Scoring a Soulmate, a Mr. Match Novella by Delancey Stewart

Author:Delancey Stewart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Delancey Stewart

Chapter 6

Selling It

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Mom and I went back to the hotel for a late dinner after the show, and sat together at a sidewalk table looking out at the street as cars and people passed by.

"It was an amazing show," Mom was gushing. "I'm so impressed with the number of people, and the gallery owner was very nice, didn't you think? How many sales did she say she'd made as we were leaving?"

"Nine," I said, still unable to believe that number myself.

"I don't understand why you told her to tell the buyer for the blue one that it had already been sold," Mom said, raising her eyebrows over the rim of her drink.

I lifted a shoulder, brushing the question away. "Just decided to keep that one."

Mom made a little noise of assent. "It is beautiful. I can't blame you."

It wasn't that the painting was beautiful, it was that I had some sense that it was infused with whatever had transpired between Xavier and me tonight, and I wanted to be able to stand in front of that vibrant blue piece and see if I could feel it again, even for a second. My body was still shivering and quaking when I thought of him, and I knew I wouldn't sleep much as I anticipated meeting him tomorrow.

"So," I began, realizing I needed to tell Mom that I was going to ditch her for a while the next day. "I did make a coffee date for tomorrow with a potential buyer."

A little smile flickered over her lips and she tilted her head to one side. "Really?"

It was all the encouragement I needed to tell her everything about Xavier. I talked excitedly, spewing the random confusing emotions I'd felt in his presence, the strange connection I'd imagined feeling to him. And then I remembered the weird way she’d acted when I was introducing them—as if she already knew him. “Mom, do you know something about this guy?”

Her eyes widened and she looked like she was about to try to deny it, but then she sighed and took my hand. “He’s your match, honey.”

I shook my head. “Do you mean in the worldly sense? Or is this a Max thing?” Suspicion twirled inside me.

“Max found him, and since you said you didn’t want to be matched again, he came to me.”

“Mom!” I wanted to be angry. I’d been set up, and I should have been mad. But Xavier did seem right. He was different than the other two matches.

“So you set it up?” I asked.

“Are you mad at us?” she asked, ducking her head. “I just want you to be happy, Kitty.”

I let go of her hand and leaned back in my chair, staring out at the street, the people, the world. “I’m not mad,” I said. I thought again about the way I’d felt standing next to Xavier—like he already knew me. “I’m happy, actually.”

Mom nodded, something twinkling in her eyes. "I'm happy too. I can shop on the Promenade and you can just text me when you're done.

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