The masks they wear the
games they play. Who knows who is who, but when online dating goes wrong,
things start to get messy.
Woman meets two men; in this
case Harmony meets the gorgeous Marcus and the sexy Derek. What could possibly
go wrong? They’re all professionals, they all look and seem sincere, but very
quickly things start to unfold. It’s not what you think or is it? Anyone can be
anyone behind the screen!
Excerpt
Masters of Deception
Harmony
gazed into the fridge. The Marks and Spencers spaghetti bolognaise sounded like
a treat. It had been a long day, and all she wanted to do was relax in front of
the computer and talk to the two men that had caught her eye. She pulled out
the meal and placed it in the microwave. A few minutes later, she was in front
of the laptop.
Fifty
messages! Harmony had joined the dating site a few weeks ago. Four dates had brought
no love, but there were two men who had caught her attention. She scrolled the
inbox. There they were, messages from the men she actually wanted to hear from.
Harmony pressed on princecharming’s message first.
Hey, hope all is well. How was your
day? I’m sure it was more eventful than mine x.
Marcus.
She
slurped the spaghetti and smiled. She opened the next message.
Evening beautiful, hope you had a good
day. Mine was challenging as you can imagine. There’s no sleep when you’re
chasing down the bad guys, haha! Anyway tell me about your day, it would be a
break away from my life. xx
Derek
Again
she smiled. Both men were online.
Hey Marcus! I’m well thank you, even
better hearing from you. What was it about your day that wasn’t great? I’m sure
you’re more than satisfied with your work. I mean, it sounded like it the first
time we spoke. My day was the usual. Answering phones, greeting clients and all
the boring stuff a receptionist does. Tell me about your day, I’d love to hear
about it! xx
Harmony
She
pressed the send button.
Derek, nice to hear from you again.
Have you been chasing down bad guys again,haha!
I find it extremely sexy. *Smiles*. My day was great, besides the usual
lessons, I gave my form class a lecture on safety on the internet. I’m not sure
they listened to a word I said. But hey, I’ve got to try.
Harmony
She
sat back and waited. Finished the rest of the spaghetti and put the bowl to the
side. A message arrived from Marcus.
Well my dear beautiful lady, your
company wouldn’t cope without you, so you’re a very important part of it. They
should thank you for your beautiful face everyday haha! My day was okay, as
I’ve said in my previous emails, I’m an artist, but also a gallery owner. I’m
struggling with a picture at the moment. There’s something missing, and it’s
really bugging me, that’s all. Anyway, you might be the answer to that missing
piece. Your face is an art in itself. Beautiful dark eyes, lovely brown skin
and yes, amazing body! You could be the answer!
Marcus
The
message pinged.
Oh Marcus, you flatter me! Kind of you
to say those words. Maybe I will be the missing piece. Any plans this weekend?
She
sent the email, and in came an email from Derek
Not much chasing bad guys, but catching
them haha! Well I’m sure some of your students took your lecture to heart. It’s
important that they are aware of the dangers of the internet. So…Are you free
sometime this weekend? I’d really like to meet with you. x
Derek
A
few more messages pinged up on her screen, but she only opened the one from
Marcus.
My plan this weekend is to ask you out
on a date. I’ve been dying to do it, but have held back a little. Would you
like to go out this weekend? Xx
Marcus
Harmony scanned the email and giggled.
Both men wanted a date. She waited and thought about it. There was so much
running through her mind. After a few moments she typed.
Are you free on Sunday? Xx
She
sent the email to Derek and then typed another.
We could go out on Saturday? Seven
okay?
She
sent the email to Marcus. Harmony sat back and waited for both men to accept.
Well she at least hoped they would. And as predicted both men replied.
Saturday’s great! Can I get your
number? Where would you like to go? Xx
Marcus
She
clicked on Derek’s message.
Sunday’s sounds like a plan! What time?
Could I get your number so we could do this over text? Xx
Derek
Harmony
waited a little, just to let them simmer. She’d give them her number, but not
immediately. She clicked on a few messages that caught her interest. None of
them were as thrilling as the two she’d been communicating with. She clicked on
Derek’s profile. He was thirty four, six foot three, blonde with green eyes.
There were five photos of him, but the one she liked the most was the one of
him in a pair of shorts and a vest on a beach somewhere.
‘What
lovely arms you have,’ she said to herself as her eyes wondered down the toned
arms.
She
took her time to re-read his profile. He’d been single for a year and wanted to
get back into dating. He was easy going, played football and loved spending
time with his friends and family. His favourite holiday was in Rhodes . After
she’d scanned his photos one more time, she ventured onto Marcus’s profile.
He
was six foot four, black hair and blue eyes. He looked like a guy out of a magazine.
He was an artist, owned his own gallery and loved to play golf on his days of
leisure. He was also easy going, which seemed to be the case with most
guys. Why was it they were always easy going?
Why couldn’t they be fun, full of life? Easy going was a bit boring and
predictable, but his looks made up for it. Marcus had seven photos of himself.
The man was stunning, she couldn’t blame him for wanting to show off the fact. She
nodded, not smiling much. Too many thoughts spun around, but wouldn’t let them
take her off track.
Satisfied
by both, Harmony responded to each email. Agreed to both dates and times, and
sent them her phone number. Immediately after that she signed off.
There
were a few things she wanted to do before bed. The house was a mess and there
were things to put in place.
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