Thirty-Two Going On Spinster (The Spinster Series Book 1) by Becky Monson

Author:Becky Monson [Monson, Becky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Chick Lit, Satire & Humor, Humorous, Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Clean & Wholesome, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Beautiful & Feisty, The Spinster Series, Spinsterhood, Trilogy, Continuation of story, Parents Basement, Instant Crush, Works New Hire
Publisher: Becky Monson
Published: 2013-12-17T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

“No freaking way,” Brown says as we stand outside the building on a smoke break. It’s the Monday after I had dinner with Jared, and I’m filling her in on all the gory details.

“Way,” I say in my best valley-girl impression.

“So, it was a date then,” she says as she smiles big at me.

“No! It so was not a date. I’m embarrassed you’d even say that.” I look at her like she’s an idiot.

“Did he pay for dinner? Did he drive?”

“Um, yes and yes,” I say, looking out to the parking lot.

“Then, it was a date,” she says emphatically.

“No, it really wasn’t. It was just a friendly thing. Really, it was not a date.” Was it a date? No, it wasn’t. Okay, so I’m a bit rusty in that area, but I’m sure it wasn’t.

“I’ll just have to ask him when I see him.” She gives me a little conniving smile.

“You better not!” I say a little too loudly.

“Oh, get over yourself, Jules. Of course, I won’t.” She takes a long drag from her cigarette. “So, tell me more.”

I tell her all about how we sat in the dark, in front of the window, eating our dinner on the floor. I tell her I admitted to him I’d been living with my parents, and he didn’t seem to care. I’m careful to leave out the part about his dad, knowing how private he is about it. I’m actually surprised at myself since I can’t seem to keep anything from Brown. I tell her about the touching of the leg, and she seems quite excited. We discuss that at length.

“So, how did it end?”

“He took me back to the office, and I got in my car and went home,” I say, wishing there was more to the ending than that, but there wasn’t. It was actually a little anticlimactic.

“Wow, Jules, I think this guy is totally into you.” She winks at me.

“No, no. He’s just a good friend. That’s all,” I say, but I’m secretly hoping she’s right.

“Jules, I’ve been friends with guys,” she says, pointing her cigarette at me. “And this is definitely more than friends.”

I wish she was right, but in my heart I know she’s not. Jared and I are just good friends. But I’ll take it. I can accept that. I can dream though … a spinster can have her dreams.

I head back to my office after our break. It’s amazing to me how only just recently, I hated Mondays with a passion. But now I’m excited for Mondays, and the weekends actually seem to drag. Today, I’m especially excited because we didn’t finish our super-secret report on Friday, so I get to spend time with Jared after work again. Also, the monthly budget meeting got moved to today, so I’ll get to see him there. I heart Mondays. Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever thought that sentence in my entire life.

As I walk back to my desk, I pass by Mr. Nguyen’s office. The door is closed, but I can hear voices coming from inside.

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