Sweet Matchmaking by Nicole Ellis

Author:Nicole Ellis [Ellis, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nicole Ellis

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Patrick stared at the railing in front of him and groaned. He’d been sanding the same patch of wood for the last ten minutes and his efforts had worn a ragged patch in the finish. He couldn’t get Sarah or the kiss they’d shared at the Fall Harvest Festival out of his mind. When she’d fallen into him during the mini-donut-eating contest, he hadn’t known what to say. So many emotions had shot through him as their lips touched for the briefest of moments.

When he’d found her after their accidental kiss, she’d been so upset by it that he’d told her it was no big deal – but it was to him. In that kiss he’d felt a connection with her, and the bond became even stronger when she kissed him later. The second kiss may have been fake to her, but he knew the instant that Sarah’s lips touched his that he no longer had feelings for Nina or hopes that she’d come back to him. Sarah was all he could think about.

He was sure now that he was ready to start a new life, hopefully with Sarah. The problem was, he didn’t know if she was still dating Derek. There was no way that he could horn in on their relationship since he’d set them up in the first place.

On a whim, he called Derek on the phone.

“Hey, man,” he said when Derek answered.

“Hey, Patrick. What’s up buddy?”

“Not much. Just been finishing up this house and I realized I hadn’t talked to you in a while.” Patrick paced the hardwood floors in the kitchen, staring at the refinished oak planks as he walked.

“Yeah, it has been a while. I think the last time we talked was when you set me up with a friend of yours – Sarah, was it?”

Hope crept into Patrick’s chest. Derek couldn’t even remember Sarah’s name. How was that even possible? But it did mean that they couldn’t be dating.

“How did that work out with her, anyway?” Patrick forced himself to stop pacing and sat down on the stairs.

Derek was silent, as if straining to remember. Finally, he said, “You know, we just weren’t very compatible. We barely made it through the first date.”

“Oh, that’s too bad. I was really hoping the two of you would hit it off.” Patrick hoped he had put enough sympathy in his voice, although his entire being was shouting “Yes!”

“Yeah. No biggie though. I’m actually dating someone now that I met at the gym,” Derek said. “Hey, do you want to get together for a beer sometime and catch up?”

“Yeah, that’d be great. Text me the day and time and I’ll be there.” Patrick’s heart pounded, his mind reeling at the revelation that Sarah might be single.

“Okay, bud. Talk to you later.”

“You too.” Patrick set his phone down on the counter. Sarah might not be with Derek, but was she involved with anyone else? He doubted that a beautiful, smart woman like her would be single for long. But now that he knew he had a shot at a future with her, he had to give it a try.

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