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It wasn’t until I clutched the wineglass to my chest that I realised how close we were. The prickling on my arms turned into full-blown goosebumps.
Did knowing that we had such strong compatibility make my body react to him this way? Or did I really find him attractive?
His social slipups and offer of alcohol made a good start, but how could I feel legitimately connected to him when I didn’t even know what he looked like for real?
Nobody was that compatible. I had to put any inner quivers and bodily reactions down to anticipation before I got carried away with ideas of destiny.
I cleared my throat. “So… um, what are we supposed to do? Talk?”
Even before I finished speaking, I cringed. Sandpaper was smoother than me.
“Oh, right.” He dashed back to the sofa and beckoned me over. “They’ve given us a list.”
“A list?” I followed him and sat down on the sofa.
I kept a safe distance, but not so far from him that I wouldn’t still feel that thrill of close proximity.
He picked up a piece of paper off the coffee table and held it between us.
I blinked. The sheet was blank.
My date turned it over, but the back was blank, too.
“The guy who brought me here said there’d be instructions,” he said.
I took the paper between my fingers to pull it closer. The moment my fingertips touched the paper, words blossomed onto the page in blue ink.
“Welcome to your first date. To maintain complete anonymity, you shall refer to each other as William and Rachel.”
William. While not his real name, it was nice to have something to call him.
Almost as soon as I finished reading, the ink bled into the paper, disappearing. A second later, more words appeared.
“You are to ask each other the following questions. Question one: What is your deepest desire for the rest of your life?”
Wow. Way to throw us in the deep end.
“Deepest desire?” ‘William’ adjusted his collar as he put the paper back on the coffee table. “That’s heavy.”
“Tell me about it.” I took another gulp of wine and hoped the buzz would hit me sooner rather than later.
The only thing I wanted in the world was for my family’s curse to lift, so we could go about our lives without fear. But I wasn’t about to tell that to a guy I’d just met.
“You first,” William said before drinking deeply for a full five seconds.
It looked like I wasn’t the only one who found this question came a little too soon.
“I suppose I’d like peace in my future,” I said.
“Peace? You prefer a slower-paced life?” he asked.
“No, that’s not what I mean. I love excitement, just without the drama.”
If a curse that killed my family members counted as drama.
Around his mask, William’s features relaxed. So, a partner in crime was what he was looking for.
“What’s your answer?” I asked.
