Renee took another sip of her lemon tea and took another bite of her toast. She didn't have much of an appetite at the moment. Breakfast is an important meal but today just wasn't the day. The day ahead of Renee was going to be a long one. If only she could lie in bed and watch cartoons. But that wasn't the case today. Another boring day at work was in store of her. Even though she worked at the flower shop, she wasn't in the mood to tend to the flowers. But she had to. No work, no pay.

"Ugh," she groaned. Picking up her cup and plate, she placed them in the sink. She wasn't even in the mood to wash the dishes.

Grabbing her car keys off of her counter, she went to the closet near the front door and pulled out her sweater. She opened her door and stepped out into the fresh air. It was a chilly but sunny day. The air was nice and crisp, much to Renee's delight.

Still didn't want to go to work though. Renee locked her door and descended down the steps to her car. Getting in, she buckled herself up and ignited the engine.

"Off I go," she muttered.

It seemed that all of her costumers that day were buying flowers for their loved ones. From roses to daisies, that's all that they were purchased left to right. Boyfriends, girlfriends, wives, husbands, significant others. Hell even one night stands for goodness sakes! Renee had given up trying to find Mr. Right for years now. Each time she would find herself in a relationship, she would find herself becoming single yet again. Each guy always told her that he simply "wasn't interested in anymore". In reality, they always had eyes on other women when they should've been faithful. Renee did enjoy kicking each man out of her house and seeing them fall flat on their asses. Relationships were a thing of the past. But then again Renee did long for someone to hold her while she fell asleep. Oh who was she kidding? It wasn't like she was going to have any luck with the next man.

Renee had been sitting on the stool behind the counter reading a fashion magazine when her friend Pamela walked in. Pamela had known Renee ever since they were young girls. The two of them met on the playground in elementary school during a game of softball when Pamela beat up a boy that had snatched the bat out of Renee's hand and the two have been best friends ever since.

"Hey, Nae!" Pamela said.

She walked behind the counter and gave her friend a big hug.

"Hey," Renee said.

"Uh oh. What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Renee. We've known each other for over twenty years now. I know when something's bothering you. You're not smiling."

"I'm fine, Pam. Trust me," she said. "I'm just tired is all."

"Maybe we should go out later. Get your mind off of stuff," Pam said. She placed her purse and sweater in the backroom then joined Renee at the counter.

"Not tonight. I just want to go back home and rest. It seems that for the past few two hours everyone who walked in here had a wife, husband, boyfriend or girlfriend," Renee said.

"Ah. Sounds like you're a bit lonely my dear."

Pam pulled up another stool next to Renee and sat down.

"I don't know. Maybe I am. Maybe I'm not. It's been a year since my last breakup. Maybe it's me. Maybe I just cannot keep a man."

"Or maybe the right one still hasn't come along yet."

"You're lucky to have Sami by your side. I wish I had your luck."

"You'll find Mr. Right soon. Trust me."

"I sure hope so. I really hope so."

Pamela and Sami didn't live far from Renee. Only a quick fifteen minute drive down the street. Even tough Pamela wanted to visit Renee and check up on her, she respected her friend's wishes. If only there was something she could do.

"Something the matter?" Sami asked. He had sat down next to Pam on the couch and handed her a bowl of fresh butter popcorn.

"It's Renee. She's a bit sad. I think she's lonely," Pam said.

"Aww. You should call her and invite her over."

"She wanted to be alone tonight. She hasn't had any luck with any of the guys she was with. They treated her like shit."

"You know how we got through some of the negative things we heard about our interracial relationship? How some people gave us shit because I'm white and you're black? And we stuck through it? Well, Renee will get through this rough patch in her life. She just has to give it some time."

"Yeah, you're right. I just there was something I could do."

"Just be there for her. She'll be fine."

"I hope so."

Sami thought for a little while over this situation.

"I have an idea. I have a friend who would probably like to go on a date with her."

"Who?"

Renee almost knocked her alarm clock off of her nightstand out of irritation.

"Shut the fuck up," she muttered.

She slowly slid out of her bed and went to use the bathroom. After relieving herself, she grabbed a towel and stepped into the shower. The hot water immediately woke her up officially when it hit her soft skin. She grabbed her Dove soap and lathered up her washcloth and started washing.

After she finished showering and freshening up, she got dressed for work and went into the kitchen to make herself some breakfast. Just one Honey Nut Cheerios would do the trick. As she sat at the table eating, she saw that Pam had texted her. Renee unlocked her phone and responded.

"What's up, love?"

"Nothing much. Sami wants to go bowling tonight. Would you like to come?"

It would be better than thinking about how lonely and miserable she was like she did the previous night. A night out couldn't hurt. Even though it was a Wednesday, it still wouldn't hurt to do something a little fun.

"Sure."

"Great! See you in a few!"

"Love you."

Pam sent Renee an emoji that blew a heart kiss in response.

"Oh, Pamela," Renee said.

She finished eating her breakfast then headed out the door.

Renee couldn't remember the last time she went bowling. A few years max. She stepped into the building and searched for Sami and Pam. Sami and Pamela waved to her from where they were sitting. Renee made her way over to them and sat her purse down on the table.

"Nice of you to join us," Pam said.

"I couldn't sit in my room and be sad another night," Renee said.

"I'm glad that you're here," Sami said.

He was actually more than glad. He anxiously checked the time on his phone. Last night, he had called one of his best buddies and told him that today him, Pam, and her friend were going to bowl today. His friend accepted the invite. If only he would show up already! Even though they just got there, Sami wanted to start the game with everyone. He finally got a text from his friend who finally made it.

"My friend is coming in right now," Sami said.

"I already got your bowling shoes," Pam said to Renee.

"Thanks."

While Renee was focused on putting her bowling shoes on, she wasn't paying attention to anything else around her at the moment. Sami's friend had finally made it into the building and headed over to where they were sitting.

"Pam, this is my good friend. We've known each other ever since we were teens," Sami. "This is Dean."

"Hello, Dean," Pam said.

"And that is Pam's good friend, Renee," Sami said.

Renee looked up.

"Hello," she said as she waved.

Her eyes must have been deceiving her.

The handsome fellow gave her a small smile and waved back.

"How are you?" he asked.

"Good. Fine. Just fine," Renee said.

He did look pretty handsome. Pretty tall, nice curly hair, dreamy eyes.

Even though Sami's friend looked very dreamy at the moment, Renee decided to focus her attention on the game instead.

She wasn't going to fall for another guy.

But boy was she in for the surprise of her life.