Vicki huffed and sat in her desk chair. “I’m sorry.” She fiddled with the edges of the napkins. “I have plans to go out with Caitlin and her brother for coffee and maybe something afterward. And I guess her brother is bringing a friend that he wants us to meet.”
“A double date? With a minor? Scandalous!”
“The friend is a girl. And, I’m not dating Cait’s brother. He’s in high school. Plus … I’m kinda interested in someone.”
Stepp scratched his crotch. “Oh, really? Who?”
Vicki tried not to let him notice that her gaze had followed his fingers to his groin. “Trust me. Someone older. An adult.”
“Well, maybe you should focus less on wasting your time on blind dates that end in homicide or hanging out with kids on a Friday night and put your energies into the Mystery Man.”
Vicki remained s
