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"Yeah, we’ll see" I groaned "Okay, I’ll call you on the way there I have to finish getting ready"

"Okay, I’ll be waiting," Lacey said and I hung up on her and looked at hed as I walked to h I didn’t really want to However, Lacey was right, I needed to get out of my own skin I needed to have a real relationship And if Mike was as down to earth as he see was better than uy I’d only seen in a photo

"Why do I listen to you?" I moaned into the phone as I walked towards the bar/restaurant in my short black skirt

"Because if he’s hot, you’ll be thankful that you’re looking sexy"

"There’s a fine line between sexy and a skank," I huffed as I stopped outside the bar "Okay, I have to go now," I said as I looked atfor me inside"

"CallI wouldn’t do," Lacey said excitedly "Oh and try and text ood in person as he does online"

"I’ for the first time from online Are you crazy?"

"Do it casually," Lacey said impatiently "You don’t have to make it obvious"

"Yeah, ‘cause there are a million reasons why my camera would be in front of his face at a bar," I said "Anyways, I have to go I’ll call you afterwards"

"Did you forward ned?" Lacey asked quickly and I stopped outside the main door

"Yes, I did It’ll be in your e up before she could answer and took a deep breath I wasn’t sure exactly what I was going to say when I es before he’d asked toIt wasn’t like I had ht now I felt like a tramp as I walked into the bar with my short black skirt, black heels and white halter top that accentuatedtheroup of rateful for the looks of appreciation, but slightly disappointed as well I was disappointed because there was a cute, frolanced in h and looked around forlass of so in his hands Oh, God, please don’t let that be Mike, I thought to roan I wasn’t Miss America but this man looked twenty years older than his photos and he looked like a redneck and not the cute NASCAR, ‘I’m a cowboy’ kind, either This was no Jimmie Johnson This was definitely Bubba and my heart sank as he walked towards me

"Why, is that you, Elizabeth?" My heart dropped at his words and the large gap at the front of his roaned undercountry

"Why, aren’t you a large spray of sunshine on a sunny day," he said as he reached over to give ht toabout?

"Uh, thanks," I said as I gave hi to one and blessed me today," he said as he licked his lips loudly "Girl, you’re fine," he said and I was almost positive I could see saliva on his lips Gross

"Mike?" I said weakly Please, God, if you love rinned and rubbed his hands together "I didn’t know nothing ‘bout this online dating thing, but I’ sure I won the lottery"

"Oh, ha-ha" I atteinally from N’awlins, by way of Alabama," he said and I had no idea what thathow long I’d have to stay on this date I was evenkit down under, noas starting to feel an itch and I knew I couldn’t scratch it I was sure going to kill Lacey

"Came up here for my ex wife" He nodded "I’m a country boy, if you didn’t know, but I came for love and didn’t leave"

"Your profile says you were never ly, finally able to co other than his looks I wanted to call him out on his lies, but I didn’t want to be rude

"Oh, asn’t married in a church" He took a sip of his drink "We just says ere married for tax purposes"

"Uh okay" I looked away from him and I could see that theat us in interest I looked away frohtly fah I didn’t know any hunky dark-haired guys that looked like hie, a guy I used to ith"