Love's Redemption
I asked, steering the conversation and totally throwing him off.
"Uh, I mean... yeah, I do have an old buddy..." Ron stammered, looking like a deer caught in headlights.
"Oh, like 'old' old?" I pressed.
His expression tightened. "Not old-old, but not young, either. He's in his mid-thirties and still single."
I nodded, playing along. "Think I could meet him sometime?"
"Huh?" Ron's eyes widened, a mix of surprise and mild panic on his face.
I just smiled. "You said he doesn't have a girlfriend, and I don't have a boyfriend..."