Six months she'd been using the dating agency. And in all that time Ruth had yet to meet a guy she cared to see again. Until tonight.
She stood on the doorstep of her Victorian terrace. "Thanks for a lovely evening, Bob."
"The pleasure was all mine, Ruth. We really should do it again."
"How about next weekend?" She blushed. She wasn't normally this forward. But then she hadn't met anyone like Bob before.
"I can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday evening."
The crimson in Ruth's cheeks intensified.
"Care for a coffee?" She asked, surprising herself.
"Thanks."
She fumbled in her bag for her keys, then fumbled again to open the door. Inside, she made straight for the kitchen, turning on lights as she went.
"Is coffee okay, or would you prefer tea?"
"Coffee's fine."
"Decaf?."
"God, no. Decaf's a bit like a broken pencil."
"Sorry?"
"Pointless."
Ruth laughed. She'd been doing it all evening. "You're so funny."
Usually the guys from the agency were so stiff and formal. Bob was different, he'd been cracking jokes all evening.
By the time the drinks were ready, he'd wandered back into the hallway.
"That's my son," Ruth said of the picture Bob was admiring.
"He has his mom's eyes," Bob said, taking the coffee. "Bright and alive."
Ruth felt her cheeks flush again.
"Do you miss him?"