“I didn’t hurt anyone.She’s the one who left.”
“Yes, after you couldn’t bother to be torn from your phone for more than a few seconds.Then when she left, she heard you say on your phone it was a stupid date.”
“Dude,”
“Aw, man,”
“Not cool.”
As predicted, his teammates turnedon him.Thanks a lot, Sandy.“I was dealing with a case that was far more important than a date.And also, we had nothing in common, Sandy, so thank you for nothing.”
“Did you even give her a chance?Did you ask her anything about herself?”
He had to wrack his brain now.He’d been so preoccupied with the case and finding the shipment of weapons coming to Yurgio, he didn’t really remember anything about the date except coming back from his phone call and finding her gone.A couple of bills on the table to pay for her portion of the meal.
“That’s what I thought.”
“Dude,” one of the guys chided again.
“Whether or not we had anything in common, she still wasn’t my type.She was uptight.It was like going out with my principal.”
“She had just gotten off of work and hadn’t had time to change.”
“You work in the same place, and I’ve never seen you dress like that.”
“I have for presentations, but she’s the executive director; she always has to dress like that.”
Carson’s eyes widened.“She’sthe what?”
“The executive director,” Sandy repeated slowly then tilted her head to the side.“She didn’t tell you?”
Carson shook his head.
“She doesn’t like to brag about it.She was top of her class at college and got a job at our firm before even graduating.She’s the one who helped me get in.”
“I just assumed...”His words trailed off.There was no reason to finish that sentence because it was moot.
“That she was low on the totem pole like me?”
“No,” he quickly denied.
“Despite how she was dressed, Allie is a fun-loving adventurous girl.She’s more daredevil than I am.”
He had a hard time imagining Miss Prim and Proper having a good time.Even her hair was in a tight bun, like she was afraid to have a strand out of place.
Then again, he remembered her snide comments more than once.She did have a bit of a backbone, which he could appreciate even if she seemed mousey.
“That’s why I thought you two would get along.”
“Well, I appreciate the effort, but no more blind dates for me.At least not with mousey little women like her.”He would find a woman the old-fashioned way.He didn’t need friends setting him up.
“Well, if you’re just going to ignore them, I won’t suggest it,” she grumbled, still not looking any happier with him even after his explanation.She sighed heavily.“Do you have any idea what it’s like for a woman going on a blind date?Putting herself out there?Hell, even men get nervous I’m sure too.And if you ever call her mousey again, I will beat you up like I did in sixth grade,” she warned, pointing her index finger at him.Her eyes narrowed into slits.
The guys burst out laughing.“You got beat up by a girl?”
“I thought we were never going to discuss that.”He looked at Sandy with complete and utter betrayal.
“It’s the least you deserve for hurting my friend’s feelings.”Her arms folded back over her chest with a smug look on her face, as if she was already imagining trouncing him again.Not that it would ever happen.He was taller and outweighed her.She didn’t know any self-defense while he knew several moves.
