Chapter 1: Hot NeighbourThe cold of January had come and brought with it some patches of stubborn snow that refused to melt. February, Oliver’s least favourite month in no small measure thanks to St. Valentine’s Day, was fast approaching. He was pretty sure he wasn’t the only one who disliked the holiday, but knowing that fact didn’t make it better when all he wanted was to spend just one St. Valentine’s with a date. Just the one, that was all he wanted. That desire had been what had led him to his current predicament, ironically. Oliver tapped his phone and refreshed the dating app chat. It remained unchanged.
He looked at both sides of King’s Street, in case he saw his date rushing to meet him. Of course he didn’t see anyone, but it was the principle of the thing. He shoved his phone in
