had never imagined blocking someone after the best dinner I’d had in years, but there I was, staring at my phone, fingers hovering over the screen. All it took was one small moment, one offhand comment, and suddenly, everything felt wrong.
I hadn’t been on a proper date in a while — not because I didn’t want to, but because my life had gotten busy. Work, friends, family: the usual reasons. I always told myself I’d put myself out there more when things slowed down. But the thing about life is, it never really slows down.
Still, when Hayden, a guy I met at a mutual friend’s dinner party, asked me out, I figured it was time to step outside my routine.
Hayden was… charming. He had this easygoing nature about him, the kind that makes you feel like you can be yourself. He didn’t try too hard to impress me, which I liked.
We talked at the party for what felt like hours, diving into conversations about everything from our jobs to books, to random childhood memories. He was a teacher, which already said a lot about him.
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