“There’s a girl I went to college with, but we’re not that close. She did set me up on a blind date last weekend, but I don’t see any need to live near her.”
“How did the date go?”
“Not well.”
“He wasn’t your type?”
“I have no idea. I thought I’d be adventurous and took the subway. It was my first time, and I ended up going the wrong way. By the time I got there I was already over a half hour late, and he wasn’t there. I tried calling him and messaging him, but he never responded. So, I ended up having dinner there alone. It was very good, though.”
“Where did you go?”
“A place call Liesel’s. Do you know it?”
“I do.” A thought hit him. “What night was this?”
“Last Thursday.”
That was the same night Stone had dined with Tamlyn, Viv, and Dino.
“Your date wouldn’t happen to have been named Paul, would he?”
She blinked in surprise. “Yes. Paul Weston. How did you know?”
Stone told her about what had occurred.
“I had no idea,” she said when he finished. “Is he still in the hospital?”
“I don’t know.”
“Is there a way we can find out?”
“As a matter of fact, I know just the person to ask.” He picked up his phone and called Dino.
“Are you canceling dinner on me?” Dino asked.
“Not why I’m calling.”
“That’s not an answer.”
“Also not canceling.”
“Good. Then whydidyou call?”
“I’m meeting with a new client. She had a blind date last Thursday, and you’ll never guess who it was with.”
“The guy from that show?”
“What show?”
“The one with the roses and the fancy mansion.”
“The Bachelor?”
“Yeah, that’s it.”
“Not a guy fromThe Bachelor.”
“Then I’m out of guesses.”
