Beth waited, gazing out the window of the little cafe. She watched cars come and go; families, couples, friends all enjoyed their meals and left while she waited. . . .
Across town, Allen waited, wondering if Beth, his blind date, was ever going to show up. Finally, with a great big question mark in his mind, he left.
“Never again,” he vowed.
Beth called her friend Sharon from the cafe just before she left.
“WHAT? I just spoke to him, and he said YOU never showed!”
They finally met, still laughing about their near-miss many years later.
Just Writing! 
Dear Linda,
Oh, I’m so glad they got the mix-up cleared up. I do love a happy ending. ❤
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Me too. And that’s where my mind usually goes, which is why so many people are surprised when I go to the dark side now and then 🙂
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Thank God for cell phones!
Your story reminds me of the non-connections hubby and I used to have. “I was waiting half an hour for you, just inside this store!” “Well I was just outside the store looking for you!”
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Yes, been there! Good thing we have a good marriage. Once my DH forgot to pick up our two youngest, ages may 4 and 6, late at night from a church activity. And someone sent them to stand outside the building to wait for their dad, and left them all alone. I was SO upset!
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All’s well that ends well, and it gives them something to talk about on the first date!
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* maybe, not may
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All’s well that ends well.
At least it’s a story to tell the grandkids.😀
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Not a blind date, but I’ve seen it before – Pre-cellphone, my mom drove 12 hours to my house. A 2 hour drive to a small town in Vermont. She waited for hours and a no show. Later she found out that her friends were on the other end of town in the same major chain restaurant, waiting for her…
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Oh, that is just so SAD!
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It was. of course she drove that 12 hours to see me, but she wasted most of a day when they (my parents) were only in town for a few days.
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I good twist in fate you’ve woven this week. Enjoyed that one.
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Thanks 🙂
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A real comedy of errors
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Nice little romance. Glad they had friends who sorted it out!
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Ah! sometimes those important details; like where exactly get lost in all the excitement. I was warmed to learn it all turned out well.
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I once arranged to meet someone at a well-known restaurant but unfortunately, we went to branches of the same eaterie in different towns!
Here’s mine!
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Did you ever manage to connect, Keith? Truth really is stranger than fiction!
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We did Linda!
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Therein the importance of making sure they have the right place! So glad it became a story to tell… 🙂
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I’v had a couple of responses today of real situations similar to the one I made up. Truth really can be stranger–and more interesting–than fiction!
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Isn’t that crazy! Wait. I’ve waited at one place while a girlfriend waited at another… now that you mention it. It was the same chain restaurant but in two different locales!
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Seems to happen more than I realized!
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Heck.. I had forgotten it had happened to me!
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Does many years later mean they ended up together, or are they still friends? You’ve left that out.
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I think they ended up the best kind of best friends–married 🙂
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Then congratulations to them
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Sounds like Sharon was able to help them fix the mix up. : ) Funny how love needs a little help now & then.
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what a mixup. luckily, there was a friend to help sort things out. 🙂
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There are far too many eateries called “Ye Olde Coffee Shoppe” in that town 🙂
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Sweet story, I am glad it got sorted out for them. I once input an address in the navigator and did not notice it had chosen ‘X Avenue’ instead of ‘X Street’. Ended up waiting and wondering why no one else had shown up. A phone call did resolve that issue 🙂
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Oh, my. Well, it makes for a funny story later on!
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Misunderstandings make for great stories! I’m glad your couple got together, and can still laugh about it many years later.
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Yes. From the responses I’m getting, it has happened far more often than i would have thought! Thanks, Penny.
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They stood each other up. How romantic! I bet they were very specific about details from then on out. Cute story.
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I’m sure they were!
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🙂
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Know they know there is a difference between the “Red Rooster” and the “Crimson Capon”.
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🙂
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Fun story. Glad to see it all worked out in the end.
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An hilarious mix up. Sounds like they are good friends now.
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Good story, Linda. All’s well that ends well 🙂
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Nice one, Linda. Am glad it was all sorted out and that they could still laugh about it years later.
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