Skate Expectations

“Come here often?” I joked.

I immediately felt a pair of judgmental eyes upon me, torching what was left of my dignity.

“Dad… stop,” my daughter hissed. “You’re embarrassing.”

Falling off a skateboard while trying to impress my child should have been humiliating enough, but I couldn’t help myself. I hadn’t been on a date in ages. And here I was chatting with this attractive, age-appropriate woman.

“Only when grown men still think they can keep up with teenagers,” said the EMT while tightening the bandage around my swollen ankle.

Witty, competent, charismatic.  

Now I really hoped she was single.