location: The Palace with: @latinxfirefighter | closed
Hadley hated blind dates. They were, without a doubt, the worst possible thing a so-called-friend could do to a person. As she rushed through getting ready, she continued to curse the coworker who was so insistent on setting her up with the new firefighter. It wasn’t like Hadley hadn’t seen Amelio in passing. She had, and he was cute, but she wasn’t exactly jumping at the bits to have drinks with the guy. That had a lot more to do with her than it did him, of course, but either way, she was dreading this whole thing.
Walking into The Palace, Hadley made her way to the bar and pulled out her phone, sending a quick text to the number she’d been given for Amelio. Maybe she’d get lucky and this would go well. Maybe she’d get even luckier and that wasn’t even his number. She sent a second text to her best friends and then slipped her phone into her purse and looked around. When she spotted Amelio, Hadley lifted her hand in a small wave and flashed him her best ‘I do this all the time, naturally’ grin despite how little she actually did this. “Hi, you’re Amelio, right? I’m Hadley.”
