"Do you think I don't want to meet someone? I just haven't found the right person," Gary said somewhat resignedly.

He had long regarded Nicole as just a friend.

"Why don't we just try the dates our families set up?" Ryder suggested, calm and collected.

He figured since finding someone on his own wasn't working, maybe arranged dates could help.

In their circles, it seemed like good matches were meant to be.

"Arranged dates don't sound great.

You hardly know the person.

Are we really okay with deciding to spend our lives together like that?" Preston wasn't too keen on the idea.

"Emery's doing pretty well with it, you know," Ryder said confidently.

"I trust our families.

They wouldn't set us up with someone terrible.

made sure we'd be a good match." Gary

"You might be right.

make deals; they want us to be happy." As Gary and Ryder seemed more into the idea,

asked, starting

seeing the

let out

leave me out of it." If Ryder and Gary ended

almost hear his mother pushing

The friends laughed.

you better find someone,"

noticed

"Ellar, stop chatting there.

our guests in,"

Ellar replied, guiding

walked in, chatting and

noticed a girl sitting quietly by herself,

the way she smiled at the peony

back for

looked away and said, "Alright, let's head in." But as he

image stuck in his mind,

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