"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.

sure we'd be a good match."

"You might be right.

trying to make deals; they want us to be happy." As Gary and

"Why not?" Gary asked, starting to

seeing

out

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

could almost hear his mother pushing him to get

The friends laughed.

you better find

then, Emma noticed them standing

"Ellar, stop chatting there.

our guests in,"

replied,

in, chatting and

quietly by herself, looking at a blooming

she

up?" Ellar came back for Preston, curious why

let's head in." But as he walked, he couldn't help

in

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