Finding Cupid by Bridget E. Baker

Author:Bridget E. Baker [Baker, Bridget E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Purple Puppy Publishing
Published: 2019-01-31T16:00:00+00:00

12

Trig

I love puzzles, always have. It may be one of the reasons I’m so good at my job. Which is why, when Geo handed me a puzzle piece, I jumped on it right away.

The Phineas Enrollment.

I spend two hours looking for anything that Geo could have been talking about and turn up nothing that might fit. There are public schools in Boston and California by that name, but even if she had a kid at fifteen, the child would only be eleven, so that can’t be it.

Phineas is apparently a character in a dumb Disney cartoon, but how would that factor into anything? And what does that have to do with an enrollment? Some kind of Disney class or experience? Would that cost a small fortune?

I search medical trials for back surgeries on the off chance it has something to do with Rob, but honestly if it had to do with that, I’d have heard of it before. I’ve spent countless hours over the past few years obsessively looking up medical options for Brekka. Plus, Rob definitely acted like he was offering Geo a favor, not the other way around.

Finally I text Luke. HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING GEO FOR ORGANIZING YOUR WEDDING?

Maybe the amount they’re paying her will give me an idea. Could it be some kind of college or course offering she wants to take herself? Maybe she has aspirations that differ from running her own event planning company. She said she knew Paisley from Emory, so she’s probably already graduated from undergraduate. Grad school? She seems to love her job, but she’s not exactly forthcoming.

Luke takes his sweet time to reply, which I assume means he checked in with Mary to make sure he could share with me. He’s such a goodie two shoes. Be a man, Luke.

A HUNDRED GRAND. WHY?

COUSIN WANTS TO DO A WEDDING. WANTED TO KNOW THE GOING RATE. Lie lie lie. Can’t let Luke know I’m borderline obsessed with his adorable wedding planner.

IN COLORADO?

I only have two cousins and they’re both married already, so I hope Luke drops this or it might get awkward fast. I really should have thought up a better lie.

NAH, NEW YORK. At least that’s true.

I THINK WE MIGHT BE OVERPAYING HER, BUT SHE WAS RELUCTANT.

Pay dirt. Reluctant to plan weddings, that I knew. But just because of the ex-fiancé and her own failed attempt? Or is there more? ANY IDEA WHY?

NO, BUT MAYBE MARY CAN FIND OUT. WANT ME TO PUSH?

I doubt Mary’s going to be able to poke into this Phineas thing without tipping my hand. In any case, I’m seeing Geo tonight, so if I need to push, I’ll be better off doing it myself.

NAH, JUST CURIOUS.

HEARD YOU’VE GOT A DATE TONIGHT.

MAYBE I SHOULD POST DETAILS ON FACEBOOK, I text. MIGHT SAVE YOU ALL SOME TIME.

MARY’S EXCITED, WHICH MEANS I GET TO HEAR ABOUT IT. PART OF BEING ENGAGED. MAYBE YOU’LL FIND OUT.

NO RINGS FOR ME, OLD MAN. THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP, THOUGH.

A hundred grand. I tap on the desk of my hotel room with a pen.

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