It occurred to her when she pressed ‘send’ that Markus had warned her of the dangers of meeting men from ‘Cheaters’. But ‘Giveitago’ who disclosed his full name, his occupation which happened to be an accountant, appeared so genuine and harmless that she almost laughed at the danger Markus had mentioned. But it was sweet of Markus to be so concerned.

Penelope got ready for bed. She would continue with her novel, snuggled up in bed. Martin wasn’t right for her she realised, cleaning her teeth. Markus was exciting and she was attracted to him. And she wouldn’t have met him had he not been on the site, for work reasons or otherwise. She had to cut him some slack. In the past she had been too choosy and this was probably why she’d missed opportunities with men and...

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