I could hear Zane laughing in the background as she told him. He asked if he should come over and talk to the guy.
“Tell Zane that’s not necessary.”
“Well, I think I’m going to come over. I want to see this guy for myself.”
“Amanda, you will do no such thing. Plus, you can meet him at the retirement party. And I expect you to keep your incorrect conjectures to yourself.”
“Oh honey, I’m not the wrong one here. Even Zane agrees with me.”
“Well then,thatmakes it all true.”
“So snarky this morning, Kelli Jelly.”
“Yeah, after the week I’ve had, snarky is the nicest of my emotions right now.”
She paused for a minute. “You know, I think this is good for you.”
“Really? Because I was thinking more along the lines of so freakingnotgood.”
“You needed a shakeup,” she sounded overtly motherly. “You’ve been working too hard, and when was the last time you even went on a date?”
I thought for a moment. “It’s been a while, but FYI, I’m not going to be dating my boss, who just happens to be my ex-boyfriend, who just happens not to want to date me, and oh yeah, I can’t stand him.”
“Ooh, I don’t know, I think I’m sensing some serious tension between the two of you and dating the boss could have its perks.”
“Get your head out of those romance novels you hide under your bed.”
“Come on, some stolen kisses in the copy room—it could work. And by the way, I download those books on my e-reader now.”
“Well on that note, I’m going to go take a shower.”
I stayed in the shower until the water began to run lukewarm, planning on how to avoid Mr. 211B. Maybe it was time to go house hunting, or husband hunting. Though there didn’t seem to be a large herd of single, available men that were good husband material. Sure, I shot a few that were nice boyfriends, but no one who made me want to spend forever with them. Well, there had been one. But we’re not talking about him. Besides, Ian no longer existed; now there was only Mr. Greyson.
When I got out of the shower, I decided to write a list of qualities I wanted in a husband. Like that would help. But I’d read that until you wrote a goal down it was only a wish.
Top Ten Husband Qualities
1. Gainfully employed.
2. Good kisser.
3. Must want children.
4. A non-yes man.
5. Handsome and well groomed.
6. Must adore me.
7. Challenges me to be better.
8. Preferably never married.
9. Minimal baggage. See number 8.
10. Above all, faithful to me.
That was a good starting place, I thought. Now if I could just find a man who met all of them. I didn’t want perfection, I only wanted someone perfect for me. I took a magnet and pinned the list to the refrigerator. Maybe if I looked at it enough, he would magically appear. Uh-huh.
