“And you just got a raise. I haven’t even asked you

about it. Sorry. That’s not caring at all. That’s completely

thoughtless.”

“No, it’s not. You’ve done nothing but think of me.

Look at this place.” Adley glances around at the luxurious

pool, the hot tubs off to the side, the swim out part where you

can get to the outside part of the pool, the high rafters

overhead and all the intricate tiling everywhere.

“But still. Are you happy about the raise? I could still

ask my dad or brother about the company, if you ever want a

change of pace.”

“Thank you. Really. I guess I am happy about it for

right now. It does make me feel good knowing that I helped

people find their matches and even their happily afters, I

guess. If you believe in that.”

“Do you?”

“I-I guess I do. My parents are still together. They still

love each other. I know lots of people that make it work. I

know lots that don’t too, but that’s just how it goes sometimes.

Life is tough. Things get hard. All of that. Sometimes things

just don’t work. But I’d still like to believe that for some

people, they do.”

“That’s good.” I’m so relieved to hear her say that.

“That’s really good. If you were working matching people up

and you didn’t really believe in it, that would be tough.”

“It would be the worst.”

I playfully splash a small amount of water in Adley’s

direction. “You know what’s not going to be tough? That

pedicure this afternoon.”

Adley splashes water back, not so innocently, straight

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