That was reason enough for her to assume that this didn't technically count as mixing it up for a third time since really, meeting for coffee didn't really count as a date and drinks... well, it was a date to her, but maybe he didn't see it that way? He was older, definitely, so maybe his expectations were different. Higher. Lower?

"I'm guessing it didn't go well. And yet you still say sometimes." She wanted to hope it was because of her. Then she felt silly.