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me.”
    “There’s nothing wrong with you.” She paused. “Well, there’s nothing genetically wrong
     with you.”
    “You’re funny. How do you do this? How do you go out and meet guys and have them be
     normal?”
    “Honey, it’s all about numbers. That’s why I said five guys in two weeks. Within those
     five, you might find one halfway decent guy. The other four will be comprised of weirdos,
     sickos, and losers.”
    “Is that supposed to make me feel better?” She tried to figure out what category Jeff
     fell into.
    “Sure. If you keep at it, you’ll find someone. Then you can give up on this silly
     idea of being a single mother.”
    Quinn picked at the loose threads on her favorite burgundy throw pillow. “It’s not
     a silly idea. I would be a good mom. Finding a husband hasn’t worked out for me.”
    “You haven’t tried finding a husband. You gave up after Nick, and we both know it.”
    Indy was right, as usual, when it came to men and dating.
    “Cheer up. I have a growing list of ideas for how you can spend your summer. It’s
     gonna be a blast.”
    Somehow, Quinn didn’t think she’d agree. They said their goodbyes and hung up. Quinn
     went back to the information she’d been culling from the Internet. All of her choices
     for becoming a mom sat in this one blue folder. Over the course of the last few days,
     she’d been adding information, and the file was growing quickly.
    She wasn’t being silly. She was thirty-one and had no prospects for a husband. Millions
     of women were single mothers. She knew she could provide a good life for a child.
     Her biological clock wasn’t just ticking, it was like a bomb ready to detonate. She
     didn’t want to leave her future to fate. She could control what happened in her life.
    In the meantime, she’d play Indy’s game and do things outside her comfort zone to
     prove to her and anyone else that she was ready for this challenge.
     
    Quinn waited for Indy and Kate. They were supposed to meet at her house to make her
     summer list, but Indy had insisted they go back to O’Leary’s. While sitting in the
     same circular booth they’d shared last week, she tried to rid her mind of all of the
     images from her last date. She hated that Indy talked her into joining the stupid
     dating sites.
    Running a finger down the side of her glass, playing with the condensation, she sighed.
     The cool droplets trickled down and she stopped them with the pad of her finger. Her
     patience grew thin. She could understand Kate being late. She had kids and had to drive in from the suburbs. Indy picked the time and place, though.
    It was like her sigh acted as a cue for Ryan. He was suddenly standing in front of
     her, pulling a chair from a nearby table. Turning the chair around, he straddled it.
     “Hi.”
    The intensity in his eyes belied the friendly smile.
    She had a hard time holding his gaze. Every time she did, the rest of her surroundings
     faded. “Hi.”
    He crossed his arms over the back of the chair and leaned forward. “You look lonely.”
    She fidgeted with her glass. “I’m alone. That doesn’t make me lonely.”
    His voice lowered a fraction. “True, but you look sad. Want to talk?”
    The sigh heaved from her chest. “I’m not sad. Not lonely. I’m irritated because Indy
     wanted to meet here and she’s late. Like always.”
    The smile widened. “If she’s always late, why does it bother you?”
    “Because it does.” She couldn’t keep the exasperation from her voice. “Why are you
     here?”
    “I’m the owner, remember?”
    She inhaled deeply. “You know what I mean. Why are you sitting with me?”
    “I’m visiting with a friend.”
    The eye roll made her feel fifteen again, but she didn’t care. “You don’t want to
     be my friend.”
    “Sure I want to be your friend. Unless you’ll let me take you out on a date and kiss
     you senseless.”
    “I already turned you down.”
    “Then I’ll settle for being a friend until