First Date

by Mima

Love is...Being Noticed

Army veteran Cord needs help. He reaches out to the lovely young woman who lives in his building, the one with the bounce in her step and a vivid soul. Unfortunately, the only way he feels able to connect is by hacking her life. It was wrong, but Operation Sanity required dire measures. Then she agrees to give him another chance.

Savvy city-girl Mia is astonished and outraged when her unwanted protector announces he's ready to ask her out. Their first meeting--through a locked door--doesn't go well. But finally, Mia has to admit she's interested and perhaps even a little touched. Exploring a first date, they acknowledge their odd friendship is important to both of them, and discover a fiery lust capable of healing the loneliest heart.

This short story is 10,000 words and was previously published in the 2014 charity anthology: Love Is…

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 24, 2015

About the author

Mima lives in a small village on the Erie Canal in the Finger Lakes of NY. Her passport is tattered and well-stamped, and her cats are fat and happy.