Page 51 of Pucking Your Best Friend

“Yes. Well, I went on a few Love Triumph dates and the men were all nice and attractive, but…they lacked the substance I’m looking for.”

You don’t say! “I’m sorry,” she replied diplomatically.

“Yeah, I am, too. Anyway, I saw the report about you and I think I’d like to give Match Me! a try.”

Maddie’s heart fluttered excitedly and a yippee stuck in her throat, though she didn’t let it show. That was rather difficult, since this was a big deal! Geller was going to be an exclusive client, one of the ones who brought in big bucks – the ones who would benefit most from the agency, who needed the personal touch to find a suitable match. “Come inside, Ms. Geller. I’m sure we can work something out and then we’ll get straight to work on your questionnaire.”

Two hours later, the music producer had signed with them, filled out the questionnaire, and discussed with Maddie in detailwhat she was searching for and what precisely she could do without.

After Geller departed, Maddie and Hailey just wordlessly stared at each other for two minutes. Then, they jumped up, fell into each other’s arms, and shrieked.

“That’s so much money!” Hailey whispered.

“She thought the elementary school teacher was promising!” Maddie whispered back.

“God, we’re good.”

“Matt is good!”

“He is, too,” Hailey said. “But Match Me! is our baby and it’s finally going through puberty!”

“Ew, parents should never say that.”

Hailey laughed and let go of her. “You’re probably right. But shit, Maddie, this is a big deal!”

“I know!”

“Thank Matt for me, okay? He saved our asses.”

Yes, she knew that, too. “I’ll tell him,” she promised.

“Wonderful. Is it okay if I take a quick lunch break now? I have something important to do.”

Maddie grinned. “It’s four o’clock, a bit late for a lunch break. Does the important thing happen to have four legs?”

Hailey grinned. “If I don’t walk the dogs at the shelter, no one will, Maddie!”

“All right,” she said, rolling her eyes. “You deserve it. I’ll take over from here.”

“I’ll catch up tonight!”

“Go on, Hailey.”

“Thanks.” Hailey pressed a wet kiss to her cheek, not unlike one of her four-legged friends might do. “And, Maddie, everything will be fine. With us. And Match Me!”

Maddie smiled broadly. “I think so, too.”

Hailey disappeared out the door. Maddie turned back to entering the rest of Ms. Geller’s data into the algorithm. She had such a strong hunch about her and Sam Cho, the elementary school teacher. The program spat out eighty-seven percent. Man, her intuition was really good.

Speaking of matchmaking, she owed Matt a date.

She owed him so much, the least she could do was find him a promising woman, even though the mere thought bothered her.

Maddie pulled her keyboard closer. She could easily fill out the questionnaire for Matt and would probably answer it more honestly than he would. For example, Matt was convinced that he was interested in any kind of film and series — but in truth, he only watched random action flicks, Game of Thrones, and Gilmore Girls. He also thought that he would always prioritize work over his personal life…but he had already been late for a game – and had received a fine for three thousand dollars – just for carrying a second-hand dresser into her apartment. She had offered to pay him, but he had laughed for about thirty minutes before he finally shook his head and said, “You saved the dresser, let me pay my debts.”

So, that thing about his job wasn’t necessarily true, either. His job wasn’t always his top priority.

She prepared everything for Matt and, while she was at it, signed herself up at Match Me!. She was officially starting Mission Prince Charming. Matt was right. They cared too much for each other to ruin their friendship with something stupid like sex. He didn’t want that, and neither did she.

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