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Matchmaker - Chapter 39
Friday
I couldn’t pull my eyes away from Kennedy’s smiling face.
“So he did it butt naked,” Rob said.
Kennedy started laughing again. “No.” You could barely hear the word through her laughter. “You didn’t.” She put her hand on my knee.
All night long she’d been doing things like that. Grabbing my arm. Touching my thigh. I wasn’t even sure she realized she was doing it. It was like her body just gravitated to mine.
I smiled at her. “They dared me to. Of course I did.”
“You could have gotten arrested,” she said. “Who runs butt naked into a convenience store for a bottle of water?”
“One lesson you learn in college is that while breaking the law you should break said law naked,” Rob said. “It’s a lot easier to slip away from an officer when he’s trying not to touch your junk.”
Kennedy shook her head. “I didn’t learn that lesson in college.”
“Oh, well it’s different for girls,” I said. “I think police officers like when women are naked. They’ll probably grab you even faster.”
“There are girl officers too, you know,” Kennedy said.
“Which I’m sure aren’t all straight,” Rob said.
Kennedy laughed. “Well surely there were some gay officers that would have loved to grab your junk.”
“Fair point,” Rob said. “I’m sure there are plenty of men that would like to feel me up. It’s just a general principle that usually works.”
Kennedy shook her head. “You’re all ridiculous.”
“Only Rob is ridiculous,” said Tanner. “And I have a much less ridiculous topic to discuss with you. Do you believe in true love?”
“Who, me?” Kennedy asked.
“Yes, you.”
She eyed me for a second but then looked back at Tanner. “It depends on what your definition of true love is.”
“Soulmates. Two people that are perfect together.” Tanner smiled. “Destined to be together, even if it takes them a while to figure it out.”
Kennedy’s cheeks flushed. “Yeah, maybe.” She locked eyes with me for a second, but quickly looked away. “It’s certainly a nice idea.”
“It’s more than an idea. Let’s take you and Matt for example. You were friends when you were teenagers. Who’s to say you aren’t destined to be more?”
“We’re still just friends,” Kennedy said with a half-hearted laugh. “Right, buddy?” She elbowed me in the side.
It took all my restraint not to pull her onto my lap and kiss her. “Right.”For now.
All my friends stared at us.
“But time changes people,” Tanner said. “It certainly changes circumstances.”
What was Tanner doing? Trying to scare her away? I was already doing that well enough thanks to Poppy. I was about to change the subject, but Kennedy started talking again.
“Well, what about you, Tanner?” she asked. “Do you believe in true love?”
“Of course I do.”
