Sarah Cooper was thrilled to receive DI Steve
Cutler’s call, she was beginning to think it was never going to happen, but she
had faith that he wouldn’t disappoint her.
He was a good-looking man six-foot tall, sandy
hair and blue eyes so he ticked a lot of boxes for her.
Even at 38 years of age Sarah was an attractive
woman, but following her divorce three years earlier, after her husband cheated
on her, she hadn’t dated much and finding out he was a serial philanderer it
somewhat dented her confidence, so she threw herself into her work.
Steve Cutler was the first man she’d been
interested in for two years and now she felt like a schoolgirl again, going on
her first date.
When he first asked her out, it was to take her
to dinner but as it was the Bank Holiday weekend she suggested lunch in Oakvale
at the Ramblers and then a relaxing afternoon in her garden, and he thought it
was a great idea.
So, she was feeling very pleased with herself,
however she did regret making the date for Sunday and not Saturday because she
found it hard filling the day waiting for Sunday to arrive.
Sarah spent two sleepless nights and had
butterflies in her stomach all the time so much so that she had barely eaten
and the time passed so slowly, and even spending three hours getting ready on
Sunday morning didn’t advance the time as much as she thought it would.
Having consumed more than her usual ration of tea
and coffee she had more than her usual ration of bathroom visits and when she
had emptied her bladder for the umpteenth time, she stood in front of the
mirror and surveyed her reflection.
As she stood there she combed her shoulder length
blonde hair and then touched up her makeup, and as it was a warm August day she
wore a short floral dress, showing off her legs, she liked her legs, Sarah
turned side on to admire her reflection then she stood on her tiptoes to get a
better look at her legs, she nodded to herself, even my bum passes muster she thought to herself.
Having viewed herself from every possible angle
she gave herself a quick spray of perfume and put her things away in her bag,
stopping briefly for one last look in the mirror she said out loud.
“I scrub up very nicely for an old bird” Then she
nodded and made her way downstairs and a few minutes later the doorbell rang
and when she opened the door Steve Cutler was standing there smiling.
“Wow you look lovely” he said
They walked into the village and had a very
relaxed and enjoyable lunch together and when it was over they walked back to
her house hand in hand.
“Well, it’s been a very nice first date” he said
“Yes, it has, it’s a shame somebody had to die to
make it happen” she responded
“Well, every cloud and all that” Steve said
“Wait a minute” she said suddenly, “Did you say,
“first date”?”
“I did”
“So, are you expecting a second date?” she asked
coyly
“I was hoping” he retorted
“Hope is a wonderful thing” Sarah said and kissed
him
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