Looking for Group by Alexis Hall

Author:Alexis Hall [Hall, Alexis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Published: 2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00

When Wednesday finally came, he told Tinuviel and Sanee just in case Solace turned out to be some kind of serial killer who called himself Kit because he liked to chop people up and assemble new boyfriends out of the pieces.

“You do realise,” Sanee said ominously, “that this guy’s a geek, which means he’s probably going to look like me or, well, you.”

“What’s wrong with that?”

“Well, would you date you?”

“No. But I am me. That would be weird.”

Sanee frowned. “I just can’t get my head round it. Obviously girls like you. Well, two girls like you, or three if you count that chick at that club that time. I’m not saying you’re a minger or anything . . .”

Drew had been feeling relatively good until then. Attractiveness-wise, he’d always thought of himself as being on the right side of average. He washed and shaved and kept in decent shape. He’d been told he had nice eyes, but then he was pretty sure nobody ever said, Darling, your eyes are really close-set and piggy tonight.

Some kind of panic must have shown on his face, because Sanee suddenly started talking again. “Sorry, dude. It’s just, well, you’re a dude, and I’m a dude, and I’m trying to be supportive here, but I’m looking at you now, and I don’t fancy you, and I’m having a hard time seeing why anyone would.”

“Thanks, mate. Way to build me up before my big date.”

Tinuviel glanced up from Hawkeye. “I don’t fancy Drew either—”

“Should I just kill myself now?”

“—but,” she went on, “I can see why somebody else might.”

“Wow,” said Drew, “see praise comma faint colon damning with.”

She blinked at him. “It doesn’t matter what we think. It matters what Kit thinks.”

“So no pressure, then.”

“It’ll be fine. Do you mind if I borrow this?” She waved the trade paperback as casually as a geek was capable of treating a comic.

Drew had the feeling his friends weren’t taking his concerns seriously. “Yeah, go on, then. You might as well take volume two as well.”

While Sanee and Tinuviel were busy with Hawkeye, he went over to his wardrobe and peered inside like he was looking for Narnia. He hesitated to ask, but he had trouble picking date clothes at the best of times. “Um, guys, which T-shirt should I wear?”

“Dude.” Sanee twisted round. “Maybe you could try wearing an actual shirt like a grown-up.”

“Or a schoolkid. Why don’t I put on a stripey tie and a blazer as well?”

“Bit kinky for a first date.”

Drew gave a long-suffering sigh and reluctantly pulled out his one good shirt. “I feel like I’m going to an interview.”

Sanee flipped into lecture mode. “Basically, mate, you are. That’s what a date is. It’s like a sex interview. So you need to dress up for it. Seriously, you won’t regret it. I wore a shirt for my first date with Steff. Chicks love that stuff.” There was a pause. “Although . . . that may not be pertinent to this situation.”

“I don’t care what my date is wearing,” offered Tinuviel helpfully, “as long as it reflects their essential self.

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