Page 7 of Costume Party Crush
“You’re buying.”
“Deal.”
“See ya in fifteen?”
“See ya there.”
Twenty minutes later I parked outside the Cluck Hut, knowing Justin would still be several minutes away. As expected, it was another five minutes until he pulled into the parking lot.
“You’re late,” I teased as he got out of his car.
“As if you showed up on time,” he retorted.
“Only because I knew you wouldn’t,” I jabbed back, even as I draped my arm over his shoulders for a hug. “How bad was it?”
He sighed. “Let's get you that chicken pot pie.”
“Oof, that bad huh?”
“I should buy you dessert too.”
“Damn…”
He nodded.
A waitress escorted us to a table, and I knew it was bad when Justin also ordered me a chocolate lava cake.
“Ok, spill,” I said as she dropped off our drinks.
Justin took a long pull of his beer. “Do I start with the misleading dating profile, or the fact that he thought that buying me coffee—coffee—was enough to get a knot in me.”
“The fuck?”
He huffed out a long breath. “Yeah, apparently he was of the opinion that any unmated omega over thirty was either damaged goods, or desperate for any knot that was on offer.”
“Lemme guess. Once you turned him down he started slut-shaming you?”
“You know it.” He blew out a frustrated breath. “Coffee Kay! Coffee! He couldn’t even be assed with taking me to dinner or trying to get me drunk. No. He thought I’d put out for a four-dollar megachain cup of coffee. Not even a local shop with ethically-sourced beans and craft roasting. He didn’t even try.”
“Dating apps are trash man, what do I always say?”
“Yeah, but how else does anybody meet these days?”
“Go out to where people are?”
“Like that’s working all that well for you.”
“I’m looking for my fated mate. It’s a different thing. Everybody knows the best way to meet them is in-person.”
He sighed. “How do you know you’re fated?”
I shrugged. “Just a feeling.”
He sighed. “Aren’t you tired of waiting?”
I laughed. “It’ll happen when it happens. In the meantime I’m living my life.”
He rested his elbows on the table. “I wish I could be as carefree about it.”
