The Serial Dater by Rachel Cavanagh

Author:Rachel Cavanagh
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: August Publishing UK
Published: 2020-05-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15 – Speed Dating at the Cock

Mike’s back from sick leave, although he doesn’t look very sick to me especially given the food he’s still stuffing down his throat.

Donna’s back to her chirpy self. I’m at my desk but haven’t yet taken off my jacket when she comes over. “Hello! Can’t wait ’til tonight.”

“Oh good.”

“You don’t seem too excited.”

“It’s work and, to be honest, it’s getting to be hard work.”

“But think of all those lovely men.”

I am, comparing them to the fourteen I’ve met already and it’s too depressing, but I put on a smile just for her and she skips back to her desk.

What did I learn from last night? That children provoke many different reactions. Saturday evening was spent in the company of H. We met early as he had to fly to an overseas meeting the following morning (only serious businessmen work on a Sunday – and boy, was he serious). We were in a delightful pub (the Britannia on the Bedford Road), but I got the distinct impression from the off that I wasn’t his cup of tea. Conversation was hard going, thanks to his one-word answers. He was, however, far more vocal on the subject of children – or rather at two excitable children who were with their parents at the next table. His behaviour made them leave and I wasn’t far behind them.

Mr Sunday Afternoon, however, was the complete opposite. I so wish I could get these two together. No need to buy any fireworks. R2 brought his youngest offspring, who was suffering from a bit of a cold. While I admire single parents, I felt less empathy for R2, who wasn’t exactly being truthful about the ‘loss’ of the children’s mother. Still, that’s something he’s going to have to deal with at some stage. She may have cut them out of her life for now, but it’s very early days, and she is likely to change her mind. Besides, the children will ask questions and will want to go to visit their mother’s grave. When they find out there isn’t one, he may wish he’d been a little more honest.

Finding new ways of being diplomatic is proving difficult. Fortunately tonight’s event is speed dating, so I shouldn’t have problems with word count. Donna’s picking me up en route and has promised not to be late. She’s late for everything. Except work, strangely.

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