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came
in to find a big pile of papers on my desk. Legal documents that had to be
edited and then re-submitted to him for approval. Just what I needed first
thing in the morning.
    I set to work quickly and was making pretty good
progress until about 11 AM. Then my phone started buzzing like crazy.
Apparently, I’d chosen the setting that sends messages from my online dating
profile directly to my phone.
    I have to admit, it was kind of nice. Whenever my
boss was out of the room, I’d take a sneak peak and see who’d messaged me or
who had visited my profile. A couple OK guys, but no one who really blew me
away. Nonetheless, it was nice to catch a break from the tedium of the workday.
    A little after 1 PM I stepped out for my lunch break
with Becky, a co-worker and one of my few friends at work. We took a short walk
to a small deli around the corner and got a few sandwiches. Fortunately, we got
long lunch breaks at my office, so it was a nice chance to unwind. When we
found an empty table, we sat down and I let her in on the recent news.
    “So,” I said. “I finally did it.”
    “Did what ?” asked Becky.
    “I took your suggestion and signed up for OK Cupid,”
I said, a small smirk on my face, trying to hide my embarrassment.
    “Oh, good for you! Any luck yet?”
    “Well, I just signed up last night. I have a few
messages in my inbox, but nothing really special.”
    “Yeah, it’s like that. But there are a lot of
guys on there. You’ll find someone.”
    “I don’t know. A lot of them seem like really
awkward guys who can’t get a date. And then there are the ones on there just
looking for a one night stand.”
    “Trust me. There are good guys out there. It just
takes a bit. Remember, that’s where I met Rob. But it took a few months.”
    “A few MONTHS?” I said. “I don’t know if I can wait that long. It’s, you know, been awhile since I’ve…”
    “Well, then why not go with a one night stand?”
asked Becky.
    “Eh, it might be good for me. I just don’t know how
I’d feel about it afterwards.”
    “True. Trust me, just give it a little time, no need
to rush into things. When it’s right, it’s right. But it’s worth going out on
dates. You never know what someone is like just from a profile.”
    “That’s a good point,” I said. “We’ll see what
happens.”
    “Yes. And you will of course let me in on all the details.”
    I laughed.
    “Yes, of course.”
    We headed back to the office and back to the workday
tedium. The good thing about taking a late lunch was that the latter half of
the day was a bit shorter. And the day was less boring than usual since every
half hour or so I’d sneak a quick peak at my phone to see if there were any new
matches.
    All the same, five o’clock couldn’t come fast
enough. And unfortunately my boss had asked me to stay later tonight to finish
another project. I gave him my fake smile and complied. It’s not like I wasn’t
used to this sort of thing; he had a real habit of working us hard around this
time of year.
    So, I worked as fast as I could and got things tied
up nicely by 5:45 PM. I slipped out the door before he could ask me to do
anything else.
    When I got home, I made myself a light dinner and
sat down in front of the TV for a few hours to unwind. Occasionally, I’d check
my phone, but decided I didn’t want it to become too much of a habit.
    I went to bed a few hours later, very sleepy from
the wine I’d drank. I was happy though because I’d received a message from a
guy who was kind of cute. We’d set up a date for the coming weekend. I knew
that the hours at work were bound to drag by over the next few days. Oh well, I
thought, somehow I’ll get through it.

Chapter Three
 
    In hindsight, I don’t know why I was so anxious for
the week to be over with. The date ended up being a total bust . I was
almost excited to get back to work on Monday so I’d have Becky to laugh about
it with.
    We’d gone to a nice restaurant, but the