A/N: I own no one in this story except for Caroline. Dusty belongs to my co-author SweetGA07. Please read and review. Enjoy!
Flashback to December 2016:
"Absolutely not Dusty! Just forget it because it's not happening!" Caroline Henderson exclaimed, walking into the kitchen and grabbing a bottle of water out of the refrigerator.
"Please Linny! He's coming into town to visit Aleister and I don't want him to feel like a third wheel when we go out tonight." Dusty Black stated, following her sister into the kitchen.
"No! the last time I let you fix me up with someone I had to end up getting a restraining order against him."
"Chris isn't like that, I swear! He's a really sweet guy and I think that you'd like him a lot."
"Sweet? Dusty you've known me all your life...when have you ever known me to go out with a sweet guy?" Caroline asked and Dusty rolled her eyes.
"Maybe it's time you give someone like him a chance. It's not like you've had any luck with other types of guys."
"Oh, thanks a lot for reminding me."
"That's not how I meant it and you know it! Please just go out with him this once and I promise I will never ask you to do anything like this ever again." Dusty said and Caroline scoffed as she looked at her sister.
"Can I get that in writing?"
"Stop being such a smartass!"
"I've been one all my life and you know that. Fine...I'll go out with you tonight and meet him but I swear to God Dusty if you're fixing me up with another asshole like Brady then Aleister will suddenly find himself single because I'll kill you."
Dusty squealed and grabbed her sister, hugging her. "Thanks sis! I promise that you won't regret it."
"Yeah, yeah...get out of here before I change my mind."
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"I seriously can't believe that I let you talk me into doing something like this again." Caroline mumbled as she followed Dusty into the restaurant, adjusting the strap on her dress.
"Oh stop! Don't go into this thinking it's going to be horrible, alright? I wouldn't have honestly got you here tonight if I thought you two wouldn't hit it off."
"Yeah but...sweet Dusty? You know me better than that." Caroline said as she and Dusty walked towards the table where Aleister was sitting and she suddenly stopped. "Whoa."
Dusty turned and laughed at the look on her sister's face. "See! I told you!"
"Okay, okay...I'll give you the fact that the man is fine as fuck but that doesn't mean shit."
"Just give him a chance and I swear you won't be sorry."
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Aleister smiled when he saw his wife walking towards the table. "Here they come."
Chris Hero looked up from his phone and his eyes widened a little when he saw the woman walking along side Dusty. "That's her?"
"Yeah, that's Caroline."
"She doesn't look too happy to be here. You sure this was a good idea?"
"Dusty sprang this on her last minute today and also the last time Dusty tried to fix her up...let's just say the asshole is lucky I wasn't around at the time."
"That bad huh?"
"Oh yeah. Hey baby." Aleister stood up and kissed his wife, pulling her into a hug. "You sure about this?" He whispered in her ear and she smiled at him.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine."
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Caroline stepped up to the table and her heart skipped a beat as the other man at the table stood up and smiled at her. My God, that smile is lethal. She thought to herself, trying her best to shake off the effect that it seemed to have on her. "Hi."
"Hello, I'm Chris Hero and it's a pleasure to meet you." He said, offering her his hand as he smiled at her again.
"Caroline Henderson and it's nice to meet you too." She slid her hand in his, biting the inside of her lip to keep from gasping when it felt like electricity jolted through her entire body and she glanced at him to see if he felt anything similar only to find him watching her intently.
Chris reluctantly pulled his hand away from hers and pulled out the chair next to his. "Won't you sit down?"
"Yes, thank you." Caroline whispered, sitting down to a dinner that she had no idea would change the rest of her life.