Beyond Time by Cynthia Luhrs

Author:Cynthia Luhrs
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Time Travel
Publisher: 0
Published: 2017-06-25T18:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

Honestly, if Mellie went on one more disastrous date, she was going to give up dating forever.

“Come on, it can’t be that bad.” Claire laughed.

Mellie made a face at her friend, knowing for once Claire was enjoying someone else swimming in the deep end of the dating pool and getting pulled under over and over again.

“It’s been horrendous. Let’s see. I’ll tell you about the last three.” Mellie wished she’d had a flask to take to dinner—no, she’d have said what was on her mind, and that wouldn’t have ended well. She slipped on her floral sneakers for the walk home.

“First.” Mellie held up a finger. “There was the guy who talked about his mother and his twelve cats for the entire date, including showing me their pictures on his phone. His home screen was him on the sofa with all the cats. When I got home, I had more cat hair on me than I think a cat has on its body.”

Claire leaned against the counter and giggled. She was starting the evening shift while Mellie was ending her workday. They tried to wait for each other, take a few minutes to talk, since they didn’t get to see each other as much as they’d like.

Claire worked two jobs and approached dating like many people approached a job search. She figured the more men she said yes to, the more likely she was to find the one she really liked. It was her who finally convinced Mellie to try online dating and those silly speed-dating get-togethers and meetups. Though right now, Mellie wasn’t sure if she should thank her friend or kill her. Claire had her red hair up in a messy bun. She was so pretty and yet even she had a terrible time dating.

Amy swore she had good luck at a speed-dating event. She was now happily dating a guy as dorky as she was, and they were a perfect fit. So speed dating did work for some. That was all Mellie wanted: someone who was right for her and who would her love as much as he loved himself. Was it too much to ask?

“You know my idea of a pet is a goldfish.” Claire shuddered. “My allergies would have kicked into overdrive with all that cat hair. Tell me about the next guy.”

Mellie rubbed her nose. “Right. Contestant number two. Met him at a speed-dating event, where he talked about his ex and how awful she was the entire time. Not only was he not over her, but he thinks all women are gold diggers out to cheat on him. Next.”

They both laughed as Mellie folded up her smock and stowed it under the counter. Claire signed in to the register and looked around the currently empty gift shop. “I know Amy found her guy there, but I hated speed dating. So much pressure.”

“No kidding. So the third guy was from one of those online dating sites. I’m on so many of them; I forget which one.

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