Chapter 1: Chance Encounter
Robert's POV:
Never in my wildest dream did I ever think that by meeting her how she would change my life and completely turn it upside down, but in a good way.
Flashback:
1 year ago….
I was just going through the motions of my marriage. I had the same life day in and day out. Our marriage had become a series of fights and hurt feelings, but I wanted to try to make it work simply because I still loved her, that was until I found out that she was cheating on me. Needless to say I was crushed, so the day I found out, I moved out and filed for a divorce.
End of Flashback
It has been a year since I left, I felt good about my choice, at least that what I kept trying to convince myself of. Don't get me wrong, I still care about her and hope she is doing well, but if she were to come to me today, I wouldn't take her back.
I had a long day at work, and I was beat, but not sleepy or tired, just bored, I needed some excitement. I got online to check my email and my account at "Chance Encounters," a dating site my stupid friends signed me up for, I didn't want to try it, but I figured that I would check it out just to tell my friends that 'Yeah. I went out on a date with a girl from there,' even though I had no intention of doing that. I logged in, I wasn't expecting to have any messages simply caused I never had any in the whole 6 months I had been a member, but today was different. "You have a message from user VanHudg27," the computer voice said, 'This will be interesting,' I thought, only because I used to get messages from haters who didn't like my profile, my friends made it, not me, so I never bothered to change it:
User Name: SecureRob37
Name: Robert Williams
Age: 37
Occupation: Security Guard
Status: Divorced (That kills any chance for any woman to interested)
Likes: Romantic movies, and cooking
Now I wasn't happy with my friends, but I thought the profile wasn't too bad, but unfortunately they hadn't put up a picture of me, oh well.
"Dear Robert,
I really liked your profile. I love romantic movies and cooking as well. My favorite romantic movie is Love Actually (Real Movie). What's yours? I can cook some killer enchiladas, but nothing spicy, too much chile and I get heartburn. Talk to you soon.
Vanessa
'Wow,' I thought, I checked her profile out:
User Name: VanHudg27
Name: Vanessa Hudgens
Occupation: Actress
Status: Single
Likes: Cooking and romantic movies
No picture as well, but I decided to write her back anyways:
Dear Vanessa,
Thanks for the complement. I liked your profile as well. Are you the same Vanessa Hudgens from High School Musical? Enchiladas, yum. I understand about spicy stuff, I am the same way. Talk to you soon.
Robert
'Vanessa Hudgens? Could she be the same one from High School Musical?' I thought. I wondered. High School Musical happened to one of my favorite movies.
I went to sleep that night with wonder on my mind, I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep.
Vanessa's POV:
It had been a year since I had broken up with Austin. I did love him, but I felt I needed something more. My friends Ashley and Monique had decided to sign me up for this dating site without my permission, 'Chance Encounters, what a cheesy name' I thought, but I decided to give it a try. They had my profile short and sweet:
Name: Vanessa Hudgens
Occupation: Actress
Status: Single
Likes: Cooking and romantic movies
I had been online checking out the profiles when this one caught my attention:
Name: Robert Williams
Age: 37
Occupation: Security Guard
Status: Divorced
Likes: Romantic movies, and cooking
He seemed pretty normal, so I typed out a quick message:
"Dear Robert,
I really liked your profile. I love romantic movies and cooking as well. My favorite romantic movie is Love Actually. What's yours? I can cook some killer enchiladas, but nothing spicy, too much chile and I get heartburn. Talk to you soon.
Vanessa
I was kinda hoping that he would message me back cause as much as I didn't like that my friends signed me up for this, I know their hearts were in the right spot. I went to bed that night excited for this.
The next morning I woke up. I went and brewed myself my coffee, can't start my day without that first cup.
I turned on my laptop and checked my email, and I had a new message, 'New message from user SecureRob37,' I was just a little excited:
Dear Vanessa,
Thanks for the complement. I liked your profile as well. Are you the same Vanessa Hudgens from High School Musical? Enchiladas, yum. I understand about spicy stuff, I am the same way. Talk to you soon.
Robert
'Wow,' I thought. I hesitated to respond right away simply because I'm not the type of person to use a dating site to meet someone, but I figured what could it hurt to just start talking and see where it goes, maybe I'll have a pen pal:
Dear Robert,
Yes. I am that 'Vanessa Hudgens.' I know it may seem like a silly way to meet someone, but my friends signed me up for this site, and I wasn't even sure I was even going to meet anyone, but I decided to take a chance and see what happens. Anyways, enchiladas. I make Roasted Tomatillo Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas. They are yummy. I used to make them all the time for my ex, but I haven't made them in about a year. So, you're divorced? How long? What happened? I hope I am not asking too many personal questions. Never mind, you don't have answer the questions. Talk to you soon.
Vanessa
I thought I asked a little too many questions, but I gave him the option to answer them or not, now we'll see what happens and where it goes.