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have asked before I assumed…”
“Shush.” Lily chuckled as she swatted Jambrea’s shoulder. “You’re fine. Sure, this place means more to the majority, but there are some people looking to scratch an itch. What I’m trying to say is that I don’t know what you’re looking for in a partner, really. We’d need to hammer that out before I could make any suggestions.”
At the end of the day, Lily knew what the best match would be. But they could take the long way there. “Are you looking for a strictly-sex, one-night show, a fling or something that could turn into a forever thing, even if there’s no pressure right at first?”
“Oh. I guess I’d like a normal relationship at some point. It just doesn’t seem like fate has that in the cards for me.” She shrugged.
“Why do you say that? I kind of thought you preferred your independence since you haven’t dated in all the time I’ve known you.” Not a bad approach, Lily admitted. At least until you meet the right guy, or guys, who sweep all your protests away. Sort of like Matt and Clint had for Jambrea. Definitely like Jeremy had done for her.
“Who says being single was by choice?” her friend countered.
“I got the sense you weren’t looking.” Lily was impossible to bullshit. “Or maybe even that you were taken. Unavailable. There have been so many times I’ve seen guys flirt with you and it bounces right off. You don’t seem to care.”
“I think you’re exaggerating. It’s not like men throw themselves at me.” She waved her hands up and down her body. Lily would kill for some of her friend’s height.
“Oh yeah? What about the cute waiter who always gives us free dessert at the Creekside Café? He even puts his business card, including his cell number, in the folio with the receipt each time.” Lily shook her head.
“Who, Mark? He probably does that to all his customers.”
“No. He doesn’t. I’ve been there with other people too, and he never hands out his info or brings complimentary chocolate raspberry cake.” Lily crossed her arms.
“Then I understand why you like to go there when we eat out. Whatever, I tip well.” Jambrea shrugged, still oblivious to her attractiveness. “Okay, though, you might have hit it with unavailable. Emotionally anyway. I guess I have a knack for finding exactly the wrong men. Ones who aren’t really up for grabs. There was someone once. I thought maybe he was my forever guy… It was dumb. There was never any chance. I just couldn’t shake off the way I felt for him. No one else compared, until Matt and Clint.”
“Who was he?” Lily sat, riveted to the devotion practically making her friend glow.
“John.”
“John who?” Not that she expected she knew the guy. More that Lily could sense there was more to the story. Curiosity mixed with professional interest. If she planned to set Jambi up, she had to know what her triggers were.
“I don’t know.” Jambi sniffed. “I never knew. He was a spy. In the military. I met him overseas. The day our hospital came under fire.”
“Isn’t that what you got your medal for?” How romantic. And tragically bold. Leave it to Jambrea to lust after the most impossible of lovers.
“Yep. They said it was for saving the nine soldiers, but it wasn’t. We all knew it was because of John. He breezed through the ceremony, then showed up at my place later. We…we made love. In the morning, he disappeared. And I never saw him or heard from him again.”
“Wait.” Lily had to have misunderstood. “When did you get that award again?”
“Nine years ago.” Her friend sank onto the chair once more. This time she buried her face in her hands. Splayed fingers allowed her to peek out at Lily’s gaping mouth.
“You’re telling me you hung on to a one-night stand for nearly a decade?” Lily regretted her unusually shrill tone when Jambi flinched. “Honey, you didn’t have a crush. You were in love . I’m so sorry he didn’t deserve
“Shush.” Lily chuckled as she swatted Jambrea’s shoulder. “You’re fine. Sure, this place means more to the majority, but there are some people looking to scratch an itch. What I’m trying to say is that I don’t know what you’re looking for in a partner, really. We’d need to hammer that out before I could make any suggestions.”
At the end of the day, Lily knew what the best match would be. But they could take the long way there. “Are you looking for a strictly-sex, one-night show, a fling or something that could turn into a forever thing, even if there’s no pressure right at first?”
“Oh. I guess I’d like a normal relationship at some point. It just doesn’t seem like fate has that in the cards for me.” She shrugged.
“Why do you say that? I kind of thought you preferred your independence since you haven’t dated in all the time I’ve known you.” Not a bad approach, Lily admitted. At least until you meet the right guy, or guys, who sweep all your protests away. Sort of like Matt and Clint had for Jambrea. Definitely like Jeremy had done for her.
“Who says being single was by choice?” her friend countered.
“I got the sense you weren’t looking.” Lily was impossible to bullshit. “Or maybe even that you were taken. Unavailable. There have been so many times I’ve seen guys flirt with you and it bounces right off. You don’t seem to care.”
“I think you’re exaggerating. It’s not like men throw themselves at me.” She waved her hands up and down her body. Lily would kill for some of her friend’s height.
“Oh yeah? What about the cute waiter who always gives us free dessert at the Creekside Café? He even puts his business card, including his cell number, in the folio with the receipt each time.” Lily shook her head.
“Who, Mark? He probably does that to all his customers.”
“No. He doesn’t. I’ve been there with other people too, and he never hands out his info or brings complimentary chocolate raspberry cake.” Lily crossed her arms.
“Then I understand why you like to go there when we eat out. Whatever, I tip well.” Jambrea shrugged, still oblivious to her attractiveness. “Okay, though, you might have hit it with unavailable. Emotionally anyway. I guess I have a knack for finding exactly the wrong men. Ones who aren’t really up for grabs. There was someone once. I thought maybe he was my forever guy… It was dumb. There was never any chance. I just couldn’t shake off the way I felt for him. No one else compared, until Matt and Clint.”
“Who was he?” Lily sat, riveted to the devotion practically making her friend glow.
“John.”
“John who?” Not that she expected she knew the guy. More that Lily could sense there was more to the story. Curiosity mixed with professional interest. If she planned to set Jambi up, she had to know what her triggers were.
“I don’t know.” Jambi sniffed. “I never knew. He was a spy. In the military. I met him overseas. The day our hospital came under fire.”
“Isn’t that what you got your medal for?” How romantic. And tragically bold. Leave it to Jambrea to lust after the most impossible of lovers.
“Yep. They said it was for saving the nine soldiers, but it wasn’t. We all knew it was because of John. He breezed through the ceremony, then showed up at my place later. We…we made love. In the morning, he disappeared. And I never saw him or heard from him again.”
“Wait.” Lily had to have misunderstood. “When did you get that award again?”
“Nine years ago.” Her friend sank onto the chair once more. This time she buried her face in her hands. Splayed fingers allowed her to peek out at Lily’s gaping mouth.
“You’re telling me you hung on to a one-night stand for nearly a decade?” Lily regretted her unusually shrill tone when Jambi flinched. “Honey, you didn’t have a crush. You were in love . I’m so sorry he didn’t deserve
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