Seducing The Single Dad ✔️

2. The Meet

Dale

"Angelica are you sure? I'm sorry but she's been nagging me about having a girls' sleepover with you. I know that you've been busy with work and your Ivan thing..." I said to her apologetically.

Mable had been having her fit for a couple of days ago, she was telling me that she wanted to go and spend the night at Angelica. This was one of the things that always breaks my heart, I'd try to give her everything that she needs. But like Angelica said she also needs a woman in her life. And that was the only thing that had been bothering me, the only thing that I couldn't give her.

"Dale, I love that princess wanna be of yours. Don't say such a thing, and my Ivan thing is doing good he's been asking me to move in with him, thank you for asking by the way...how about you drop her off at my place tomorrow I'm having Amanda over, we could have a girls night thing." She said as she winked at me.

Oo..ohh

"Amanda? no strippers and alcohol right?" I asked her again cautiously.

I've heard about Amanda from her stories, and I've met her once a couple of months back while Angelica was ordering her coffee. Amanda was wearing her baseball cap obviously supporting a hangover from their nightly outings. I couldn't remember her face, what I do remember was her coffee order. Large hot, Quad, Nonfat, One-Pump, Extra whipped cream, it was like ordering sugar free cola and asking for extra cheese on your cheeseburger.

"Dale! I have Dennis at mine, what kind of mother do you think I am? No strippers and Alcohol...pinky swear, and while she at mine, why don't you have a date night. Open that dusty black book of yours, you seriously have to go on a date, your future wife isn't going to conveniently stumble into you here." She scolded me while sipping her cup of coffee. We were having our usual morning chat at her favorite corner table, while Denis was sitting and playing with his latest soft toy on her lap.

She had been pushing me to date for years that I've known her, I had dated several times but every time it was a waste of time. They are all the same, no one can compare to my late wife.

"Okay, I'll go on a date as a thank you, I'll have Tom to cover the register tomorrow." I was not feeling the mood for a date, but she was doing me a favor with Mable. So, I was doing the date thing for her, deep down I know that it would be a disaster. I sighed as she smiled widely at me, obviously liking the idea that I was going on that date.

"There you go... I know you can do it, Dale, I have faith in you. Well, I'm going to work now, and I have to drop Dennis off at my parents', I'll see you tomorrow... text me when the little princess wants to start her slumber party okay?" She got up and headed for the door.

I waved at her then getting back to my customers. Since I've been expanding the place last year, I had hired more employees, things could have not been any better. Weekdays are equally busy as the weekends and since Mable had entered kindergarten, I have got more time in the morning to do my bookkeeping while my employees take care of the customers.

I guess I'm going to shuffle my contact list for dates now.

Sighing to myself I entered my back office, I have a couple of more hours before I pick up Mable from her school. I started to boil a pot of water in the electric kettle while pouring the already ground coffee beans into a french press. This was the relaxing routine that I picked up months after I opened the coffee shop.

Those days, I would put baby Mable to sleep then do my french press routine to relax myself. I would think about her before I go to sleep, and wonder how would she look like when she's taking care of Mable, and what would Mable look like when she's around her mother.