"I don't know what to do, Gary. No matter who it is, I always find something wrong with them." Kaylee complained.
"You're just too picky sometimes. Especially about this." Gary would reply.
For months Kaylee had been on a quest for her soulmate. She would look at every guy she passed...at times she would even glance at the women...but with no luck.
"I don't know what brought this on, Kay. You have plenty of time! You're gorgeous, you're funny, you're smart, you're-"
"single" she would always reply.
At the end of every day, she would recount her search to her roommate/best friend, Gary. And after she was done, he would try to convince of her that she was crazy. Her singleness had never bothered her before, but then, on her 20th birthday, she'd gone into a crisis.
When she had been little, she would imagine her wedding. She'd imagine her groom. And she had planned on it all, even the date. The date she'd always counted on was May 14, 2002, her 20th birthday.
Now that it had come and gone, she was in a rut. No one was good enough. She'd looked at coworkers, friends, even cashiers. No one.
"It's easy for you, Gary. Everyone loves you. The right person will just.. meet you. I actually have to go out and find mine."
"And what makes me different from you? I'm telling you, Kaylee, when you stop looking, you'll meet him."
She would always sigh, and tell him he was right. Then, they would fall asleep watching some movie late at night, snuggled on the couch.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Kaylee, we have this conversation every night! Let it go! Concentrate on your work, or your, um, ...get a pet! Something!"
"Sorry, sorry. I'll stop."
"Uh-huh."
Gary went to go get the popcorn from the microwave, as Kaylee poured them some soda pop. She was hilarious to watch pouring something. Her long, curly blonde hair would dip into the cup, and as she would straighten up, it would snap into her cute, button-nosed face. Then she would always look up at Gary with her big green eyes to see if he saw. He always did.
Tonight he was wearing a black turtleneck that showcased his muscles nicely, jeans, and hiking boots. He had his light brown hair combed to the front. As always, though, the first thing you would have noticed was his light blue eyes. On his tanned face, they were very startling.
As Kaylee shuffled around in her fuzzy slippers, tee shirt, and panties, she wasn't bothered in the least that her drawers were showing. She had known Gary forever, and they were strictly friends.