"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.

a good

"You might be right.

families aren't just trying to make deals; they want us to be happy." As Gary and Ryder seemed more

"Why not?" Gary asked, starting to

seeing

out

Ryder and Gary ended up liking the arranged dates, Preston

could almost hear his mother

The friends laughed.

you better find someone," they

Emma noticed them standing

"Ellar, stop chatting there.

guests

it," Ellar replied, guiding everyone

in, chatting

girl sitting quietly by herself, looking at a blooming peony

and the way she smiled at the peony caught his

Ellar came back for Preston, curious why

and said, "Alright, let's head in." But as he walked, he couldn't

stuck in his

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