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“Where you from? What brings you to our neck of the woods?” She took a sip of wine, waiting for my response.
“California. I’m here for a bit, helping out my family.”
“California, huh? What part?”
“L.A., mainly.”
“Nice. Do you know anyone famous?” She leaned in closer to me, propping her chin on her hand.
I shook my head. “Nope. Never even run into any famous people. I’m in tech, so we don’t exactly hang in the same crowds.”
“Oh, tech. Sounds intriguing. What kind of thing do you do in tech?”
This was the point where things always got interesting for me. “I develop apps.”
“Cool. Any that I’d have on my phone?”
“Maybe?”
“Okay, don’t be so coy, Liam—what’s your app?” She grabbed my arm, fixing her blue eyes on me, fluttering her lashes.
My face burned; I hated when the conversation took this turn, which it inevitably did. Every. Damn. Time.
“It’s a dating app,” I muttered, my voice low.
“No way.”
I nodded. “Yeah.”
“Are you on it?” She tilted her head, licking her lower lip.
“No.”
“Well, that’s a ringing endorsement. Why not?”
I chuckled, leaning up against the bar. I wished Macy would come back; I liked my work and all, but I didn’t particularly love talking about it.
“I used to be, during the development phase.”
“Ahh. So the app worked so well for you that now you’re off the market. Let me guess—happily married with two kids?”
“Uh, no. Not that the app didn’t work,” I said, tripping over my words. “It’s just—I’m definitely not married.”
“I see. Dating?”
“Not at the moment.”
“Well, you better jump back on your app then!” She giggled, her hand brushing my bicep. “Macy? Have you met Liam yet?”
At the mention of her name, I swiveled my head, locking eyes with Macy. She looked even prettier tonight than she had at lunch, sending a whole bunch of blood rushing down south.
“Hey,” I said, inching away from Everly.
“Did you know he’s a tech guy? He has a dating app, how cool is that? We should go on it!”
The last thing I wanted was for Macy to use my dating app. Wouldn’t that be some shit? She’d be scooped up in a nanosecond on my own platform.
“Thanks for the sandwich today,” I said, desperate to change the subject.
