Early Wednesday morning hubby and I were eating breakfast at my favorite breakfast restaurant, Snooze A.M. Eatery. As I enjoyed my usual menu item, Corned Beef Hash, we were trying to develop a game plan to find Laura a suitable dating companion. Unfortunately, we were making no headway. "Are there any ex-lovers who might be a possible match for her?" hubby asked.
"No. My ex-boyfriends are either recently married, in a committed relationship, or have left the area," I informed him. "We need to find her someone fresh and new. And someone who would be good husband material, too. Too bad we aren't looking for a girlfriend for a male friend, I really find our waitress attractive."
After breakfast I did some grocery shopping while hubby went to Home Depot. As hubby was dropping me at the entrance, I noticed a bright red fire truck. OMG...I had forgotten about an ex-lover, Josh. I met him at this exact location a couple of years ago. We had some wonderful dates together, even though I was old enough to be his mother. My train of thought was interrupted by hubby, "Sweetie, I will text you when I am leaving the Home Depot. I'll be parked in the west part of the lot. Since I have a craving for some Mississippi Pot Roast, see if you can find a nice piece of meat. And I don't mean some man-meat firefighter."
"Okay that sounds good. Maybe the fire truck is a good omen. Don't worry about me flirting...I have more guys than I can handle now." I smiled with an eye wink.
After picking up a few items in the produce section, I went to the meat case to find a suitable chuck roast. As I was searching, a female firefighter joined me. Smiling at her, I asked, "Is Josh with your group?"
"No, he is off today. Hopefully this will not offend you, but by any chance are you Lily?" she asked.
"Yes, I am." I could sense that she knew that I was surprised by her inquiry. Maybe due to my facial expression.
"Josh has talked about you many times. He mentioned meeting you here and his description of a hot MILF seemed to fit you to a tee. My name is Amber. Nice to finally meet you, Lily" she said as we shook hands. "I'm going to take these roasts to the guys. Do you mind if I tag along with you for a while?"
"Not at all, I will be by the seafood case. Maybe you can bring me up to date on Josh's family life." I said while pushing the shopping cart and wiggling my ass to give her a nice view of my too-sheer yoga pants.
Amber joined me and we chatted while I filled my cart. She said that Josh was happily married with now two kids, but he still expressed a desire to have sexual encounters with me. Eventually Amber got around to the purpose of why she wanted to talk with me.
"Lily, enough about Josh. I don't know how to broach this subject, so I will do it directly. Our boss...my boss...Ross is a wonderful guy, but has fallen on hard times. His wife suddenly left him and filed for divorce. She abandoned him and her two kids. After the divorce was finalized, he got full custody of the kids. He kept the house, so for the kids they have adjusted well; but Ross is heart-broken and depressed. To make matters worse, he found out that she has remarried." Amber took a long pause, "Would you consider...sort of...dating Ross?"
"Wow, Amber, that's so sad. Right now, I am still married and have a new boyfriend." I was so tempted to say yes, but I knew this was fate knocking. "But I have a much better alternative. I have a neighbor, Laura, who is going through a similar experience. I would love to get them together and see what happens. Talk to Ross and if he wants a blind date with Laura...let me know. If he is willing, I will meet him for lunch so that I can check him out and give him some understanding of Laura's situation. Here's my cell phone number. Call or text me after you talk to Ross."
"Lily, you're a godsend. What a lucky chance that we met today."
"Amber, our meeting was not by chance...it was fate. Before you run off, can I ask you a question?"
"Of course, anything." Amber smiled
"What's it like working with a bunch of guys? Especially ones who are fit and in great shape!"
"It's good, but I wish there were more gals. By the way, Lily...I find you extremely attractive." Before I could respond, Amber was gone, responding to an emergency alert.
While in the check-out lane, hubby texted me that he was in the parking lot next to the pick-up area. I couldn't wait to tell him about my 'chance meeting' with Amber. Shortly after hubby's text, I got a text from Amber. Ross was willing to meet me for lunch. She mentioned that he was hesitant, but after reassurances from Josh and her...he became much more open to doing a blind date with Laura. I texted her back and told her to let him decide when and where to have lunch.
Early the next morning, I got a follow up text from Amber. Ross wanted to meet today at noon at the Wrigley Mansion. Wow...I was impressed...Ross is a real gentleman. As I sent her a confirming text, I almost regretted not being a hotwife date for him. But hubby did commit to finding Laura a boyfriend.
I arrived early and waited outside under a bluebird sky. The view from top was impressive encompassing the Arizona Biltmore Resort and golf course. My view was interrupted by a bright shiny red fire engine. As Amber was waving from the open window, a handsome guy with salt/pepper hair walked around the front of the truck from the other side. Instead of shaking my hand, he gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I almost melted into the pavement. He whispered, "Nice to meet you, Lily. You look lovely in that dress. By the way, my name is Ross...but my coworkers call me...'Ross The Boss'."
OMG...what a nice ice-breaker. As Ross escorted me inside, I gave Amber and Josh a 'thumbs-up signal'. They had done well and I immediately knew that Ross would be a great match for Laura.
While eating, I got a text from Amber. I excused myself and went to the ladies room. Her text read, "Josh wants to know why you were dressed more for a tea party than you did for your first date with him?"
My reply text said, "I was a Cougar trying to seduce a young guy. I am not seducing Ross, that hopefully will be Laura's task! Besides, I am nude under this 'tea party' dress!"
I turned to leave and rejoin Ross, but got another text from her. "Josh wants you to provide us with proof."
I knew what Josh meant, but I wanted to tease him some so I replied. "Proof that I am not seducing Ross or that I am totally naked under my dress?"