Writing prompt: Without meaning to …

Today’s writing prompt and my response.

Without meaning to, she’d arranged two dates for the same evening. Of course, her mind being in a constant anxious whirr of things to do, she hadn’t thought about it until the second ring of the doorbell.

She was in the kitchen pouring a glass of wine for the cute new guy from the office. Since his arrival there two weeks ago, he’d made sure he was in the same meetings, sat next to her, praised her insightful comments and generally let her know he’d like...