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Carol escaped from the movie theater as fast as she could without engendering a lot of stares. She picked up the speed as soon as she was outside. She needed to get out of here NOW. Getting into the sanctuary of her old Taurus and clicking the lock, she finally took a deep breath. Jamming the key into the ignition and gettting the hell out of there, she made it to the interstate as quickly as she could. It wasn't until she was a good 5 miles away that she started to calm down. But then, she felt guilty.
She had never ever in her life abandoned a date mid way through. Until now. This internet dating bullshit had to be better than the results she had gotten. After trying a few coffee dates that went nowhere, she thought she had found a nice guy. Shawn was indeed nice online. But there was something about him in person that creeped her out beyond belief. She was not a vain person, and accepted everybody's unique style about them without judgement. Until tonight. She could not believe that the guy had tried to pass that photo on the dating site off as him. She showed up expecting a dark haired slightly preppy looking guy. Instead she got an overwheight drunk asshole that looked way to much like her ex husband Ed for comfort. Really, she had just intended to go to the bathroom, but had found herself picking up pace in the hallway and getting the hell out of there instead. At least it was an escape from him trying to feel her up during the movie on their first date. Ugh. She could still smell the whiskey fumes that were on him. Damn . No more.
She made it to the peace of her house in record time. The neighbor/babysitter Diane just cocked an eyebrow at her when she came in the door. "I guess it didn't go so well, huh?" she said stifling the chuckle. It was Diane and her friend Mandy who had helped write her online profile and encouraged Carol to get out in the dating world. They had put together a profile that accentuated all of Carol's positive traits, but made it clear what she was looking for. She wanted a stable guy – not another Ed.
"I can't believe I just left in the middle of the date Diane!" I feel so mean right now.
"Well, if you pulled that, which I could never imagine you doing, it must have been for a good reason. Was it that bad?"
"Worse." Carol replied. "Ed's fumes times ten, plus octopus arms trying to get down my shirt."
"Well, that's what you get for using that site dear. Told you not to use that one. Use the one that Art and I did."
"I know. I just got caught up in the cheaper cost of the site. I don't know if I can try again though – even on the other site."
"Well, since you didn't go out for drinks with Shane after the movie, let's open a bottle of wine and do a full autopsy. Sophia's asleep already, so we have time."
"Sure, why not?"