Blind Date: A Why Choose Romance (Dating) by Stephanie Brother

Author:Stephanie Brother [Brother, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: S. Brother
Published: 2021-04-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

JAKE ROLLINS

Tuesday is the one day of the week that’s completely ours, and more often than not, Lewis and I spend it with our family, or should that be families?

When Ethan, Tyler, and Noah practically grew up together with us, we became as close as brothers, particularly as our families grew close too. It was more like being part of one big, massively extended family.

But this particular Tuesday, it was just Lewis and I kicking back and hanging out. Our parents were away on a second honeymoon. They deserved it. They worked hard. And we saw plenty of our Argonauts teammates on the six days of the week our contracts committed us to work.

On Monday night, Lewis had announced he wanted to go watch shopping on Tuesday. I volunteered to go with him. And really, that’s all we needed to say aloud on the subject.

If a dude wants a specific wristwatch in the twenty-first century, he’d order it online and have it delivered the next day. Window shopping could only be an excuse for something else. There had to be another reason to go browsing the stores. And the best shops in Arlington were in the vicinity of a certain bar where we had humiliated ourselves only a few days earlier.

It was hardly likely to be pure coincidence Lewis’s plans took us back to that area, but I was certainly glad of an excuse to look into the bar again. And I was mildly curious to see what it was like there midweek at lunchtime.

The Ugly Duckling was fairly busy with people sitting at tables and tucking into food when we arrived: the sign of an excellent venue to eat lunch. A couple of cops stood at the bar talking to the manager-MC from the other night, Gill. We didn’t stop to say hello, because we spotted what was probably the only empty table in the place and nabbed it.

We’d shared delicious fatty bar snacks previously, but I noticed the lunch menu was all lean-this and low-calorie that and with vegan and keto-friendly options. Good enough for us. As pro sports players, we had to watch what we ate and drank most of the time.

“Do you think it might be the same crew working here today as was here the other night?” Lewis said in a hushed tone when a totally unfamiliar waiter took our order: two light beers, and two chicken salads.

“You spotted the MC over at the bar?” I said.

“Yeah, Gill, I saw her talking to the cops.”

“And you wondered about the hot woman who cooked the food?”

He grinned. “And don’t tell me you didn’t.”

I held up my hands. “I’m guilty.”

While we waited for our order, we pulled out our new purchases to examine our toys. It seemed Lewis really did want a watch. The man loved his new, brilliant orange Breitling. I was equally pleased with my more staid Tag Heuer with its blue and orange face and strap.

And then she appeared.

Carrying out food for another table.

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