiered cake stand.

“Yes, Erin. It is that bad.”

“I don’t get it. Why does he get under your skin so much?” She pops something into her mouth. “Oh, yum. You have got to try this, Darce. It’s passionfruit, I think. No, wait, it’s feijoa.” She raises her eyes to the ceiling as she chews. “Whatever it is, it’s delicious. Here.” She picks one up in her fingers and holds it out for me.

With a distinct lack of enthusiasm, I lift my plate, and she places in on it.

“Try it. Go on. It’s so good, I’m sure it’ll pull you right out of your Alex-induced grump.”

I blow out a puff of air and then put it in my mouth and chew.

“Well?”

“It’s delicious,” I say, my enthusiasm level at about a minus ten.

Erin laughs. “Say it like you mean it, babe.”

My posture sags as I slump back in my chair. “You see? That’s what Alex has done to me. He’s sucked all the pleasure out of eating delicious, sugary treats. And you know how much I love eating delicious, sugary treats.”

Erin pulls a face. “I do.”

“I was forced to work with Alex all day on Friday. All day! It was a nightmare.”

“Darce, it’s only Saturday.”

“You see? One day of working with the guy and I’m already off sugar. It’s a bad sign, Erin, a very bad sign.”

She twists her mouth as she studies me. “Has something happened with him?”

I move my glass of sparkling wine to my lips and drain it. Placing it carefully back on the table, I lift my eyes to hers. She’s looking at me questioningly, waiting for my reply.

I could really do with getting this whole Alex thing off my chest. You know what they say: a problem shared is a problem halved. I chew on my lip for a moment. “Okay. I’ll tell you. But you need to know that I’m working on it and it’s not going to be a problem.”

“Sure. Working on it, not a problem. Got it,” she replies with a business-like nod.

I glance around the room on the off chance Alex is about to jump out from behind the curtains and yell, “Surprise!” Which is crazy, I know, because a) Sophie’s told Erin twice that he’s not working here today, and b) that would be totally weird. But, as I said

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