Chapter 58: Deciding to Date

"Serena Cole, are you going or not? If you don't, I'm ending our friendship." After all my pleading fell flat, Naomi turned to threats. I sighed in defeat. There was no winning against her. Even if I knew she didn't mean it, I still gave in. "Fine, I'll go. Happy now?" I got dressed with zero enthusiasm. A few days ago, I might have taken the time to do my makeup and pick the perfect outfit. Now, I didn't even care. I already knew the date would go nowhere, so I wasn't going to waste the effort. We arrived at the restaurant, and Naomi insisted on tagging along, probably to make sure I didn't bolt. Across the table sat the man I was being set up with. To be honest, he wasn't bad. He looked sharp and put-together, way better than the others Naomi had introduced me to before. "So? Not disappointed, right? Told you he'd be your type," Naomi whispered, nudging my shoulder. I gave her a sideways glance but didn't respond. The man across from me gave a polite smile and extended his hand. "Mis