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I could understand why so many people had decided to turn to the online dating world, and why Scintilla had become such a huge success.
    I let my fingers rest gently on the keyboard. Did I want to contact him? Was it worth it? What if Joshua finally noticed me, after I moved on? Ugh, now I was just being silly. I sat back in my seat.
    Before I could even make up my mind, he messaged me. It was a simple greeting, and I forced myself to take deep breaths. No hyperventilating, it’s just a hello message. I peered over my cubicle. There was no sign of Jamie, no sign of anyone really. Kicking my feet back and forth in excitement, I opened the little dialogue box to message him back.
    Phillygirl: I’m new to the site. Just trying it out.
    EdensNomad: Nice to hear back from you. I’m new to the site, too.
    He sounded friendly and charming. Was the site this easy? Had I already met my perfect match? What if this guy turned out to be really great? I couldn’t wait for Jess to get back home so that I could tell her all the details.
    Phillygirl: I’ll talk to you more later. Have to get back to work.
    EdensNomad: Looking forward to it.
    I continued to make copies and file paperwork as expected, but there was an extra bit of bounce in my walk for the rest of the day. Someone was interested in me. Someone noticed me! When I sat back down at my desk, EdensNomad and I messaged each other a few more times. He made me feel like he was really paying attention to who I was as a person. He commented on my good taste in books and movies, and it turned out that we even had a lot of the same favorite authors and producers. He came across as extremely intelligent, and he also sounded like he was pretty down to earth. I didn’t want to jump too far ahead, but I was really beginning to like this guy.
    It sure took the monotony out of the long workday in the office.
    “Yoohoo.” Jamie was peeking into my cubicle.
    I jumped, startled, and realized that I had been on the computer reading and sending messages for a while.
    “Hey there.” I swiveled around in my chair and tucked my hair behind my ear. Hopefully it wasn’t too obvious that I was in my own world, and not focused on paperwork or memos. “What’s up?”
    “You look like you are on cloud nine.” Jamie gave me a playful frown.
    “I’m just reading through some of the new promotional material. I bet the company gets even more clients after this.” I swiveled back around.
    Jamie took off and left me alone to the whims of my computer screen. Communicating with EdensNomad was just so easy, it was only natural to lose track of the time.
    * * * *
    “Alls!” Jess threw her arms around me. I had just picked her up at the airport and we were shoving her bags into the back of my car.
    “I’m glad you’re here,” I said, “because you brought the good weather with you!” It looked like it might end up being perfect for the rest of the week.
    “Let’s get Chinese take-out. I’m starved!” Jess looked great after her trip. Her long, flowing dress accentuated her dark skin, and her six-inch heels made her even more willowy and elegant.
    “Paris was good to you,” I said.
    “It’s going to be good to you, too. I found some things in your size.”
    “Jess, you know I don’t have your style.”
    “Relax, I got things I knew you’d like.”
    We picked up our food and scooted inside to eat. We decided to act like it was old times and put in one of our favorite movies: Singin’ in the Rain . I was so excited to have my best friend back home that I could hardly contain myself. I wanted to blab all about Scintilla and my new profile, and especially EdensNomad, but it could wait. When the movie was over I asked Jess to tell me all about her trip, and she pulled out some of the pictures she’d taken.
    “What was it like?” I was truly interested, having never been out of the country before.
    “Oh, Alls. It is so beautiful over there, and so romantic. I feel like I’m so much