She gives me a devilish grin. “But you do with a good handful?”
I wink at her and they both giggle.
“You didn’t like any of them?” Skylar asks.
I take a breath. “I actually really liked number ninety-six, but he moved out of town, so it’s over.”
They both give me compassionate looks. “How do you meet them?”
“I used to get fixed up by everyone I’ve ever met in my life. But lately, it’s been more online dating. It’s hard at my age to just go out and meet people. We’re not much of a club-hopping crowd these days.”
They both nod in understanding.
I turn my eyes back to the dance floor. I motion toward Darian and Jackson, and Harley and Brody. “I don’t think I’ve gotten that far on any of my dates.”
They both laugh at that. Skylar looks back over at them all. “As I’m sure you’ve realized, it’s kind of normal for Mom and Jackson, but usually Harley and Brody are a little more discreet, though not much. We teeter somewhere between horrified and jealous at all times.”
I hold my glass up in cheers to that.
Chapter Six
Date Count 97-115
Melissa
I’m going out to lunch with Izzy, Rayne, and Cassandra today. We haven’t had a chance to meet the past several weeks. Cassandra was away on her honeymoon. Darian and I were tag team caring for the twins. I was able to get in a few dates when Darian had them but didn’t otherwise have a ton of spare time. Then, I agreed to teach a few straight weeks of language classes during the day. Rayne and Izzy were on vacations with their families. It’s been a perfect storm of us not being able to get together.
During this time, I decided to change my search criteria on the dating apps. Now that I’ve learned how much I like a dominating, aggressive man, I wanted to see if I can find one that interests me. What I didn’t expect was the can of worms this would open. I need to fill them in on the insanity of my dating life over the past few weeks.
When I arrive, the three of them are already seated. Izzy and Rayne appear to be hanging on every one of Cassandra’s words, though I can’t yet hear what she’s saying.
As I sit, Cassandra notices me and goes silent. I look at her in question. “Is there some big secret I’m not allowed to hear?”
She smiles. “Did you want to hear about how Trevor and I got kicked out of our hotel for fucking on the trampoline in the waterpark in the middle of the night?”
My eyes widen. “Oh my god. No, I don’t. You know you’re not allowed to talk about that stuff.”
She nods. “That’s why I stopped talking when you arrived.”
I shake my head. “Rayne and Izzy don’t need to hear it either. They’ve known Trevor since he was born. They don’t want to know that stuff about him.”
Rayne and Izzy both give me guilty looks. I look at them in confusion. “What?”
Izzy bites her lip. “The stuff they do is insanely hot. To be honest, I kind of do want to hear about it.”
Cassandra laughs. Rayne looks down. “Me too. It’s pretty out there. I never know what they’re going to do next.”
I scowl at a grinning Cassandra. “Remind me why I started inviting you to our lunches.”
“Because I’m the entertainment.”
I laugh. That’s true.
I clear my throat. “Well, I promise I’ll be entertaining all of you today.”
They look at me in question.
“I changed my online dating profile. I checked a few more boxes. I want to date more dominating men since I recently learned of my attraction to them. Little did I know that I was unleashing all the crazies.”