“Darren wants to take me away for the weekend and Bryce and Kat decided at the last minute to do a Montana weekend at the lodge and—”
He lifted a hand to stop her. “I get it.”
She raised her eyebrows. “Yeah?”
He bit back a sigh. “Of course I do.”
Of course he did. If he’d found a woman to love right before this romantic holiday, he’d have planned a weekend getaway too. He was glad that Darren and Bryce had stepped up to the plate.
Glad, but also sorry for himself. His personal pity party just hit a new level of sad.
He started edging toward the door; he had to get out of there before he did something thoroughly unmanly like cry or something. “I’ve gotta go, but have fun this weekend and we’ll catch up when I get back, okay?”
She probably didn’t even hear the last part as he was already out the door, inhaling the crisp, cold air and letting it clear his mind and relieve some of the self-pity that was making him feel like a drowning man in that bar.
Cars whizzed past as drunken couples stumbled along the sidewalk.
God, he hated this holiday, and he would continue to despise it until he found the one.
He raised his hand to try and hail a cab, even though he knew it would be futile on a Friday night in this busy neighborhood. With his free hand he pulled out and called up the app to order a lift home.
He groaned at the wait time that popped up. Looking up at the starless night, he let out a weary sigh that summed up the full extent of his misery. Of course he’d be stuck waiting forever.
This was the worst holiday and it fell during one of the worst weeks of his life. In short, he was living in his own personal hell.
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About the Author
MAGGIE DALLEN IS a big city girl living in Montana. She writes romantic comedies in a range of genres including young adult, historical, contemporary, and fantasy. An unapologetic addict of all things romance, she loves to connect with fellow avid readers. Subscribe to her newsletter at http://eepurl.com/bFEVsL
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Check out Maggie’s other books:
Barely a Fairy Tale Series
Cinderella Blackmail
Snow White Espionage
Rose Red Rebellion
Beauty & The Heist
Starting from Zero Series
Love Times Two
Less Than Three
The Plus One
Chance Romance Series
The Accidental Engagement
The Accidental Boyfriend
The Accidental Elopement
Reel Romance Series
Her Leading Man
His Leading Lady
Her Leading Hero (Releasing December 2017)
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