Summer on Dune Road by Rachel Cullen

Author:Rachel Cullen [Cullen, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rachel Cullen

Chapter 28

Nora

I stare into the full-length mirror and try to see myself as blind date number four will see me when I meet him for wine tasting in forty-five minutes. Zadie told me that his name is Bob, but I’ve decided to mentally keep track of them by number, especially at the rate of bad dates I’ve had so far.

I suppose it’s not fair to classify the last two as bad; they just weren’t good. Number two was a nice enough guy but painfully boring. Zadie wanted me to give him a second chance, but I couldn’t endure another evening discussing black holes and deep space. He made it clear that although he makes a living as a tax attorney, his true passions are physics and astronomy.

Date number three had promise until we got to the dessert course. He was attractive, smart, and polite. I thought we had good chemistry, and I was looking forward to a second date until he burst into tears when I ordered the pistachio gelato. Apparently, pistachio is his ex-wife’s favorite flavor, and merely the mention of it was enough to set him off. He confessed that he wasn’t over her, and he shouldn’t have let his friend set him up with a matchmaker.

Neither Eva nor Bridget would hear of it when I told them I wasn’t going on any more dates. “What about three strikes, and you’re out?” I asked Bridget, but she told me that didn’t apply to my situation. So here I am, getting dressed up to meet another potential disaster. Instead, I could be reading by the pool or reviewing prospectuses for potential investment opportunities. Or I could be working on my next big idea for a multi-million-dollar company, which might be the best use of time, seeing as I’ve come up with zero new ideas since selling Limestreet Athletics.

If Bob sees what I’m seeing, he’ll see a thirty-nine-year-old woman, who could pass for thirty-three or thirty-four unless he gets within a few centimeters of my face where the faint crow’s feet and laugh lines are visible. He’ll see shiny chestnut hair cascading over my shoulders and intense grey eyes highlighted with too much eyeliner and mascara for an afternoon date.

If he’s like most men, Bob will notice my cleavage before he notices the rest of my outfit or anything else about my body. I stare at the plunging neckline of the pale-yellow sundress and wonder if it’s too much for a first date. I’ve had this dress for years, and it’s one of my favorite things to wear in the summer because of the way it highlights my tan. I bought the dress in Montauk several years ago at one of the local beach shops for thirty-five dollars. On the hanger, there’s nothing remarkable about it. But the simplicity of it and the way that it fits me perfectly and reveals enough cleavage to be sexy without being slutty, makes it one of the best items in my closet. I

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