She was so excited. The Cocktail Cabana down at the beach was having their annual ‘Mystery Dates’ event, booths sectioned off with canopies of red silk. Nerissa had been looking forward to this for weeks, and had signed up the minute they were taking applications. It was her favorite time of year; the chance to meet someone new. Experience someone new. The anticipation was almost killing her… she had to wonder why she had shown up so early when she knew th...