"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.

be a good match." Gary

"You might be right.

to be happy." As Gary and Ryder seemed more into the idea, Preston

asked, starting to see some potential

agreed, seeing

out a

Ryder and Gary ended up liking the arranged dates, Preston knew he'd be

almost hear his mother pushing him to

The friends laughed.

better find

then, Emma noticed them standing

"Ellar, stop chatting there.

guests in," she

Ellar replied,

walked in,

trailing behind, noticed a girl sitting quietly

about her calm and the way she

back for

head in." But as he walked, he couldn't help but glance back

stuck in

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