How had she got here? Her mother always told her she had the worst taste in men. So she had decided to try something new, so here she was.
She sat across the table listening. Listening… Listening…
Don’t glance at the clock, don’t glance at the clock.
3 Minutes left. Dammit, you glanced at the clock. 3 more minutes being harangued by this guy.
She nodded politely. Took another sip. Another guy with no interesting properties she could quantify.
Why was she doing this to herself?
Blimey, they loved the sound of their voice, didn’t they?
Buzzzzz
Thank god.
She glanced at the next guy approaching.
“Hi there.”
“Hi”
“Do you want to tell me a bit about yourself?”
“Well, I am Jack,” taps his name badge. “Which is the perfect name as people would refer to me as a jack of all trades.”
Nervous chuckle.
“Oh, that’s interesting, in what way?”
“I’m currently looking into creating a new app that will help low-cost families, it searches the supermarkets’ deals for that week and creates the lowest cost menu for them.”
“Wow, that doesn’t really sound jack of all trades.”
“Well, I’m also gathering together a team of savvy elders who are putting together old-style hints and tips to help the next generation.”
“Wow. That’s impressive, makes my life seem pretty boring. All I do is go to work and come home.”
“Oh, I never asked, what do you do?”
“Oh, I am just a software engineer.”
“Really, you might be just the person I am looking for actually. I do have some software algorithms I’m struggling to figure out.”
“Erm..” she paused.
“You would be helping people and… well, it would be a good way to get to know each other.”
Buzzzzz
Oh no.
“Yeah, I’d like that.”
He smiled and ticked his sheet as she ticked hers.
Maybe she’d finally figured out what she wanted her taste in men to be… and maybe her mother would give her some peace at last.
Originally written in response to:
Much Love.
KL
New2Writing 
Good work! Sounds like my sort of guy, too 🙂
Kindness and intelligence. A great combo 🙂 KL ❤
Wish it could be so – right? 😊
Absolutely! 🙂 KL ❤
I love your take KL. Awesome
Thank you, Sadje. Very kind. KL ❤
My pleasure
Maybe speed dating does occasionally work.
You never know where you’ll meet someone and click. 🙂 KL ❤
What a great tale, loved how you set the tone. Wonderful
Thank you, that’s very kind. KL ❤
This is a great story, KL. I think she has great taste. She’s taking her time, savoring the flavor of the guy. I love how you tied in so many word challenges. Fabulous. Thanks for the giving WQW a taste of great taste! 🙂
Thank you, Marsha. Haha, I thought intelligence really is a sexy trait and then just ran with it. Glad you liked it. 🙂 KL ❤
It’s one of my favorites! 🙂
Wonderful tale!
I enjoyed your take on the theme this week. A little late getting around to commenting.