The
Dating Tutor: Matt’s Story
Melissa Frost
Contemporary Romance, @30k
The Dating Tutor, 3
Matt Wendell
is perfectly content in his single life. That is until Sasha walks into it.
Being the cousin of his best friend Alec, Sasha is off limits. She’s the one
girl he can’t have, and the only one he wants. Even if he wasn’t restrained by
the ‘friends only’ stipulation, Sasha has put up a wall around her heart that
is going to be hard to tear down.
Alec
introduces the two under the strict instructions that Matt is to learn how to
become friends with a woman. This task proves difficult, as Matt’s only
interaction with the opposite sex has been of a romantic nature. As time goes
on and their friendship strengthens, things get more and more challenging, because
the more he learns about Sasha, the deeper his feelings for her become.
Can this
non-committal guy change his ways? And can he convince Sasha that he’s in this
for the long haul?
14+ for
sexuality and adult situations
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Excerpt
“You’re
telling me you just walked right out?” Alec’s voice held confusion and
disbelief as he repeatedly tossed a hockey puck into the air, catching it each
time it returned to hand level.
“I’m telling
you, I walked out. No hassle. No fuss.” Matt leaned back against the wall of
their dorm room. His hockey stick was in his hands, and he balanced a puck on
the blade.
“And you’re
okay with that?”
Something in
Alec’s tone put him on edge. Shoulders tensing, Matt gave his best friend a
dirty look. “Not all of us are looking to meet Mrs. Right at eighteen. I’m just
having a little bit of fun. That’s what college is about.”
Alec shook
his head with an expression of amusement. “She used you man, plain and simple.”
“Maybe I
liked being used.”
“You liked
being used?” Alec gave a snort. “No one likes being used.”
Running a
hand through his unruly hair, Matt shot Alec a look of frustration. “What would
you like me to do? I’m not like you. I didn’t live next door to the love of my
life. Meeting the right girl isn’t going to just happen, not like it did for you.”
“Ever wonder
why that is?” Alec shot him a pointed look, pausing in his casual game of
catch.
“No. But I’m
sure you’re about to tell me.”
Alec shot him
a crooked grin. “I am.” Clutching the puck tightly against his palm, he pointed
his index finger at Matt. “You go after the absolute worst girls. The dumb,
giggly, annoying types. Your problem is that you don’t know how to be friends
with women. Therefore, you pick the ones least likely to engage you in real
conversation.”
“Friends?”
Matt couldn’t keep the skepticism out of his voice. “You want me to enter the
friend zone?” He shook his head. “You’re delusional.”
“I was
friends with Ellie before we hooked up.”
“That’s
different!” Matt waved this off. “You grew up together. And honestly, I feel
like you two defied the odds. You guys are weird freaks of nature who shouldn’t
exist.”
Alec only
grinned at this. “Thanks.” His expression grew solemn. “I’m serious though,
Matty. I think you just don’t know how to be friends with a woman. I think it’s
keeping you from meeting the right type of girl. If you’d only just try it…”
Matt threw up
his hands in exasperation. “I just don’t know how, Alec! I wouldn’t even know
where to start. I’m used to hockey, and fist fights, and all that stupid shit
girls hate. The minute they start talking about lip gloss, I zone out.”
Alec rolled
his eyes. “They don’t actually hold many discussions about lip gloss, you know?
Not that I’ve seen.” He waved this irrelevant comment off. Then he set Matt
with a determined and meddling look. “If I found a girl for you to befriend,
would you give it a shot?” He held up a hand before Matt could protest. “I’m
not talking about a date. I’m talking about forming a friendship. Just take her
to dinner, hang out, and learn to socialize and talk with girls without any
pressure to make out at the end of the evening.”
“And where
are you going to find a girl willing to waste an evening out with a guy there’s
no chance of hooking up with? Seems like a waste of time.”
Alec grinned.
“My cousin Sasha goes to school here. She’s a sophomore. She owes me a few
favors. Maybe I’ll cash in and make her hang out with you for an evening or
two.”
“You’re going
to blackmail a chick into hanging out with me?”
“Sure am,”
Alec said with a cheeky grin.
The thought
was so absurd, Matt nearly laughed. He’d never had any trouble finding himself
dates. Girls tended to hang onto his every word, and hang onto his arm too.
Having to blackmail a woman into spending time with him was downright
ridiculous. But what could it hurt? It was only one evening.
“Fine. You
win,” Matt said with a huff. “I’ll hang out with your cousin.”
Alec’s lips spread into a slow grin. “Game on,
my friend. Game on.”
Author Bio
Melissa Frost grew up loving young adult novels and continues to
immerse herself in the current authors on the market. In the fifth grade, she
won a writing competition to work with children’s author Colleen O'Shaughnessy
Mckenna, and it inspired her to write stories of her own. She never looked
back.
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