A gentleman I met while I was here for Luke's wedding happens to be visiting again and we ran into each other at that little Virgin River bar. I pretended I couldn't remember meeting him. I don't know why I did that. Probably because he was coming on a little strong." "Strong?" Viv asked. "Did he make a pass?" "God, no, I'd have had a coronary! He hadn't even started flirting, thank goodness. But I could tell he was happy to run into me again and I thought it best to just discourage him right away rather than have to reject him later. Turned out he wasn't nearly discouraged enough and asked me out to dinner." Viv was silent for a long moment. Her brows drew together and her eyes narrowed suspiciously. "And the problem is?" she finally asked. "I don't want to go out to dinner with him." "Ah," she said, sitting back on the couch. "He's not your type?" "Vivian," Maureen said with surprise. "I don't have a type!" Again Viv was silent. "I don't think I understand, Maureen. We all have pretty basic likes and dislikes. Are you put off by his looks?" "That's not it-he's actually handsome. Probably a little older than me, but still handsome." "Bad manners?" Viv asked. "Bad breath? Slippery dentures? What puts you off?" "Nothing, he's nice. Attractive and charming. But I don't go out to dinner with men." "Why ever not?" she asked, completely baffled. "I'm a single woman. A widow of a certain age. An older woman!" "Maureen, you must draw the interest of men regularly. You're a very attractive woman!" "No, never," she said. "Not at all. But then, I'm never in places where something like that might happen. I pretty much keep to church things or pastimes with women who live in the condos. Golf, tennis, bridge, the occasional potluck. If I do run into men, they're with their wives." "But don't you have friends your age who date? Friends who are divorced or widowed who have men friends or boyfriends?" Maureen made a sound of annoyance. "Yes, and some of them act downright ridiculous! I've seen some of these women I play golf and tennis with, chasing men as if they're…they're…" "Horny?" Viv asked with a smile. Maureen was shocked. "Really, that's an awful word!" "Oh, brother," Viv said with a laugh.
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