Free Raw Passion (MMA Sports Romance) by PJ Chase

it.  Not just that Melissa had already signed up, but also that she'd kept it from Julie. 
    "Look at you, getting all sneaky on me," Julie said. 
    "Like you said, it's embarrassing," Melissa replied.  "But it's a lot less embarrassing now that you're doing it too."
    "They say great minds think alike," Julie said. 
    "I think it's more like desperate minds think alike," Melissa replied. 
    "Let's just go with what I said," Julie insisted. 
    "Yeah.  I like your reasoning better," Melissa admitted. 
    "So, any bites yet?" Julie asked. 
    "None that get me crazy excited," Melissa said.   
    "Well, that hardly inspires confidence," Julie replied. 
    "It's still early though," Melissa said.
    "Yeah.  If there's one thing I've learned about life, it's that anything can happen," Julie replied. 
    ***
    Julie couldn't get the conversation she'd had with her sister out of her head.  It was amazing the twists and turns Julie's life was taking recently.  She found herself doing things she never thought she'd do--like signing up for an online dating site.  Then again, what else was she suppose to do?   Her love life was in shambles.  She was trying to recover from back to back bad break ups.  She was in a dead end job.  And she lived at home with her mom and sister.
    It was almost unfathomable to believe that Julie thought she had life figured out just a year ago.  She used to be so confident, but now humility had become a huge part of Julie's life--although it wasn't by choice.  The life lessons started piling up for Julie in short supply, and it was clear she was still trying to figure life out.  More than anything, one thing was becoming increasingly clear--the older Julie got, the more it seemed like the rules to life were being rewritten on the fly. 
    At least she wasn't alone.  She had her sister to talk to.  And together Julie and Melissa tried to piece together their lives.  They sat on the back patio and ruminated about the future.  
    "Do you ever wonder what our lives will be like in ten years?" Melissa asked. 
    "Are you kidding?   I don't even want to think of what surprises tomorrow will bring, no less what will happen a decade from now," Julie answered. 
    "Oh come on.  You may meet someone at random today, fall in love, and live happily ever after," Melissa said. 
    "I'd be afraid if I ever put my head that far in the clouds I'd never be able to pull it out again," Julie replied. 
    "Still, there has to be someone out there for us...right?" Melissa said, with shaky confidence at best.
    "Well wherever he is, he can feel free to show up anytime now," Julie replied.
    "Patience Julie," Melissa said. 
    "Are you kidding?   You know that's not my strong suit.  Besides, I'm twenty-six years old.  Almost everyone I'm friends with is already married.  Some even have kids.  I think I've waited enough," Julie explained. 
    "We've both waited long enough, but the world obviously has different plans for us," Melissa said. 
    "I know.  Wouldn't it be nice if our plans matched up with life's plans just once though?" Julie asked. 
    "No argument here," Melissa said. 
    "I'd prefer no argument at all.  I'm ready for joy anytime now," Julie replied.
    "Isn't it funny to think that when we were younger, we thought we had life figured out?" Melissa laughed. 
    "Hey, it's easy to act like you know everything when you've never had your heart broken," Julie said. 
    "True.  Still, I just always thought I'd know a little more about life at my age," Melissa joked. 
    ***
    That night Julie had another dream.  In the dream, Julie was being pleasured by a serious hunk.  She'd found the man she'd been looking for.  Her dream had come true.  And with it, her wildest fantasies were being fulfilled.  Julie felt complete.  And she couldn't have been happier.   
    "You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen," the Dream Man said, giving Julie the kind of kisses that took her breath away.    
    "I didn't think