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  • Reads 89,143
  • Votes 4,318
  • Parts 59
  • Time 21h 8m
Complete, First published Sep 19, 2020
Mature
Toni is a hardworking, capable, driven young woman who excels at everything she does, except, her love life.  
It's not like she hasn't tried, she has had boyfriends, even been engaged once, but it just never works out.  She always feels like she is just going through the motions, she just never really connects.
As a result, she has been avoiding dating, after giving up on finding Mr Right or even Mr GoodEnough.  
Hell, she even settled for Mr AtLeastHeIsStickingAround until she discovered he was really Mr CheatingBehindHerBack.

Unfortunately for her, while she is preoccupied with a work issue, a colleague manages to trick her into agreeing to go on a blind-date with a friend of his.
Reluctantly, she decides to give it one last try and goes all out, getting dolled up and putting herself out there, one, last, time.
When the blind date stands her up and she discovers that even the stunning redhead at the other end of the bar has been stood up too, it just seems to prove what she already knows.
It's easier just being alone.
But what if........
What if neither of them were stood up at all?
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