Yes, Mr Knight novel Chapter 30

Speed Dating,Ugh!!

I'm so relieved that I'm only here for moral support because there would be no way I would put myself out there like this. Getting to know 10 or more guys over the space of an hour,I don't think I could take that. Way too much pressure.

"I'm not doing it!"Ethan said,with a cross look on his face. He was shaking his head as he watched all the singles getting name tagged. The minute I saw him earlier I knew he wasn't keen.

I had a feeling he would get cold feet.

I spotted Carmen in the distance making her way towards us,confident as can be in her skinny ripped jeans and plunging red neckline top."Well Carmen is coming over here so I don't think you really have a choice in the matter."

"Fuck Sake!"He sighed,just before she reached us.She was just about to open her mouth and say something when Ethan got there before her."Carmen,I'm not doing it. There's no way!"

She groaned."Don't be a Baby!!There's so many Hot Girls here that I know are your type."She looked to where I was sitting on a stool beside him at the bar,turned sideways to face her."Tell him,Jamie."

Now she's getting me involved!

I'm always stuck in between these two when it comes to something that they disagree on,which happens to be most things if I'm being honest. I've always been stuck in the middle.

"I really don't want to get involved in this."I turned my back to them both,picked up my wine glass and had a drink. I was hoping to ignore them completely and leave them to it. I did my part by being here for moral support.

"You're already here,Ethan.You might as well take part."She pressed a sticky name tag to his chest."If you're not going then I'm not! You wouldn't do that to me,Would you?"

"I would!"Ethan chuckled,as he picked up his bottle of Corona and took a couple of swigs."Help me here,Jamie."

In the middle!!

I swung around on my stool and looked at him."Well you're already here,i think you're missing out if you don't."I looked behind him to the woman that were name tagged and waiting for the bell to the ring."Those girls are very cute."

He turned his head and looked."The blonde one-Maybe."

The tall woman in yellow that looked to be in her early 40s rang the bell to get everyone's attention. Men and Women gathered around with drinks in hand.I turned around in my stool again and pulled my phone from my black clutch bag.

A text from Mason-and I wasn't at all surprised. This is the usual time we would be together after all. I assume he's still at the office working hard,it didn't matter to him that it was late on a Saturday Night. That man loves to work!!I was just about to open the text when the sound of the women shuffling into their seats distracted me. It must be time.

"Come on,Ethan!"Carmen pleaded, before walking ahead towards her assigned table of 2 chairs. Carmen sat down in her chair,flicked her brown and honey streaked hair back off her shoulder and fixed her cleavage in the plunging neckline top that she was wearing. She was raring to go!

"She owes me one for this."Ethan shook his head and crossed the room to join the other waiting men. I don't envy him, that being said I think it would be good for him to actually get to know a Girl.

I watched on as the speed dating got started,men moving from table to table while the women stayed in their seats. I wasn't the only one at the bar watching-there was a couple of others here too.

I turned around in my chair again and looked down at my phone with a smile,as I read the message from Mason. It's weird-How little time it has been but I couldn't imagine having this feeling towards anyone else. I've fallen too deep and now there's no way out. My only choice is to patiently wait for him to realise that I'm more than just the woman he sleeps with.

An hour later and the bell was rang to signal the end of speed dating,I had a small view of the tables from where I was sitting. I didn't do much looking though-I spent most of the hour on the phone to my Mom taking about my Dad.

We still haven't spoken.

"Jamie-I thought that was you!"A man's voice said,causing me to turn around on my stool. The man's voice wasn't one that was familiar to me but when I turned around I knew exactly who it was.

It was that Asshole that grabbed me in a conference room full of men.

He does business with Mason but I think it's more than that.When I saw him in the apartment that time the two of them were discussing plans of a night out so I'm guessing they're friends.

"Hi-Um.."I paused,hoping that he would take the hint and remind me of his name. Faces I remember-but names I do not. After his come on that day he wasn't someone I wanted to remember.

"It's Brent,I probably never introduced myself properly."His lips curved into a smile."I didn't see you out there,Are you accompanying a friend?"

"I'm just here for moral support,my friends wanted to try speed dating at least once in their lives."I looked behind him in hopes that I would spot Carmen and Ethan close by to come and save me.

No sign of them of course-Isn't that just my luck!!

"And you're not giving it a try because of Mason I take it."He turned towards the bar as the bartender approached.

"Whisky Neat and whatever the lady is having."Brent pulled his black leather wallet from his suit jacket and threw some cash down on the bar.