Chapter 124: Blind Dates are Horrible

A timer beeps from the side of the refrigerator and Ryland leans over to shut it off. "Okay, noodles are finished. Another ten minutes or so and we'll eat." He moves the pan to the other side of the stove and turns down the burner.

"You'll like Clare and she'll let you meet as much as you want with the kids. She said the whole program is yours." I try to sweeten the idea of volunteering with the scary teenagers.

Back at his place on the counter, he grins. "Yes, I suppose. As long as you weren't planning to try and set me up with her."

"No. Trust me I'd never set you up on a blind date." And not only because the idea of Ryland dating someone is my worst nightmare. "Blind dates are horrible. I'd never inflict that pain on anyone else."

"Speaking from experience, huh?"

"Unfortunately, yes and I can't tell my friends because they think I'm too picky."

"Well are you?" he questions.