{"product_id":"2940000838617","title":"Blind Date","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeli pictured Tya's cousin, she'd met a couple years previous, good looking enough, but with average abilities and a bland personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is. I haven't seen him for awhile, but we've always been close so that's why I said I'd get him a date with you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Me? A date with me? You told him I'd go out with him?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm afraid so. Please don't hate me, but I told him it was all set.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe felt her jaw muscles tighten, but she put her best foot forward.\u003cbr\u003e\"I could never hate you, Ty, but why me?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's my fault. I kept bragging about you, how fabulous looking you are and what a darling shape you have and two weeks ago he asked for a photo, so I emailed him some pictures.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wasn't making sense. \"But why would he need pictures, he met me two years ago?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Oh, you're thinking of Cousin Antoine. This is another cousin, great looking and smart as a whip.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"And he wants to go out with me?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Yes, He kept pestering me to get a date with you and I kept putting it off. Four days ago, I'ah, told him the date was a done deal and you were looking forward to it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of a sudden, feeling faint, she pulled a chair out from the table, sat and paraphrased what Ty had said, very slowly, \"Let me get this straight, you told him I really...looked...forward...to...our...date?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unfortunately, and he made reservations at a fancy restaurant and bought tickets for an expensive play. He wants to make an impression. I wanted to call you and tell you, but I knew what I did was wrong and by then I became scarred shitless to tell you. Until now, now I'm out of time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer heart jumped into her throat. At least it felt like it did. \"Hold on! Wait a minute, what does 'out of time' mean?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Your dinner reservation is for six-thirty.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanic struck. \"Six-thirty!\" She glanced at her watch, a quarter to five. \"Tonight!\" she screamed, \"Girl, how could you do this to me? Maybe I can hate you after all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTy began to blubber. \"I'm sorry, sob, I know I shouldn't have done it, sob, but it was one of those things. sob I can't explain it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If dinner is at six thirty, what time will he be here?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I don't know, but it's downtown so I suppose forty-five minutes to an hour ahead of time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsolute terror replaced her panic. A strange man would be here in less than an hour to take her out. Calm down and think. \"Ty, I don't hate you, but I am really, really pissed at you. Now, I don't have much time, since I have to get ready, give me the condensed version. Tell me everything about your cousin you can think of in two minutes, starting with his name.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His name is Phillip Gordon, but he goes by Gordy. He's two years older than us, stands a shade over six feet, and like you, he has a glorious bod and...let's just say you won't be disappointed. He attended UCLA on a football scholarship, received a Bachelor of Science degree, is supposed to be some kind of wizard and works his wizardry in the research and development department of some avant garde, hi techie company.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ty paused to catch her breath, Keli said, \"Sounds impressive. I need to get ready now. Just tell me, is he nice?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Oh yes. Gordy is the warmest, sweetest person. I adore him.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Okay, good. I gotta go.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Keli?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's one more thing I should tell you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm listening. Hurry please.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gordy is light skinned.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"That's all right. I have to go. Goodbye.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183232368880,"sku":"2940000838617","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940000838617_p0.jpg?v=1763546434","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940000838617","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}