Page 31 of Blossoms of the Heart
“Yeah, he did.” I grabbed a breadstick from the little bowl that had been placed in the center of our table and ate it.
“Don’t you worry, Phoebe. I will take care of you and make sure you have the best time here. The first thing you need is a man.”
Here we go. Day one. I wondered when she was going to start pestering me about getting a man.
“I’m going to be too busy for men.”
“Bullshit. You know it too. When was the last time you went on a date or had sex?”
“Mitsuke.” I snapped my breadstick in half and glowered at her. Even though she lowered her voice, it was still loud enough for those close by or passing to hear.
“What? It’s anatural question.”
“How is that natural?”
“Because the two are synonymous with each other. You’re telling me you’ve never had sex with someone just because you felt like it?”
“Yes, I am telling you that.” My brows lowered. I would never judge a person, each to their own and all that, but I wasn’t as liberal with my body as Mitsuke.
“Answer the question then?” The damn vixen pouted and gave me a crude smile.
“Ugh. I can’t remember.”
She frowned. “What do you mean you can’t remember?”
“I just can’t remember.”
I actually could. It was just after I saw her last. So eight months ago. I met Sam while I was running in the park. He was a surgeon.
He seemed nice, but just a little too full of himself.
I liked men who were more down to earth.
He wanted to keep seeing me, but I told him straight that I didn’t think we would be a good fit.
It reminded me how the dating world could be.
Rough and tough. The glaze of meeting someone new was there but then it would fade after meeting them.
That was the sad part.
I kept thinking if I was going to date, bearing in mind my situation and all I’d been through with Jason, I needed to be with a guy that ticked every single box for me.
If great sex was the highlight of my relationship then why not.
But a down to earth personality was a must. That was one of the things that got to me most about Jason. We had nothing in common and never really talked.
Down-to-earth types got me going, but probably got me in trouble.
Like today with Tai.
He was the most down-to-earth person I knew.
I shouldn’t be thinking about him at all. I tried not to all day but he just kept sneaking out from the back of my mind and right there into the front.
He looked really good today. What woman could resist a superhot ex- marine lieutenant who just happened to be staring at her like she was some sort of rare delicious dish?
“How can you not remember?” Mitsuke shook her head again.
