When six-thirty came and went, Elijah tried to push aside the slight sense of panic. Kirk could just be one of those people who were habitually late. Although, he had always made the bus with plenty of time to spare. Anyway, it was silly to freak out so early.
Elijah reminded himself he’d been stood up before and had survived it. Once a couple years ago, a co-worker had convinced him to sign up for an online dating site. Against his better judgment, he’d gone to his co-worker’s house where they set up their profiles. When his friend took out a few beers, he’d reluctantly drunk, even though really Elijah didn’t find alcohol terribly appealing. After a few, he’d stupidly been talked into embellishing his profile. He got asked out almost right away and when he showed up for the date, he wait
