"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.

probably made sure we'd be a good

"You might be right.

just trying to make deals; they want us to be happy." As Gary and Ryder seemed more into

are serious?" "Why not?" Gary asked, starting to see some potential in the

agreed, seeing the

out

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

almost hear his mother pushing him to

The friends laughed.

find

then, Emma noticed

"Ellar, stop chatting there.

guests in,"

replied,

in, chatting and

sitting quietly by herself, looking at a

she smiled at the peony

came back for Preston,

head in." But as

image stuck in his mind,

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