Unexpected Romance - 5 Romantic Short Stories Read Online Free Page B
Author: Norah C. Peters
Tags: Romance
hang about or some other babe will snag all the good ones."
Cristina looked at her watch and stood up. "I'll have to get going Sally or I'll miss my train. It was so much fun seeing you. And thanks so much for taking the time to listen to me, it really helped. And I do feel like I can get out there and meet someone new. If that site is any good this could be exactly what I 've been looking for. So thanks for that. Just don't put me on any more sites! I'm serious."
Sally laughed and stood up to hug her friend, "Bye for now, my little friend, I love you. See you next Sunday, same time, same cafe. Bye."
* * *
Another Sunday in Covent Garden, carefree Londoners strolling in the afternoon sun, children laughing and dogs getting walked. In their window seat Cristina and Sally giggled uncontrollably until the laughing gave way to tears.
"There's no way I'm dating that guy," Cristina spluttered.
"Why not? Shave off that enormous beard and trim those huge eyebrows and you're all ready to go," Sally grinned. "By the way you look different today. Is that a new coat? It's beautiful."
"Yes, I decided it was time to clear out my wardrobe and change my look. I love this material, it feels so luxurious," Cristina beamed.
"Good for you girl. So, are you ready to pick out some hot men?"
"I am actually. Which is more of a surprise to me than anyone else. I feel happy and carefree again for the first time in a long time. Your love consultancy is working. I'll have to hire you more often." Cristina grinned and stared more closely at the screen.
Sally frowned. "Great. Well, it's not all good news I'm afraid. I went through all the responses, more come in every day so it took forever to get through them all. And, I narrowed the list down to the most suitable candidates, if you will. Thing is, I contacted a few of them and each one sent me weird replies so maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all."
"Oh, really? I though you said this site wasn't like the other ones. Are we wasting our time in that case?"
"Cristina, I asked Mary, one of the girls in Manchester, about it. I told you about how they met their husbands online. And she told me the secret is to write a profile that limits the responses you get. Otherwise you get inundated with messages from perverts and the guys with beards like a bush."
"Which is exactly what we're dealing with. So, how do we fix my profile?"
"Mary checked out your profile and edited it for me. She's amazing with words and your profile reads completely differently now, plus it should only attract attention from guys who are looking for a serious relationship.Take a look."
Cristina leaned forward and scanned her new profile. "Wow, that's amazing. I'd date myself after reading that. So, any hot guys want to date me since that was changed?"
"The changes only went live early this morning so it's too soon to tell if it's going to work. You did get one new message an hour ago though from NewToThis. He sounds hot. Here, look…"
Cristina played with her hair absentmindedly as she read the message. "Hey, you're good, really good. He does sound like my kind of man. but there's no photo. Oh, it says he only joined the site today and his profile hasn't been completed yet. Okay, once I see what he looks like I'll put him at the top of the maybe short list."
"So, what have you been up to Sally?"
"Nothing much really. Working like a dog as usual. I saw my sister yesterday and I had a blast playing with her kids. They are 3 and 6 already. I spent all afternoon getting chased around the garden. I was completely and utterly exhausted afterwards."
"Sounds like fun. So, how does your sister handle life without her career?"
Sally took a sip of her coffee. "She adores it. As I mentioned before she was the last one in our family any of us thought would be the maternal kind but she surprised us all. She's a great mother and although she feels like pulling her hair out at times, she says, she wouldn't take
Cristina looked at her watch and stood up. "I'll have to get going Sally or I'll miss my train. It was so much fun seeing you. And thanks so much for taking the time to listen to me, it really helped. And I do feel like I can get out there and meet someone new. If that site is any good this could be exactly what I 've been looking for. So thanks for that. Just don't put me on any more sites! I'm serious."
Sally laughed and stood up to hug her friend, "Bye for now, my little friend, I love you. See you next Sunday, same time, same cafe. Bye."
* * *
Another Sunday in Covent Garden, carefree Londoners strolling in the afternoon sun, children laughing and dogs getting walked. In their window seat Cristina and Sally giggled uncontrollably until the laughing gave way to tears.
"There's no way I'm dating that guy," Cristina spluttered.
"Why not? Shave off that enormous beard and trim those huge eyebrows and you're all ready to go," Sally grinned. "By the way you look different today. Is that a new coat? It's beautiful."
"Yes, I decided it was time to clear out my wardrobe and change my look. I love this material, it feels so luxurious," Cristina beamed.
"Good for you girl. So, are you ready to pick out some hot men?"
"I am actually. Which is more of a surprise to me than anyone else. I feel happy and carefree again for the first time in a long time. Your love consultancy is working. I'll have to hire you more often." Cristina grinned and stared more closely at the screen.
Sally frowned. "Great. Well, it's not all good news I'm afraid. I went through all the responses, more come in every day so it took forever to get through them all. And, I narrowed the list down to the most suitable candidates, if you will. Thing is, I contacted a few of them and each one sent me weird replies so maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all."
"Oh, really? I though you said this site wasn't like the other ones. Are we wasting our time in that case?"
"Cristina, I asked Mary, one of the girls in Manchester, about it. I told you about how they met their husbands online. And she told me the secret is to write a profile that limits the responses you get. Otherwise you get inundated with messages from perverts and the guys with beards like a bush."
"Which is exactly what we're dealing with. So, how do we fix my profile?"
"Mary checked out your profile and edited it for me. She's amazing with words and your profile reads completely differently now, plus it should only attract attention from guys who are looking for a serious relationship.Take a look."
Cristina leaned forward and scanned her new profile. "Wow, that's amazing. I'd date myself after reading that. So, any hot guys want to date me since that was changed?"
"The changes only went live early this morning so it's too soon to tell if it's going to work. You did get one new message an hour ago though from NewToThis. He sounds hot. Here, look…"
Cristina played with her hair absentmindedly as she read the message. "Hey, you're good, really good. He does sound like my kind of man. but there's no photo. Oh, it says he only joined the site today and his profile hasn't been completed yet. Okay, once I see what he looks like I'll put him at the top of the maybe short list."
"So, what have you been up to Sally?"
"Nothing much really. Working like a dog as usual. I saw my sister yesterday and I had a blast playing with her kids. They are 3 and 6 already. I spent all afternoon getting chased around the garden. I was completely and utterly exhausted afterwards."
"Sounds like fun. So, how does your sister handle life without her career?"
Sally took a sip of her coffee. "She adores it. As I mentioned before she was the last one in our family any of us thought would be the maternal kind but she surprised us all. She's a great mother and although she feels like pulling her hair out at times, she says, she wouldn't take
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